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State Champions Working Group (CHAMPWG)

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ActivitiesMembers of this working group will form AAPM’s grass-roots advocacy effort to advance positive public policy, regulations, and legislation for medical physics. CHAMPWG will receive direction and support from CHAMPSC, GRAC, and the AAPM Government Relations Manager.
 
The goal for the working group is to better address state regulatory and legislative issues across the fifty states. There may be occasions when the network supports federal advocacy efforts. Activities for CHAMPWG members may include:
  1. Inform GRAC and AAPM about any regulatory or legislative development that might have a potential impact on the practice of medical physics.
  2. Engage and network with all relevant stakeholders (AAPM members, Chapters, GRAC, and other societies when applicable) to mobilize members to support or not support state legislation and regulations that might impact healthcare.
  3. Engage with elected officials and their staff in support of medical physicists’ activities and provide testimony at Committee, House, or Senate hearings.
  4. Call, message, or tweet their elected officials using the VoterVOICE advocacy program.
  5. Help introduce new state legislation or petition for rulemaking changes that would benefit the practice of medical physics for the state.
  6. Support or interface with state advisory boards (when applicable).  
By-Laws:Not Referenced.Rules: Not Referenced.
Standing?This is not a standing committee.
Approved Date(s):3/20/2024
Committee Keywords: No Keywords Entered
Chair

None on file.

2025 Roster

(dates shown below are start and end dates of position.)

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VOTING AppointmentsThere are 90 voting members.

up-to-dateMercy I. Akerele, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - MO

up-to-dateElizabeth R. Bacon, MS

10/9/2025 - 12/31/2028 Member - NE

up-to-dateStewart J. Becker, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - MD

up-to-dateLindsey K. Berkowitz, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - ME

up-to-dateVictoria L. Blake, MS

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - IA

up-to-dateOlivier Blasi, MS

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - CO

up-to-dateAnthony P. Blatnica, MS

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - MA

up-to-dateWilliam K. Breeden III, MS

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - IN

up-to-dateNorman Lee Brown Jr., DSc

5/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - MS

up-to-dateThomas Brown, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - ME

up-to-datePeter F. Caracappa, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - NY

up-to-dateJessica Clements, MS

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - VT

up-to-dateS. Brent Colby, MS

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - ND

up-to-dateLana C. Critchfield, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - MI

up-to-dateAdam N. Davis, MS

8/15/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - AK

up-to-dateJohn DeMoor, MS

7/2/2025 - 12/31/2028 Member - GA

up-to-dateRyan S. DuBose, MS

7/22/2025 - 12/31/2028 Member - SC

up-to-dateJames L. Fox, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - KY

up-to-dateZachary W. Friis, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - FL

up-to-datePaulina E. Galavis, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - NY

up-to-dateJeffrey A. Garrett, MS

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - MS

up-to-dateAngela Gearhardt, MS

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - TX

up-to-datePaul B. Geis, PhD

5/14/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - OH

up-to-dateCorey J. Ginetz

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - TX

up-to-dateEric L. Gingold, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - PA

up-to-dateEzequiel Gonzalez III

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - MS

up-to-dateSebastien A. Gros, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - IL

up-to-dateRachael L. Hachadorian, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - CA

up-to-dateMatthew R. Hoerner, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - CT

up-to-dateDavid B. Hoffman, PhD

5/14/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - CA

up-to-dateSteve Howard, MS

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - KS

up-to-dateJonathan N. Howe, MS

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - KY

up-to-dateKe C. Huang, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - IN

up-to-dateChristopher Huff, MS

5/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - IL

up-to-dateTobin C. Hyman, MS

7/22/2025 - 12/31/2028 Member - SC

up-to-dateHolly Johnston, PhD

9/23/2025 - 12/31/2028 Member - HI

up-to-dateKalpana M. Kanal, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - WA

up-to-dateNupur Karmaker

5/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - PA

up-to-dateJosh Kilian-Meneghin, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - NJ

up-to-dateKrystal M. Kirby, PhD

7/22/2025 - 12/31/2028 Member - LA

up-to-dateMonica Kishore, MS

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - OR

up-to-dateKristyn B. Koepp

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - OK

up-to-dateRobert F. Krauss, DMP

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - TN

up-to-dateBrian S. Kurko

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - WV

up-to-dateStephanie M. Leon, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - NH

up-to-dateRalph P. Lieto, MS

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - MI

up-to-dateXiaoyu S. Liu, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - CA

up-to-dateHilary Loupee, MS

8/26/2025 - 12/31/2028 Member - NV

up-to-dateBrandon M. Luckett

7/22/2025 - 12/31/2028 Member - LA

up-to-dateBarbara Marquez

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - TX

up-to-dateNicholas Marsh, MS

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - AZ

up-to-dateBobby C. Mathews

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - AR

up-to-dateJason Matney, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - CA

up-to-dateBrett M. Miller, MS

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - MI

up-to-dateRobert Clell Miller, MD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - KY, MN (work)

up-to-dateSavvas V. Morris, M.Sc. DABR, DrPH

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - NM

up-to-dateVrinda Narayana, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - MI

up-to-dateSook Kien Ng, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - IN

up-to-dateJames P. Nunn, PhD, MS

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - VA

up-to-dateOreolutomiwa B. Ogunleye, MS

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - GA

up-to-dateMichael A. Oumano, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - RI

up-to-datePankaj Patel, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - TX

up-to-dateJohnlly G. Pattaserial, MS

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - OK

up-to-dateDaniel C. Pavord, MS

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - PA

up-to-dateJohn C. Pfund, MS

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - ND

up-to-dateJoshua N. Phillips

5/14/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - IN

up-to-dateDavid J. Piantino, MS

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - NC

up-to-dateDouglas E. Prah, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - WI

up-to-dateRyan G. Price, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - UT

up-to-datePrema Rassiah, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - UT

up-to-dateMarthony L. Robins, PhD

10/1/2025 - 12/31/2028 Member - NH

up-to-datePouya Sabouri

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - AK

up-to-dateReed G. Selwyn, PhD

6/3/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - NM

up-to-dateOlga Stafford, DSc

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - CA

up-to-dateSotirios Stathakis, PhD

7/22/2025 - 12/31/2028 Member - LA

up-to-dateRobert J. Staton, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - FL

up-to-dateAshley Tao, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - WI

up-to-dateHunter Tillery

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - WA

up-to-dateMichael Timmerman

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - SD

up-to-dateCaroline Vanderstraeten, MS

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - NC

up-to-dateBrendon J. Villegas, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - AL

up-to-dateJoseph L. Voetberg Jr., MHP

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - WA

up-to-dateJohn M. Wait, MS

5/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - CA

up-to-dateChristopher J. Watchman, PhD

5/26/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - AZ

up-to-dateMichelle C. Wells, MS

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - GA

up-to-dateCarly D. Williams, MS

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - VT

up-to-dateNeil M. Worlikar, MS

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - IL

up-to-dateGuanghua Yan, PhD

5/14/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - FL

up-to-dateAfua A. Yorke, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - WA

up-to-dateAmy  S. Yu, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - CA
NON-VOTING AppointmentsThere are 0 non-voting members and guests.
HQ Team Appointed to CommitteeThere are 0 staff.



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