Committees and Task Forces

ARC-MI Committee

Kim Martens, Chair
arc-mi@ami.org

The Accreditation Review Committee for the Medical Illustrator (ARC-MI) is a Standing Committee of the Association of Medical Illustrators (AMI), which serves as a sponsor of ARC-MI to the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) System. ARC-MI functions as Committee on Accreditation (CoA) within the CAAHEP system and adheres to the CAAHEP policies and procedures. Within the CAAHEP system, the ARC-MI is vested with the responsibility and authority to evaluate graduate programs in medical illustration that have requested accreditation and to make recommendations to the CAAHEP Board of Directors, which is the final decision making authority for accreditation status.

Artists Rights Committee

Mica Duran, Chair
info@micaduran.com

Devon Stuart, Vice Chair
devonmedicalart@gmail.com

The Artists Rights Committee serves as a conduit for advocacy for the intellectual rights and professional rights of medical artists. The committee is responsible for direct advocacy on behalf of and in conjunction with the membership. It works closely with the American Society of Illustrators' Partnership (ASIP) and with our legislative counsel, Bruce Lehman. It is also responsible for facilitating education and discussion of relevant issues within the association.

Awards Committee

Eva Mae Baucom, Co-Chair
eva@afferentvisuals.com

Gyyoung Oh, Co-Chair
gyyoung.oh@gmail.com

The Awards Committee oversees the various awards that the AMI gives out annually at the AMI Annual Meeting, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, The Brödel Award and Salon Awards. The committee consists of at least two current members who oversee the award selection committees, manage the annual selection timeline, coordinate award ceremony planning, moderate the onsite awards ceremony and assist in distributing the Salon ribbons at the annual meeting.

Newsletter Committee

Anthony Baker
anthony.baker@osumc.edu

Meredith Hoffman
melehoffman@gmail.com

The Newsletter Committee oversees content and publication of the AMI News, the Association's official electronic newsletter. The Chair(s) handles editorial duties and assigned columnists provide content regularly while authors from the general membership may contribute articles.

Web Committee

web@ami.org

Mona Li, Chair
monalivisuals@gmail.com

Courtney Brendal, Vice Chair
courtneybrendal@gmail.com

The Web Committee identifies, advises, and advocates for web needs and services for AMI.org and the online member community (HUB). The Committee considers and recommends web-related policies and procedures and takes a proactive role in promoting the integration of web and new media in an effort to support the professional and administrative needs of the AMI.

Social Media & Outreach Committee

Robyn Cunningham-Dunlop
rcunninghamd@gmail.com

Kellyn Sanders
sande.kmc@gmail.com

Jacqueline Mason
jkatemason@gmail.com

The Social Media and Outreach Committee plays a crucial role in promoting the mission and activities of the AMI. The committee coordinates the AMI's social media and outreach efforts consistent with the goals set in the AMI’s strategic plan. The Social Media and Outreach Committee falls under the umbrella of the Communications Committee, along with the Web Committee and Newsletter Committee.

Continuing Professional Education Committee

Kaitlin Lindsay, Chair
kaitlin.lindsay@gmail.com

Courtney Arden White, Vice Chair
courtneyardenwhite@gmail.com

The Continuing Professional Education committee is a part of the AMI's Certified Medical Illustrator program. It is charged primarily with evaluating the AMI's annual meeting content and other educational offerings for Continuing Education Units (CEUs) according to the ANSI/IACET Standard for Continuing Education and Training, as well as working with planners to help their events meet the standard.

Council on Graduate Education

David Rini, Chair
drini@jhmi.edu

Leah Lebowicz, Vice Chair
laklein2@uic.edu

The Council on Graduate Education is composed of the directors of the graduate programs in biomedical visualization and medical illustration that are recognized as having met the Standards and Guidelines for Accreditation. In addition, one or two student and recent graduate representatives serve as non-voting members.

Diversity Committee

Sarah Gluschitz, Co-Chair
sgluschitz@sgu.edu

Mona Li, Co-Chair
monalivisuals@gmail.com

The Diversity Committee works on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts within the association. The Committee advises all other AMI Committees to proactively recruit members and chairs utilizing a DEI lens (considering race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, physical abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs, or other ideologies). The Committee interfaces directly with the Membership Committee, Mentorship Committee, Nominating Committee and Meeting Planning Committee to provide recommendations on implementing diversity concepts within their Committees. Serves as a safe space to address concerns from members who feel disadvantaged or have experienced bias within the Association based on their social identities and/or educational and career background. The Committee develops resources, creates initiatives and implements strategies to advance the AMI to becoming an anti-racist multicultural organization.

Ethics Committee

Evan Oto, Chair
oto.illustration@gmail.com

The Ethics Committee is a subcommittee of the Membership Committee that is charged with the interpretation of the AMI Code of Ethics. Violations of ethical principles as stated in the code or any acts of dishonesty are reported to the Ethics Chair. The committee, after thorough investigation and deliberation, reports its findings and recommendations to the Board of Governors.

Valerie Altounian, Co-Chair
val@altounianillustration.com

Amanda Frataccia, Co-Chair
info@fratacciastudios.com

The Exhibits Committee serves as an umbrella committee for the Salon Display Task Force (Traditional and Digital), Salon Judging Task Force and the Awards Committee (salon aspect only). This committee is comprised of the Exhibits Chair and Vice-chair and chairs of the Traditional Salon Display Task Force, Digital Salon Display Task Force, Judging Task Force and Awards Committee.

You can contact the chair of the Exhibits Committee for further information and to get involved on any of the annual meeting Task Forces!

