NAMEC Announces 2024 Board of Directors

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Feb. 14, 2024 - PRLog -- The National Association of Medical Education Companies (NAMEC) is pleased to announce the 2024 Board of Directors:

Officers

Andrea Funk, CHCP; President
General Manager, Global Education Group

Melissa Wiles; President-Elect
Founder and President, Iridium Continuing Education

Tricia Wilson, MS, CHCP; Secretary
Educational Activity Program Manager, Optum Health Education

The office of President consists of a 2-year term, followed by a 1-year term as Past President.

The office of President-Elect consists of a 1-year term, followed by a 2-year term as President and a 1-year term as Past President.

The office of Secretary consists of a 3-year term.

Board of Directors

Whitney Faler, MPA, CHCP
Director of Accreditation and Outcomes, Postgraduate Institute for Medicine

David Mullins, CHCP
Director of Professional Education, Paradigm Medical Communications

Meg Oliverio, MD
Associate Medical Director, Pri-Med

Alyssa Rossi
Program Manager, Iridium Continuing Education

Debi Susalka
Vice President of Business Development, Infograph-Ed

Andrea Zimmerman, EdD
Senior Director, Accreditation and Compliance, HMP Global

Kurt Boyce; Board Consultant (non-voting)
Vice President, CME & Compliance, Applied Clinical Education

NAMEC has six Directors. Each Director position carries a 3-year term. Terms are staggered to maintain Board consistency from year-to-year.  New board members elected for 2024 include Whitney Faler, Alyssa Rossi and Andrea Zimmerman.

About NAMEC

The Mission of NAMEC is to:

• Represent the interests of medical education companies (MECs), including advocacy for MECs and education of the professionals who work for them.
• Support the advancement of certified education as an integral part of the healthcare community in improving patient health outcomes.
• Foster increased collaboration among certified education stakeholders in a manner of mutual support, professionalism, and respect.
• Advocate, demonstrate, and support the value of certified education.

The Goals of the association are to:

• Serve as a forum for discussion of issues, challenges, and opportunities relevant to both MECs and the certified education enterprise as a whole.
• Strengthen relationships among MECs and other certified education stakeholders.
• Facilitate educational activities dedicated specifically to the needs of NAMEC members.
• Disseminate information, publish papers and issue statements that support the continuing professional activities produced by MECs.
• Represent MECs and the certified education enterprise to the media, governmental agencies, and other outside organizations.
• Direct activities that elevate the best practices of the certified education enterprise.

More information about NAMEC can be found at https://www.namec-assn.org.