Elected Officers:

President | President Elect | Immediate Past President | Secretary | Treasurer

Elected Governors:

Chair | Vice Chair | Past Chair, Ex-Officio | Governors

Jill Gregory | President

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Mount Sinai Health System
New York, NY 10029

Jill Gregory has been a practicing medical illustrator since graduating from the University of Michigan in 1998, and has spent her entire career in academic medical centers in New York City. She started out as a staff medical illustrator at Beth Israel Medical Center, and is currently the Associate Director of Instructional Technology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. In this position, she creates visual materials for academic purposes: journal articles, textbook chapters, and in-classroom and online education. She also teaches classes and workshops in effective data visualization for medical and graduate students. She is especially interested in the intersection of medical illustration and instructional design, and believes that while the medical education field knows about and depends on imagery to teach, there is a vast opportunity for medical illustrators to go beyond image-making into influencing how content is taught.

Todd Buck | President Elect

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Lombard, IL

Todd Buck graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a master’s degree in Biomedical Visualization in 1990. That same year he founded Todd Buck Illustration LLC where he has since been creating illustrations for national and international publication in medical journals, pharmaceutical and biotech advertising, surgical atlases, college textbooks, patient education materials, and healthcare websites.

Todd is also a Professor of Illustration in the School of Art and Design at Northern Illinois University where he teaches courses in beginning through advanced illustration, scientific illustration, traditional and digital media including introduction to 3D modeling, and best business practices.

Todd is a Certified Medical Illustrator and a Fellow of the AMI. He has served on multiple AMI committees over the years including Chair of the 2019 AMI Conference in Milwaukee, WI, and Board of Governors (2009-2013).

Nicholas Woolridge | Immediate Past President

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Toronto, ON

Nick is an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto Mississauga. He was Director of the Master of Science In Biomedical Communications at the University of Toronto from 2008 to 2019 (and is the current Associate Director). The MScBMC program is 75 years old in 2020, and is the only accredited medical illustration program in Canada. Nick teaches graduate courses in introductory 3D modelling (using medical imaging technologies and ZBrush) and cinematic design, and an undergraduate course in information and data visualization.

Nick graduated from the University of Toronto’s Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Communications program in 1992 (before the program was redeveloped as a graduate program), and then obtained a Master of Science from the Institute of Medical Science at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine in 1996. Over the years he has explored interactive media in medical education, 3D technologies for science education (including molecular modelling and representation), non-photorealistic rendering, and the importance of design processes in cinematic storytelling. He is the co-author (with Jason Sharpe and Charles Lumsden) of In Silico: 3D Animation and Simulation of Cell Biology with Maya and MEL, and is currently working on a documentary called Useful Models (with colleague Maeve Doyle) on the history of molecular representation.

Nick is a Certified Medical Illustrator and a Fellow of the AMI. Nick served for many years as the chair of the Council on Education for the AMI, spearheaded the revision of the educational standards for accredited programs, and served as program co-chair of an AMI annual meeting in Toronto. He is honoured to be working with the Board of Governors and AMI management on behalf of the membership of this fantastic organization.

Ian Suk | Secretary

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Baltimore, MD 

Ian graduated from the University of Toronto, Department of Biocommunications, in 1993 and is a long time member of the AMI. He joined the full-time faculty of the Department at Johns Hopkins in 2002 where he currently serves as a Professor of Neurosurgery and Art as Applied to Medicine.

Marcelo Oliver | Treasurer

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Marcelo Oliver is President and Co-owner of Body Scientific International, LLC., a company that specializes in medical illustration, design, and services for students and healthcare professionals to excel in their medical education. Marcelo received his Master of Fine Arts in Medical and Biological Illustration from the University of Michigan in 1992. Upon graduating he was hired at Anatomical Chart Company where he illustrated many pharmaceutical patient education programs and later became creative director. In the early 2000’s Marcelo worked as marketing director for Heartsine Technologies, before starting Body Scientific in 2005. The creative team at Body Scientific has illustrated thousands of anatomy and surgical images for textbooks and also pursues international business opportunities in Asia, the Gulf Region and South America. Marcelo currently serves a member of the Advisory Committee at UIC Biomedical Visualization Program and is looking forward to serving on the AMI Board of Governors.

Craig Foster | Chair of the Board

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Craig Foster, MSMI, CMI, is an experienced medical illustrator and animator who has produced award-winning visuals for Time Life Medical, major pharmaceutical corporations, medical device manufacturers and biotechnology companies. He has been a member of the Association of Medical Illustrators since 1991 and is a Certified Medical Illustrator. Craig has a fine arts degree from the University of Michigan and a graduate degree in medical illustration from the Medical College of Georgia (now Augusta University).

In addition to maintaining his medical visualization company, Craig is also a visiting professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology where he teaches courses in Surgical Illustration, Scientific Animation, and Interactive Media.

