Renee Cruea, MPA, is Executive Director of the Academy of Radiology Research and President of the Coalition for Imaging and Bioengineering Research in Washington DC. Renee joined the Academy in 1998 as Government Relations Director and became Executive Director in 2007.
Prior to joining the Academy Renee worked as an associate with Rae Evans & Associates, a DC lobbying group, currently known as the Evans Capitol Group. She is also the President and Founder of “Sugar Mommas”, an activist group for women who have Type1 diabetes and are mothers to young children.
The Academy of Radiology Research promotes public and governmental support for radiology research and the use of that research to improve the knowledge base, educational programs, and patient care activities of radiology. The Academy led the successful effort to create the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering at the National Institutes of Health. The Coalition for Imaging & Bioengineering Research (CIBR) is the only permanent diverse coalition dedicated to education and advocacy for imaging research funding. With membership consisting of patient advocacy groups, academic radiology departments, imaging societies, and device manufacturers, CIBR facilitates consistent open dialogue among all stakeholders of the imaging community, and provides a conduit for disseminating information between academia, industry, patient groups, and the NIH.
Cruea holds a Masters in Public Administration from Central Michigan and a Bachelor in Political Science and History from St. Bonaventure University.
Advocate for consistent federal funding from Congress to the National Institutes of Health
Dramatically broaden awareness of the value of imaging and bioengineering research
Facilitate awareness and accessibility of resources containing pertinent information for Members of Congress and the imaging