The American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA) announced its 2023 board of directors.
The executive committee will consist of Teri Kuffel, JD, who assumes the role of president. Dave McGill moves into the role of immediate past president, and Mitchell Dobson, CPO, FAAOP, is president-elect. Joining them are Jeff Brandt, CPO, who was elected to serve as vice president, and Rick Riley, who will continue to serve as treasurer.
New to the board are Arlene Gillis, CP, LPO, M.Ed.; and Lesleigh Sisson, CFo, CFm. They join Kimberly Hanson; Elizabeth Ginzel, MHA, CPO; Mo Kenney, CPO/L, FAAOP; Jim Kingsley; Linda Wise; and Shane Wurdeman, PhD, CP, FAAOP(D).
Gillis has more than 27 years of O&P experience, including ten years as a practitioner, followed by 17 years as an educator and O&P program director at St. Petersburg College, Florida State University, and Florida International University. She has served on numerous O&P boards and committees and served as chair of the National Commission for Orthotics and Prosthetic of Education (NCOPE), along with ten years as a board member.
Sisson is the founder of O&P Insight and president of Prosthetic Center of Excellence. She has been part of the O&P profession since 1992.
Members of the board of directors are elected by the AOPA membership; the board is responsible for the supervision and direction of AOPA’s mission.
