Here are the candidates for the NITO BFI election 2025. Who gets your vote?
This autumn, you can help decide who will sit on NITO BFI's professional board and professional ethics council for the next three years. As a member of NITO BFI, you have the right to vote – use it to influence who gets important positions.
The academic board and professional ethics councils are elected by and among the department's members for three years at a time. The election period is three years from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2028.
How does voting work?
The election will take place digitally with Questback. All members entitled to vote in NITO BFI will receive an e-mail with a link to the voting pages when the election starts. If you have not received an email when the election starts, you can contact The election opens on Monday 27 October and it is possible to vote until the end of Sunday 30 November.
Election of the Academic Board of NITO BFI
A chairperson, deputy chair and four members of the professional board will be elected, as well as two deputy members.
The purpose of the deputies is to ensure continuity in the event of a permanent absence of board members during the election period. There are separate elections for the position of chair and deputy chair of the professional board.
Both deputy chair candidates are also running for election as a member/deputy member, if they are not elected as deputy chair. It is therefore important that you vote for your candidate in both elections. In the election of members, the candidate who is elected as deputy chair will be removed. The following four candidates who receive the most votes will be elected as members, and the next two will be elected as deputy members.
Election of the Professional Ethics Council in NITO BFI
A chair, three members and a deputy member shall be elected to the Professional Ethics Council.
In this year's election, there are two candidates for the position of leader. Both leadership candidates also stand for election as a member, if they are not elected as leader. It is therefore important that you vote for your candidate in both elections. In the election of members, the candidate who has been elected as leader will be removed. The next three candidates who receive the most votes will be elected as members, and the next one thereafter will be elected as a deputy member.
Candidate presentations
All the candidates for both the professional board and the professional ethics council have presented themselves in the professional journal Bioingeniøren.
Candidates for the Academic Board
A chairperson, deputy chair and four members of the professional board will be elected, as well as two deputy members.
Candidate for election of Chair of the Board:
- Kaja Marienborg, Biomedical Laboratory Technician MSc, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Laboratory Sciences, OsloMet
Running for re-election as chair of NITO BFI's academic board
Candidates for election of deputy leader:
- Beth-Marie Sandaker Brotnov, Head of Section, Department of Microbiology, Oslo University Hospital
- Evy Kathrin Luther Skjong, biomedical laboratory scientist and company representative at Helse Møre og Romsdal, Medical Biochemistry and Blood Bank, Ålesund Hospital
Both candidates will also stand for election as a member, if they are not elected as deputy leader. Therefore, remember to vote for your candidate for both positions. The person who receives the most votes in the deputy chair election will be removed from the results list when members of the professional board are to be ranked.
Candidates elected as member/deputy member
The first two candidates are also running for deputy leader. Both want to run for election as members if they are not elected deputy leader. Remember to vote for your candidate for both positions. The person who receives the most votes in the deputy leader election will be removed from the results list when members are to be ranked.
- Beth-Marie Sandaker Brotnov, Head of Section, Department of Microbiology, Oslo University Hospital (also running as Deputy Chair)
- Evy Kathrin Luther Skjong, biomedical laboratory scientist and company representative at Helse Møre og Romsdal, Medical Biochemistry and Blood Bank, Ålesund Hospital (also running as deputy chair)
- Hilde K. Midtbø-Hjelvik, Medical Bioengineer, Department of Pathology, Haukeland University Hospital
- Jan-Helge C. Blix, Laboratory Advisor, UNN Tromsø
- Joachim Tyse, Head of System Administration and Development, Noklu's head office in Bergen
- Hanne Berit Rustad, bioengineer, Lovisenberg rehabilitation AS, Jessheim
- Ida Mari Haugom, Quality Manager and Head of Department, Fürst Medical Laboratory
- Kim Bjørnar Sørli Dammen, Biomedical Laboratory Scientist, Department of Medical Biochemistry, St. Olav's Hospital
Candidates for the Professional Ethics Council (YER)
A chair, three members and a deputy member shall be elected to the Professional Ethics Council.
Candidates for election of Chair of YER:
- Ragnhild Brataker, medical laboratory scientist, Telemark Hospital
- Trond Brattelid, Associate Professor (dr.philos.), Western Norway University of Applied Sciences
Both candidates are also running for election as a member of YER, if they are not elected as leader. Therefore, remember to vote for your candidate for both positions. The person who receives the most votes in the leadership election will be removed from the results list when members of the professional board are to be ranked.
Candidates elected as a member/deputy member of YER
The first two candidates are also running for leader. Both want to run for election as a member if they are not elected leader. Remember to vote for your candidate for both positions. The person who receives the most votes in the leadership election will be removed from the results list when members are to be ranked.
- Ragnhild Brataker, medical laboratory scientist, Telemark Hospital (also running for chair)
- Trond Brattelid, Associate Professor (dr.philos.), Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (also running for chair)
- Christina Matheson Mæland, Chief Bioengineer, Department of Medical Microbiology, Stavanger University Hospital (running for re-election as a member of YER)
- Hege Pedersen, Medical Laboratory Technician, Department of Microbiology, Nordland Hospital
- Ingunn Bjerkvik Stenberg, Biomedical Laboratory Technician with special responsibility for quality, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Diakonhjemmet Hospital
- Monica Johnsen Årvik, Biomedical Laboratory Scientist, Department of Pathology, Ålesund Hospital
- Susanna Mai Woldstad Utvær, biomedical laboratory scientist, Volvat Medical Center, Oslo
- Torill Johnsen, Medical Laboratory Technician, Digital Pathology, Department of Pathology, St. Olav's Hospital
- Sayana Gnanasegaram, Senior Medical Bioengineer Hematology, Lovisenberg Diaconal Hospital
What does it mean to be a member of the professional board and the professional ethics council?
An overview of who are members of the professional board and the professional ethics council for the period 2022-2025, and what tasks it entails to hold positions in NITO BFI.
The election system in BFI
The election system is explained in BFI's guidelines, point 6.