This course will provide the participant with a heightened awareness of:

Suzanne Martens, MD - Sheboygan Co. Emergency Medical Director/ Chairof Wisconsin's Physicians Advisory Council
Dr. Martens is Board certified in Emergency medicine and practices at St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan, WI. as well as Infinity Healthcare in Mequon, WI. She serves as vice-chair of the SE Wisconsin Trauma Advisory Council. She received her Pre-Med education at Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI, completed her residency, internship and Emergency Medicine residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin and served her Emergency Medical Services Fellowship at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. She has received honors in the Alpha, Omega, Alpha Medical Society.
Her many memberships include the American College of Emergency Physicians, American Medical Association (AMA), National Association of EMS Physicians, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. In addition to her participation in the Regional Trauma Advisory Council, Dr. Martens is a member of the State EMS Physician Advisory Committee and Sheboygan EMS committee.
Dr. Martens' interest in ASMI was peaked when she invited Director, Vicki Sanfelipo, and her husband, Tony “Pan” Sanfelipo to present the professional series class “Anatomy of a Motorcycle Crash” to the Sheboygan County EMS as part of their continuing education. Serving the community in a way that reduces injuries and fatalities is Dr. Marten’s goal in life. To read more about her Associations and presentations, click here.

Lacie Shook, Attorney
(pictured with Supreme Court Justice Prosser)

Lacie Shook is an attorney at a law firm in Springfield, MO. Ms. Shook focuses her practice on business law and civil litigation. Though not a rider herself, Ms. Shook is an avid supporter of motorcyclists and motorcyclists’ rights. Ms. Shook is involved in numerous community activities including serving as a volunteer attorney at the Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinic, which provides consultations to inner city Milwaukee’s less fortunate. Ms. Shook graduated from Western Illinois University in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in business finance. In 2006, Ms. Shook received both a Juris Doctorate and MBA from Marquette University. Ms. Shook currently serves on the Board of Directors for a number of corporations in the Milwaukee area.

Britt Wegner, Non-profit Management and Communications EDUCATION Graduate Certificate NonProfit Management UWMilwaukee Milwaukee, WI B.A. Mass Communications-Broadcast Journalism, Communications UWMilwaukee Milwaukee, WI EMPLOYMENT Milwaukee Bar Association 2002-present: Lawyer Referral and Information Service Director Waukesha County Bar Association Lawyer Referral and Information Service Director WI Solo, Small Firm & Technololgy Conference Director Speakers Bureau/Teenage Alcohol Prevention Program Director AWARDS Best News Story-Milwaukee Press Club 2004 Featured in: Law Journal 2006, MBA Messenger 2006 Boards and Committees WildSpace Dance Company-Board of Directors Center For Teaching Entrepreunership-Board of Directors Coalition for the Access to Legal Resources-Marketing Committee Task Force on Family Violence-Events Committee Bay View Community Center-Marketing Director MEMBERSHIPS Yound Professionals of Milwaukee Waukesha County Chamber of Commerce

Ed Moreland - Vice President of Government Relations American Motorcyclist Association.

The AMA is the world’s largest motorcycle membership organization with nearly 300,000 individual dues paying members. AMA represents riders before lawmaking bodies at the local, state, national and international levels. Ed currently represents the AMA before the US Congress, the Administration and the United Nations. Ed has served on the Commission for Mobility, Transport, Road Safety and Public Policy of the Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) since 2002. Additionally, Ed was recently named to the Federal Highway Administration’s newly formed Motorcycle Advisory Committee. Prior to joining AMA, Ed worked on the professional staffs of two members of the US Congress. Ed earned a BA in political science from the University of Minnesota. Ed has been an avid motorcycle rider for over 20 years. Ed has been with the association for nine years.

Robert Ritter, MSF Chief Instructor - NIU MC Safety Project Coordinator

Robert (Bob) Ritter originally from Baltimore, Maryland has 50 years experience riding a motorcycle. Bob spent 10 years in the Baltimore City Fire Department and Ambulance Service. While still in the Fire Department, Bob started a 14 year relationship with ABATE of Maryland and AMA District 7 as their Legislative Representative and formed a joint lobbying coalition of motorcycle organizations. In 1983, Bob started teaching courses for the Maryland Motorcycle Safety Program as an MSF Instructor. In 1985, he became the Training Specialist for the Maryland Motorcycle Safety Program and in 1986 Bob received his MSF Chief Instructor Certification at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. Then in 1992 Bob moved up to the position of Administrator for the Maryland Motorcycle Safety Program. In 1996, after 13 years with the Maryland Program, Bob became the Director of the Northern Illinois University Motorcycle Safety Project where he presently works. Bob has offer ASMI classes to his instructors and range aids for three years. He is a member of the State Motorcycle Safety Administration (SMSA). In addition, Bob has 7 years experience as an American Red Cross volunteer instructor teaching AED, CPR and Advanced First Aid. N10RAR1@wpo.cso.niu.edu