Biographies
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Officers |
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Anthony Mifsud, RPA-C
President
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| Name:
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Anthony Mifsud, RPA-C
President, AAPA Delegate
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Work:
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Emergency Medicine,
Glens
Falls
Hospital, Glens
Falls,
New
York. |
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Home:
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Queensbury,
New
York
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NYSSPA Hx: |
President Elect 2007-2008
Vice President 2002-2007
District Area B 2000-2002
Pharmaceutical
Affairs & Exhibit chair 1990-2000
Manpower task force committee chair
1988
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AAPA Hx: |
AAPA House of Delegates, Chief Delegate
2003-2005
AAPA House of Delegates, Delegate 2003-2008 |
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PA Program: |
Long
Island
University, 1984
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Hobbies: |
Skiing, hunting, high angle and wilderness rescue, golf,
hockey dad acting with Saratoga City Ballet, gardening and
landscape design, set building for local acting companies. |
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Family: |
Mindy
Mifsud, RPA-C, wife;
Jessica, Melissa, daughters;
Morgan son. |
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John Hallowell, MBA, RPA-C
Vice President,
AAPA Chief Delegate |
| Name: |
John Hallowell, MBA, RPA-C
Vice President / AAPA Chief Delegate
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| Work: |
Chief Physician Assistant,
Program Director Surgical Solutions for Weight Loss bariatric
surgery program
Brookhaven
Memorial
Hospital
Medical
Center,
Suffolk
County |
| Home: |
Great
River,
Suffolk
County |
| NYSSPA
Hx: |
Vice President / AAPA Chief Delegate 2007-2009
District E Director 2003-2007
Governmental Affairs Committee Chair 2001-2002
Finance Committee Chair 2000-2001 |
| AAPA
Hx: |
AAPA House of Delegates
2007-2009 |
| PA
Program: |
Catawba Valley Technical Institute, Hickory,
N.C.
1978; Post-Graduate Surgical Residency Program, Montefiore
Hospital
Medical
Center,
Bronx,
N.Y.
1985; Graduate
School:
MBA from Dowling
College,
Oakdale, N.Y.
2004 |
| Hobbies: |
Boating, hiking |
| Family: |
Meg Hallowell, RPA-C wife and three children |
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Adrian Llewellyn, MPAS,
RPA-C
President Elect
AAPA Alternate
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| Name: |
Adrian Llewellyn,
MPAS, RPA-C
District Area C |
| Work: |
Woodhull Medical Center, Emergency
Dept. Co-Cheif PA & Performance Improvement
Coordinator |
| Home: |
Jersey
City, NJ
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| NYSSPA Hx: |
President Elect 2008-2009
District Director Area
C, 2003-2004, 2006-2008
Professional Relations Chair (2004-2006)
Ad-hoc
Committee Chair for NYSSPA PA Programs Liaison Committee
Alternate Delegate AAPA HOD 2004,2005,2009 |
| AAPA Hx: |
African
Heritage Caucus, 2002-present
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| PA Program: |
University
of Nebraska Medical Center MPAS, 2001
The
City College of New York Sophie Davis, School of
Biomedical Education PA Program at Harlem Hospital Center 1988 |
| Hobbies: |
Travel,
Movies, Cycling, Photography |
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Jenny
Jackson, RPA-C
Secretary, Scholarship Chair
AAPA Delegate
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| Name: |
Jenny Jackson, RPA-C
Secretary, Scholarship Chair, AAPA Delegate |
| Work: |
Jacobi
Medical Center, Department of Plastic &
Reconstructive Surgery, Bronx |
| Home: |
Huntington Station, Suffolk County
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| NYSSPA
Hx: |
Scholarship Chair 2007-2009
Student Director 2006-2007
Student Affairs Committee 2004-present
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| AAPA
Hx: |
Delegate to AAPA HOD 2007-2009
SAAPPA
HOD Representitive 2006
SAAPPA AOR Representitive 2005 |
| PA
Program: |
New York Institute of Technology, 2006 |
| Hobbies: |
Travel |
| Family: |
David Jackson, RPA-C, Husband
Lauren, daughter |
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David Jackson, MPAS, RPA-C
Treasurer,
Finance Committee Chair,
Web Master,
AAPA Delegate
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| Name: |
David
Jackson, MPAS, RPA-C
Treasurer; Finance Committee Chair, Web Master, AAPA Delegate
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| Work: |
Emergency
Medicine, Glens
Falls
Hospital,
Emergency
Department, Warren
County;
New York Institute of Technology, Adjunct Faculty;
Long University PA Program, Adjunct Faculty |
| Home: |
Huntington Station, Suffolk County |
| NYSSPA
Hx: |
Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair: 2005-present
Webmaster 2004-present
Past
