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Carly Reisner Joins AMC as Executive Director of ACAAM and ABAM

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We’re pleased to announce that Carly Reisner has returned to AMC as the executive director of the American College of Academic Addiction Medicine (ACAAM) and the American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM).

Reisner brings 10 years of innovative executive leadership, governance and management consulting, board development, and membership recruitment/retention to her role. For the past 4 years, she has provided leadership development, business process improvement, and management support to a range of nonprofit organizations as a strategic consultant.

Prior to that, Reisner worked at AMC for 4 years, starting in 2015 as a senior operations and education manager before advancing to senior leadership roles as executive director of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) and CEO of the American Pain Society (APS). Before AMC, she held roles as an education manager and association manager with nonprofit and for-profit organizations. 

“Carly Reisner is a strategic thinker with a diverse background in the medical association management and nonprofit industry,” said Steve Smith, AMC CEO. “She is an innovative leader who empowers boards and teams to make data-driven decisions. We are excited to welcome her back to AMC and know ACAAM and ABAM will benefit from her expertise in building productive and fulfilling partnerships.”

Reisner has a bachelor’s degree in public communication, industrial/organizational psychology.

She began her role on September 3. 

About the American College of Academic Addiction Medicine (ACAAM) 

Founded in 2007, ACAAM began as the American Board of Addiction Medicine Foundation with a mission of promoting academic excellence and leadership in addiction medicine. ACAAM’s primary audience consists of the faculty directors of addiction medicine fellowship programs in the United States and Canada, along with graduating fellows from these programs. ACAAM holds an annual meeting each year and offers CME and MOC products and resources. For more information, visit www.acaam.org.  

About the American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM) 

Established in 2007, ABAM is the nation’s first medical specialty board that certifies addiction medicine physicians across a range of medical specialties, setting standards for physician education, assessing physicians’ knowledge, and tracking life-long education. For more information, visit https://www.abam.net/