SVU Board of Directors

SVU is governed by its Board of Directors, which consists of the Executive Committee comprised of the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and 11 directors.

2016 OFFICERS

President				David P. Parlato, MBA RVT FSVU  Director Cardiovascular Services The Christ Hospital Cincinnati, OH
Vice President				Joseph P. Hughes, RVT RVS FSVU  Regional Operations Manager Navix Diagnostix, Inc. Souderton, PA
Treasurer				Kelly Byrnes, BS RVT FSVU Lead Sonographer Norton Healthcare Louisville, KY
Secretary				Stephanie Wilson, RDMS RVT FSVU    Coordinator, Vascular Sonography South Hills School of Business & Technology State College, PA

2016 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

				Michael K Gyampoh, MHSc RVT Chief Vascular Sonographer & Technical Director UVA Charlottesville, VA
				Anita Harrington, MS RDMS RVT Senior Vascular Technologist Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Concord, MA
				Steven Knight, BSc RVT RDCS Regional Clinical Director Navix Diagnostix Half Moon Bay, CA
				Patrick Washko, BS RDMS RT RVT FSVU Coordinator and Technical Director REX Hospital (UNC Healthcare) Vascular Diagnostic Center Raleigh, NC
				Sandra Yesenko, BS RVT RDMS Lead Technologist for Education Cleveland Clinic North Ridge, OH
				Kathy Ziegler, AS RVT Clinical Manager The Christ Hospital Cincinnati, OH
Physician Representative				Martin Fogle, MD MS FACS RPVI PrimaCare, P.C. Harwich, MA
Vendor Representative				Kyra Gray President D.E. Hokanson, Inc. Bellevue, WA
Student Representative				Vanessa Gomes Nova Southeastern University Pembroke Pines, FL
At-Large Directors				David L Dawson, MD RVT RPVI Professor UC Davis Vascular Center Sacramento, CA
At-Large Directors				Lisa Evans Administrative Coordinator The University of Cincinnati Medical Center College of Medicine Cincinnati, OH

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Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for a technologist director position, a person must be a member in good standing for at least one year and have achieved and maintained a professional credential in vascular technology. In addition, only technologists whose primary employment activity is performance of noninvasive vascular testing, supervision of vascular personnel and/or the management of a noninvasive vascular testing or diagnostic facility, education and/or training in the field of vascular technology, and/or who are currently receiving full-time training as vascular technologists are eligible to serve.

Two (2) At-Large Directors will be on the Board, to serve the interests of the public. The At-Large Directors may come from diverse backgrounds outside of noninvasive vascular testing, but have an interest in representing the membership of the Society for special purposes. At-Large Directors may include, but are not limited to, administrators, business people, or community leaders not employed in the noninvasive vascular field. At-Large Directors do not have to be members of the Society and need not have experience in the noninvasive vascular field

To be eligible for the physician director position, a person must be a member in good standing for at least one year, hold a current license to practice medicine, have achieved and maintained a professional credential in vascular technology, and must have current involvement in the noninvasive vascular field.

In addition, there is a vendor representative to the Board who is appointed by the Board to a three-year term. This individual also must have achieved and maintained a professional credential in vascular technology.

In addition, a student representative to the Board is appointed by the Board to a one-year term and serve as a full voting Board member.

At Large Directors serve a one year term. Officers serve a two-year term. Board Directors serve a three-year term.