President 2004-2005
President 2003-2004
President
Elect 2002-2003
District Area A 2000-2002
Fall CME Chair 2001 |
| AAPA
Hx: |
AAPA House of Delegates 2002 - 2009
Reference Committee 2005
- 2008
Reference Committee Chair 2007 - 2008 |
| PA
Program: |
Touro
College,
1995
University of Nebraska, 2007
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| Hobbies: |
Travel, Teaching, Photography & Movies
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| Family: |
Jenny
Jackson, RPA-C, Wife
Lauren, daughter |
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Lisa Campo, MPAS, RPA-C
Past President
AAPA Alternate
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| Name: |
Lisa Campo, MPAS, RPA-C
Past President |
| Work: |
Orthopaedic Oncology
, Mt. Sinai
University
Hospital
, NY,
New York
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| Home: |
Staten Island |
| NYSSPA Hx: |
President
2007-2008
Vice
- President / Chief Delegate 2005-2006
Secretary 2001-2003
Committee Chair, Management Company Search
District
Director Area C 1998-2001 |
| PA Program: |
University
of Nebraska, 2005
USPHS
Hospital
(Bayley-Seton), St. John's
University
, 1979
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| Hobbies: |
Travel, reading, teaching, community events, yoga,
gourmet cooking, dancing |
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Directors
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Kirsten
Keyser, MPAS, RPA-C
District Area A
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| Name: |
Kirsten Keyser, MPAS, RPA-C
District Area A |
| Work: |
Bassett Healthcare
Schoharie, NY |
| Home: |
Duanesburg, Schenectady
County |
| NYSSPA Hx: |
Student Affairs Committee
Chair 2006-2007
Student Director-at-Large
2005-2006 |
| AAPA Hx: |
Member 2004-2009 |
| PA Program: |
Albany Medical College,
2006 |
| Family: |
Robert Keyser, Husband |
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Elle Abel, MS, RPA-C
District Area B
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| Name:
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Elle Abel, RPA-C
District
Area B |
| Work: |
SUNY Upstate University
Hospital in Syracuse;
Hematology/Oncology at the Regional Oncology Center
Syracuse NY |
| Home:
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Syracuse, NY
Onondoga
County.
Life-long resident of NY State |
| NYSSPA
Hx: |
Public Education Chair
1995-1997
Public Education Committee 1994-1995
New York
State Fair Coordinator and Assistant
Coordinator
Membership Drive
Committee
1995 NYSSPA Spring
Conference Chair
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| PA Program:
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Stony Brook LI 1988;
Syracuse University- Rehabilitation
Counseling Masters Program, 2008 |
| Hobbies: |
Writing, Research, Art and craft design,
Photography, Crocheting, mentoring, assisting with facilitation
of women and family support groups |
| Family: |
Four grown children, Dawn Weber, Doris Abel, L.
David Abel, Karen Abel; Four Grandchildren- Emily, Grace, Joshua
and Mason Abel |
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Rena Mitchell, MS, CHES, RPA-C
District Area C
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| Name: |
Rena Mitchell, MS, CHES,
RPA-C
Past President,
Committee on Diversity Chair |
| Work: |
SUNY
Downstate
Medical
Center
Acting Chair
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| Home: |
Roosevelt,
Long Island |
| NYSSPA Hx: |
Past President 2007-2008
President
2006-2007
President-Elect 2005-2006
Judicial Affair Chair
Membership Chair
Public Education Chair |
| AAPA Hx: |
Student Minority
Affairs Chair
PAEA Education
Affairs Chair |
| PA Program: |
Stony
Brook, 1986 |
| Hobbies: |
Reading & Music |
| Family: |
Vincent,
Husband;
Children: Brandon,
Tenya, Vinmar,
Shaneika, and Sadé |
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David DaPolito, RPA-C
District Area D
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| Name: |
David
DaPolito, RPA-C
District
Area D |
| Work: |
Endocrinology
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| Home: |
Blasdell, NY |
| NYSSPA Hx: |
Acting District Area D 2007-2008 |
| AAPA Hx: |
Member |
| PA Program: |
D'Youville College 2005 |
| Hobbies: |
Aeromedical Evacuation Technician USAF Reserves since 1984, Treasurer Western New York PA Association |
| Family: |
Deborah DaPolito |
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Jose Ventura, RPA-C
District Area E,
AAPA
Delegate
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| Name: |
Jose Ventura,
RPA-C
District Area E, AAPA Delegate
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Work: |
Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center |
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Home: |
Dix Hill, Suffolk
County
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NYSSPA Hx: |
Reimbursement
Chair 2004-2009
Minority Affairs Chair 2002-2003
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AAPA Hx: |
