Committees

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Board of Governors	Name
President	Dennis Kitsko, DO
President Elect	Judy Davis, DO
Vice President	Carl Shermatero, DO
Secretary/Treasurer	Donald Morris, DO
Member at Large 1	Anthony D’Angelo (Term exp. 5/2019)
Member at Large 2	Lyndsay Madden, DO (Term exp. 5/2021)
Member at Large 3	Leslie Norris, DO (Term Exp. 5/2021)
Member at Large 4	Ankur M. Patel, DO (Term exp. 5/2020)
Member at Large 5	Robert Peets, DO (Term exp. 5/2019)
Member at Large 6	Timothy Winter, DO (Term exp. 5/2020
Immediate Past President	Kristin Reidy, DO
18-19 Division Chair Appointments
ADVOCACY DIVISION	Leslie Norris, DO
GOVERNANCE DIVISION	Timothy Winter, DO
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) DIVISION	Ankur M. Patel, DO
MEMBERSHIP DIVISION	Anthony D’Angelo, DO
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING DIVISION	Robert Peets, DO
PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS DIVISION	Lyndsay Madden, DO, Chair & Donald Morris, DO
18-19 Division Chair Appointments
ADVOCACY DIVISION	Leslie Norris, DO
Committees reporting to the Advocacy Division Chair
BUREAU OF FEDERAL HEALTH	Paul Imber DO
	David Gossage, DO, Alt.
AOA DELEGATE	Dennis Kitsko, DO, Judy Davis, DO,
	Kristin Reidy, DO, Mr. Ralph McClish, Exec. Director
AAO COUNCILLOR	Donald Morris, DO
	Ralph Lanciano, DO  Alt.
AAO-HNS REPRESENTATIVES	Paul Imber DO
GOVERNANCE DIVISION	Timothy Winter, DO, Chair
Committees reporting to the Governance Division Chair
BYLAWS	Judy Davis, DO, Chair
	Carl Shermetaro, DO
	Ralph McClish
NOMINATING	Judy Davis, DO, Co-Chair
	Carl Shermetaro, DO, Co-Chair
	Dennis Kitsko, DO
	Kristin Reidy, DO
	open
	Ralph McClish, Advisor
BUDGET REVIEW & ADJUSTMENT (EFC)	Dennis Kitsko, DO
	Judy Davis, DO
	Carl Shermetaro, DO
	Donald Morris, DO
	Kristin Reidy, DO
	Ralph McClish, Advisor
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) DIVISION	Ankur M. Patel, DO
Committees reporting to the IT Division Chair
COMMUNICATIONS
OPHTH Members:
ENT Members:
MEMBERSHIP DIVISION	Anthony D’Angelo, DO
Committees reporting to the Membership Division Chair
AWARDS	Paul Imber, DO, Co-Chair
	Robert Peets, DO, Co-Chair
	James Gaunt, DO
	David Gossage, DO
	John Alway, DO, Advisor
ETHICS	Clifford Steinig, DO, Chair
	Richard Multack, DO
COUNCIL OF REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES
Ophthalmology	Leslie Norris, DO, Chair
Region 1	John Siddens, DO
Region 2	Michael Willman, DO
Region 3	Leslie Norris, DO, Chair
Region 4	Judy Davis, DO
Region 5	Kristin Reidy, DO
Region 6	Peter Jensen, DO
Otolaryngology	Mark Veronneau, DO, Chair
Region 1	Sean Carroll, DO
Region 2	Mark Veronneau, DO, Chair
Region 3	J. Ben Hengy, DO
Region 4	Steven Ashton, DO
Region 5	Miguel Krishnan, DO
Region 6	Mark Robertson, DO
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING DIVISION	Robert Peets, DO
Committees reporting to the Postgraduate Training Division Chair
COUNCIL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION	Sidney Simonian, DO, Chair
	Nicholas Sala, DO (AOBOO Chair)
	Jeffrey Hutchison, DO
	David Gossage, DO
	Larry McIntire, DO
	Robert Peets, DO
	Edward Scheiner, DO
	Steven Sherman, DO
	Carl Shermetaro, DO
	Ralph McClish, Advisor
EDITORIAL SUBCOMMITTEE	Edward Scheiner, DO, Chair
	Robert Chambers, DO
	Ralph Crew, DO
COUNCIL OF RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS
Ophthalmology
Chairman	Scott Fair, DO, Chair
Chair-Elect
Member-at-Large
Otolaryngology
Chairman	Caleb Burrows, DO
Chair-Elect
Member-at-Large
PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS DIVISION	Lyndsay Madden, DO & Donald Morris, DO
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS
Committees reporting to the Professional Programs Division Chair
EDUCATION COMMITTEE	Lyndsay Madden, DO & Donald Morris, DO
AOCO EDUCATION
Cornea	Richard Chu, DO
Glaucoma	Matthew Citron, DO
Neuro-Ophthalmology	Tim Winters, DO
Oculoplastics	Zachary Pearce, DO
Pediatrics	Christin Sylvester, DO
Refractive Surgery	Michael Keil, DO
Retina	Jason Handza, DO
AOCOO-HNS EDUCATION
Rhinology & Otolaryngic Allergy	Ian Humphreys, DO
Head and Neck	Peter Nicholas Rigas, DO
Otology	Mark Van Ess, DO
Laryngology	Libby Smith, DO
Facial Plastic
Pediatrics	Raymond Maguire, DO
Sleep Medicine	Ayman Yaish, DO
Otolaryngic Allergy
EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS
2019 ANNUAL CLINICAL ASSEMBLY	Austin Coleman, DO (OPHTH)
	Ryan Leonard, DO (ENT/FPS)
2019 MID-YEAR SEMINAR	Leslie Norris, DO (OPHTH)
	Matthew Farrugia, DO (ENT/FPS)
2016 ANNUAL CLINICAL ASSEMBLY	Lee Shettle, DO (OPHTH)
	Mark Van Ess, DO (ENT/FPS)
2016 MID-YEAR SEMINAR	Julia Agapov, DO (OPHTH)
	Lyndsey Madden, DO (ENT/FPS)
2017 ANNUAL CLINICAL ASSEMBLY	Leslie Norris, DO (OPHTH)
	Matthew Farrugia, DO (ENT/FPS)
2018 ANNUAL CLINICAL ASSEMBLY	Julia Agapov, DO (OPHTH)
	Lyndsey Madden, DO (ENT/FPS)
BOG Ad Hoc Committee	Paul Imber, DO, Chair
	Robert Chambers, DO
	Leslie Norris, DO
	Larry McIntire, DO
	Mark Van Ess, DO
	Alvin Dubin, DO, EVP/CEO, Advisor
FOUNDATION COMMITTEES
AUDIT (same as AOCOO-HNS above)
FUNDRAISING	David Gossage, DO
	Larry McIntire, DO
Foundation Oversight	Sirtaz Sibia, DO, Chair
	Robert Franchi, DO Otolaryngology
	Paul Imber, DO Otolaryngology
	Alvin Dubin, DO
	A. Douglas Stevens - Advisor
	Roger N. Morris
	Ralph McClish - Executive Director