Salon Display Task Force

Reagan Stevens, Traditional Co-Chair
rkstevens.art@gmail.com

Taylor Simpson, Traditional Co-Chair
taylor.simpson1992@gmail.com

The Salon Display Task Force is responsible for the receiving, processing, hanging and tearing down of the salon. It is a huge undertaking and the details of it change yearly with the AMI meeting venue. This is a great opportunity for students and new members to get involved and also a nice way to meet a large portion of the membership. Generally the Task Force chairs are decided soon after the annual meeting for the next year's meeting.

Salon Judging Task Force

Matt Wimsatt, Chair
mattrwimsatt@gmail.com

Beth Halasz, Vice-Chair
ehalasz@cia.edu

Shlomo Spaeth, Past Chair
shlomo@biochromatic.com

The Judging Task Force for the annual meeting salon is always looking for professional members to volunteer to review and judge the traditional and digital salon. The responsibilities include arriving at the meeting site on Wednesday prior to the meeting’s official start. Judging teams meet and review the traditional artworks onsite to reach consensus on award winners. The majority of the salon is now judged remotely prior to the meeting and the teams meet via conference call.

Finance Committee

Nancy Ji, Chair
nancy.ji@biohuesdigital.com

Being the financial arm of the Association of Medical Illustrators, the Finance Committee works with all of the other committees to develop a budget for the coming fiscal year. The committee advises the Board of Governors on financial matters and strives to create a fiduciary plan that will meet Association goals and member expectations. The committee also maintains a strong business model through short and long-term investments that are activity managed based on sound investment strategies and advice. It may seek professional counsel on matters of investments, audits etc.

JBC Editorial Board

Kelly Cloninger, Co-Chair
kcloni2@uic.edu

Sam Bond, Co-Chair
sbond7@uic.edu

The Journal Editorial Board is headed by the Editor, one of the three Associate Editors of the Journal of Biocommunications (JBC). This committee is responsible for the solicitation, review, and processing of manuscripts and artwork for the publication.

They welcome members willing to be peer reviewers for submitted articles. JBC is always accepting manuscripts for consideration at https://journals.uic.edu/ojs/index.php/jbc 

Medical Illustration Sourcebook Editorial Board

Rachel Bajema
rbajema@gmail.com

This committee oversees the production, distribution and marketing of the Medical Illustration Sourcebook which is published by the AMI in partnership with Serbin Communications.

Membership Committee

Courtney Chenock, Co-Chair
courtneyflemingart@gmail.com

Danielle VanBrabant, Co-Chair
danielle.vanbrabant@barrowneuro.org

Grace Herzberg, Vice Chair
herzberggrace@gmail.com

The Membership Committee is a standing committee of the AMI whose purpose is to process membership applications and guide new members through the process. The Committee continually evaluates our current services and benefits to ensure our members' needs are met. It develops member incentives and creates new benefits that help retain members and add value to their professional careers.

Mentorship Committee

Michael Boasso, Chair

Samantha Kimmel, Vice Chair
mentorship@ami.org

The Mentorship Committee provides new Professional AMI members with a year long, personal one-on-one relationship with a leader in the association to support new member education and participation in association activities.

Nominating Committee

Michael Konomos, Co-Chair
mkonomo@emory.edu

Carolyn Homes, Co-Chair
carolynrholmes@gmail.com

The Nominating Committee is made up of past presidents, past board chairs and the current President, President-Elect and Board Chair. The annual pool of eligible candidates is developed by individuals who would like to self nominate and/or is developed by members of the committee reviewing past performance of professional members in volunteer service to the association. The qualifications of each potential candidate are reviewed including: accumulated fellow points through participation and volunteerism to the association and profession, committee service in the capacity of chair and/or member and the enthusiasm expressed for leadership service to the association.

Online Learning Committee

Michael Corrin, Chair
m.corrin@utoronto.ca

Laura Roy, Vice Chair
laura@royillustration.com

The Online Learning Committee works to develop, disseminate and archive online educational media for AMI members. Its work helps members enrich their knowledge and practice with relevant educational materials while providing opportunities to earn Continuing Education Units.

Professional Guidelines Committee

Allie Buck, Chair
alliebuck7@gmail.com

Tonya Hines, Co-Chair
tonya_hines@icloud.com

The Professional Guidelines Committee educates AMI members, clients, and the general public on issues related to business practices and employment of medical illustrators. The committee gathers both statistical and empirical data through surveys, interviews, and peer reviews. The committee conducts a Compensation & Pricing Survey every 4 years. We write and update the Medical Illustration Business Practices booklet, Metadata Whitepaper, and the Client Guide to Working with a Medical Illustrator. Additionally, our members serve as liaisons and collaborators with other industry organizations including the International Association of Scientific, Technical, and Medical Publishers (STM), American Society of Illustrators' Partnership (ASIP), American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) and others.

Program Committee

2026: Carol Hrejsa, Chair and Emi Frohn, Vice Chair

The Program Committee plans and organizes the program for the Annual Conference.

Scholarship Committee

Natalie Koscal, Co-Chair
nkoscal7@gmail.com

Scott Dixon, Co-Chair
doctorviz@gmail.com

The scholarship committee reviews and ranks applications from eligible graduate students for Vesalius Trust Grants and for the annual Inez Demonet Award. Applications include a research project, transcripts, portfolios, and personal references. The process begins in November and ends in January for the Vesalius Trust awards, and begins in January and ends in March for the Inez Demonet award.

Undergraduate Education Committee

Kim Moss, Chair
moss@iastate.edu

The Undergraduate Education Committee serves as a source of information sharing and support for undergraduate educators and administrators.