Governance

The Biomedical Engineering Society is governed by a Society-elected BMES Board of Directors. Elections are held annually.
Board of Directors

Shelly E. Sakiyama-Elbert
BMES President
Vice Dean
University of Washington

Cynthia Reinhart-King
Past President
Professor
Rice University

Kristen L Billiar
Secretary
Dept. Head & Professor
Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Kent Leach
Treasurer
Professor
University of California, Davis

Donald P. Gaver
Finance Board Director
Professor
Tulane University School of Engineering & Science

Alisa S Clyne
Publications Board Chair
Professor
University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering

John Falcioni
Executive Director/CEO
BMES
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2021 - 2024 Directors

David Jamison
Associate Dean of Graduate Affairs

Sanjay Kumar
Chancellor's Professor & QB3-Berkeley Director

Ruth Ochia
Professor of Instruction

Manu Platt
Professor
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2022 - 2025 Directors

Tamara Baynham
Medical Device Consultant

Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez
Professor

Guohao Dai
Professor

Brendan Harley
Professor & 2023 BMES Annual Meeting Co-Chair
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2023 - 2026 Directors

Zac A. Dooley
Manager, Research & Testing

John P. Fisher
Professor & Department Chair

Aaron Kyle
Professor

Adam Joseph Mellott
CEO & President
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2024 - 2027 Directors

LaShan Hendrix
Associate Professor

Melissa Mendoza-Seale
Senior Associate

Michelle L. Oyen
Associate Professor

Beth Pruitt
Professor
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2023 – 2026 Student Representative to the Board

Amal Shabazz
Doctoral Student
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