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| Board of Governors | Name |
| President | Dennis Kitsko, DO
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| President Elect | Judy Davis, DO
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| Vice President | Carl Shermatero, DO
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| Secretary/Treasurer | Donald Morris, DO
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| 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) |
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Robert Peets, DO (Term exp. 5/2019)
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| Member at Large 6 | Timothy Winter, DO (Term exp. 5/2020
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| Immediate Past President | Kristin Reidy, DO
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| 17-18 Division Chair Appointments | |
| ADVOCACY DIVISION | Matt Farrugia, DO |
| GOVERNANCE DIVISION | Suzy Everhart, DO |
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) DIVISION | Ankur M. Patel, DO |
| MEMBERSHIP DIVISION | Anthony D’Angelo, DO |
| POSTGRADUATE TRAINING DIVISION | Robert Peets, DO |
| PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS DIVISION | Donald Morris, DO, Chair |
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| 17-18 Division Chair Appointments | |
| ADVOCACY DIVISION | Matt Farrugia, DO |
Committees reporting to the Advocacy Division Chair |
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| BUREAU OF FEDERAL HEALTH | Paul Imber DO |
| David Gossage, DO, Alt. | |
| AOA DELEGATE | Alvin Dubin, DO, EVP/CEO |
| Kristin Reidy, DO | |
| AAO COUNCILLOR | Erin Benjamin DO |
| Suzy Everhart DO Alt. | |
| AAO-HNS REPRESENTATIVES | Paul Imber DO |
| GOVERNANCE DIVISION | Suzy Everhart DO, Chair |
Committees reporting to the Governance Division Chair |
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| BYLAWS | Judy Davis DO |
| Dennis Kitsko DO, Chair | |
| Alvin Dubin DO | |
| NOMINATING | Dennis Kitsko, DO, Co-Chair |
| Judy Davis DO, Co-Chair | |
| Sirtaz Sibia, DO | |
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| Alvin Dubin, DO, Advisor | |
| BUDGET REVIEW & ADJUSTMENT (EFC) | Kristin Reidy, DO |
| Dennis Kitsko, DO | |
| Judy Davis, DO | |
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| Alvin Dubin, DO, Advisor | |
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) DIVISION | Ankur M. Patel, DO |
Committees reporting to the IT Division Chair |
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| COMMUNICATIONS | |
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| ENT Members: | |
| MEMBERSHIP DIVISION | Anthony D’Angelo, DO |
Committees reporting to the Membership Division Chair |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | |
| Alvin Dubin, DO, EVP/CEO, Advisor | |
| EDITORIAL SUBCOMMITTEE | Edward Scheiner, DO, Chair |
| Robert Chambers, DO | |
| Ralph Crew, DO | |
| COUNCIL OF RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS | |
| Ophthalmology | |
| Chairman | T. Lisa Nguyen, DO, Chair |
| Chair-Elect | |
| Member-at-Large | |
| Otolaryngology | |
| Chairman | Kyle Mitts, DO (Grandview) |
| Chair-Elect | |
| Member-at-Large | |
| PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS DIVISION | Donald Morris, DO |
| DIRECTOR OF EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS | |
Committees reporting to the Professional Programs Division Chair |
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| EDUCATION COMMITTEE | Donald Morris, DO, Chair |
| 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 | |
| 2015 ANNUAL CLINICAL ASSEMBLY | Austin Coleman, DO (OPHTH) |
| Ryan Leonard, DO (ENT/FPS) | |
| 2015 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 | |
| PRESIDENT’S ADVISORY COUNCIL (Adhoc) | Robert Chambers, DO |
| James Gaunt, DO | |
| David Gossage, DO | |
| Paul Imber, DO | |
| Shoib Myint, DO | |
| Wayne Robbins, DO | |
| FOUNDATION COMMITTEES | |
| AUDIT (same as AOCOO-HNS above) | |
| FUNDRAISING | David Gossage, DO |
| Larry McIntire, DO | |
| Foundation Oversight | Alvin Dubin, DO, EVP Chair |
| Robert Franchi, DO | |
| Paul Imber, DO Otolaryngology | |
| Douglas Stevens | |
| William Lynch | |
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“COMMITTEES ARE THE BACKBONE OF THE AOCOO-HNS”
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.
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.
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).