Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO BUILD AND SUPPORT THE BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING COMMUNITY (LOCALLY, NATIONALLY, AND ITERNATIONALLY) WITH ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO COMMUNICATE RECENT ADVANCES, DISCOVERIES, AND INVENTIONS; TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; AND INTEGRATE THE PERSPECTIVES OF THE ACADEMIC, MEDICAL, GOVERNMENTAL, AND BUSINESS SECTORS.
TO ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT, INTEGRATION, AND UTILIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING FIELD.
ANNUAL MEETING: BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING SOCIETY CONTINUED THE TRADITION OFFERING AN EXCELLENT TECHNICAL CONTENT AND A MEETING ENVIRONMENT THAT OFFERED MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISCUSSION AND SOCIAL INTERACTION. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MEETING INCLUDED TOPICS ON ARTIFICIAL ORGANS, CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM, BIOMATERIALS, CELLULAR ENGINEERING, NEURAL ENGINEERING, BIOMECHANICS,TISSUE ENGINEERING, JOB FAIR AND EXHIBITION.
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS: THE ORGANIZATION HAS ESTABLISHED A PROCESS FOR MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN FORMING SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS (SIGS). THE PURPOSE OF SIGS ARE TO PROVIDE NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND IDEAS IN A SPECIFIC RESEARCH AREA, TO PROVIDE MEMBERS WITH A FORUM TO NETWORK AND DISCUSS ISSUES RELEVANT TO THIS RESEARCH AREA, TO PROVIDE THE SOCIETY WITH A DIRECT AVENUE TO MEMBERS WITH SPECIFIC EXPERTISE AND TO PROVIDE MEMBERS WITH AN AVENUE FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN A SPECIFIC RESEARCH AREA.
MEMBERSHIP: THE MEMBERSHIP CONSISTED OF A WIDE VARIETY OF PROFESSIONALS AND LEADERS THAT WERE HELPFUL IN THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE IN THE FIELD OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING. THERE ARE SEVERAL CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIP; REGULAR MEMBERS, ASSOCIATE MEMBERS, STUDENT MEMBERS, EMERITIS MEMBERS, AND CORPORATE MEMBERS. BMES PUBLISHES A MONTHLY PEER-REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THE MEMBERSHIP FEE OF REGULAR MEMBERS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Edward Schilling | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UNTIL MAY 2019 | 40 | $199,546 |
| Jennifer Novesky | MANAGING DIRECTOR | 40 | $126,500 |
| Michele Ciapa | EDUCATION DIRECTOR | 40 | $114,420 |
| Valerie Kolmaiser | OPERATIONS & FINANCE DIRECTOR | 40 | $103,744 |
| Shelly Sakiyama-Elbert Phd | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Walt Baxter Phd | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Alisa Morss Clyne Phd | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Princess Imoukhuede Phd | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Debra Auguste Phd | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Treena Arinzeh Phd | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Hanjoong Jo Phd | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Craig Simmons Phd | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Anjelica Gonzalez Phd | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Rebecca Willits Phd | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Christine Scotti Ph D | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Roland Kaunas Phd | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Nicole Hurley Phd | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Lola Eniola-Adefeso Phd | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Donald P Gaver Phd | FINANCE COMM CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| George A Truskey Phd | PUBLICATIONS BOARD CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| John White Phd | PRESIDENT ELECT | 1 | $0 |
| Cynthia Reinhart-King Phd | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Lori Setton | PAST PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Dawn Elliott Phd | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
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