Autumn Kulaga | Vice-Chair of the Board

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Autumn Kulaga is a biomedical illustrator with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Data & Analysis Center. She works with researchers of various backgrounds to help analyze data, communicate scientific findings, and clarify results from various biomedical engineer research projects. She is also founder of Encephalo Creative Studios, an illustration, animation, and interactive media company that helps biomedical research and education through injury illustrations, 3d printed models, and web media.

She holds a BFA in Communication Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University and a Master of Science degree in Biomedical Visualization from the University of Illinois at Chicago Applied Health Sciences College.

As a professional member of the AMI Autumn also contributes as Chair of the Web Committee, a member of the Membership Committee, and a part of the AMI's Mentor Program.

Fabian de Kok-Mercado | Governor

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Fabian de Kok-Mercado MA, CMI, FAMI is the Founder & CEO of Discoveries Brought To Life, a biomedical media production and consultation company. His company collaborates with visionaries in science and medicine across the globe to illuminate and clarify the intricacies of biomedical research through state-of-the-art animation, illustration, and immersive interactive media.

As a member of the AMI, he has chaired the Salon, taught numerous workshops and techniques showcases, has been a mentor for new members as part of the AMI Mentorship Committee, and organized and moderated a member’s forum discussion panel. He’s been a member of the Board of Certification of Medical Illustrators since 2013. In 2018, he was inducted as a Fellow of the Association. In addition, he’s an Adjunct Assistant Professor within the Medical and Biological Illustration Graduate Program of the Department of Art as Applied to Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where he co-instructs a course on Molecular and Cellular Visualization.

Fabian received his Master of Arts in Medical and Biological Illustration from the Department of Art as Applied to Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2008, after receiving his Bachelors in Biological and Pre-Medical Illustration from Iowa State University.

Dorothy Fatunmbi | Governor

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Boston, MA

Dorothy Fatunmbi is an award-winning medical illustrator and animator. She graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a master’s degree in Biomedical Visualization and works as a Medical and Scientific illustrator/animator at HMX Online Learning at Harvard Medical School. There, she collaborates with a team of experts to create instructional medical illustrations and animations about advanced topics in medicine.

As a professional member, she co-chairs the Newsletter Committee and serves as an organizer on the Online Learning Committee.

Dorothy wants members to not only see value in their presence within the AMI but to also feel empowered to make this organization their own by sharing and contributing their unique perspectives and skills. As a governor, she aims to add the best of her efforts to the great forces that continue to shape this organization as it strives to meet the dynamic needs of the profession, membership and the communities that it touches. She is grateful for this opportunity and views service on the board as an honor.

Jared Travnicek | Governor

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Jared Travnicek is the Associate Director of Science Storytelling at Cognition Studio. He works closely with clients to bring clarity to their science and lead teams in developing engaging content. Cognition’s work is on the cutting edge of biotech which provides opportunities to bridge knowledge gaps, build understanding, and translate scientific breakthroughs for some of the world’s most difficult problems.

He holds a BA from the Biological and Pre-Medical Illustration (BPMI) from Iowa State University and a Masters of Art in Medical and Biological Illustration from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Jared is a current member of the Board of Certified Medical Illustrators (BCMI), co-chair of the Online Learning Committee, was part of the Mentor Program from 2016-2020.

Jeff Day | Governor

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Jeff Day is an assistant professor in the Department of Art as Applied to Medicine at Johns Hopkins University, where he teaches courses in animation and design. Jeff earned an MA in medical and biological illustration at Johns Hopkins and medical and bachelors degrees from Case Western Reserve University. He has also worked as a Science Educator at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and a digital media specialist at the National Library of Medicine. Jeff is interested in accessibility and usability in educational media, and also cartoons, wildlife, and board games. 

Daniel Muller | Governor

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Daniel Müller is Manager for Medical Data Visualization and User Experience at The New England Journal of Medicine where he started working in 2014 as a Senior Medical Illustrator. He currently manages a group of information design specialists as well as interfaces with international authors and in-house medical thought-leaders to create online interactive data visualizations and interactive learning modules, medical and editorial illustrations, and animations.

Daniel is a founding Partner and Interactive Director of Haderer & Müller – Biomedical Art. In addition to general biomedical illustration, his responsibilities include the development and technical aspects of Haderer & Müller’s animation, data visualization, and multimedia work. Daniel’s interest in user experience design, adult education, and interactive learning coupled with his advanced training in usability and programming keep him up to date on the latest in the field.

Daniel received his Master of Arts in Medical and Biological Illustration from the Department of Art as Applied to Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2000. He has been an active professional member of the AMI and chaired the Web Committee for 8 years. He also served as Chair of the AMI 2018 Annual Meeting in Boston MA.