Member Organizations and Their Commissioners

The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) is comprised of both a Commission and a
Board of Directors (BoD). The BoD is elected from the Commission.

Commissioners are responsible for approving the bylaws, mission, and vision statements of CAAHEP. Additionally, Commissioners determine
which health sciences professions are to be recognized by CAAHEP, monitor the development of accreditation standards, retain legal counsel
and secure liability insurance for CAAHEP, its appointed and elected committees and all Committees on Accreditation (CoA).

The following is a current listing of CAAHEP’s sponsoring and member organizations. Included within this list are the Commissioners who
represent each organization. Web links have been provided where available for each sponsoring and/or member organization.

AABB (formerly American Association of Blood Banks) http://www.aabb.org/ Brenda Barnes	Accreditation and Approval Review Committee on Education in Human Lactation and Breastfeeding http://www.aarclactation.org/ Maeve Howett
Accreditation Committee- Perfusion Education http://www.ac-pe.org Linda Cantu	Accreditation Review Committee for Anesthesiologist Assistant http://www.caahep.org/Committees-On-Accreditation/?ID=AA Alan Marco
Accreditation Review Committee for the Medical Illustrator http://www.caahep.org/Committees-On-Accreditation/?ID=MI Kathleen Jung	Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting http://www.arcstsa.org Katherine Lee
American Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants http://www.anesthetist.org Claire Chandler	American Academy of Cardiovascular Perfusion http://www.theaacp.com Linda B. Mongero
American Academy of Neurology http://www.aan.com/ George (Trey) Lee, III	American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists http://www.oandp.org Michelle Hall
American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.aap.org Susan Fuchs	American Academy of Sleep Medicine http://www.aasmnet.org Jerome Barrett
American Ambulance Association www.the-aaa.org Ron Thackery	American Association for Thoracic Surgery http://www.aats.org Harold L. Lazar
American Association of Medical Assistants http://www.aama-ntl.org Judy Jondahl	American Association of Sleep Technologists (AAST) http://www.aastweb.org Rose Ann Zumstein
American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics http://www.abcop.org Steve Whiteside	American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion http://www.abcp.org Deborah L. Adams David Palmer (alternate)
American Clinical Neurophysiology Society http://www.acns.org Fumisuke Matsuo	American College of Cardiology http://www.cardiosource.org/ Vacant
American College of Emergency Physicians http://www.acep.org Jeff Beeson	American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists http://www.acog.org Robert P. Lorenz
American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians http://www.acoep.org Vacant	American College of Radiology http://www.acr.org Kate Feinstein
American College of Sports Medicine http://www.acsm.org Richard Cotton	American College of Surgeons http://www.facs.org Constantine Godellas
American Council on Exercise http://www.acefitness.org Graham Melstrand	American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine http://www.aium.org Marie De Lange
American Kinesiotherapy Association http://www.akta.org Melissa Fuller Ziegler	American Medical Association- Medical Education Group http://www.ama-assn.org Darlyne Menscer
American Society of Anesthesia Technologists & Technicians http://www.asatt.org/ Vacant	American Society of Anesthesiologists http://www.asahq.org Michael H. Lasecki
American Society of Cytopathology http://www.cytopathology.org Nancy Smith Maria Friedlander (alternate)	American Society of Echocardiography http://www.asecho.org Carol Mitchell
American Society of ExtraCorporeal Technology http://www.amsect.org Craig Vocelka	American Society of Neurophysiological Monitoring http://www.asnm.org Bernard Cohen Barbara Tetzlaff (alternate)
American Society of Radiologic Technologists http://www.asrt.org/ Myke Kudlas	American Therapeutic Recreation Association http://www.atra-online.com/ Tim Passmore
American Thoracic Society http://www.thoracic.org/ Vacant	ASET - The Neurodiagnostic Society http://www.aset.org Faye McNall
Association of Medical Illustrators http://www.ami.org Leila Lax	Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions http://www.asahp.org Hugh Bonner Shelley Conroy Barry Eckert Julie O’Sullivan Maillet David Shelledy
Association of Surgical Technologists http://www.ast.org Kevin Frey	At-Large Representative (Two Year Institutions) Angela Kiernan
Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists http://www.brpt.org Cameron Harris	Committee on Accreditation for Advanced Cardiovascular Sonography Michelle Bierig
Committee on Accreditation for Anesthesia Technologist/Technician Education Victoria Reyes	Committee on Accreditation for Education in Electroneurodiagnostic Technology http://www.coa-end.org Theresa Sisneros
Committee on Accreditation for Polysomnographic Technologist Education http://www.caahep.org/Committees-On-Accreditation/?ID=PSG Kristine Bresnehan Servidio	Committee on Accreditation for the Exercise Sciences http://www.coaes.org Susan Muller
Committee on Accreditation of Education Programs for Kinesiotherapy Jerry Purvis	Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions http://www.coaemsp.org James Atkins
Committee on Accreditation of Recreational Therapy Education http://www.caahep.org/carte Thomas Skalko, PhD, LRT/CTRS	Committee on Accreditation of Specialist in Blood Bank Technology Schools Monica LaSarre
Cooper Institute (The) http://www.cooperinst.org Gina Cortese Shipley	Cytotechnology Programs Review Committee http://www.caahep.org/Committees-On-Accreditation/?ID=CYTO Kalyani Naik Robert Goulart (alternate)
Hospital-Based Programs Cheryl Oliver	International Association of Fire Chiefs http://www.iafc.org David Becker
International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners http://www.iblce.org/ Anna Utter	International Lactation Consultant Association http://www.ilca.org/ Judi Lauwers
Joint Review Committee on Education in Cardiovascular Technology http://www.jrccvt.org David Hunter	Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography http://www.jrcdms.org Kerry Weinberg
Medical Assisting Education Review Board http://www.maerb.org Rebecca Gibson-Lee	National Academy of Sports Medicine http://www.nasm.org Alan Russell
National Association of Emergency Medical Services Educators http://www.naemse.org Debra Cason	National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians http://www.nremt.org Douglas York
National Association of EMS Physicians http://www.naemsp.org Vacant	National Association of State Emergency Medical Services Officials http://www.nasemso.org D. Randy Kuykendall
National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education http://www.ncope.org Robin C. Seabrook	National Network of Health Career Programs in Two-Year Colleges http://www.nn2.org Cynthia Butters Marianne Krismer Anne Loochtan M. Lacheeta McPherson Carolyn O'Daniel
National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians http://www.nremt.org Vacant	National Strength and Conditioning Association http://www.nsca-lift.org Helen Binkley
National Surgical Assistant Association http://www.nsaa.net Clint Crews	Perfusion Program Directors' Council http://www.perf-ed.org Bruce Searles
Proprietary Institutions John H. Padgett	Public Members Calvin Harris
Recent Graduate Katie Bowe	Society for Vascular Surgery http://www.vascularweb.org R. Eugene Zierler
Society for Vascular Ultrasound http://www.svunet.org LeAnn Maupin	Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists http://www.scahq.org Michael D'Ambra
Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography http://www.sdms.org Lynne Schreiber	Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals http://www.sicp.com Jeff Davis
Society of Thoracic Surgeons http://www.sts.org Thomas E. MacGillivray	United States Department of Defense Janice K. Morrison
United States Department of Veteran’s Affairs vacant	Vocational Technical Education Richard Hernandez