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Dr. Nathan Ratchford

The Board selects a Chair who is one of the Member Representatives representing Phelps Health or the Leonard Wood Institute, one of the signatories of the Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA). The role of Chairman is to guide the AENC governance process, to facilitate meetings of the AENC Board, and to act as the official spokesman for the AENC Board. For the 2022-2024 period, the Chairman is Dr. Nathan Ratchford from Phelps Health. Dr. Ratchford graduated from medical school at the University of Missouri- Columbia and completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology from St. John’s Mercy Medical Center in Saint Louis, Missouri. He is currently a Senior Vice President and the Chief Medical Officer at Phelps Health.
 
 
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Dr. Peter Koulen

The Vice Chair: Selected from the Founding Member Universities as someone with experience in Neurotrauma and a strong background in medicine. For the 2022-2024 period, the Vice Chairman is Dr. Peter Koulen from the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC). Dr. Koulen earned his Ph.D. from Johannes Gutenberg University and completed his postdoctoral fellowship at Yale University. Dr. Koulen is a Professor of Ophthalmology and Biomedical Sciences and the Felix and Carmen Sabates Missouri Endowed Chair in Vision Research at the UMKC School of Medicine.
 
 
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Dr. Bradley Ferguson

The Treasurer: Also selected from the Founding Member Universities as someone with experience in Neurotrauma and other venues. For the 2022-2024 period, the Treasurer is Dr. Bradley Ferguson from Missouri University School of Health Professionals. Dr. Ferguson earned his Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of Missouri and completed his postdoctoral research fellowship at the University of Missouri School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Thompson Center for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders, & MU Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory.
 
 
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Matthew Doellman

The Executive Director of the AENC is hired by the Board to conduct all business of the AENC and is someone with Experience in the Army, Research and Executive Board management. For the 2022-2023 period the Executive Director is Mr. Matthew Doellman. Doellman spent 13 years as a U.S. Army Officer on Active Duty. His assignments included serving as a Trauma Nurse at Fort Riley, KS, Fort Sam Houston, TX and with the 2nd Forward Surgical Team in Afghanistan; Clinical Nurse Officer in Charge of the Emergency Department, Medical Company Commander and Executive Office at General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital, Fort Leonard Wood, MO; Clinical Nurse Officer in Charge of the Emergency Department, Fort Carson, CO.