About

Board of Directors

Chairperson:: Scott D. Cummings, PT, CPO, FAAOP (acting)
Vice Chair:: Scott D. Cummings, PT, CPO, FAAOP
Treasurer/Secretary:: Dave Adams
Orthocare Innovations, LLC
At-large Board Members:: Mark DeHarde
Ultraflex Systems, Inc.
Pottstown, PA; Mark Edwards, MHPE, CP
Otto Bock Healthcare
Minneapolis, MN; Deborah Gaebler-Spira, MD
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL; Brian J. Hafner, PhD
University of Washington
Seattle, WA; Jonathan Naft, CPO
Geauga Rehabilitation Engineering
Chardon, Oh; James P. Rogers, CPO, FAAOP
Chattanooga, TN
Administrator:: Peter D. Rosenstein

Advisory Board

Advisory Board Chair:: Michael Schuch, CPO, FAAOP
SPS
Alpharetta, GA; Donald Katz, CO, LO, FAAOP
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
Dallas, TX; Michael Tompkins
Hanger Orthopedic Group
Austin, TX; Donald Shurr, PT, CPO
American Prosthetics
North Liberty, IA; Fran Varner-Jenkins
Fillauer Companies
Chattanooga, TN; Robert Gailey, PhD, PT
University of Miami School of Medicine
Miami, FL

Committees

Research:

The Research Committee shall have responsibility for developing and overseeing the guidelines of the Research arm of the Corporation and shall present to and be responsible for advising the Board of Directors on all matters regarding research. The Chairperson of this committee shall be one of the at large members of the Board of Directors with a background in research.

Research Committee Chair:: Brian J. Hafner, PhD
Research Committee Members:: Stefania Fatone, PhD, BPO (Hons)
Northwestern University P&O Center
Chicago, IL; Mark D. Geil, PhD
Georgia State University, Dept. of Kinesiology and Health
Atlanta, GA; Andrew H. Hansen, PhD
Minneapolis VA Medical Center
Minneapolis, MN; Samuel L. Phillips, PhD, CP, FAAOP
James A Haley Veterans, Medical Center
Tampa, FL; Brian L. Ruhe, PhD
VA Long Beach Healthcare System
California State University Dominguez Hills
Long Beach, CA; Andrew Sawers, MSPO, CPO
University of Washington
VA Puget Sound Center of Excellence for Limb Loss Prevention and Prosthetic Engineering
Seattle, WA

Education:

The Education Committee shall have the responsibility for developing and overseeing guidelines for the Education arm of the Corporation and shall present to and be responsible for advising the Board of Directors on all matters regarding education. The Chairperson of this committee shall be a member of the Board of Directors.

Education Committee Chair:: James P. Rogers, CPO, FAAOP
Education Committee Members:: DeAnna Clough, CPO, MSPO
Gainesville Prosthetics
Gainesville, Florida; Susan Kapp, M.Ed., CPO, LPO
UT Southwestern School of Health Professions
Prosthetics-Orthotics Program
Dallas, Texas; Catherine M. Muller, CPO
CSUDH O&P Program
Aliso Viejo, California; Kathryn E. Roach, Ph.D., PT
Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida