Mark VanderWerf  

Mr.VanderWerf joined AMD Telemedicine (then American Medical Development) as a Vice President in 1991. He was instrumental in changing the Company's focus from traditional medical products to telemedicine and was named President 1994.

Prior to AMD, Mark was a New Ventures Manager for Digital Equipment Corporation where he managed the Company's entry into a variety of new service businesses. Mark also served Digital as an internal consultant and an international programs manager.

Prior to Digital, Mark was Assistant Corporate Director for Samaritan Health Services in Phoenix, Arizona (now part of Banner Healthcare).

Mark is the author of "The American Healthcare System" published in Trading With The USA by the United Kingdom Department of Trade and Industry and a co-author of "Telemedicine for Developing World Countries". He is a lecturer on telemedicine at conferences and universities around the world. Mark serves on the Awards Committees of the American Telemedicine Association, is a member the Board of Directors for the International Society for Telemedicine and is a member of the Canadian Society for Telehealth. Mark holds a business and science degree from the University of Wisconsin.

Mark is the 2006 recipient of the ATA Industry Council Leadership Award and the 2003 recipient of the New England Business and Technology Leadership award as among the top ten technology executives in the region.

Outside of AMD and telemedicine, Mark manages the Community Table program providing meals to less privileged and is a member of the Board of Directors of the New England Quilt Museum. He is also an avid traveler, sailor, and a proud husband and father.