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2021 Committee and Task Force Rosters

Certification Development Steering Committee

Chair     
  • Bill Ellis, RPh, MS, Board of Pharmacy Specialties 
Members
  • Anjali Weber, MS, CAE, Amazon Web Services
  • Carl Bowman, CompTIA
  • Gabriela Agraz Welch, MPA, CAE, Association for Supply Chain Management
  • Jerry Reid, PhD, American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
  • John Wickett, PhD, Wickett Measurement Systems
  • Mary Browne, MA, National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists
  • Shannon Carter, EdD, CAE, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine 
  • Terri Hinkley, EdD, MBA, BSN, RN, CAE, Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Task Force

Chair     
  • Tracy Lofty, MSA, CAE, International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners
Vice Chair
  • Mark Franco, Esq., Whiteford Taylor & Preston, LLP
Members
  • Adrienne Bryant, CAE, Customer Experience Professionals Association
  • Amine Issa, Jr, GPHR, PHR, HR Certification Institute
  • Avis Bullard, MS, ASQ-CSSBB, Board of Pharmacy Specialties
  • Dr. Andrea J Boudreaux, FACHE, Lamaze International
  • Erica Schneekloth, MPA, Examity 
  • Guercie Jean-Baptiste, MSN, ACNP, Veteran's Health Administration
  • Jonathan Sagapolutele, National Strength and Conditioning Association
  • Kellie M Anderson, Competency & Credentialing Institute
  • Kewin Gales, Prometric, LLC
  • Maria E. Palomino, ICE Credentialing Specialist, International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners
  • Samantha Evans, CAE, MBA, International Association of Accessibility Professionals

External Stakeholders Working Group 

Chair     
  • Stephanie Dille, ProctorU
Vice Chair
  • Jim Stobinski, PhD, Competency and Credentialing Institute
Members
  • Alexandra Ellis, Professional Testing Corporation
  • Brian Greenlee, American Council on Exercise
  • Cynthia Flournoy, FACHE, RHIA, National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
  • Danielle Sadighi, American Medical Certification Association
  • David O. Bump, MBA, REMT-P, FP-C, CCP-C, International Board of Specialty Certification
  • Richard Kweku Mensah, PhD, Board of Certified Safety Professionals
  • Shelby Williamson, MBA, National Strength and Conditioning Association
  • Vita Greco, Professional Testing Corporation

Education Committee

Chair
  • Marya Ryan, PhD, CAE, PMP, Board of Certified Safety Professionals
Vice Chair
  • Judy Lee Coman, DVM, DACLAM, American Veterinary Medical Association
Members
  • Ashley Bardsley, SeaCrest Consulting
  • Beverly Black, CAE, National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
  • Cynthia Kusorgbor-Narh, MPH, MCHES(r), National Commission for Health Education Credentialing 
  • Danielle Geddes, Yardstick Assessment Strategies
  • Julie Boyce, Pearson VUE
  • Karen Sturges-Vera, MA, Professional Testing Corporation
  • Keandra Odukoya, National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy
  • Lorna Schumann, PhD, FNP, NP-C, ACNS-BC, ACNP-BC, CCRN-R, FAANP, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board
  • Luana Vargas, CPTD, International Society of Arboriculture
  • Rich Waters, MBA, CAE, American Board of Medical Specialties
  • Steve Winicki, Examity Inc.

Government Affairs Committee

Chair
  • Shannon Fleming, MA, AT Ret., National Athletic Trainers Association Board of Certification
Members
  • Carla Caro, MA, ACT, Inc.
  • Chris Damon, Am Medical Technologies
  • David Swankin, Citizen Advocacy Center
  • Deanna Hudella, Pearson VUE
  • Donald Balasa, JD, MBA American Association of Medical Assistants
  • J. David Rozsa, CAE, ACA, Metacred
  • JoAnne Konick-McMahon, MSN, RN, PCCN, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Certification Corporation
  • Katherine Landsberg, Dental Assisting National Board, Inc
  • Kelly Marcavage, Board of Pharmacy Specialties
  • Kathleen C. Ruff, American Board of Emergency Medicine
  • Lisa Lutz, Solutions For Information Design LLC (SOLID)
  • Margaret L. Bloom, Esq., Behavior Analyst Certification Board
  • Michelle Warholic, JD, CAE, Nonproft and Association Executive

I.C.E. Exchange Program Committee

Chair     
  • Amine Issa, Jr, MA, GPHR, PHR, HR Certification Institute
Vice Chair
  • Nicola Wright, CAE, Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals
Members
  • Carla Caro, MA, ACT, Inc.
  • Chad Reilly, MBA, Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center
  • Heather Martorella, MS, Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation
  • Jason Fine, Yardstick Assessment Strategies
  • Mary Rehm, Professional Risk Managers' International Association
  • Pam Weber, MPA, CAE, National Apartment Association
  • Rali Petrova, MBA, American Payroll Association
  • Rory McCorkle, Phd, MBA, CAE, PMP, SPHR, PSI Services
  • Zeno St. Cyr, II, MPH, Public Member Representative

