Colleen Aronson has been working in the Blood and Transfusion Service world for over 35 years with over 20 years on the Blood Center side and close to 15 years in the hospital Transfusion Service world. She was a co-author for the blood component chapter for the AABB Technical Manual for the 16th, 17th, and 18th editions, and has written and presented over 40 abstracts. She has served on multiple AABB committees including her current participation on the AABB Standards Committee and been a member of the Illinois Association of Blood Banks including being a board member and past president of the organization. She currently holds the roll of Technical Director for the Advocate Health Midwest Region which includes 9 Advocate Hospitals with 2 Children's Hospital campuses in Illinois and 15 Aurora Hospitals in Wisconsin.