SVU Board of Directors

SVU is governed by its volunteer Board of Directors.  There are four Officers and eleven Directors.  The four Officers  - President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer- comprise the Executive Committee, which convenes monthly.  The full Board of Directors meets quarterly to set policy and determine the strategic direction of the organization. For a list of past SVU Presidents, click here.

2018 OFFICERS

President				Joseph P. Hughes, RVT RVS FSVU  Regional Operations Manager Navix Diagnostix, Inc. Souderton, PA Bio
Vice President				Stephanie Wilson, RDMS RVT FSVU     Coordinator, Vascular Sonography South Hills School of Business & Technology State College, PA   Bio
Treasurer				Kelly Byrnes, BS RVT FSVU Lead Sonographer Norton Healthcare Louisville, KY   Bio
Secretary				Anita Harrington, MS RDMS RVT Senior Vascular Technologist Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Concord, MA   Bio

 





2018 Board of Directors

				Marguerite Cappuccio, BS RN RVT Technical Director Medical University of South Carolina Mount Pleasant, SC Bio Marguerite Cappuccio, RN RVT was elected to the Board of Directors of the Society of Vascular Ultrasound to serve a 3 year term beginning January 2017. She served as Chair of the SVU Academic Committee from 2014-16. She began her medical career as a registered nurse on vascular surgery unit at the Medical College of Virginia Hospitals (MCV) in Richmond in 1983. In 1986, she was fortunate to be offered a job in the vascular lab at the MCV, where she received ‘on-the-job’ training; this vascular lab was started just a few years prior by Bob Barnes, M.D. and Lee Nix, RN, RVT. She continued with education and received her Bachelor’s Degree from the Oregon Institute of Technology, in vascular technology. She has been employed at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston for 18 years and is Technical Director of the vascular lab. She has also worked for the Intersocietal Commission for Accreditation as a site reviewer and application reviewer for over 10 years.
				Melissa Church RTR RVT RDCS Chief Tech Non-Invasive Cardiovascular Services Cone Health Gibonsville, NC Bio
				Brian Fowler, BS, RVT, FASE Peripheral Vascular Core Lab Technical Director Columbus, OH Bio
				Joshua Lee, BS, RVT Director of Vascular Ultrasound Premier Surgical  Knoxville, TN Bio
				Brian Schnoor, MBA RVT RDMS RDCS Peace Health Eugene, OR Bio Brian A. Schnoor, MBA RVT RDMS RDCS has served on the SVU Board of Directors since January 2017. He is currently President of Northwest Vascular Technologists and has served as VP of the organization. Brian has been employed by PeaceHealth for 21 years and has leadership duties of the Vascular Lab, Echo Department and Patient Access Reps of Oregon Heart and Vascular Institute. Brian has resided in Eugene, OR for most of his life and enjoys the outdoor recreation opportunities of the region.
				David M. Williams, MS, RDCS, RVT  Technical Director SC Cardiovascular Surgery Florence, SC Bio
At-Large    Director				Karen Burns, RN RVT MBA Reliable Vascular Technologists  New Lenox, IL Bio Karen Burns, RN RVT MBA has served on the SVU Board of Directors from January 2011-January 2014 and is currently serving as an At Large Director through January 2019. She is currently the Annual Conference Chair, has served on the abstract, awards and nominations committees and was the products chair from 2012-2014. She currently is a contractor for IAC and does site visits for the Vein Center Division and runs her own company called Reliable Vascular Technologists. She received her Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing from DePaul University in 1987, became an RVT in 1991 and received her Master’s in Business Administration from Loyola University in 1991. Karen Burns, RN RVT MBA has served on the SVU Board of Directors from January 2011-January 2014 and is currently serving as an At Large Director through January 2019. She is currently the Annual Conference Chair, has served on the abstract, awards and nominations committees and was the products chair from 2012-2014. She currently is a contractor for IAC and does site visits for the Vein Center Division and runs her own company called Reliable Vascular Technologists. She received her Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing from DePaul University in 1987, became an RVT in 1991 and received her Master’s in Business Administration from Loyola University in 1991.
At-Large    Director				Lisa Evans Administrative Coordinator The University of Cincinnati Medical Center College of Medicine Cincinnati, OH
Physician    Director				David L Dawson, MD RVT RPVI Professor UC Davis Vascular Center Sacramento, CA Bio
Vendor    Director				Kyra Gray President D.E. Hokanson, Inc. Bellevue, WA Bio Kyra Hokanson Gray is president and owner of D. E. Hokanson, Inc. (Hokanson). Hokanson designs and delivers tools that assist healthcare providers with their diagnosis and management of patients' cardiovascular health. D. Eugene Hokanson, Gray’s father, founded the company in 1973 and she has carried the business forward since 2005. Gray leads the company’s manufacturing, product development, regulatory activities, and sales and marketing. Gray holds a Master of Medical Engineering from the University of Washington, a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the University of Puget Sound, and a Certificate in Management from the University of Washington. She is an active member of the Women Presidents’ Organization and a member of the advisory board for Meany Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Washington. Prior to joining Hokanson, Gray worked in technical sales and contract administration for Spacelabs Medical, Inc. and Lasentec, Inc. She lives with her family near Seattle.
Student    Director				Nicole Musial, BS RVT Grossmont College  El Cajon, CA Bio Nicole Musial, BS is the Student Representative on the Board of Directors for the Society for Vascular Ultrasound. Nicole has a bachelor’s degree in Integrated Marketing & Communications from San Diego State University in San Diego, CA. After completing her degree and working several years in the marketing research industry, she decided to pursue a career in vascular ultrasound. She is currently in her second year in the Cardiovascular Technology program at Grossmont College in El Cajon, CA. She is looking forward to a lifelong career in vascular ultrasound, as well as helping to further other students in their future educational endeavors in this field. She lives with her husband and two children in San Diego where she loves the outdoors and her family.

Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for a Technologist Director position, a person must be a member in good standing for at least one year and have achieved and maintained a professional credential in vascular technology. In addition, only technologists whose primary employment activity is performance of noninvasive vascular testing, supervision of vascular personnel and/or the management of a noninvasive vascular testing or diagnostic facility, education and/or training in the field of vascular technology, and/or who are currently receiving full-time training as vascular technologists are eligible to serve. 
Officers serve two-year terms. Board Directors serve three-year terms.

Two (2) At-Large Directors are appointed to the Board to meet specific needs of the profession, the membership, and/or the Society.  At-Large Directors may come from backgrounds outside of noninvasive vascular testing, but should have an interest in representing the membership of the Society.  At-Large Directors may include, but are not limited to, administrators, business or community leaders.  At-Large Directors do not have to be members of the Society and need not have experience in the noninvasive vascular field.  At-Large Directors serve one year terms.

To be eligible to serve as Physician Director, a physician must be a member in good standing for at least one year, hold a current license to practice medicine, have achieved and maintained a professional credential in vascular technology, and must have current involvement in the noninvasive vascular field.  The Physician Director serves a three year term.

 The Vendor Director to the Board is appointed by the Board to a three-year term. This individual must have achieved and maintained a professional credential in vascular technology, and must be a member in good standing for at least one year. 

The Student Director is appointed by the Board to a one-year term and serves as a full voting Board member.  The Student Director must be enrolled full time in a vascular ultrasound degree- or certificate-bearing program, and must be a student member of SVU.