Governance and leadership

SIR Executive Committee

The officers of the society shall be the president, president-elect, immediate past president, secretary and treasurer. The officers listed will form the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors. Between meetings of the board of directors, the executive committee has all the powers and responsibilities of the board of directors and may conduct any business matter that requires attention. The Executive Committee shall meet upon the call of the president or president-elect.

2025–2026

SIR Executive Committee

  • Robert A. Lookstein, MD, FSIR: President, SIR
  • Saher S. Sabri, MD, FSIR: President-elect, SIR
  • Kelvin Hong, MD, FSIR: Secretary, SIR
  • Raymond W. Liu, MD, FSIR: Treasurer, SIR and SIR Foundation
  • Robert J. Lewandowski, MD, FSIR: Immediate Past President, SIR

 

Nonvoting guests:

  • Clifford R. Weiss, MD, FSIR: Chair, SIR Foundation
  • Eve Lee, MD, CAE: SIR and SIR Foundation CEO
Officer positions

Duties: President
The president shall be the presiding officer of the society. They shall preside over the Annual Members’ Business Meeting, shall be the principal spokesperson for the society, shall assist the president-elect as needed and be a member of the board of directors.

Duties: President-elect
The president-elect shall be the presiding officer of the board of directors. They shall perform all duties that are customary in parliamentary practice and are commonly associated with the office of the presiding officer or chair.

Duties: Secretary
The secretary shall keep, or cause to be kept, a current and permanent record of the proceedings of the society. They shall keep a current list of the members and fellows of the society specifying their current addresses, year of election and their membership classification. They shall supply copies of the list to members of the society each year. They shall conduct correspondence and perform all other duties that usually and customarily pertain to the office of secretary. They shall provide safekeeping of all records and transactions of the society that possess historical value. The secretary shall be a member of the board of directors.

Not later than three months after each Annual Members’ Business Meeting of the society, the secretary shall distribute to each member of the society minutes of the Annual Members’ Business Meeting.

Duties: Immediate Past President
The immediate past president shall represent SIR at meetings as requested by the board of directors. They shall manage special projects as requested by the board of directors. The immediate past president shall be a member of the board of directors.

Duties: Treasurer
The treasurer shall collect and be accountable for all funds of the society and shall disperse from the treasury such funds of the society as approved by the board of directors. They shall oversee the budgeting process, including budgeting and accounting for expenditures, and for assisting the board of directors in exercising its fiduciary duty. They shall keep, or cause to be kept, the complete and permanent record of the financial transactions of the society. They shall make a full financial report and present a budget for the following year at the Annual Members’ Business Meeting of the society, which shall be incorporated in the minutes of the meeting. The treasurer shall be a member of the board of directors.

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