President

Jessica Borges RT(R)(VI)

Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, FL

Jessica graduated from Mayo School of Health Sciences Radiologic Technologist program in 2015. She began working in Diagnostic Radiology, and also began the IR internship offered at Mayo Clinic right out of school. She was then hired and has been working as an VI certified technologist in IR for 6 years, assisting in exams within IR, NeuroIR, and assisting the vascular surgeons in the OR. Jessica has most recently became the Associate Program Director for Mayo Clinics VI internship, precepts new employees, participates as the Wellness Champion, and is a member of the Commitment to Safety team in her department.

Jessica has been a member of AVIR since 2018. After joining, she started a local chapter in Jacksonville, Florida and joined the Website Committee as well as the Educational Committee and continues to help create the Directed Journal Readings for CE credits. In 2020, Jessica became the Program Chair and planned our virtual meeting for March 2021. In 2021-2022, Jessica took the role of Vice President and now serves as the President of AVIR for the 2022-2023 year.

Immediate Past-President

Sandra Strycker, BS, RT(R)

UW of Wisconsin Health Hospital & Clinics
Madison, WI

Sandra A. Strycker graduated from Froedtert Hospital and the Medical College of Wisconsin Program of Radiology at the University of Milwaukee-Wisconsin in 2008. She was employed at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin for 10 years, where she received the Spotlight Award in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015. In 2016, she pursued her career as a Neuro and Body Special Procedures Technologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Hospital where she is currently employed. 

She has been a member of AVIR since 2016. In 2017, she joined the Association of Vascular and Interventional Radiographers as the Secretary Treasurer. She served one term as the Secretary Treasurer before moving forward as a member on the Outreach Committee. The Outreach Committee is composed of various members who collaborate together to develop promotional/marketing material, as well as grow Chapter start-ups and AVIR membership. Since that time she has joined the Website Committee, chaired the Education Committee, and most recently served as the Vice President of the organization. 

Sandra's dedication to the Interventional Radiology field is evident through her commitment over the years with AVIR, her commitment to patient care, and her commitment to our members past and present. "AVIR is a wonderful organization that I am proud to say that I have been a part of for several years. Our profession as a whole is nationally and internationally rather small. AVIR allows IR Technologists to receive educational material and collaborate with others in the field not only at Chapter levels but also at a national level at our Annual Meeting which is held in March. 2021s Annual Meeting was our 1st Virtual Meeting which allowed the organization to reach technologists on an international stage. And for that we are really proud and hopeful for what the future will hold not only as technologists but also for our patients."

Publication Chair

David Douthett, RT(R), CV

Chesapeake, VA

I have been involved in Interventional Medicine since X-Ray School when we were using Schonander Film Changers and had to pull the patients on a wood board, which was sitting on the X-ray table. It has been many Angios ago. After working at 3 different Hospitals and several different clinics for 20 some years, I ended up in the commercial end of the business. Again 3 different commercial companies, to be currently working at W.L. Gore & Associates with in the Endovascular end of the business doing the EVARs and TEVARs. I keep my license current as you always want to leave a back up plan at hand. I have been active in the AVIR since 1993 and have been the Publication Chair since 1995. I have had the pleasure of working with alot of great folks over the years and look forward to every year. This is hands down the best thing I have ever done and I love doing it.

Past-President

Rennie Mohabir, MBA, RT(R)

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
646-678-2298

In my 20+ years of experience in Interventional Radiology most of the positions I've held have been in leadership roles. My extensive background and proven track record includes leading large teams of over 200 staff, designing and opening new state of the art Radiology departments, leading process improvement projects, etc. At Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, we have one of the largest IR departments in the nation. Performing more than 22,000 procedures annually and growing at a rate of 5%-7% per year. This does not include the renowned work done in our IR Research Lab. Our accomplishments are all credited to our incredible team. One of my primary goals is to have technologists seen and respected as clinicians, which we are well on our way towards at MSKCC. The AVIR is the key to help achieve this goal across the nation. In the NYC area, the AVIR is not well known. My first step towards overcoming this challenge was the creation of the NYC Chapter in October of 2018. Despite my position, I remain an IR Tech at heart. In a profession where career paths seem limited, my passion to elevate technologists by providing relevant continuing education and creating different career paths, will not change. I believe the knowledge and experience I have gained throughout my career will benefit the AVIR and will complement the continued growth and excellence in our profession.