For Immediate Release

SVU Elects New Officers and Three New Board Directors

LANHAM, MD, June 30, 2005 — The Society for Vascular Ultrasound (SVU) recently elected new officers and three new Board Directors for terms effective January 1, 2006. SVU members voted both by Absentee Ballot and in-person during SVU’s 28th Annual Conference, June 16-18, 2005 in Chicago, IL.  

SVU OFFICERS (Two-year terms: 2006-2007)

SVU President George L. Berdejo, BA RVT FSVU, steps down at the end of this year and 2004 President-Elect Melissa A. Vickery, LPN-B RVT, will become the new SVU President effective January 1, 2006. Ms. Vickery is the Technical Director/Manager of the Vascular Lab at Virginia Surgical Associates, PC, in Richmond, VA.

• President-Elect: Michael Schwebler, MBA RVT
  Chief Operating Officer, Midwest Ultrasound, Inc., Milford, OH  
• Vice President: Michel Comeaux, RN BSN RVT RDMS FSVU
  Technical Director, Noninvasive Vascular Laboratory, Inc.,
  New Iberia, LA
• Treasurer: Deborah Pirt, AS RVT FSVU
  Manager, Noninvasive Vascular Lab, The Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
• Secretary: Judy Fried, RN RVT CVN
  Director of Ultrasound, Mid Dakota Clinic, Bismarck, ND

NEW BOARD DIRECTORS (Three-year terms: 2006-2008)

• Terry Case, PA MEd RVT, Program Director, Assistant Professor, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL
• Kari Olmsted, BS RVT, Technical Director, Vascular Laboratory, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
• David Parlato, RVT, Technical Director, The Christ Hospital/Midwest Ultrasound Vascular Lab, Midwest Ultrasound, Inc., Cincinnati, OH

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Founded in 1977, the Society for Vascular Ultrasound (SVU) is the only professional organization completely dedicated to the advancement of non-invasive vascular technology used in the diagnosis and treatment of vascular disease. SVU is comprised of more than 3,900 vascular technologists, physicians, and other allied health professionals. SVU offers vascular ultrasound educational programs, publications, networking opportunities, and legislative/regulatory advocacy representation. SVU publishes the Journal for Vascular Ultrasound; a unique and well-respected quarterly scientific journal dedicated to vascular ultrasound, and e-Spectrum, a monthly member electronic newsletter. Visit www.svunet.org.