Board of Trustees

Chairman
Randy Merrill, B.S R.T (T), CMD
Randy is employed by Varian Medical Systems as a Clinical Applications Specialist. Randy graduated from the University of Vermont in 1982 with a degree in Radiation Therapy Technology. He worked as a staff therapist for two years before entering the dosimetry field. Randy obtained a Bachelors degree in Health Care Management in 1995. He served on the AAMD Board of Directors for ten years. He served as Membership Secretary, President and Treasurer. He co-chaired the Finance Committee and is a member of the Public Relations Committee. He has co-chaired an AAMD Regional Meeting and co-chaired the 2001 Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL. Randy was appointed to the Education and Research Foundation.

Vice-Chair
Theresa M. Kwiatkowski, BS,RT(T),CMD
Theresa Kwiatkowski currently is employed as senior medical dosimetrist at the Lipson Cancer Center in Rochester, NY. She began her career in radiation therapy as a radiation therapist in 1978, moving to a staff medical dosimetrist position in 1982. She became a certified medical dosimetrist in 1991. She is an active member of her local and state professional organizations. On the national level, Theresa is a member of AAMD and AAPM. Theresa has been very committed to the AAMD, serving as co-chair of the Writing Competition Committee since 1997 and an active Region IV member. After serving six continuous years on the AAMD Board of Directors including a term as President, Theresa is excited to continue serving the medical dosimetry community through an appointment to the AAMD Education and Research Foundation. She was appointed to the Education and Research Foundation in August 2011.

Treasurer
Mark Russell, MS, MHA, RT(R)(T)
Since 2007, Mark Russell has been responsible for the dosimetry service and technology systems at Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute in Tampa, Florida. Mark entered the medical profession as a radiation therapist in 1970 while stationed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Medical Center. His professional career has spanned many roles while continuing his education and experience to become a dosimetrist, physicist, manager, salesman, and businessman. He received his Master's in Health Administration at Washington University in St. Louis, MO, and has served on the boards and committees of multiple professional organizations. He is always 'up' on the current issues, aware of technology that affects us, and experienced in all aspects of dosimetry. Mark is a good listener, a good communicator, he is courteous and professional, and is known and respected for his integrity and his commitment to the profession of Medical Dosimetry; both as a corporate member and as a practicing dosimetrist. He has multiple publications to his credit, and has and made many presentations to the dosimetry community.

Secretary
Paula Berner, B.S., CMD
Paula is a Medical Dosimetrist with the Brachytherapy Service group at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Paula graduated from Texas A&M University with a B.S. in microbiology in 1979. Paula lectures in the Radiation Therapy and Medical Dosimetry Programs at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center School of Health Professions in Houston, Texas. She is also involved in the clinical instruction of the Radiation Oncology Residency Program, the Medical Physics Graduate Programs, and the Radiation Oncology Medical Physics Residency Programs at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. As co-chair of the AAMD Education Committee she chaired the sub-committee for the ASTRO/ AAMD Accreditation Grant Program for Medical Dosimetry educational programs seeking JRCERT accreditation. Paula served as the AAMD President in 2007. She has also served as the AAMD liaison to ASRT, AAPM, ACMP, and ASTRO. Paula is a founding Trustee of the AAMD Education & Research Foundation.

Trustees

Steven deBoer, M.Sc, DABR
Steven de Boer has been a licensed Medical Physicist in Radiation Therapy at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, NY for over 12 years. Steven graduated from Princess Margaret Hospital at the University of Toronto, Canada with a Master's of Science degree in Medical Biophysics in 1993. More recently, Steven has been the physics advisor and a physics instructor for the accredited Medical Dosimetry education program at Roswell Park since its inception in 2004. He has also served as the Liaison between the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) and the American Association of Medical Dosimetrists (AAMD). Serving on the education committee of the AAMD and being a member of, and then later chairing, the Training and Practice of Medical Dosimetry Committee for the AAPM is another way Steven has expressed his interest in Medical Dosimetry. Steven was appointed to the Board of Trustees in August 2011.

Melanie Dempsey, MS, RT(R)(T), CMD
Melanie Dempsey is the Radiation Therapy Program Director at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. She graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a BS in Radiologic Science in 1984 and a certificate in radiation therapy technology in 1985. She worked as a staff radiation therapist at the Joint Center for Radiation Therapy (JCRT) in Boston, MA prior to moving to Virginia in 1987 where she trained to become a dosimetrist, sitting for the MDCB exam in 1991. She served in a management role while continuing to perform clinical duties until she moved to VCU in 2006. She obtained her Master's Degree from Virginia Tech in 2008 and is now pursuing her doctoral studies in education. Throughout her career she has been active in professional organizations at the local, state and national level most recently serving as President of the AAMD. As the Immediate Past President, she serves as liaison to the AAMD Education and Research Foundation.

Anne Marie Vann, CMD
Anne Marie graduated from the Medical College of Georgia in 1980 with a Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Technologies and certification in radiography and radiation therapy. She completed a Masters degree in Education in 1988. Anne Marie worked as a radiation therapist at the Medical College of Georgia (MCG) from 1980-83. She assumed the position of Program Director of the Radiation Therapy program at MCG in 1983. She developed a formal medical dosimetry program at MCG and served as program director until 2010. She served as AAMD liaison to the Association of Educators in Imaging in Radiologic Sciences (AEIRS) from 2008-2009 and has been a member of the Education committee since 2001. She served on the Medical Dosimetry Certification Board (MDCB) from 2001- 2007, serving as chair of the MDCB Test Development Committee from 2002-2007. Anne Marie and two radiation oncologists, published their first book, Portal Design in Radiation Therapy in 1994. Anne Marie is currently employed part-time/PRN as a medical dosimetrist in Aiken, SC at the Cancer Care Institute of Carolina. She was appointed to the Board of Trustees in August 2011.

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