Pease has served on the ACVR executive council since 2009, and was elected the 2014 president by the ACVR general members during the October 2012 annual business meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada. The ACVR is recognized by the AVMA American Board of Veterinary Specialties as a veterinary specialty organization for veterinary specialists in radiology and radiation oncology.

Pease holds a dual appointment as assistant professor of radiology in the Departments of Small and Large Animal Clinical Sciences. Section chief since 2008 of the Diagnostic Imaging Service, in 2013 he was named associate chair of clinical programs for the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences.

“The ACVR president directs policies for the college,” Pease said. “I want to strengthen our focus and set high organizational goals.”

During his tenure, Pease wants to create a five-year strategic plan for the ACVR. “Right now there are more than 500 diplomates in the college and a sizable operating budget, but we don’t have a strong, long-term focus,” he said. “I want to make some goals we can start to aspire to, and if we don’t meet them we can figure out why and reevaluate.”

Primary responsibilities of the college include ensuring the expertise of veterinarians certified in radiology and advancing the science of veterinary radiology and radiation oncology through research and education.

“We want to increase the number of radiologists in academia,” Pease said. “Most radiologists aren’t going into academics, they’re going into private practice, and we want to repopulate the academic ranks.”

The ACVR was founded in 1961. As of September 2013 the organization has 518 active diplomates.