Delegate 2005-2009 |
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PA Program: |
Harlem
Hospital
, PA Program, 1987
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Hobbies:
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Photography
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Family:
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Tauny, Wife; Tauny, Daughter
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Kate Godly, PA-S
Student Director |
| Name: |
Kate Godly,
PA-S
Student Director |
| PA Program: |
St. John's University Fresh Meadows, NY - formerly SVCMC |
| Education: |
Virginia Tech, BS in Biochemistry, Blacksburg 2005 |
| Home: |
Red Bank, NJ |
| Hobbies: |
Field Hockey, Hiking, Softball |
| Family: |
Mother, Father, 2 Sisters |
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Erin Lennon, PA-S
Student Director |
| Name: |
Erin Lennon,
PA-S
Student Director |
| PA Program: |
Weill Cornell Medical College, Class of 2009 |
| Education: |
University of Wisconsin - Madison, BS Medical Microbiology & Immunology, 2002 |
| Home: |
New York, NY |
| Hobbies: |
Reading, cooking, playing with my dog |
| Family: |
Liz, mother; Kate, sister; Moo-Shu, beloved dog |
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Lauren Morasse, PA-S
Student Director Alternate |
| Name: |
Lauren Morasse,
PA-S
Student Director Alternate |
| PA Program: |
Wagner College PA Program, 2009
Staten Island, NY |
| Home: |
Bethpage, NY |
| Education: |
Wagner College 2004-2008, B.S. |
| NYSSPA Hx: |
Student Affairs Committee Member 2007-2008 |
| Activities: |
Vice President Wagner's chapter of SAAPA 2008-Present
President of Wagner College PA Assoc. 2006-2008
Vice President of Wagner College PA Assoc. 2004-2006 |
| Hobbies: |
Beach, Traveling, Baking, Snowboarding, Reading |
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Committee Chairs
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Erin McNeilly, RPA-C
Elections
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| Name: |
Erin McNeilly,
RPA-C
Election Chair |
| Work: |
Winhrop University Hospital, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery |
| Home: |
Levittown, Nassau County |
| NYSSPA Hx: |
Elections Committee Chair 2008-2009
Scholarship Committee 2007-present |
| PA Program: |
New York Institute of Technology, 2006 |
| Hobbies: |
Travel, Reading, Sailing |
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Michael
Frank, RPA-C
Government Affairs
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| Name:
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Michael Frank, RPA-C
Government
Affairs
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Work:
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Private Office, Orthopedic Surgery, Dr. Bryan Bilfield,
Albany, NY
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| Education: |
Albany-Hudson
Valley PA program 1978
The College of
St. Rose, BA Biology
1975 |
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Home: |
Glenmont, NY
12077 |
| PA Activities: |
Founding
father and present leader of Capital Area PA Society |
| AAPA
Hx: |
Member since 1978 |
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NYSSPA Hx: |
Government
Affairs Chair 2004-Present
District A Director, 1998-2000 |
| Hobbies: |
Signing,
Gardening, Genealogy, Movies, Travel |
| Family: |
Wife,
Maureen,
Three Sons all grown and out on their own for the most
part. |
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Brian H. Glick, RPA-C
Membership Chair,
AAPA Delegate
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| Name:
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Brian H. Glick,
RPA-C
Membership Chair,
AAPA Delegate |
| Work:
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Emergency Medicine,
Glens
Falls
Hospital,
Emergency
Care
Center,
Warren
County |
| Home: |
Clifton
Park, Saratoga
County
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| NYSSPA Hx:
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Membership
Chair 2006-2009
Member since 1996
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| AAPA
Hx:
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AAPA House of Delegates 2006-20089 |
| PA
Program: |
Albany-Hudson
Valley
PA Program, 1996 |
| Hobbies:
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Camping, Travel, Flying, Movies
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| Family:
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Cheryl M. Glick, RPA-C, Capital Care Pediatrics, Clifton
Park,
NY,
Wife |
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Danielle
Koshofer, MPAS, RPA-C
Student Affairs Chair
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| Name: |
Danielle
Koshofer, MPAS, RPA-C
Student Affairs Chair |
| Home: |
Buffalo, NY, Erie County
East Meadow, NY, Nassau County
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| PA Program: |
New York Institute of
Technology, 2008
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| Education: |
