The Communication Academy(tm): Fellowship
THE COMMUNICATION ACADEMY(tm) (ACA) Fellows (FACA), and Guests.
The Americlin(R) Communication Academytm is an organization of people with a passion for developing and delivering radio programming of many varieties. More specifically, The Americlin(R) Communication Academy(tm) recruits talented guests; guides the development of new, or existing programming with those guests including, but not limited to, talk shows, presentations, advertisements, announcements; and facilitates on-air broadcasting by those guests of that programming.
The broadcasts are locally by tower transmitter, and globally by internet platform.
The work of The Americlin(R) Communication Academy(tm) is done primarily by Fellows of The Americlin(R) Communication Academy(tm) under the leadership of a Chief Medical Correspondent. Fellowship is granted by application to, and approval by, the Academy's Membership Committee.
Throughout this website, The Americlin(R) Communication Academy(tm) will be recognized by either The Americlin(R) Communication Academy(tm), The Communication Academy, The Academy, or ACA.
To fulfill the Americlin(R) Communication Academy (ACA) team's broadcast responsibilities to radio station WVGB-FM in Beaufort, South Carolina, there is the need for committed individual and corporate Fellows, and Supporters of the ACA.
The ACA Executive Team is grateful for the contributions of the Fellows (FACA), and Supporters cited below.
INDIVIDUAL FELLOWS (FACA)
Business
Georgette Achimbi, MBA, FACA
Financial Planner
North Carolina
Christopher Hughey, PMP, CMRM, CDME, FACA
Entrepreneur
North Carolina
Julie Jansen, FACA
Author/Career & Executive Coach/Motivational Speaker
Connecticut
Amber Rachelle, FACA
Graphic Design Director
Vermont
Jodie Randisi, FACA
Author/Speaker/Education Architect/COWCATCHER Publications
South Carolina
Dawn Sears, MD, FACA
Executive Coach/Physician Consultant
Texas
Monica T Starks, CIEC, FACA
Chief Executive Officer
Florida
Education
Lindsay Ackerman, MD, FAAD, FACA
Complex Medical Dermatologist/Researcher/AMA Leader
Arizona
Erin O Brown, FACA
Broadcast Journalist
Vermont
Leigh M Brown, SLP, CCC, FACA
Certified Speech & Language Pathologist
New Jersey
Anthony Fuller, MD, FACA
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Duke University School of Medicine
North Carolina
Franchell Hamilton, MD, FACS, FASMBS, FACA
Bariatric Surgeon
Texas
Gerald E Harmon, MD, FAAFP, FACA
President-Elect, American Medical Association
South Carolina
Lenora Henry, FACA
Broadcaster
South Carolina
Christopher Hughey, PMP, CMRM, CDME, FACA
Entrepreneur
North Carolina
Shawnta Jackson, FACA
Author/Entrepreneur/Podcaster
Maryland
Julie Jansen, FACA
Author/Career & Executive Coach/Motivational Speaker
Connecticut
Robert A Kolock, MD, FACA
Physician Executive/Voice Design
South Carolina
Iris Kugmeh, MSHA, FACA
Doctoral Candidate
Virginia
Russell C Libby, MD, FAAP, FACA
Pediatrics/Academic Medicine/Research/Author
Colorado
Danielle A Mathis, MPW, FACA
Author/Professional Writer
Virginia
Vivienne P McDaniel, DNP, RN, MSN, FACA
Nurse Clinician/Professor
Colorado
Gabriela Nagy, PhD, FACA
Assistant Professor, Duke University School of Medicine
North Carolina
Jodie Randisi, FACA
Author/Speaker/Education Architect/COWCATCHER Publications
South Carolina
Leon N Rock, MEd, FACA
Chief Executive Officer, African American Diabetes Association
Maryland
Lethea Scott, FACA
Director of Youth Education, The Communication Academy
South Carolina
Leslie Sharpe, MD, FACA
Emergency Physician/Author/Podcaster
Texas
Lorenzo C Simpson, PhD, FACA
Philosophy Professor, SUNY, Stonybrook
New York
Jamie L Wood, PhD, FACA
Assistant Professor, Duke University School of Medicine
North Carolina
Entertainment
Manny L Brown, Esquire, FACA
Professional Comedian/Attorney
Pennsylvania
Summer A V Brown, MFA, FACA
Actor
British Columbia
Brandy Yates, FACA
Broadcaster
South Carolina
Epidemiology/Public Health
Georges Benjamin, MD, MACP, FACA
Executive Director, American Public Health Association
District of Columbia
Yasamin M Brown, MPH, FACA
Epidemiologist
Massachusetts
Anthony Fuller, MD, FACA
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Duke University School of Medicine
North Carolina
Gerald E Harmon, MD, FAAFP, FACA
