Past Boards of Directors

2022-2024 | 2020-2022 | 2018-2020 | 2016-2018 | 2014-2016 | 2012-2014 | 2010-2012 | 2006-2010 | 2004-2006 | 2002-2004

Board of Directors: 2022-2024

STEFAN SCHÖNLAND
President
Heidelberg, Germany

SHAJI KUMAR
Vice President/President-Elect
Rochester MN, USA

GIOVANNI PALLADINI
Past President
Pavia, Italy

MARINA RAMIREZ-ALVARADO
Treasurer
Rochester MN, USA

EFSTATHIOS KASTRITIS
Secretary
Athens, Greece

PER WESTERMARK
Chair of the Nomenclature Committee
Editor-in-Chief of AMYLOID
Uppsala, Sweden

ELOISA RIVA
Member at Large
Montevideo, Uruguay

YOSHIKI SEKIJIMA
Member at Large
Matsumoto, Japan

ELI MUCHTAR
Member at Large
Rochester, MN

GIAMPAOLO MERLINI
Representative of the Italian Society
Pavia, Italy

HIRONOBU NAIKI
Representative of the Japanese Society
Fukui, Japan

ALEXANDER CARPINTEIRO
Representative of the German Society
Essen, Germany

Board Of Directors: 2020-2022

GIOVANNI PALLADINI
President
Pavia, Italy

STEFAN SCHÖNLAND
President Elect
Representative of the German Society
Heidelberg, Germany

YUKIO ANDO
Past President
Nagasaki, Japan

SHAJI KUMAR
Treasurer
Rochester MN, USA

VAISHALI SANCHORAWALA
Secretary
Boston MA, USA

PER WESTERMARK
Chair of the Nomenclature Committee
Editor-in-Chief of AMYLOID
Uppsala, Sweden

GIAMPAOLO MERLINI
Representative of the Italian Society
Pavia, Italy

UTE HEGENBART
Member at Large
Heidelberg, Germany

PAOLO MILANI
Member at Large
Pavia, Italy

Ashutosh Wechalekar

ASHUTOSH WECHALEKAR
Member at Large
London, UK

HIRONOBU NAIKI
Representative of the Japanese Society
Fukui, Japan

Board Of Directors: 2018-2020

YUKIO ANDO President Representative of the Japanese Society Nagasaki, Japan	ANGELA DISPENZIERI Immediate Past President Rochester, USA	UTE HEGENBART Member at Large Heidelberg, Germany
GIOVANNI PALLADINI President Elect Pavia, Italy	GIAMPAOLO MERLINI Representative of the Italian Society Pavia, Italy	LAWREEN CONNORS Member at Large Boston, USA
STEFAN SCHÖNLAND Secretary Heidelberg, Germany	STEFAN SCHÖNLAND Representative of the German Society Heidelberg, Germany	FRANCESCA LAVATLLI Member at Large Pavia, Italy
ANGELA DISPENZIERI Treasurer Rochester, USA	PER WESTERMARK Chair of the Nomenclature Committee and Editor-in-Chief of AMYLOID Uppsala, Sweden

Board Of Directors: 2016-2018

ANGELA DISPENZIERI President Rochester, USA	GIAMPAOLO MERLINI Representative of the Italian Society Pavia, Italy	STEFAN SCHOENLAND Member at Large Heidelberg, Germany
YUKIO ANDO Vice President and President Elect Nagasaki, Japan	BOUKE P.C. HAZENBERG Immediate Past President Groningen, The Netherlands	GUNILLA WESTERMARK Member at Large Uppsala, Sweden
GIOVANNI PALLADINI Secretary Pavia, Italy	MARIA M. PICKEN Member at Large Chicago, USA	JEAN SIPE Member at Large Boston, USA
Steven Zeldenrust Treasurer Rochester, USA	PER WESTERMARK Chair of the Nomenclature Committee and Editor-in-Chief of AMYLOID Uppsala, Sweden

Board Of Directors: 2014-2016

The XIVth International Symposium on Amyloidosis was held in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA from 27 April to 1 May, 2014. At this meeting a new Board of Directors of the ISA was elected for the next period. The President Merrill Benson has become Past President and the Vice President Bouke Hazenberg is the new President. Angela Dispenzieri was elected Vice President, Lawreen Connors was elected Secretary, Steven Zeldenrust was elected Treasurer, and Yukio Ando, Vaishali Sanchorawala, and Gunilla Westermark were elected Members at large. The ballot for these members of the new Board was held at the business meeting in Indianapolis on Wednesday April 30.

BOUKE HAZENBERG President Groningen, The Netherlands	PER WESTERMARK Chair of the Nomenclature Committee & Editor-in-Chief of AMYLOID Uppsala, Sweden	MERRILL BENSON Immediate Past President Indianapolis, USA
ANGELA DISPENZIERI Vice President and President-Elect Rochester, USA	GINA GREGORINI Representative of the Italian Society (until July 2015) Brescia, Italy	YUKIO ANDO Member at Large Nagasaki,
LAWREEN CONNORS Secretary Boston, USA	GIAMPAOLO MERLINI Representative of the Italian Society (since July 2015) Pavia, Italy	VAISHALI SANCHORAWALA Member at Large Boston, USA
Steven Zeldenrust Treasurer Rochester, USA	ERNST HUND Representative of the German Society Heidelberg, Germany	GUNILLA WESTERMARK Member at Large Uppsala, Sweden

Board Of Directors: 2012-2014

The XIIIth International Symposium on Amyloidosis was held in Groningen from 6-10 May 2012. At this meeting a new Board of Directors of the ISA was elected for the next period. The President Martha Skinner has become Past President and the Vice President Merrill Benson is the new President. Bouke Hazenberg was elected Vice President, Laura Obici was elected Secretary, Angela Dispenzieri was elected Treasurer, and Yukio Ando, Giovanni Palladini, and David Seldin were elected Members at large. The ballot for these members of the new Board was held at the business meeting in Groningen on Wednesday May 9. At this business meeting also a proposal for modification and adaptation of the Constitution & Rules and Bylaws was discussed by the members and approved by the By-Laws Bommittee and Secretary of the ISA Board.