University at Buffalo
2000-2004
B.S. Biotechnology |
| Activities: |
President, NYIT PA Class of
2008
President, NYIT's chapter of SAAAPA
Student Director, American Association of Surgical
Physician Assistants |
| Hobbies: |
Skiing, Golf, and Travel |
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Thomas Brown, RPA-C
Public Education Chair
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| Name: |
Thomas
Brown, RPA-C
Public Education Chair |
| Home: |
Truxton, NY |
| Work: |
Preanesthesia Department
University Hospital
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| Education: |
Arcadia University 1999 |
| Hobbies: |
Snowboarding, Motocross, BMX, fishing, spending time with
family |
| Family: |
Married with two children Aidan and Amber |
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Kevin Bolan, RPA-C
Professional Relations,
AAPA Delegate
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| Name:
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Kevin Bolan, RPA-C
Professional Relations, AAPA Delegate
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| Work:
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Director,
Newcomb
Health
Center
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| Home: |
Newcomb, Essex
County |
| NYSSPA Hx: |
District Area B Director 2002-2007
Past
President 1990
President 1989
President Elect 1988 |
| PA Program: |
Harlem
Hospital
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| Family:
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Married, Denise Bolan PA, 3 daughters
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Barbara Davies, RPA-C
Fall 2008, Conference Chair
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| Name: |
Barbara Davies, RPA-C
Fall Conference Chair |
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Work: |
Staten Island University Hospital, Prediatics Department
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Home: |
East Orange, NJ |
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NYSSPA Hx: |
Secretary 2005-2006
Public Relation 2003-2005 |
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AAPA Hx: |
AAPA House of Delegates 2004-2006 |
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PA Program: |
Touro College, 1995 |
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Hobbies: |
Travel, Shopping
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Family: |
Carl Davies, Husband; Christine and Jennifer Daughters |
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Paula Drivas, RPA-C
Spring 2010, Conference Chair
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| Name:
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Paula
Drivas, RPA-C
Spring 2010, Conference Chair
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| Work:
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Dept of Emergency Medicine
Long Island Jewish Medical Center |
| Home: |
Glen Head, Nassau
County |
| NYSSPA Hx:
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Scholarship
Chair 2006-2007
CME Chair, Spring Conference 2005
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| PA
Program: |
Bayley
Seton
Hospital,
Staten
Island,
1993
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| Hobbies:
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Gardening, baseball and soccer with my three
boys, writing, teaching and gardening
Published several articles in Medical Journals
Currently working on my first book. |
| Family:
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Husband, Elias (IT Director)
Sons- Theo, Alex, and Matt
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Peter D. Kuemmel, MS, RPA-C
Newsletter Editor
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| Name:
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Peter D. Kuemmel, MS, RPA-C
Newsletter
Editor |
| Work: |
Vice Chair,
Dept. of Physician Assistant Education; Associate
Director, Long
Island
Geriatric Education
Center,
Health
Sciences
Center,
Stony Brook University
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| Home: |
Sound
Beach, Suffolk
County |
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NYSSPA Hx: |
Newsletter
Editor 1995-1998, 2001-2004
,
2006-2009
New
York
State
Board for Professional Medical Conduct
1990-1998 |
| PA Program:
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University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1978
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| Hobbies:
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Coaching soccer, Travel (especially National
Parks!), Skiing, Photography
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| Family:
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Valerie
Kuemmel, MA, RPA-C, and our three wonderful children Adam, Hannah, & Rebecca
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Robert M. Blumm, MA, RPA-C
Surgical Caucus,
AAPA Delegate
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| Name: |
Robert M.
