FONAR Corporation announced that its board of directors appointed Jessica Maher as a replacement independent director to a vacancy on the company's board of directors and audit committee. Mrs. Maher is a staff accountant at Ives &Sultan, LLP in Woodbury, New York, where she is responsible for preparing audited financial statements for various clients, overseeing audit testing areas, audits of 401(k) plans, and personal and company tax returns. Mrs. Maher earned both her Bachelor of Science in Accounting degree with a minor in Accounting Information Systems and her Master of Science in Accounting degree from Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut.

During her early undergraduate years, Mrs. Maher worked for Tritech Healthcare Management in Melville, New York, where she reviewed patient files, insurance, charts and documents to ensure that the services provided by clients were being properly billed. In her senior year, Mrs. Maher interned at Northwell Health in Westbury, New York, where she supported the financial reporting team for two hospitals, reported into accounts receivable software, and analyzed patient billing records to identify overpayments. Mrs. Maher's first position out of college was with PriceWaterhouseCoopers in Melville, New York, where she was assigned to two private equity clients, was responsible for a variety of the audit areas, and assisted managers in reviewing financial statements, footnote disclosures, and audit opinions.

Mrs. Maher fills the vacancy on the board of directors left by John Collins who has accepted a full-time position with FONAR.