BELS Executive Council

BELS is governed by elected and appointed officers who constitute the Executive Council. Its activities are administered by these officers and the members of the committees they direct.

Note: Numbers in parentheses are years when terms of office end.

Officers (Elected)

President	Mary Ann Schmidt (2007 - 2009)
President-Elect	To be determined in 2008
Immediate Past President	Kim Berman (2007)
Secretary	Donna Tilton (2007)
Treasurer	Nancy Wachter (2006 - 2008)

Officers (Appointed)

Councilor for Certification Examination Development	Susan E. Aiello
Councilor for Diplomate Examination Development	Norman Grossblatt
Registrar and Councilor for Examination Administration	Leslie E. Neistadt
Registrar and Councilor for Diplomate Examination Administration	Nathalie Turner
Councilor for Appeals	Carol A. Kakalec Kohn
Councilor for Nominations and Elections	Kim Berman
Councilor for the BELS Letter	David Galloway
Councilor for Website Management	Kim Berman

Committees

Note: This section will be updated regularly as new committee member names become available.

Certification Examination Development	Susan Aiello (Chair) Leslie E. Neistadt P. Lynne Stockton
Diplomate Examination Development	Norman Grossblatt (Chair) Miriam Bloom Elizabeth L. Hess Laurel Derks Prokop
Certification Examination Administration	Leslie E. Neistadt (Chair) Kim Berman
Appeals	Carol A. Kakalec Kohn (Chair) Gil C. R. Croome Grace Darling Susan Eastwood Maria Essig
Member Relations	To be determined
Public Relations	To be determined
Nominations and Elections	Kim Berman
BELS Letter	David Galloway (Editor)

Liaisons with Allied Organizations

American Medical Writers Association	Norman Grossblatt
Council of Science Editors	Norman Grossblatt