CAMRT Leadership

Meet the President

The President of the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (CAMRT) is Jenna MacLaine.

Jenna is a Radiological Technologist and a Clinical Instructor for Red River College Polytechnic at the Thompson General Hospital in Thompson, MB. She was educated as an MRT (Radiological Technology) at Red River College Polytechnic and holds a BSc in Human Science from Athabasca University and the CT Imaging Certificate (CTIC) from CAMRT. Jenna also recently became a fellow of the CAMRT in 2022.

Over the years, Jenna has been a prolific contributor and volunteer for the MRT profession. Taking on many volunteer roles at MAMRT, her volunteering provincially culminated in a 4-year term as MAMRT President. Following that, Jenna was nominated and was elected to the CAMRT Board of Directors in 2019, serving on the Board since July of 2020. During that tenure, she has served as both Treasurer and Vice President of the CAMRT Board. Of note also is Jenna’s extensive volunteer efforts with RAD-AID, which included an outreach trip to Tanzania in 2020 and a role as Associate Program Manager for RAD-AID’s International Learning Program since 2021.

Jenna has participated in CAMRT’s Leadership Development Institute, is an advocate for the CAMRT Foundation, has co-authored a publication for the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences and recently co-authored a Quick Self Study. She is a life-long learner, has attended a variety of provincial, national and international conferences, and is a dedicated volunteer with the profession and her community.

Past Presidents of CAMRT

Board of Directors

(July 1 2024 – June 30, 2025)

Committees of the CAMRT

The work of the CAMRT is supported by a valued corps of committed volunteers who contribute their time and expertise to advance the mission and strategic goals of the association.

Committees of the Board of Directors

Standing Committees

• Executive Committee
• Finance Committee: The Finance Committee of CAMRT is responsible for reviewing the organization’s financial statements and ensuring fiscal responsibility. They oversee budgeting, financial planning, and risk management, ensuring CAMRT’s resources are managed effectively. The committee provides financial oversight and makes recommendations to the Board to support the organization’s financial health and sustainability.
• Nominating Committee: The Nominating Committee plays a key role in the Board of Directors elections. Their primary function is to review nominations for Board positions and ensure candidates meet the necessary qualifications. They assess nominees based on competencies, experience, and alignment with CAMRT’s strategic goals. After evaluation, the committee recommends a slate of nominees to the Board for approval, ensuring a fair, transparent, and merit-based selection process.