President-Elect, American Medical Association
South Carolina
Jane Kelly, MD, FACA
Assistant State Epidemiologist
South Carolina
Sharon Marable, MD, MPH, FACP, FACA
Internist/Epidemiologist/Entrepreneur
Massachusetts
Leadership
Lindsay Ackerman, MD, FAAD, FACA
Complex Medical Dermatologist/Researcher/AMA Leader
Arizona
Georges Benjamin, MD, MACP, FACA
Executive Director, American Public Health Association
District of Columbia
Yasamin M Brown, MPH, FACA
Epidemiologist
Massachusetts
Clifford DeVries, FACA
Diving Coach, University of Rochester
New York
M LaFrance Ferguson, MD, FACA
Chief Medical Officer, BJHCHS
South Carolina
Anthony Fuller, MD, FACA
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Duke University School of Medicine
North Carolina
Owen Garrick, MD, MBA, FACA
Clinical Research/Physician Executive
California
Gerald E Harmon, MD, FAAFP, FACA
President-Elect, American Medical Association
South Carolina
Christopher Hughey, PMP, CMRM, CDME, FACA
Entrepreneur
North Carolina
Julie Jansen, FACA
Author/Career & Executive Coach/Motivational Speaker
Connecticut
Jane Kelly, MD, FACA
Assistant State Epidemiologist
South Carolina
Russell C Libby, MD, FAAP, FACA
Pediatrics/Academic Medicine/Research/Author
Colorado
Paul C McCue, FACA
Gunsmith
South Carolina
Franco Musio, MD, FACP, FASN, FACA
Associate Chief Medical Correspondent, WVGB-FM
Virginia
Vivienne P McDaniel, DNP, RN, MSN, FACA
Nurse Clinician/Professor
Colorado
James E Moore, FACA
Pastor/General Manager
South Carolina
Gabriela Nagy, PhD, FACA
Assistant Professor, Duke University School of Medicine
North Carolina
Ralph N Purcell, MD, FAAOS, FACA
Orthopedist
Arizona
Dawn Sears, MD, FACA
Executive Coach/Physician Consultant
Texas
Gaynell Smith-Gray, BPHARM, FACA
Director of Pharmacy
Virginia
Monica T Starks, CIEC, FACA
Chief Executive Officer
Florida
DaWana Stubbs, MD, MBA, PAHM, FACA
Internal Medicine/Physician Executive
Indiana
Jamie L Wood, PhD, FACA
Assistant Professor, Duke University School of Medicine
North Carolina
Medicine
Lindsay Ackerman, MD, FAAD, FACA
Complex Medical Dermatologist/Researcher/AMA Leader
Arizona
Georges Benjamin, MD, MACP, FACA
Executive Director, American Public Health Association
District of Columbia
Ilene A Claudius, MD, FACEP, FACA
Associate Chief Medical Correspondent
Station WVGB-FM
Associate Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine
California
M LaFrance Ferguson, MD, FACA
Chief Medical Officer, BJHCHS
South Carolina
Anthony Fuller, MD, FACA
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Duke University School of Medicine
North Carolina
Owen Garrick, MD, MBA, FACA
Clinical Research/Physician Executive
California
Gerald E Harmon, MD, FAAFP, FACA
President-Elect, American Medical Association
South Carolina
Jacqueline Howard, MD, MBA, FACA
Pain Management Specialist
Colorado
Jane Kelly, MD, FACA
Assistant State Epidemiologist
South Carolina
Robert A Kolock, MD, FACA
Physician Executive/Voice Design
South Carolina
Maria Lapchenko, MD, FACA
Psychiatrist
Pennsylvania
Russell C Libby, MD, FAAP, FACA
Pediatrics/Academic Medicine/Research/Author
Colorado
Sharon Marable, MD, MPH, FACP, FACA
Chief Medical Correspondent for Health Affairs
Station WVGB-FM
Internist/Entrepreneur
Massachusetts
Franco Musio, MD, FACP, FASN, FACA
Associate Chief Medical Correspondent
Station WVGB-FM
Nephrologist
Virginia
Nkiruka Ndu, MD, FACP, FACA, QME
Internal Medicine
California
Faith L Polkey, MD, MPH, FAAP, CPE, FACA
Chief Executive Officer, BJHCHS
South Carolina
Ralph N Purcell, MD, FAAOS, FACA
Orthopedist
Arizona
Harold E Reaves, MD, FAAO, FACA
Ophthalmologist
California
Adrienne Saxton, MD, FACA
Psychiatrist
North Carolina
Dawn Sears, MD, FACA
Gastroenterologist/Executive Coach/Physician Consultant
Texas
Leslie Sharpe, MD, FACA
Emergency Physician/Author/Podcaster
Texas
DaWana Stubbs, MD, MBA, PAHM, FACA
Internal Medicine/Physician Executive
Indiana
Jamil Sulieman, MD, FACA
Pulmonology/Sleep
Hawaii
Sara West, MD, FACA
Associate Professor, Case Western University School of Medicine
Ohio
Nursing
Vivienne P McDaniel, DNP, MSN, RN, FACA
Nurse Clinician/Professor
Virginia
Pharmacy
Gaynell Smith-Gray, BPHARM, FACA
Director of Pharmacy
Virginia
Quality
DaWana Stubbs, MD, MBA, PAHM, FACA
Internal Medicine/Physician Executive
Indiana
Recreation
Clifford DeVries, FACA
