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Government and Regulatory Affairs (GRAC)

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ChargeAdvise on legislative and regulatory issues and on recommendations of governmental or non-governmental entities, where such issues affect medical physicists or the practice of medical physics. Advise on appropriate actions.
By-Laws:Not Referenced.Rules: 3.6.10
Approved Date(s):n/a
Committee Keywords: Advocacy, Government, GRAC, Regulations
Chairs

Rex Ayers
Committee Co-Chair

Bruce Curran
Committee Co-Chair

2021 Roster

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

=complete and up-to-date, =incomplete conflict of interest statement.
VOTING AppointmentsThere are 17 voting members.

up-to-dateRex G. Ayers, MEng

1/1/2021 - 12/31/2021 Committee Co-Chair
1/1/2021 - 12/31/2023 Chair,  Government and Regulatory Affairs Policy Sub-Committee (ex officio)
up-to-dateBette W. Blankenship, MS

6/21/2021 - 12/31/2023 Member - Administrative Council and International Council Representative

up-to-dateKaren L. Brown, MHP

1/1/2020 - 12/31/2022 Liaison Education Council (ex officio)
up-to-dateJessica Clements, MS

10/29/2020 - 12/31/2023 Chair,  Radiological Protection Subcommittee (ex officio)

up-to-dateBruce H. Curran, MEng

1/1/2021 - 12/31/2021 Committee Co-Chair
8/14/2020 - 12/31/2021 Chair,  Government and Regulatory Affairs Policy Sub-Committee (ex officio)
up-to-dateJonas D. Fontenot, PhD

1/1/2018 - 12/31/2023 Chair,  Professional Economics (ex officio)

up-to-dateSebastien A. Gros, PhD

11/2/2021 - 12/31/2024 Committee Vice Chair
up-to-dateKathleen M. Hintenlang, PhD

1/1/2019 - 12/31/2021 Liaison - IAEA (ex officio)
1/1/2017 - 12/31/2022 Chair,  Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD) Subcommittee (ex officio)

up-to-dateDavid W. Jordan, PhD

1/1/2020 - 12/31/2022 Member
11/4/2020 - 12/31/2021 Chair,  Task Group No. 354 - Joint PC/GRAC Revision of PP-2 (ex officio)
up-to-datePaul E. Kinahan, PhD

1/1/2020 - 12/31/2023 Chair,  Research Committee (ex officio)

up-to-dateRebecca Milman, PhD

1/1/2019 - 12/31/2021 Member
up-to-dateHerbert W. Mower, ScD

1/1/2016 - 12/31/2021 Chair,  Medical Physics Licensure and Regulatory Recognition Subcommittee (ex officio)

up-to-dateBrent C. Parker, PhD

1/1/2020 - 12/31/2022 Chair,  Professional Council (ex officio)
up-to-dateDouglas E. Pfeiffer, MS

1/1/2020 - 12/31/2022 Liaison Education Council (ex officio)

up-to-dateRobert J. Pizzutiello Jr., MS

1/1/2019 - 12/31/2021 Member
up-to-dateJoann I. Prisciandaro, PhD

1/1/2020 - 12/31/2022 Chair,  Education Council (ex officio)

up-to-dateJohn M. Wait, MS

1/1/2021 - 12/31/2023 Member
NON-VOTING AppointmentsThere are 9 non-voting members and guests.

up-to-dateJ. Daniel Bourland, PhD

1/1/2021 - 12/31/2021 President-Elect (ex officio, nonvoting)
up-to-dateJames T. Dobbins III, PhD

1/1/2021 - 12/31/2021 President (ex officio, nonvoting)

up-to-dateJennifer Elee, BS

1/1/2016 - 12/31/2022 Liaison - CRCPD (ex officio, nonvoting)
up-to-dateFrederic H. Fahey, DSc

1/1/2021 - 12/31/2021 Chair,  Administrative Council (ex officio, nonvoting)

up-to-dateSebastien A. Gros, PhD

10/30/2020 - 12/31/2023 Guest - Radiological Protection Subcommittee Vice Chair (ex officio, nonvoting)
up-to-dateSmita Kakar

11/14/2018 - 12/31/2021 Liaison - FDA (nonvoting)

up-to-dateJudith N. Rivera, PhD, MS

7/22/2019 - 12/31/2021 Guest (nonvoting)
up-to-dateMichael A. Sheetz, MS

1/1/2021 - 12/31/2022 Guest (nonvoting)

up-to-dateKatherine N. Tapp, PhD

7/26/2016 - 12/31/2021 Liaison - NRC (nonvoting)
HQ Team Appointed to CommitteeThere are 1 staff.

up-to-dateRichard J. Martin, JD

1/5/2015 - 12/31/2037 Government Relations Manager (ex officio, nonvoting)


Individual Appointments
the individuals listed below report to, but are not necessarily members of, this committee as individual appointments
Tarver, Russell Blaine  - [conflict of interest information]       [Individual appointment reports summary]
     5/30/2017-12/31/2022 Liaison Committee on Public Policy, American Institute of Physics

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