Blumm, MA, RPA-C
Surgical Caucus
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Work: |
Administrative Surgical PA
-
Southside hospital, Bay shore, NY - New Island
Hospital, Bethpage,
NY,
Regional Manager USA Medical Servives, NY, PC Mineola,
NY |
| Home: |
Amityville, NY |
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NYSSPA Hx: |
Immediate Past
President-1995-96
President-1994-95
President-elect-1993-94
Vice
president/Chief Delegate-1992-93
Legislative
Committee-2 years
Chair
Conference Committee-5 years
Chair-Professional
Relations Committee-1996-97, 2003-2004 |
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AAPA Hx: |
House of Delegates-1992-2005, 2009
NYSSPA
or AASPA
Chief
Delegate- NYSSPA 1994
Chief
Delegate AASPA 1999-2000
Liaison
to American
College
of
Surgeons 1999-04
Chairman
Surgical Congress AAPA-1999-2003
AAPA
ATLS Committee 2000-2002
President
ASPA 1998-2000
NCCPA
Committee - Future Development of Certification
Paragon
Award Winner- AAPA- 2001 |
| PA
Program:
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Grandfather, US
Army
Special Forces; Medic-Vietnam, 1966-68 |
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Hobbies:
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Shooting, Lecturing, Writing, PA Politics, Teaching
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| Family:
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Celia- wife- Humanities Teacher, Matt-
Actor-Movies and TV, Kristin-
Advertising Executive
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Susan O. Cappelmann, MT,
RPA-C
Educators
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| Name: |
Susan O. Cappelmann, RPA-C, MT (ASCP)
Education Committee
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| Work: |
Associate Director, Pace University Lenox Hill Hospital Physician Assistant Program
Women's Health, St. John's Family Health Center |
| Home: |
Douglastown
,
NY |
| NYSSPA Hx: |
Spring CME Conference Committee Member 2006 |
| AAPA Hx: |
Faculty Advisor, Pace University Lenox Hill Hospital PA Program Student Society 2008-09; 2004-07 |
| Hobbies: |
Cooking, Interior Design, Reading
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| Family: |
Fiancée, Gordon |
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Jennifer Rath,
RPA-C
Committee on Diversity |
Bio coming soon |
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Other Delegates and
Alternates
to the 2009 AAPA House of Delegates in San Diego |
Lawrence Herman, MPA, RPA-C
AAPA
Delegate |
| Name: |
Lawrence
Herman, MPA, RPA-C
AAPA Delegate |
| Work: |
Senior Clinical Coordinator/Asst. Professor,
New
York Institute of Technology, Department
of Physician Assistant Studies, Old
Westbury,
NY
.
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| Home: |
Huntington, Suffolk County,
NY |
| NYSSPA Hx: |
MSSNY Task Force 2003-2008
Pharmaceutical Affairs Chair,
2003-2004
Past
President, 2001-2002
President, 2000-2001
President-elect, 1999-2000
Government
Affairs Chair, 1998-1999
Reimbursement
Chair, 1997-1998
Member Profession Practice 2008-2011 Council |
| AAPA Hx: |
Past Chair, Clinical and Scientific Affairs Council,
2006-2008
Member, Clinical
and Scientific Affairs Council 2002-2006
Delegate
to AAPA HOD 1999-2009 |
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Christopher Brandon, RPA-C
AAPA Delegate
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| Name: |
Christopher Brandon, RPA-C
AAPA Delegate |
| Work: |
Emergency Medicine,
Samaritan Hospital,
Emergency Department, Watertown, NY
Emergency Medicine, Brookhaven Hospital, Patchogue, NY |
| Home: |
Watertown, Jefferson County |
| NYSSPA Hx: |
Scholarship Committee Member 2007-2008 |
| PA Program: |
New York Institute of
Technology, 2001 |
| Hobbies: |
Music, Raquetball,
Travelling |
| Family: |
Mackenzie - 9 and Trevor -
6 |
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Diane Bruessow RPA-C
AAPA Delegate
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| Name: |
Diane Bruessow, RPA-C
AAPA Delegate |
| Work: |
Diane Bruessow, RPA-C (independent contractor) |
| Home: |
Middle Village, Queens |
| NYSSPA Hx: |
AAPA Delegate 2007-2009
Reference Committee 2009 |
| AAPA Hx: |
JAAPA Editorial Board, 2009-2012
Committee on Diversity, 2006- 2009
Appointed Representative to the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, 07-09
LBGT PA Caucus, President, 08-09 |
| PA Program: |
Long Island University/Brooklyn Hospital, 1993
University of Nebraska, Anticipated 2009 |
| Interests: |
Organizational Development, Community Supported Agriculture, Gourmet Cooking, and a Full Night's Sleep |
| Family: |
Deb Trazino, Spousal Equivalent |
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Peter Schuman, RPA-C
AAPA Delegate
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| Name: |
Peter
Schuman, RPA-C
AAPA Delegate |
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Staff |
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Ethan Gray
Executive Director
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| Name: |
Ethan Gray
Executive Director
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| Home |
Philadelphia, PA |
| Education |
Syracuse University, B.A. 2003 |
| Hobbies |
Music, Travel |
| Family |
Wife - Jamie, Son - Dillon |
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