IASP Secretariat Staff

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Kathy Kreiter, Executive Director

• Directs overall activities of IASP Secretariat

Elena Bespalova, Director, Finance and Administration

• Manages financial and administrative aspects of IASP
• Works directly with the Treasurer and Executive Director on investments and timely financial reporting

Jo-Ellen Correnti, Executive Assistant

• Provides support to Executive Director and IASP Leadership
• Handles copyright permission requests for IASP materials

Susan Couch, Accounting Coordinator

• Prepares all bills and checks for payment
• Prepares all financial paperwork for accountant
• Maintains files of all banking/financial information

Marleda C. Di Pierri, Membership Coordinator

• Processes membership applications, cancellations, and reinstatements
• Maintains the membership database (address changes, information updates)
• Prepares dues notices and receipts for payments
• Manages website logons (Members Only, PAIN Online)
• Coordinates new subscriptions and replacement issues for PAIN

Elizabeth Endres, Associate Editor

• Coordinates with the Editor-in-Chief of IASP Press, volume editors, and authors
• Copy edits book chapters and clinical updates
• Checks proofs of book chapters and incorporates authors’ revisions
• Composes the subject index

Jane Milliken, Support Editor, PAIN

• Provides administrative support for the PAIN Editor-in-Chief and Field Editor
• Verifies that manuscripts have been submitted correctly
• Coordinates manuscript reviews

Ivar Nelson, Publications Director

• Manages publishing activities at IASP (PAIN, IASP Press, Pain: Clinical Updates)

Terry Onustack, Meetings and Education Manager

• Coordinates logistics for World Congresses on Pain
• Provides logistical support for IASP Council and committee meetings

Keith Peterson, Support Editor, PAIN

• Acts as primary point of contact for PAIN manuscript queries
• Provides administrative support for the PAIN Editor-in-Chief and Field Editors
• Verifies that manuscripts have been submitted correctly
• Coordinates manuscript reviews

Sarah Reebs, Web Marketing Manager (in training)

• Manages IASP website content
• Distributes electronic communications
• Provides internal technical support

Karen Smaalders, Director of Membership, Marketing and Communications

• Provides marketing support for IASP programs
• Manages production of IASP membership publications
• Oversees membership programs and initiatives

Kiley Thornton, Meetings Coordinator

• Supports Meetings and Education Manager
• Liaison for IASP Chapters
• Liaison for Special Interest Groups (SIGs)

Irena Zlatanovic, Program Assistant/Grants Coordinator

• Provides administrative support for all IASP programs
• Receives all general IASP inquiries
• Maintains the non-member mailing list