Committee Responsibilities

“COMMITTEES ARE THE BACKBONE OF THE AOCOO-HNS”

General Information

In accordance with the Constitution and Bylaws of the AOCOO-HNS, the President makes committee appointments.  The President may also create special committees to accomplish specific goals of the Colleges.  The three types of committees within the AOCOO-HNS are standing, appointed and special committees.  The President is an ex-officio member of all committees and is informed of the activities of the committees on a regular basis.  Each committee meets at least one time per year, filing written minutes and a written report to the Board of Governors and/or Board and membership of the Colleges.

Most committees of the Colleges meet  before the spring and fall meetings, filing reports that are duplicated and distributed to the Board of Governors at that time.

Notification of membership meetings are sent out a minimum of 60 days prior to the meeting.  Some committees may provide members with the opportunity to participate in meetings via teleconference; however, this is not always an option.  Committee minutes are finalized within 30 days of the meeting and forwarded to all committee members shortly thereafter.    Minutes of committee meetings are maintained at the AOCOO-HNS Office for use by committee chairs or members seeking information on committee actions.

Committee Goals and Objectives

Goals and objectives were formulated for each committee of the Colleges.  The goals and objectives are distributed to each committee member upon appointment to a committee and to the chair.  Each committee is asked to review its goals and objectives on a regular basis with the advice of the Division Chair.  Committees may make recommendations for changes, additions or deletions in goals and objectives to the AOCOO-HNS Executive Committee.

Budgetary Responsibilities

Special projects being considered by a committee and the proposed budget must be returned to the AOCOO-HNS Office within 30 days of the Mid-Winter Meeting of the Finance Committee (deadline, January 1st).