International Credentialing Task Force

Chair
  • Mike Reid, MSc, Scantron Corporation 
Members
  • Anje Willis, International Board of Lactation Consultants
  • Brenda Mora Perea, Credly, Inc.
  • Gretchen Ehret Hoshaw, MA, CCC-SLP, CAE Candidate, American Speech-Language Association
  • Hao Song, PhD, National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists 
  • Kelsey Makkay, PMP, Association for Supply Chain Management
  • Lily Bi, Phd., The Institute of International Auditors
  • Mark Poole, Prometric
  • Raffaele Vitelli, CAE, National Association of Social Workers
  • Rali Petrova, MBA, American Payroll Association
  • Robin Jenkins, CGFNS International Inc.
  • Shakil Ahmen, MS, Professional Testing Corporation
  • Tracy Getselman, American Nurses Credentialing Center

Leadership Development Program Task Force

Members
  • Bill Ellis, RPh, MS, Board of Pharmacy Specialties 
  • Dennis Spence, PhD, MS, CRNA, FAAN, National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists
  • Johnna Gueorguieva, PhD, CAE,  Dental Assisting National Board and the DALE Foundation
  • Nick Soto, CAE, Construction Management Association of Americ
  • Pam Weber, MPA, CAE, National Apartment Association

Membership Outreach Committee

Chair 
  • Amy Jauman, National Institute for Social Media
Members
  • Conner Mannion, Prometric
  • Francine Mitrakos, FP Canada
  • Keisha Davidson, MBA, Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center
  • Mindy Rodgers, BA, CPCS, CPMSM, National Association of Medical Staff Services
  • Tamela Hill, American Osteopathic Association

Membership Structures Task Force

Co-Chairs
  • Janice Moore, SeaCrest Consulting
  • Isabelle Gonthier, PhD, Yardstick Assessment Strategies
Members
  • Ali Neal, Heuristics
  • Damienne Lebrun-Reid, FP Canada
  • Holly Saraullo, Data Recognition Corporation 
  • Jared Zurn, AIA, NCARB, CAE, National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB)
  • Jennifer Radke, SMS, National Institute for Social Media
  • Liberty Munson, PhD, Microsoft
  • Lori Furtado, CAE, American Society of Association Executives
  • Mark Bertler,  CAE, Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center
  • Shahid Choudhry, PhD, MPH, NBCRNA
  • Shelly Sims, MS, American Nurses Credentialing Center

MicroCredentialing Task Force

Chair 
  • Michelle Nolin, CPLP, Learn Ethos LLC
Vice Chair
  • Carla Caro, MA, ACT, Inc.
Members
  • Christine Mills, PhD, Ascend Learning
  • Cynthia Allen, SeaCrest Consulting
  • Elisa Kahn, PMP, American Management Association
  • Jasmine Rockett, CSM, Inteleos
  • Jennifer Naughton, SPHR, MA, Naughton Consultants
  • Jim Stobinski, Competency and Credentialing Institute
  • Lenora Knapp, PhD, Knapp & Associates 
  • Liberty Munson, Microsoft
  • Shelly McDowell-Porter, PhD, Global Skills Ex-change

Main Committee and Technical Advisory Group

Co-Chairs
  • Denise Fandel, Breakthrough Growth, LLC
  • Larry Fabrey
Main Committee Members 
  • Patricia Muenzen ACT
  • Jeff Kelley, Alpine Testing Solutions
  • Sarah D. Schnabel, PhD American Board of Ophthalmology
  • Johnna Gueorguieva, PhD, CAE,  Dental Assisting National Board and the DALE Foundation
  • Robert Shaw, National Board for Respiratory Care
  • Greg Applegate, National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians
  • Anjali Weber, Amazon Web Services
  • Kristen Thomas, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
  • Todd Galati, American Council on Exercise
  • Avis Bullard, MS, ASQ-CSSBB, Board of Pharmacy Specialties
  • Chris Anderson, Global Skills Exchange Corporation
  • Cynthia Allen, SeaCrest
  • Andy Dwyer, American Board of Pediatrics
  • Mike Clark, National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies
  • Nancy Ahluwalia
Technical Advisory Group Members
  • Donald A. Balasa, JD, MBA, American Association of Medical Assistants
  • Ronald Kruzel, Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting
  • Wendy S Miller, Board of Certification\Accreditation
  • John H. Ganoe, Community Association Managers International Certification Board (CAMICB)
  • Liz Grater, HRCI
  • David O. Bump, International Board of Specialty Certification
  • Brian Biagioli, National Council on Strength and Fitness
  • Larry E Simmons, National League for Nursing
  • Liberty Munson, Microsoft
  • Sarah Carroll, National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.
  • Daniel H. Breidenbach, PSI
  • Sue Steinkamp, Scantron
  • John Wickett, Wickett Measurement Systems Inc.
  • Isabelle Gonthier, Yardstick Assessment Strategies
  • Leon Gross

