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Executive Editor
Kristine M. Miller, M.F.A.
Senior Project Manager
Christine Wyllie, M.A.
Associate Director, Editorial Development
Diane Bell
Executive Director, Publications
Catherine Chopp Hinckley, Ph.D.
Vice President, Learning
Charles Macfarlane, F.A.C.H.E.
Technical Support and Review provided by Standards Interpretation Group, Division of Accreditation and Certification Operations
Patricia Adamski, R.N., M.S., M.B.A., Director
Jerry Gervais, C.H.F.M., C.H.S.P., Associate Director/Engineer
John D. Maurer, C.H.F.M., C.H.S.P., Associate Director/Engineer
George Mills, F.A.S.H.E., C.H.F.M., C.E.M., Senior Engineer
Charles "Skip" Wilson, M.B.A., Associate Director/Engineer
Division of Standards and Survey Methods
John Fishbeck, R.A., Associate Director
Robert R. Feldbauer, M.H.A., F.A.C.H.E., C.H.F.M., Practice Leader, Engineering and Safety
And the Environment of Care News Editorial Advisory Board
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