[October 16, 2024] America’s Poison Centers announced its officers and new members-at-large of the Board of Directors for 2024-2025. These members bring decades of experience in the field of poison information and demonstrate the vast medical expertise poison centers offer to our communities.

Alvin C. Bronstein, MD, FACEP, will serve as the America’s Poison Centers Board President. Dr. Bronstein is Assistant Medical Director of the Louisiana Poison Center.  

In addition:

• Carol DesLauriers, PharmD, DABAT, Assistant Vice President at the Illinois Health and Hospital Association and leader of the Illinois Poison Center will serve on the Board as Past-President.
• David Gummin, MD, Medical Director at the New Mexico Poison and Drug Information Center will serve as President-Elect.
• Jeanette Trella, PharmD, BCPPS, Senior Director at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Center for Public Health Readiness and Response and Managing Director of the Philadelphia Poison Control Center, will serve as Treasurer.
• Shireen Banerji, PharmD, DABAT, Director at Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Safety will serve as Secretary.
• James Leonard, PharmD, Managing Director, Washington Poison Center will serve as an at-large member of the Board.
• Travis Olives, MD, MPH MEd, Associate Medical Director, Minnesota Regional Poison Center will serve as an at-large member of the Board.

About America’s Poison Centers

America’s Poison Centers represents the 54 US Poison Centers. We are united in our cause to prevent every poison and toxin-related health emergency in America. Through our national Poison Help line (1-800-222-1222) and website PoisonHelp.org, our member centers provide all Americans expert advice from nationally accredited centers with specialists who are certified in poison exposures, drug interactions, and all manner of toxic exposures. These services are available 24/7/365, at no cost. Together, America’s Poison Centers ensure a national quality standard for the detection, prevention and management of poison-related health emergencies.

For more information, contact:

Maggie Maloney
Senior Director of External Affairs

maloney@poisoncenters.org