Leadership Contacts
Updated: February 20, 2017
V = Voting; N = Non-Voting
HPA Executive Committee
Position
HPA President (Elected)
HPA Executive Committee (V)
HPA Board of Directors (V)
HPA Vice Pres. (Elected)
HPA Executive Committee (V)
HPA Board of Directors (V)
HPA Secretary (Elected)
HPA Executive Committee (V)
HPA Board of Directors (V)
HPA Treasurer (Elected)
HPA Executive Committee (V)
HPA Board of Directors (V)
Director of Scholarship
(Elected to Board;
Appointed to Executive
Committee)
HPA Executive Director
(Contractor)
Individual / Term
Ira Gorman, PT, PhD, MSPH
Email Address
[email protected]
Term Ends: Feb 2019
Karen Hughes, PT
[email protected]
Term Ends: Feb 2020
James Eng, PT, DPT, MS, GCS
[email protected]
Term Ends: Feb 2020
Tina Gunaldo, PT, DPT, PhD, MHS
[email protected]
Term Ends: Feb 2019
Dawn Magnusson, PT, PhD
[email protected]
Term: Feb 2018
Peggy Pearl
[email protected]
Ex Officio:
HPA Executive Committee (N)
HPA Board of Directors (N)
HPA Board of Directors
Director of Social
Responsibility and Global
Health (Elected by SIG)
GHSIG Board of Directors (V)
HPA Board of Directors (V)
Director of Technology and
Innovation (Elected by SIG)
Tech SIG Board of Directors (V)
HPA Board of Directors (V)
Director of LAMP (Elected
by HPA)
Jennifer Audette, PT, PhD
[email protected]
Term Ends: Feb 2020
Areas of Oversight: Global Health SIG, Pro
bono Catalyst Group
Robert “Bob” Latz, PT, DPT, CHCIO, CIO
[email protected]
Term Ends: Feb 2019
Areas of Oversight: Technology SIG
Emily Becker, PT
[email protected]
Term Ends: Feb 2020
Appointed to Serve 2/18/2016 until
election.
Areas of Oversight: Leadership,
administration/management,
payment/policy
Director of Scholarship
(Elected by HPA)
Director of Operations
(Elected by HPA)
Dawn Magnusson, PT, PhD
[email protected]
Term Ends: Feb 2020
Areas of Oversight: Program, research,
publications
Kate Brewer, MPT, MBA, RAC-C
[email protected]
Term: Feb 2018
Areas of Oversight: Membership,
Nominating, Bylaws
HPA Committee Chairs
Bylaws Chair (Appointed)
Aliya Chaudry, PT, MBA, JD
[email protected]
LAMP Chair (Appointed)
Term Ends: Feb 2018
Board Liaison: Director of Operations
Amy Lafko, PT, MS, MBA
[email protected]
Term Ends: Feb 2019
Administration & Management SubCommittee Chair: Susan Chalcraft
Member Services Chair
(Appointed)
Nominating Chair
(Elected)
Payment & Practice Chair
(Appointed)
Program Committee Chair
(Appointed)
Publications Chair / Editor
(Appointed)
Research Chair (Appointed)
Term Ends: Feb 2018
Board Liaison: Director of LAMP
Jeremy Bittel, PT, DPT, Cert. MDT
[email protected]
Term Ends: Feb 2018
Board Liaison: Director of Operations
John Tawfik, PT, DPT, CEEAA, GCS
[email protected]
Term Ends: Feb 2018
Board Liaison: Director of Operations
Janet Dolot, PT, DPT, DrPH, OCS
[email protected]
Term: Feb 2018
Board Liaison: Director of LAMP
Emily Becker, PT
[email protected]
Term Ends: Feb 2018
Board Liaison: Director of Scholarship
Ed Dobrzykowski, PT, DPT, ATC, MHS
[email protected]
Term Ends: Feb 2019
Board Liaison: Director of Scholarship
Jean Weaver, PT, MBA
[email protected]
Term Ends: Feb 2018
Board Liaison: Director of Scholarship
Leadership Contacts
Updated: February 20, 2016
V = Voting; N = Non-Voting
HPA / SIG Committee & Task Force Members
Committee
HPA Bylaws (Appointed)
HPA LAMP (Appointed)
Member Services
(Appointed)
Nominating (Elected)
Payment & Practice
(Appointed)
Program (Appointed)
Publications (Appointed)
Research (Appointed)
GHSIG Office / Committee
GHSIG Executive Committee
(Elected)
Members (Term End Date)
LAMP Committee:
John Corcoran; Ann Dull; Anna Edwards;
Aaron Embry; Karen Hughes; Anne Johnson;
Peter Kovacek; Deborah Kucera; Jenelle
Lauchman; Jerry Rush; Beth Sarfaty; Laurie
Shimko; Colleen Sullivan; Laurri Wallace
Curriculum Committee:
John Corcoran; Deborah Kucera; Beth Sarfaty
Leadership Project Committee:
Laura Cantrell; Jenelle Lauchman; Anna
Edwards; Anne Johnson; Jerry Rush; Laurie
Shimko; Colleen Sullivan; Stacey Zeigler
Administration & Management Committee:
Gail Altekruse, Emily Becker, Laura Coco, Ed
Dobrzykowski, Paula Eppenstein, Brian Hull,
Stephen Huntsman, Susan Jeno, Peter
Kovacek, Jim Milani
Andy Wagner
Lauren Bounds
John Tawfik (Feb 2018)
Ralph Utzman (Feb 2019)
David Norris (Feb 2020)
Heather Skaar (Feb 2018)
Anne Biala (Feb 2019)
Lori Pearlmutter (Feb 2019)
Emily Becker (Feb 2018)
PTJ-PAL Managing Editor:
Dianne Jewel (Feb 2020)
Publications Committee:
Lana Svien
Sue O'Brien (Feb 2018)
Gaurav Kaushik (Feb 2019)
Rupaul Patel
Joshua Johnson (February 2019)
Jason Falvey (Feb 2019)
Margaret Danilovich (Feb 2020)
Members (Term End Date)
Chair: Jenny Audette (Feb 2020)
Vice Chair: Sue Klappa (Feb 2020)
Secretary: April Gamble (Feb 2019)
Programming Chair: Cheryl Footer (Feb 2018)
Chair
Aliya Chaudry
Amy Lafko
Amy Lafko
(co-chairs) Laura Cantrell
Jenelle Lauchman
Susan Chalcraft
Jeremy Bittel
John Tawfik
Janet Dolot
Emily Becker
Ed Dobryzkowski
Jean Weaver
Jenny Audette
GHSIG Nominating
Committee (Elected)
GHSIG Bylaws
GHSIG Publicity &
Networking
GHSIG Research &
Publications
Chair: Karen Patterson (Feb 2018)
Members: Lou Hunter Feb. 2019)
Cheryl Kerfeld (Feb 2020)
Aliya Chaudry
Co-Chairs: Laura Martel and Larry Devinney
Social Networking Subcommittee Chair:
Jennifer Werwie Gigliotti
Student Liaison: Jennifer Werwie Gigliotti
Co-Chairs: Sara Pullen; Dawn Magnusson
Tech SIG Office / Committee Members (Term End Date)
Tech SIG Executive
President: Bob Latz (Feb 2019)
Committee (Elected)
Vice President: Alan Lee (Feb 2020)
Secretary: Sean Bagbey (Feb 2020)
Tech SIG Nominating
Tim Richardson (Feb 2018)
Committee (Elected)
Vazira Kanga (Feb. 2019)
Greg Adams (Feb. 2020)