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Elected Officers and Governors

There are 5 elected Officers of the Association:

President
President Elect
Immediate Past President
Secretary
Treasurer

There are 13 elected Governors of the Association.

Chair
Vice Chair
Past Chair, Ex-Officio
Governors

287 East 17th Street Brooklyn, NY 11226 Work: 718.282.0228	Jane Hurd \| President This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Jane Hurd is the founder of Hurd Studios, one of the first visual science agencies specializing in animation for the pharmaceutical industry. In 2004, Hurd Studios was acquired by Grey Healthcare Group, a subsidiary of WPP, the third largest medical communications company in the world. Prior to Hurd Studios, Jane was Senior VP/Executive Art Director for Time Life Medical (1994-1996), Design Director for Medical News Network (1992- 1994), sole proprietor of Hurd Illustration Studio (1979 – 1992), Medical Illustrator at Georgetown University Medical Center (1968 -1979) and received her Medical Art degree from UIC. Jane’s work has received over 100 awards from numerous sources including the AMI, Tellys, Freddies, Cine Golden Eagles and Global Awards. She is a Fellow of the AMI and has received the Outstanding Service and Lifetime Achievement Awards. Jane served on the Board of Governors from 1986 – 1991, as Marketing Director for the Medical Illustration Sourcebook and on numerous AMI committees.

2106 Maple Ave Evanston, IL 60201 Work: 847.866.9389 Fax: 847.866.9390	Christine Young \| President Elect This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it With over 32 years of continuous practice since graduating from the Department of Art As Applied to Medicine at Hopkins Christine has enjoyed titles such as Owner, Creative Director, Partner, and a favorite: ‘Secret Weapon.’ The majority of her professional life has been as an independent business owner with two brief lapses of full-time employment as Creative Director, once establishing Anatomical Chart Company’s in-house art department (1989 – 1990), and again with Hurd Studios in New York (2006 – 2007). Christine’s independence has provided an organic journey moving from the side of research scientists, physicians and surgeons, to publishing, medical malpractice, patient education, to ten seasons of teaching and advising in UIC’s graduate program. The last decade has had a more singular focus on visual science research, strategy, and storyboard development for biopharmaceutical product animations for clients in both agency and award winning animation companies. Working with multinational brand team partnerships from Takeda/Lundbeck, Novartis/Chiron’s vaccine group, Bayer/ Regeneron, and with smaller biopharmaceutical companies has provided unique experiences and insight into complex business relationships unifying under the stresses of product launch. Active professional member of the AMI since 1979, Certified since 1992, Fellow 1998; AMI Committees: Student Affairs Chair (1978-1979), Contracts committee (1991 – 1995), Professional Liaisons Chair (1996 – 1999), Medical Illustration Source Book. Chair, Editorial Board (1991- 1994 & 1999 – 2000), Editor 2005 – present; Outstanding Service Award 1993; Board of Governors (1994 – 1998); Salon Juror 1994, 1998, and 2008; Grant Reviewer, U.S. Department of Education 2005; MA in Medical Illustration, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Painting, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia; BS in natural science, Muhlenberg College; Member, Guild of Natural Science Illustrators; Member, International Guild of Miniature Artisans .

Biomedical Communications University of Toronto Mississauga CCT Building, Rm. 3134 3359 Mississauga Rd. N., Mississauga, ON, L5L 1C6 Work 905-569-4266	Linda Wilson-Pauwels \| Immediate Past President This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Linda Wilson-Pauwels, AOCA, BScAAM, MEd, EdD, is a tenured Professor at the University of Toronto. She is the past Director of the Biomedical Communications program (1986-2008). Linda is a Fellow of the AMI and 2008 recipient of the Brödel Award for Excellence in Education. She is the first co-author of Cranial Nerves in Health and Disease, PMPH.

70 St. Patrick Street Toronto, ON M5T 1V1 Canada Work: 416.345.8983 Fax: 416.345-8984	Stephen Mader \| Secretary This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Stephen Mader, BSc, BScAAM, MScBMC, CMI, is the President of Artery Studios Inc, a Toronto based visualization company that specializes in medical illustration, animation and interactive media for medical-legal use. He is a Certified Medical Illustrator and holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in medical illustration from the University of Toronto. He has contributed illustrations to numerous publications, including Grant's Atlas of Anatomy and has extensively presented and written papers on medical-legal visualization.

