The GBIS Board of Directors is made up of 5 officers and 8 board members. The 5 officers on the board have served on the board in various positions for at least the past 19 years. These officers have whole-heartedly dedicated their loyalty and life to ensure the mission of GBIS continued as it was officially incorporated as a non-profit 501c organization in 1998.

Horace Hunter, Dr. Mike O’Rear, and Emmanuel King were some of the pioneers who help found GBIS by merging the Atlanta Biomedical Association, Central Georgia Society, Savannah Biomedical Society, and the South Georgia Biomedical Society. Christa Shiver and Dianne O’Rear joined the group during the time the organization was in the process of incorporating.

These officers have lead GBIS through numerous conferences, symposiums, workshops, web site developments, budget preparations, charity affiliations, internship programs, and much, much more. The day-to-day in’s and out’s of the society were dependent on these officers to keep things going.

The present Board of Directors and Officers of the board feel that it is time to give some others the opportunity to hold the positions of President, Vice President, Treasurer-elect, and Secretary-elect under a mentorship plan. The present Officers will be appointed by the Board of Directors to become the first Board of Trustees with the fiduciary responsibility for the governance of the society, serving to oversee and shape its broad policies. The Board of Trustees will elect 5 new Board of Directors from a newly designed nomination form to enhance the selection process to elect the best applicants.

The New Board of Directors will elect new Officers to implement the policies and procedures developed by the Board of Trustees.