Leesburg, VA | October 31, 2024—Dale West, CAE, has been named incoming Executive Director for the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS). West will serve as the administrative and strategic partner to the ARRS Executive Council, overseeing day-to-day operations of the Society, as well as the financial and business operations of the Society’s products and service offerings.

“Dale West has led health care associations to achieve operating excellence and strategic success,” said Angelisa Paladin, MD, 2024-2025 ARRS President. “Dale is skilled in creating growth strategies, ensuring operational efficiencies, driving change, and effectively staffing teams with the talent and drive to achieve our Society’s mission and goals,” Dr. Paladin continued.

Dale West has a strong and established history of successfully developing vibrant association communities, working collaboratively with Boards of Directors, and guiding cross-functional teams to exceed the objectives of the associations he supports. Currently, West serves as Vice President of the Health Care Clinical and Administrative Unit and Executive Director of the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education at Smithbucklin, the world’s largest association management company.
"I am truly honored to join the American Roentgen Ray Society as its new Executive Director,” Dale West said. “ARRS has a rich legacy, and I am excited to work with our dedicated volunteers and staff to build on that success. We will strengthen our community and advance our mission and the field. I am excited about the opportunities ahead and look forward to what we will accomplish in the coming years.”

“Among a field of outstanding candidates, Dale rose to the top,” noted Erik Paulson, MD, chair of the search committee and past president of ARRS. “We are delighted to move forward with him as our new Executive Director,” Dr. Paulson added.

Dale West officially assumes the position on January 2, 2025—following the retirement of longtime ARRS Executive Director, Susan B. Cappitelli, MBA, CAE. The American Roentgen Ray Society thanks Susan for her many years of exceptional service and contributions, always prioritizing member service and the advancement of the specialty.

North America’s first radiological society, the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) remains dedicated to the advancement of medicine through the profession of medical imaging and its allied sciences. An international forum for progress in radiology since the discovery of the x-ray, ARRS maintains its mission of improving health through a community committed to advancing knowledge and skills with the ARRS Annual Meeting, the world’s longest continuously published radiology journal—American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR)—InPractice magazine, ARRS Symposia, free-access multimedia from our Global Partner Societies, as well as awarding scholarships via The Roentgen Fund.

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