7224 Bantry Court Ames, IA 50010 Work: 515.268.7232	John Dorn, MA \| Treasurer This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Working in the digital visualization area since 1995, John and his teams of animators, writers, and programmers have received several national and international awards for works including interactive projects, websites, and 2D and 3D animation. John holds a BS in Biology/Secondary Education from Bemidji State University (1988), a BA in Biological/Pre-Medical Illustration from Iowa State University (1990), and an MA in Medical Illustration from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1996). He is an active professional member of the Association of Medical Illustrators, and has recently been working on the digital salon portion of the annual meetings. He was recently elected to the Vesalius Trust Board. John also works as a Collaborating Professor/Lecturer and active Advisory Committee Member for Iowa State University’s Biological/Pre-Medical Illustration Program, where he teaches a variety of traditional and digital illustration courses to undergraduate students.

2800 Kelly Road, Suite 200 Warrington, PA 18976 Work: 267.482.6620	Carrie DiLorenzo \| Chair of the Board This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Carrie DiLorenzo is a Certified Medical Illustrator, Fellow and longtime member of the AMI. She received her MS in Medical Illustration from the Medical College of Georgia. Thesis work using interactive animation led to a joint faculty/research position between Medical Illustration and the Depts. of Anatomy and Neurosurgery. Her professional background includes producing interactive media, 3D animation and volume-rendering for the Visible Human Project, and project management for a medical imaging company. Currently, Carrie is Manager of the Independent Analysis Group and the company is operating as ICON Medical Imaging. Carrie managed the production of the AMI website, launched in 2002, and received the AMI Outstanding Service Award in 2003.

	David Ehlert \| Vice Chair of the Board This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Being a member of the Board of Governors provides me a wonderful opportunity to work and give back to an association that has given me daily value since becoming a professional member in '98. Some background info: I graduated from the UIC BVis program in '97 and became a Certified Medical Illustrator in '04. I am the Co-Owner/Director of Illustration at Cognition Studio, Inc., an award-winning design and illustration firm in Seattle that celebrated its ten year business milestone on August 1, 2011. My passions include creating, educating, and entertaining through illustration as well as being a motivational officer towards individuals young and old that have visions of becoming a fine artist or biomedical illustrator.

Medics Medical Graphic Services 440 East Third Street Moorestown, NJ 08057	Ethan Geehr, CMI \| Past Chair, Ex-Officio This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Ethan Geehr is a Certified Medical Illustrator, and is a 1987 graduate of the University of Michigan School of Medical and Biological Illustration. He worked in the department at the University of Michigan as a graduate student illustrator prior to going to work in the Department of Medical Illustration at the University of Texas Health Center in Houston-Dental Branch. He also has worked for a small graphic design company doing illustration for the courtroom, and has owned his own business since 1991.

	Donny Bliss This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Donny Bliss grew up in the Midwest receiving a B.S. in Biology from Missouri State University. He became a student member of the AMI in 1990 while attending the Johns Hopkins Medical Illustration program. He's worked at Johns Hopkins, Engineering Animation Inc. and the National Institutes of Health as a manager, illustrator, animator or instructor.

	Todd Buck This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Todd Buck received his MAMS from the University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Biomedical Visualization. He has run a busy medical illustration studio since 1990, creating illustrations for medical journals, pharmaceutical advertising, textbooks, surgical atlases, and patient education materials. In 2004, he became an Assistant Professor of Illustration in the School of Art at Northern Illinois University. His illustrations have won awards from the AMI Salon, RxClub, DESI, Art Directors Club of NJ, and Creativity 26. Todd's illustrations have been displayed at Chicago's International Museum of Surgical Sciences, the American Museum of Natural History in New York, the National Library of Medicine in Maryland, The Universidad Andres Bello in Santiago, Chile, and the Hong Kong Science Museum.

	Annie Gough This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Annie Gough (goff) is a Certified Medical Illustrator and graduate of the Masters program at the Medical College of Georgia (MCG '01). With a forensic background, Annie took immediately to medical litigation, serving attorneys and their clients. For over four years, she consulted and created medical-legal exhibits at the Law Offices of Frank Branson in Dallas, Texas. Finding a chance to live in Colorado, she took the position of Art Director at High Impact Litigation, managing ten artists and directing 3D animations and interactive presentations for trial. Since 2007, Annie Gough Illustrations has been providing exhibit consultation, demonstrative evidence, mediation and courtroom presentations, textbook illustration, and patient education. Annie has been a professional member of the AMI since 2002, and received her Certification from the Board in 2003.