Other Committees

• Board Committees
  • Board Education Committee: The Education Committee oversees orientation materials for new CAMRT Board Directors and organizes educational seminars and workshops for current Board members. Their role is to ensure Directors are well-prepared, informed, and continuously developing the skills needed for effective governance.
  • Strategic Planning Steering Committee:
  • CEO Performance Management Committee
  • Honorary Award Committee
  • Remote Scanning Workgroup: The Remote Scanning (RS) Steering Committee provides guidance and advice to the CAMRT’s ongoing work in the RS project. The steering committee oversees sub-committees established for specific aspects of the project, ensuring alignment with overall goals and coordination across efforts. The overarching goal of the steering committee is to assess the potential impacts of remote scanning technologies on patients, Medical Radiation Technologists (MRTs), sonographers, and radiologists. The committee aims to ensure continuities across all the disciplines covered within this RS project.
  • Policy Review Committee: The Policy Review Committee ensures that CAMRT Board policies align with the Non-Profit Act, CAMRT bylaws, and current best practices. They review and update policies to maintain compliance, relevance, and effectiveness, ensuring they reflect modern standards and support the organization’s governance framework.
• Operational Committees
  • Education
    • Education Advisory Council (EAC): This Council advises and supports CAMRT staff and the Board of Directors on matters related to continuing professional development and entry-to-practice certification, bringing awareness to current and future trends, challenges or requirements that may impact education delivery. Their advice on future challenges and opportunities is a boon to the CAMRT as we develop educational priorities, including the national conference!
    • Exam Validation Committee: The Exam Development Committee consists of Item Writers, Exam Validation Committee and the Exam Translators, whose hard work throughout the year helps to ensure that entry-to-practice exam content is up-to-date, representative and accurate. There is an Exam Validation Committee for Magnetic Resonance, Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Therapy, Radiological Technology.
    • Certificate in Breast Imaging Committee
    • CT Imaging Certificate Committee
    • Certificate in Dosimetry Committee
    • Certificate in Interventional Radiology Committee
    • Fellowship Committee: The purpose of this committee is to develop, evaluate, and maintain a Fellowship program for all disciplines that is current and ensures requirements that are indicative of an uncommonly high degree of competence and personal commitment to the profession
    • Certificate Program Committees: The purpose of these committees is to maintain a national certificate program that is reflective of current practice and recognizes the expertise and competency of those working in or aspiring to work in each certificate-program area. Their hard work helps us to maintain educational programming that is relevant and meaningful. These certificates include: breast imaging in screening and diagnostic (CBIS, CBID), medical dosimetry (CDC), interventional radiology (CIR), CT Imaging (CTIC), CT Imaging in Radiation Therapy (CTRT) and PET/CT. Their expert review of each certificate logbook that we receive is the vital last step in any candidate’s certificate journey!
    • CECAP: This group of volunteers is vital to the success of many of the Canadian programs that you enjoy as MRTs. The Continuing Education Credit Approval Program (CECAP) offers organizers the ability to have education activities accredited for ARRT-approved “Category A” credits. This process ensures that meaningful educational activities are offered to Canadian MRTs, shows the participants that the activity has met high educational standards, and brings value to each event (which can range from modules to lectures to rounds!).
    • Planning Committees & Peer Reviewers: These volunteers are the quiet backbone of the large CPD activities that we develop, giving their time to sit on planning committees for webinar series, conferences and events, or applying their expertise to reviewing the educational content that you enjoy.
    • JMIRS Editorial Board and Peer Reviewers: The goal of the Editorial Board is to publish research and scholarly work that will inform practice with a broader vision to continually foster a research culture among the medical radiation sciences through our commitment to support, mentor and coach our own clinicians. The success of JMIRS is a direct reflection of our dedicated team of peer reviewers who critically evaluate manuscript submissions. The journal also works with a volunteer social media manager and patient partners.
  • Professional Practices
    • Best Practice Guidelines Committee: The Best Practice Guidelines (BPG) workgroup provides timely guidance and support to the CAMRT’s ongoing BPG development and maintenance work.
    • APRT Certification Committee: The Advanced Practice Radiation Therapy (APRT) Steering Committee participates in the maintenance and perpetuation of the integrity of the Advanced Practice Registered Technologist, Radiation Therapy [APRT(T)] certification process by providing support in the areas of process validity, exam content creation and advocacy for the certification process.
    • Research Grant Committee: The Research Granting Committee oversees the annual research grant program by reviewing proposals, selecting a funded proposal most likely to produce original and significant contributions to the medical radiation technology profession, and developing policies, procedures, and recommendations for program administration.
    • Professional Practice Advisory Council: The purpose of the Professional Practices Advisory Council (PPAC) is to provide advice and support to the CAMRT staff and Board of Directors regarding all current and future matters affecting the practice of medical radiation technology. The PPAC-Discipline Specific workgroups expand on the function of the PPAC Committee to provide additional insight to meet the complex needs of our entire membership. There are currently eight ongoing PPAC-DS Workgroups for the following disciplines: Radiological Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Breast Imaging, Computed Tomography, Interventional Radiology, Magnetic Resonance, Nuclear Medicine, and Radiation Therapy.
    • Awards Program Committee: Thank you to all volunteers for their role in promoting the Awards Program, reviewing nominations, and recommending award recipients in each award category, including the Honorary Award Committee and the Competitive Award Judges.
  • Communications & Advocacy
    • Editorial Board
    • Advocacy Advisory Council: The Advisory Councils provide advice and support regarding issues relating to MRT practice and provincial member services in Atlantic Canada, Manitoba, British Columbia, and Alberta. CAMRT-ATL, CAMRT-AB, CAMRT-MB, & CAMRT-BC have advisory councils from each province that are a critical voice in representing MRTs and assessing member needs in areas such as continuing professional development, professional practice, advocacy, social events, awards and member recognition.
    • Image of Care Website Content Volunteers: The Image of Care Website volunteers work with CAMRT to build discipline descriptions, give input as to how their discipline would interact with patients, and advise on how other disciplines interact in the same patient cases
  • Membership & Events
    • National Conference Program Committee
    • Site Ambassadors: The Site Ambassadors are a network of MRTs who share a desire to inform and engage the membership through local activities and discussions. Site Ambassadors serve a critical role as a key contact between the CAMRT Provincial Manager and members in each province of Atlantic Canada, Manitoba, British Columbia, and Alberta. We also have site ambassadors in Ontario to help inform, engage, and connect members with CAMRT.
    • National Conference Program Committee: The National Conference Program Committee is a dedicated group of MRTs who play a vital role in shaping the conference program each year. The committee collaborates to identify relevant topics and engaging speakers, ensuring a diverse and high-quality educational experience. Members contribute by reaching out to and confirming speakers, promoting the conference within their networks, evaluating abstract submissions, and chairing workshops and sessions. This volunteer opportunity offers a chance to influence the event’s content while connecting with peers and industry leaders. We recruit a new committee every summer.
    • Program Committee volunteers: Program Committee volunteers’ responsibilities include developing educational sessions, leveraging professional network to help source and recruit speakers and help promote the conference to MRT colleagues during The Aurora, The Summit, The Ascent and The Current.
  • Provincial Association Sevices
    • Advisory Council: The Advisory Councils provide advice and support regarding issues relating to MRT practice and provincial member services in Atlantic Canada, Manitoba, British Columbia, and Alberta. CAMRT-ATL, CAMRT-AB, CAMRT-MB, & CAMRT-BC have advisory councils from each province that are a critical voice in representing MRTs and assessing member needs in areas such as continuing professional development, professional practice, advocacy, social events, awards and member recognition.

• Ad Hoc Committees, Task Forces & Workgroups
  • From time to time, the board may appoint a group of volunteers to undertake a project of limited duration.
• Representatives to External Organizations
  • Associated Sciences Consortium (ASC)
  • Canada Safe Imaging
  • Canadian Breast Screening Initiative (CBSI)
  • Canadian Partnership for Quality Radiotherapy (CPQR)
  • Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI)
  • CANM-CARS Regulatory Consultative Group/ Good Manufacturing Practices for SPECT Working Group
  • International Society of Radiographers and Radiological Technologists (ISRRT)
  • Organization for Health Action

Interested in volunteering with CAMRT? Click here to view current opportunities.