Board Member Assignments
Current Board Members
Director Kathryn Higley
FY2021 Assignments:
Annual Priority: D.1 Establish standing committee on radiation protection research and education.
Chapters: Cascade, Central Rocky Mountain, Columbia, Rio Grande, San Diego, Taiwan
Committees: Ad Hoc HPS Research Needs Committee, HP Title Protection, Nanotechnology
Sections: Environmental/Radon, Homeland Security and Emergency Response
FY2022 Assignments:
Annual Priority: D.1. Develop and implement a sustainable collaborative process to prioritize issues for Government and Agency Relations Team
Chapters: Cascade, Central Rocky Mountain, Columbia, Rio Grande, San Diego, Taiwan
Committees: Rad Protection Research and Education, HP Title Protection, Nanotechnology
Sections: Environmental/Radon, Homeland Security and Emergency Response
FY2023 Assignments:
Annual Priority: A.1.1 Implement a webinar series
D.1 Implement Health Physics Academic and Research Center organizational changes
D.2 Assess implications for HPS of National Academy of Sciences Low Dose Radiation report
Chapters: Cascade, Central Rocky Mountain, Columbia, Rio Grande, San Diego, Taiwan
Committees: Rad Protection Research and Education, HP Title Protection
Sections: Environmental/Radon; Women in Radiation Protection
Director Shaheen Dewji
FY2023 Assignments:
Annual Priority: A.3.1 Optimize HPS social media presence
Committees: Intersociety Relations
Sections: Accelerator; Medical Health Physics
Director Angela Leek
FY2023 Assignments:
Annual Priority: A.2 Continue and assess video development for public education/outreach
B.1 Advance inclusive professional ethics and standards
Committees: Professional Standards and Ethics, History
Sections: Academic, Industrial, Research Radiation Safety; Nonionizing
Director Jama D. VanHorne-Sealy
FY2021 Assignments:
Annual Priority: B.3 Increase number of submissions of HPS award nominations.
Chapters: Baltimore-Washington, Great Salt Lake, Greater New York, Northeastern New York, Virginia, Western New York
Committees: Ad Hoc IRPA 2024 Planning Task Force, Nominating, Student Support
Sections: Instrumentation, Military Health Physics
FY2022 Assignments:
Annual Priority: B.2 Increase number of members
Chapters: Atlanta, Baltimore-Washington, Connecticut, Great Salt Lake, Greater New York, Northeastern New York, Virginia, Western New York
Committees: Membership, Nominating, Student Support
Sections: Instrumentation, Military Health Physics
FY2023 Assignments:
Annual Priority: B.2 Increase number of members
Chapters: Great Salt Lake, Greater New York, Northeastern New York, Northern California, Virginia, Western New York
Committees: Membership, Mentorship, Nominating, Student Support
Sections: Instrumentation, Military Health Physics
Director Mike Boyd
FY2022 Assignments:
Annual Priority: B.3. Improve interaction between Society Support Committee and Chapters/Sections
Chapters: Delaware Valley, Georgian Republic, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Central, Susquehanna Valley
Committees: Government Relations, Local Arrangements, IRPA16 (2024) Ad Hoc, Society Support
Sections: Decommissioning, Early Career
FY2023 Assignments:
Annual Priority: B.3. Improve interaction between Society Support Committee and Chapters
Chapters: Delaware Valley, Georgian Republic, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Central, Susquehanna Valley
Committees: International Collaboration, IRPA16 (2024) Ad Hoc, Local Arrangements, Society Support
Sections: Decommissioning, Early Career
Director Adela Salame-Alfie
FY2022 Assignments:
Annual Priority: A.2. Implement and institutionalize hybrid continuing ed offerings
Chapters: East Tennessee, Mid-America, New England, Savannah River
Committees: Continuing Education, Professional Deveopment School, Standards, N13, N43
Sections: Accelerator, Homeland Security and Emergency Response
FY2023 Assignments:
Annual Priority: Core Services: Continuing education; publish positions and standards
A.1.2 Determine hybrid meeting model to prevent cannibalization of in-person attendees
Chapters: East Tennessee, Mid-America, New England, Savannah River
Committees: 2023 Winter Workshop TF, 2023 AM TF, Program, Standards, N13, N43,
Sections: Homeland Security and Emergency Response
