Carol Mitchell, PhD, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, RT(R), ACS, FASE

Margaret M. Park, BS, ACS, RVT, RDCS, FASE

The ASE Council on Cardiovascular Sonography is dedicated to the following objectives:

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  Support cardiovascular ultrasound interest areas by communicating issues of importance to the membership

  
  
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  Provide guidance to the ASE Board of Directors regarding sonographer issues

  
  
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  Provide a forum for members with similar interests to network

  
  
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  Provide a representative (Council Steering Committee Chair) to ASE Board of Directors

  
  
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  Provide educational offerings for sonographers, including guidance to Scientific Sessions Program Committee

  
  
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  Provide guidance on standards of care related to cardiovascular sonography to the Board and Guidelines and Standards Committee

The 2017-2018 ASE Council on Cardiovascular Sonography Steering Committee members are:

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  Carol Mitchell, PhD, ACS, RDMS, RDMS, RVT, RT®, FASE- Chair

  
  
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  Margaret “KoKo” Park, BS, ACS, RDCS, RVT, FASE- Chair Elect

  
  
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  Elizabeth McIlwain, MHS, RDCS, RCS, FASE- Past Chair

  
  
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  Merri Bremer, EdD, RN, RDCS, ACS, FASE- Scientific Sessions Sonographer Track Chair

  
  
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  Lanqi Hua, RDCS (AE/PE/FE), FASE- Scientific Sessions Sonographer Track Co-Chair and Member at Large

  
  
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  Daniel Bourque, MS, RCS, FASE- Member at Large

  
  
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  Raymond Musarra, RDCS, RCS, FASE- Member at Large

  
  
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  Joan Olson, BS, RDCS, RVT, FASE- Member at Large

  
  
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  Chris Kramer, ACS, RDCS, FASE- Representative to ASE Education Committee

  
  
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  Alicia Armour, BS, MA, RDCS, FASE- Representative to ASE Guidelines & Standards Committee

  
  
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  Sue Phillip, RCS, FASE- ASE Executive Representative

  
  
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  Keith Collins, MS, RDCS, FASE- ASE Board of Directors

  
  
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  Maryellen Orsinelli, RN, RDCS, FASE- ASE Board of Directors

  
  
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  Liza Sanchez, RCS, FASE- ASE Board of Directors

  
  
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  Elaine Shea, RCS, RCCS, FASE- ASE Board of Directors

Membership in the Cardiovascular Sonography Council and the other three subspecialty councils is a member benefit of ASE. You can join any or all subspecialty councils of interest to you by selecting them in your online membership profile via the ASE Member Portal.

We strongly encourage our sonographer members to become involved with ASE in various committees, task forces, work groups, etc. The Call for Volunteers will open this fall. Keep your attention to Connect @ASE for the announcement and call for volunteers!

Additional information on council activities, announcements, discussion boards, and volunteer opportunities are available in the council’s community on Connect@ASE , ASE’s online networking site. This site is an ASE member benefit, and allows council members the opportunity to network, discuss issues, be aware of deadlines for travel grants and volunteer opportunities, and be in the know about council initiatives, concerns, and news. Members can opt for daily or weekly digests of news related to the council communities in which they chose to participate. Simply opt to join the communities of interest.

If you would like more information on how to become involved with the ASE Council on Cardiovascular Sonography, please contact Natalya Read at nread@asecho.org .

Carol Mitchell, PhD, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, RT(R), ACS, FASE is an Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Dr. Mitchell currently serves as Chair of the ASE Council on Cardiovascular Sonography Steering Committee.

Margaret M. Park, BS, ACS, RVT, RDCS, FASE is an HVI Lead Imaging Specialist at the Cleveland Clinic Coordinating Center for Clinical Research (C5) Imaging Core Lab, and a Clinical Research Coordinator, for the Department of Pathobiology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. She serves as Chair-elect of the ASE Council of Cardiovascular Sonography Steering Committee.