AIMBE Senior Staff

Milan P. Yager is a long-time Washington insider having served in senior association and government positions in the public and private sectors. As AIMBE’s Executive Director, he brings experience and success in delivering innovative new programming, organizational leadership, advocacy, and public a airs results in repositioning organizations to achieve operational and strategic objectives. His background includes senior positions in the Administration and Congress including Chief of Staff to now Senate Assistant Majority Leader Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), and Director of the O ce of Economic and Environmental Analysis at the Interstate Commerce Commission. Most recently, Milan served as President and CEO of a national trade association where he delivered dramatic financial results, legislative achievements, and new programming resulting in record membership and a strong financial position. His career also includes senior management and policy advocacy positions for the National Association of Home Builders and United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association, as well serving as Legislative Director for Congressman Berkley Bedell (D-IA). He is a graduate of the University of Iowa and has a Masters in Public Administration from American University.

Sarah Mandell is the Director of Public Policy and Strategic Partnerships at the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. In this role, she is responsible for developing and implementing AIMBE's public policy initiatives on Capitol Hill. Sarah is tasked with increasing the understanding of medical and biological engineering among policy makers and the public, while engaging the bioengineering research community in public policy. She builds partnerships with industry, academia, lawmakers, and U.S. federal agencies to advance biomedical engineering. Sarah directs the AIMBE Scholars Program, which brings post doctoral researchers to Washington to spend a year working on regulatory science and policy at the FDA. She is responsible for organizing AIMBE’s annual congressional briefing series featuring Fellows conducting ground-breaking research, as well as AIMBE’s congressional NIH tour, Public Policy Institute, and more. Sarah previously managed one of the largest science & technology policy fellowship programs in Washington, DC for the Society for Research in Child Development. Sarah received a Bachelor of Science in Sociology and Political Science from Florida State University.

Charles Kim is the Director of Operation and Member Services at the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. In this role, he is tasked with improving the efficiency of AIMBE’s operations and expanding Member Services including AIMBE’s website, database, and enhance accounting systems. As AIMBE is an honorific society, he is also a member of another honorific society, Beta Gamma Sigma. He has previously worked in Membership Support and Accounting at a trade association in Alexandria, VA. Prior to that he has long been worked as a manager in e-commerce and e-marketing for a popular start-ups. Charlie graduated in 2002 with an MBA in E-business from University of San Francisco. Prior to his MBA, Charlie completed a MA in Applied Economics from American University in DC and a BA in Economics from Lewis and Clark College in OR.