	Jodie Jenkinson This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Jodie Jenkinson is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Communications at University of Toronto, where she teaches design and interactive media. Her research focuses on examining the role of visual complexity in fostering understanding and exploring the ways in which we learn from multimedia. Jodie holds an MSc.BMC in Biomedical Communications from University of Toronto, and is a PhD Candidate in Education at University of Toronto. Jodie’s involvement with the AMI began as a student, when she naively offered to organize the salon for the 1998 meeting in Toronto. The experience, while terrifying, was also richly rewarding, and a wonderful introduction to the profession. Remaining involved with the salon for a number of years, Jodie chaired the Professional Exhibits Committee between 2001-2005, and co-chaired with Jill Rhead the Salon Judging Committee at the 2005 meeting at Thousand Oaks. Jodie has presented at a number of AMI annual meetings and is a regular contributor to the JBC.

	Christy Krames This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Christy Krames graduated in 1982 with a Master’s Degree in Medical Illustration from the UT Health Science Center in Dallas. She became self-employed in 1984 and has enjoyed a broad-based freelance career ever since. An AMI Fellow and active member for over 25 years, she served one term on the Board of Governors from 1994-1998. She lives in Austin, Texas where, when not working, she plays with Tai Chi swords and looks forward to the day when “Tai Chi Sword Lovers” becomes an interest group on the OMC, but she is not holding her breath.

	Bob Morreale This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Bob Morreale is the Unit Head of Medical Illustration, Medical Animation and Photography at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. He leads a staff of 30 artists, animators, photographer and creative professionals. Bob is a Board Certified Medical Illustrator and received a BA in medical illustration and MS in fine arts education from the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY. Prior to Mayo, he was an Assistant Professor of Medical Illustration and the Interim Chair of the Medical Illustration Graduate Program at the Cleveland Institute of Art. Bob’s career as a medical illustrator has also included time at The John Hopkins University School of Medicine and Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami, FL. He is currently the Chair of the AMI Web Committee and he has also volunteered in other various roles such as presenter, panelist, and committee member. Bob received the AMI Outstanding Service Award in 2009.

	Joanne Haderer Muller This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Joanne Haderer Muller began her career with the establishment of a biomedical illustration and anaplastology studio with her husband, Daniel Muller, in Lisbon, Portugal. Since 2004 she has operated a busy studio outside of Boston, Massachusetts, offering services ranging from biomedical illustration for patients and surgeons to graphic design and content consultation for biomedical communication. Joanne’s love of instructional design grew from her instinct for organizing information and from the natural combination of her training in Commercial Art (BA, summa cum laude, Millersville University, 1998) and Medical and Biological Illustration (MA, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2000). She joined the AMI as a student member in 1997 and became a Certified Medical Illustrator in 2004.

	Jill Rhead This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Jill Rhead is a Certified Medical Illustrator and has been a member of the AMI since 1993. She graduated from the University of Utah with a BFA in Drawing and Painting and received her MA in Biomedical Communication from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. She works full time as a medical illustrator in the Department of Surgery at Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, and has been employed there since 1995. She also owns a freelance business. Her husband Nikk and she live at the base of a beautiful mountain range in the Salt Lake Valley with their old beagle Jake.

	Bang Wong This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Bang Wong is the creative director at the Broad Institute in Cambridge, MA and an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Art as Applied to Medicine at Johns Hopkins University. His work focuses on visually representing science for communication and research. He led the effort to design and build the DNAtrium, a museum space on the campus of MIT dedicated to the exploration of the human genome. At the Broad, he established the Data Visualization Initiative aimed at understanding large scale data sets. Bang is a frequent guest lecturer at Harvard University on visualization and writes a monthly column on visual communication for Nature Methods. As a part of the AMI leadership, he will look for ways to apply the medical illustrator's approach across disciplines and build partnerships in new areas.

	Ed Zilberts This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Ed is a Canadian born Certified Medical Illustrator and has been a member of the AMI since 1980. He holds a B.A. in Zoology from University of Washington, attended the Burnley School of Art and the New School of Visual Concepts (Seattle) and earned an M.A. in Biomedical Communications from UT Southwestern (Dallas). After serving as Director of Media Services for the House Ear Institute (Los Angeles) he began Zilberts and Associates in 1985, specializing in graphic design for marketing/labeling and medical illustration for medical device, pharma, corporate, medical legal and non-profit clients. Currently located in Walnut Creek, CA.