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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 93 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

needs updatingStewart 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

needs updatingVictoria L. Blake, MS

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - IA

needs updatingOlivier Blasi, MS

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - CO

needs updatingAnthony P. Blatnica, MS

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - MA

needs updatingWilliam 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

needs updatingThomas Brown, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - ME

needs updatingPeter F. Caracappa, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - NY

up-to-dateJessica Clements, MS

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - VT

needs updatingS. 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

needs updatingAdam 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

needs updatingJames L. Fox, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - KY

needs updatingZachary W. Friis, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - FL

needs updatingPaulina E. Galavis, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - NY

needs updatingJeffrey A. Garrett, MS

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - MS

needs updatingAngela Gearhardt, MS

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - TX

up-to-datePaul B. Geis, PhD

5/14/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - OH

needs updatingCorey J. Ginetz

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - TX

up-to-dateEric L. Gingold, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - PA

needs updatingEzequiel Gonzalez III

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - MS

needs updatingSebastien A. Gros, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - IL

needs updatingRachael 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

needs updatingKe C. Huang, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - IN

up-to-dateChristopher Huff, MS

5/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - IL

needs updatingTobin C. Hyman, MS

7/22/2025 - 12/31/2028 Member - SC

needs updatingHolly Johnston, PhD

9/23/2025 - 12/31/2028 Member - HI

up-to-dateKalpana M. Kanal, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - WA

needs updatingNupur Karmaker

5/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - PA

needs updatingJosh Kilian-Meneghin, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - NJ

needs updatingKrystal M. Kirby, PhD

7/22/2025 - 12/31/2028 Member - LA

up-to-dateMonica Kishore, MS

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - OR

needs updatingKristyn B. Koepp

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - OK

needs updatingRobert F. Krauss, DMP

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - TN

needs updatingBrian S. Kurko

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - WV

needs updatingStephanie 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-dateKevin J. Little, PhD

12/1/2025 - 12/31/2028 Member - OH

up-to-dateXiaoyu S. Liu, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - CA

needs updatingHilary Loupee, MS

8/26/2025 - 12/31/2028 Member - NV

needs updatingBrandon M. Luckett

7/22/2025 - 12/31/2028 Member - LA

needs updatingBarbara Marquez

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - TX

needs updatingNicholas Marsh, MS

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - AZ

up-to-dateBobby C. Mathews

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - AR

needs updatingJason Matney, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - CA

needs updatingBrett M. Miller, MS

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - MI

needs updatingRobert 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

needs updatingSook 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

needs updatingOreolutomiwa B. Ogunleye, MS

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - GA

up-to-dateDevin J. Olek

12/9/2025 - 12/31/2028 Member - TX

needs updatingMichael A. Oumano, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - RI

up-to-datePankaj Patel, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - TX

needs updatingJohnlly G. Pattaserial, MS

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - OK

needs updatingDaniel 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

needs updatingJoshua N. Phillips

5/14/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - IN

needs updatingDavid J. Piantino, MS

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - NC

needs updatingDouglas E. Prah, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - WI

needs updatingRyan G. Price, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - UT

up-to-datePrema Rassiah, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - UT

needs updatingMarthony L. Robins, PhD

10/1/2025 - 12/31/2028 Member - NH

needs updatingPouya Sabouri

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - AK

up-to-dateReed G. Selwyn, PhD

6/3/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - NM

needs updatingE. E. Trip Smith, MS

9/30/2025 - 12/31/2028 Member - VA

needs updatingOlga Stafford, DSc, PhD

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - CA

up-to-dateSotirios Stathakis, PhD

7/22/2025 - 12/31/2028 Member - LA

needs updatingRobert 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

needs updatingMichael Timmerman

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - SD

needs updatingCaroline 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

needs updatingChristopher J. Watchman, PhD

5/26/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - AZ

needs updatingMichelle C. Wells, MS

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - GA

needs updatingCarly D. Williams, MS

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - VT

needs updatingNeil M. Worlikar, MS

4/10/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member - IL

needs updatingGuanghua 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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