ISMPP CMPP™ Governance

 OVERVIEW

The ISMPP Certification Program is governed by the Certification Board of Trustees as required by the Society's bylaws.

The ISMPP Certification Board shall serve as an independent and autonomous body within the ISMPP with respect to the development, evaluation, supervision, and administration of all Certification Program policies, procedures, and activities. The Board is also responsible for the financial management of the CMPP™ Program.

The Credentialing Director is responsible for the management of the day-to-day operations of the program. Elections for the Board are held annually. Please refer to the ISMPP bylaws, article X (Certification Board) for details.

2025-2026 Certification Board

Chair

Claudia Piano* – Apothecom

Vice Chair

Susan Garson,* MS – Gilead

Secretary

Gary Dever,* PhD – Envision Pharma Group

Trustee

Jackie Marchington,* BSc, PhD – IPG Health

Trustee

Samantha Rose,* MBA – Abbvie

Trustee

Merry Saba,* PharmD

Asia Pacific Trustee

Haruko Isomura* – Takeda

Public Director

Ally Welch – OutWrite Solutions

Ex Officio

Dana Fox,* PhD – Caudex

*ISMPP Certified Medical Publication Professional™ (CMPP™).

Credentialing Policies and Procedures

The Certification Board of Trustees will from time to time be issuing or updating policies and procedures that relate to the ISMPP CMPP™ Program.

These are listed below for the information of certificants:

  • Click here: Certification Appeals Procedures

  • Click here: ISMPP Certification Board Nominations Committee Policy

  • Click here: ISMPP Certification Designation Use Policy

  • Click here: Certificant Use of ISMPP CMPP™ Certification Marks and Credentials