MERRILL BENSON President Indianapolis, USA	PER WESTERMARK Chair of the Nomenclature Committee & Editor-in-Chief of AMYLOID Uppsala, Sweden	YUKIO ANDO Member at Large Nagasaki, Japan
BOUKE HAZENBERG Vice President and President-Elect Groningen, The Netherlands	GINA GREGORINI Representative of the Italian Society Brescia, Italy	GIOVANNI PALLADINI Member at Large Pavia, Italy
LAURA OBICI Secretary Pavia, Italy	ERNST HUND Representative of the German Society Heidelberg, Germany	David Seldin Member at Large Boston, USA
ANGELA DISPENZIERI Treasurer Rochester, USA	MARTHA SKINNER Immediate Past President Boston, USA

Board Of Directors: 2010-2012

The XIIth International Symposium on Amyloidosis was held in Rome from 18-21 april 2010. At this meeting a new Board of Directors of the ISA was elected for the next period. The President Giampaolo Merlini has become Past President and the Vice President Martha Skinner is the new President. Merrill Benson was elected Vice President, Laura Obici was elected Secretary, Angela Dispenzieri was elected Treasurer, and Bouke Hazenberg, Giovanni Palldini, and David Seldin were elected Members at large. The ballot for these members of the new Board was held at the business meeting in Rome on Wednesday April 21. At this business meeting also a proposal for modification and adaptation of the Constitution & Rules and Bylaws was discussed and approved by a two-thirds majority.

MARTHA SKINNER President Boston, USA	PER WESTERMARK Editor-in-Chief of AMYLOID Uppsala, Sweden	GIAMPAOLO MERLINI Immediate Past President Pavia, Italy
MERRILL BENSON Vice President and President-Elect & Chair of the Nomenclature Committee Indianapolis, USA	GINA GREGORINI Representative of the Italian Society Brescia, Italy	BOUKE HAZENBERG Member at Large Groningen, The Netherlands
LAURA OBICI Secretary Pavia, Italy	CHRISTOPH ROCKEN Representative of the German Society (until 2010) Kiel, Germany	GIOVANNI PALLADINI Member at Large Pavia, Italy
ANGELA DISPENZIERI Treasurer Rochester, USA	ERNST HUND Representative of the German Society (from 2011) Heidelberg, Germany	David Seldin Member at Large Boston, USA

Board Of Directors: 2006-2010

At the 11th International Symposium on Amyloid and Amyloidosis in Woods Hole in November 2006 the second Board of the International Society of Amyloidosis (2006-2010) was elected.

GIAMPAOLO MERLINI President Pavia, Italy	PER WESTERMARK Chair of the Nomenclature Committee Uppsala, Sweden	ROBERT KYLE Immediate Past President Rochester, USA
MARTHA SKINNER Vice President and President-Elect Boston, USA	ALAN COHEN Editor-in-Chief of AMYLOID Boston, USA	MERRILL BENSON Member at Large Indianapolis, USA
BOUKE HAZENBERG Secretary Groningen, The Netherlands	GINA GREGORINI Representative of the Italian Society Brescia, Italy	Robert Kisilevsky Member at Large Kingston, Canada
MORIE GERTZ Treasurer Rochester, USA	HARTMUT SCHMIDT Representative of the German Society Münster, Germany	JEFFREY KELLY Member at Large La Jolla, USA

Board Of Directors: 2004-2006

At the 10th International Symposium on Amyloid and Amyloidosis in Tours in April 2004 the first Board of the International Society of Amyloidosis (2004-2006) was elected.

ROBERT KYLE President Rochester, USA	MORIE GERTZ Treasurer Rochester, USA	ALAN COHEN Editor-in-Chief of AMYLOID Boston, USA
GIAMPAOLO MERLINI Vice President and President-Elect Pavia, Italy	MARTHA SKINNER Member at Large Boston, USA	Robert Kisilevsky Member at Large Kingston, Canada
BOUKE HAZENBERG Secretary Groningen, The Netherlands	PER WESTERMARK Chair of the Nomenclature Committee Uppsala, Sweden

Board Of Directors: 2002-2004

The appointed initial Board from its official founding in 2002 until the first election in 2004. Constitution & Rules / Bylaws.

ROBERT KYLE President Rochester, USA	MARTHA SKINNER Member at Large Boston, USA	GIAMPAOLO MERLINI Member at Large Pavia, Italy
JOEL BUXBAUM Member at Large San Diego, USA	PER WESTERMARK Chair of the Nomenclature Committee Uppsala, Sweden	ALAN COHEN Editor-in-Chief of AMYLOID Boston, USA
MERRILL BENSON Member at Large Indianapolis, USA	MARIA SARAIVA Member at Large Porto, Portugal	JEAN SIPE Member at Large Boston, USA
SHU ICHI IKEDA Member at Large Matsumoto, Japan