Diving Coach, University of Rochester
New York
Paul C McCue, FACA
Gunsmith
South Carolina
Religion
James E Moore, FACA
Pastor/General Manager
South Carolina
Research
Yasamin M Brown, MPH, FACA
Epidemiologist
Massachusetts
Anthony Fuller, MD, FACA
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Duke University School of Medicine
North Carolina
Owen Garrick, MD, MBA, FACA
Clinical Research/Physician Executive
California
Russell C Libby, MD, FAAP, FACA
Pediatrics/Academic Medicine/Research/Author
Colorado
Gabriela Nagy, PhD, FACA
Assistant Professor, Duke University School of Medicine
North Carolina
Lorenzo C Simpson, PhD, FACA
Philosophy Professor, SUNY, Stonybrook
New York
Jamie L Wood, PhD, FACA
Assistant Professor, Duke University School of Medicine
North Carolina
INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTERS (ACAS)
Education
Dr. Cyn, MD, FACOG, ACAS
Obstetrician-Gynecologist/Author/Vulvar Skin Specialist
North Carolina
Medicine
Cynthia Alston, MD, MBA, ACAS
Physician Executive
Illinois
INDIVIDUAL GUESTS
Sharan Abdul-Rahman, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Pennsylvania
Georgette Achimbi, MBA, FACA
Financial Planner
North Carolina
Georges Benjamin, MD, MACP, FACA
Executive Director, American Public Health Association
District of Columbia
Leigh M Brown, SLP, CCC, FACA
Educator
New Jersey
Manny L Brown, Esquire, FACA
Professional Comedian/Attorney
Pennsylvania
Yasamin M Brown, MPH, FACA
Epidemiologist
Massachusetts
Edmond Cabbabe, MD, FACS
Plastic Surgery
Missouri
Raymond L Cox, MD, FACOG
Physician Executive
South Carolina
Clifford DeVries, FACA
Diving Coach, University of Rochester
New York
M LaFrance Ferguson, MD, FACA
Chief Medical Officer, BJHCHS
South Carolina
Richard Frankenstein, MD, FACP
Internal Medicine
California
Anthony Fuller, MD, FACA
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Duke University School of Medicine
North Carolina
Owen Garrick, MD, MBA, FACA
Clinical Research/Physician Executive
California
Andrew Gurman, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
Pennsylvania
Virginia Hall, MD
Internal Medicine/Obstetrics & Gynecology
Pennsylvania
Franchell Hamilton, MD, FACS, FACA
Bariatric Surgeon
Texas
Gerald E Harmon, MD, FAAFP, FACA
President-Elect, American Medical Association
South Carolina
Jacqueline Howard, MD, MBA, FACA
Pain Management Specialist
Colorado
Rachel Issaka, MD, MAS
Gastroenterology/Clinical Research
Washington
Jane Kelly, MD, FACA
Assistant State Epidemiologist
South Carolina
Chadd Kraus, DO
Emergency Medicine
Pennsylvania
Maria P Lenaz, MD, FACOG, CPE
Physician Executive
Virginia
Sharon Marable, MD, MPH, FACP, FACA
Public Health Physician
Massachusetts
Danielle A Mathis, MPW, FACA
Author/Professional Writer
Virginia
Paul C McCue, FACA
Gunsmith
South Carolina
Franco Musio, MD, FACP, FASN, FACA
Nephrologist
Virginia
Gabriela Nagy, PhD, FACA
Assistant Professor, Duke University School of Medicine
North Carolina
Nkiruka Ndu, MD, FACP, QME, FACA
Internist
California
Shilpen Patel, MD
Radiation Oncology
California
Thomas G Peters, MD, FACS
Transplant Surgery
Florida
Nicole Plenty, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Texas
Ralph N Purcell, MD, FAAOS, FACA
Orthopedist
Arizona
Leon Rock, MEd, FACA
Diabetes Specialist
Maryland
Dawn Sears, MD, FACA
Gastroenterologist/Executive Coach/Physician Consultant
Texas
John Seibel, MD
Endocrinology
Nevada
Leslie Sharpe, MD, FACA
Emergency Physician/Author/Podcaster
Texas
Monica T Starks, CIEC, FACA
Chief Executive Officer
Florida
Jamil Sulieman, MD, FACA
Pulmonology/Sleep
Hawaii
Kate Sully, MD
Occupational Medicine
Michigan
David Welsh, MD, FACS
General Surgery
Indiana
Jamie L Wood, PhD, FACA
Assistant Professor, Duke University School of Medicine
North Carolina
CORPORATE FELLOWS (CFACA)
Education
The Howard Yale Company, CFACA
Industry
AMERICLIN HYALECO BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, CFACA
GS Group LLC, CFACA
Medicine
Clinicians Counter COVID, CFACA
CodeWatch Resuscitation Group, CFACA
Philanthropy
The John P Yale Foundation, CFACA
Recreation
AGA Golf Industries, CFACA
American Golf Association, CFACA
AmeriSwim Senior Group, CFACA
Process & Qualifications
Fellowship in the Americlin(R) Communications Academy (ACA) is granted by the Academy's Membership Committee.
