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.

Officers (Elected)

President	Carol Kakalec Kohn, MS, ELS(D)
Immediate Past President	Mary Ann Schmidt, ELS
Secretary	Donna Tilton, ELS
Treasurer	Tracey I. Fine, MS, ELS

Appointed Councilors

Certification Examination Development	Susan E. Aiello, DVM, ELS
Diplomate Examination Development	Norman Grossblatt, ELS(D)
Registrar and Examination Administration	Leslie E. Neistadt, ELS
Registrar and Diplomate Examination Administration	Nathalie Turner, MS, ELS
Appeals	Walter J. Pagel, ELS(D)
Nominations and Elections	Mary Ann Schmidt, ELS
Website Management	Kim Berman, ELS

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	Walter J. Pagel (Chair) Gil C. R. Croome Grace Darling Susan Eastwood Maria Essig

Liaisons with Allied Organizations

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