Nominating Committee

Chair
  • Nick Soto, CAE, Construction Management Association of America
Members 
  • Avis Bullard, M.S., CSSBB, Board of Pharmacy Specialties
  • Erica Brown, Alpine Testing Solutions
  • Janice Moore, SeaCrest Consulting
  • Jim Stobinski, PhD, Competency and Credentialing Institute

Publications & Editorial Committee

Co-Chairs
  • Katie Gottwaldt, American Association of Medical Assistants
  • Vicki Gremelsbacker, MSEd, Professional Testing Corporation (PTC)
Members
  • Amanda Wolkowitz, PhD., Alpine Testing Solutions, Inc.
  • Bruce Hammond, CAE, Hospice Medical Director Certification Board
  • Ben Babcock, PhD, American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
  • Colin Biddle, Construction Manager Certification Institute
  • Elisa Kahn, PMP, American Management Association
  • Hanna Aronovich, Dental Assisting National Board
  • Jaime Kavanaugh, MSEd, ACS Ventures
  • Janice Moore, SeaCrest Consulting
  • Jeff Kelley, PhD, Alpine Testing Solutions
  • Mihaiela Gugiu, National Registry of EMT's
  • Robert C. Shaw, PhD, The National Board for Respiratory Care
  • Sarah Pauling, Examity
  • Sheila Mauldin, MNM, NCCPA
  • Steven Garner, PMP, CA-NV Section of the American Water Works Association
  • Tina Riner, Pearson VUE
  • Tiffany McCabe, Prometric

Public Member Working Group 

Chair 
  • Rebecca LeBuhn, MA, Citizens Advocacy Center 
Members
  • Alexandra Ellis, Professional Testing Corporation
  • Beverly Black, MHSA, CAE, National Commission on Credentialing for Physician Assistants
  • Brett Foley, PhD., Alpine Testing Solutions
  • Catherine Dower, JD, Institute for Credentialing Excellence
  • Cheryl Scheck, PMP, Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation
  • David Swankin, JD, Citizens Advocacy Center
  • Glenna Tinney, MSW, ACSW, DCSW, Captain, United States Navy (Ret.) National Board for Respiratory Care
  • Mark Bertler, CAE, Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center
  • Sally A. Irvin, JD, MEd, MA, Competency & Credentialing Institute
  • Sheryl Traficano, MBA, CAE, National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators
  • Zeno W. St. Cyr, II, MPH, National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

Research and Development Committee

Chairs
  • Pat Muenzen, PhD, MA, ACT, Inc.
Vice Chair
  • Tony Zara, PhD, Pearson VUE
Members
  • Chris Beauchamp, PhD, Yardstick Assessment Strategies
  • Christine Mills, PhD, Ascend Learning
  • Daniel Breidenbach, PhD, AMA-CPM
  • James Hellrung, National Center for Competency Testing
  • John Weiner, MA, PSI Services
  • Kari Hodge, PhD, NACE International
  • Kevin Bradley, PhD, Human Resources Research Organization
  • Kirk Becker, PhD, Pearson VUE
  • Linda Waters, PhD, Prometric
  • Lisa Nepi, EdM, SeaCrest Consulting
  • Matthew Ferris, MA, MBA, CAE, ELS, National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists
  • Michelle Gross, MBA, MEd, NCC, NCSC, LPC, Metacred
  • Nicole Risk, PhD, American Medical Technologists
  • Patricia Young, MA, Kryterion Inc.
  • Pooja Shivraj, American Board of Obsteyrics and Gynecology
  • Priya Santhanam, SAP Concur
  • Susan Davis-Becker, PhD, ACS Ventures LLC
  • Tim Muckle, PhD, Board of Pharmacy Specialties
  • Tony Ellis, CAE, Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation

Research and Development Fundraising Committee

Chair
  • Erica Brown, Alpine Testing Solutions
Vice Chair
  • Kate Kahoa, M.Ed, PSI Services LLC
Members
  • Byinna Crowder, Examity
  • Cynthia Allen, MA, SeaCrest
  • Dennis Spence, PhD, MS, CRNA, FAAN, National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists
  • James Mooney, MBA, Pearson Vue
  • Ryan Cox, Prometric