Please send an email to the American Communications Academy (ACA) to receive a Fellowship application. There is no charge. The electronic address is Contributors@amcomacad.com.
Fellowship is open to people of all walks of life in early, mid, or late stages of their careers. We encourage a passion for effective communication in the interest of informing, educating, and inspiring people over radio.
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.”-Benjamin Franklin
ACA: WVGB-FM RADIO A2AC-365
THE COMMUNICATION ACADEMY PROSPECTUS & APPLICATIOn
The purpose of Americlin’s(sm) Communication Academysm (ACA) is to research, develop, deliver, and evaluate programming for radio.
The purpose is accomplished through committee work by Fellows of the ACA.
Currently, the ACA has an Agreement with station WVGB-FM in Beaufort, South Carolina for the provision of radio programming. The WVGB-FM broadcasts locally on Praise 94.5-FM, and nationally by an Internet Application.
The ACA’s programming work product for station WVGB-FM takes many forms. The following lenses are the areas that the ACA has developed for WVGB-FM:
· Clinical
· Informational
· Inspirational
· Innovational
· Motivational
· Musical
· Theatrical
Please visit our website at AmComAcad.com to learn more about the ACA’s programs and achievements. Should you desire to proceed with Fellowship, the application is included below. To write us for more information, the address is:
The Communication Academy(sm)
25 Thurman Way, Unit #2225
Bluffton, SC 29910-9191
843-949-0927
Copy Application form below and paste in Word document; complete and email back to the ACA.
Fellow Application Form
Please complete and return, preferably in Microsoft Word. PDF is acceptable if you do not have an electronic signature in Word.
Date:
Applicant Name:
Category of Application Being Requested: Fellow
Fee: waived
Desired Broadcast Platforms:
· Duo-Talk – host moderated interview.
· Pro-Talk – speaker presentation without host moderation.
· Both – this option is for those Fellows who desire to be on the show more than once which is encouraged.
Academy Support Interests (highlight in alternate color all that apply):
· New programming research & development
· Becoming a Host Moderator
· Training others to be a host moderator
· Advertising
· Fundraising
· Program Evaluation
· Program Sales
Contact Information:
Street:
City & State:
Electronic Address:
Phone Number(s):
Broadcast, Media, Communications Experience:
Professional Education, Training, and Experience:
Special Certification(s) [if applicable]:
Board Name:
Initial Certification Year:
Active State Medical Licensure/number/expiration [if applicable];
Committee Affiliations:
Publications:
Honors and Awards:
Terms and Conditions:
As an applicant to The Americlin Communication Academy (ACA), I certify that my responses in this application are true.
Upon admission to Fellowship (FACA) within The Americlin Communication Academy (ACA), (1) I am entitled to use the post-designatory letters, FACA, after my name, (2) free to use any work product created within my work in The Americlin Communication Academy (ACA) for my purposes, and (3) I agree that The Americlin Communication Academy (ACA) is the owner of all work done by me and the ACA is free to use my work product for any of its purposes without any financial obligation due to me. Should liability arise from my use of the work product that I have developed hereunder, I hold The Americlin Communication Academy (ACA) harmless from any resultant liability whatsoever.
I acknowledge and agree that to the terms and conditions stated within this Application and by my electronic signature below, agree to these terms and conditions. Said electronic signature shall be considered as an original signature for all purposes and shall have the same force and effect as an original signature. Without limitation, “electronic signature” shall include faxed versions of an original signature or electronically scanned and transmitted versions (e.g., via pdf) of an original signature.
Electronically Signed:
Dated:
Thank you for completing the application. The ACA Membership Committee will be in touch with you once your application is reviewed.
EMAIL: Contributors@AmComAcad.com; Telephone: 843-949-0927