The Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) has announced its 2011 officers and board of directors. Marshall J. Cohen of New York will serve another term as chairman of the board, Pat Chelf of Minnesota will return to the position of vice-chair, and Jeff Lutz of Louisiana will return to the position of treasurer. Each officer will serve for a one-year term.
“As the Amputee Coalition enters its 25th year, I appreciate the vote of confidence I have been given and I am again honored to serve as chairman of the board,” Cohen said. “As a board and as an organization, we are dedicated to serving the limb-loss community and to ensuring that the Amputee Coalition is responsive to the needs of people affected by limb loss. We have made much progress in 25 years and are looking forward to celebrating our successes while also providing inspiration for the next 25 years.”
The ACA’s newest board member is Thomas Dennis Strickland, III, of Atlanta, Georgia. Strickland, an amputee, is retired from the BellSouth Corporation after a 30-year career in which he held a variety of leadership positions.
He has served on the boards of several multinational companies and BellSouth subsidiaries. He has also served on the ACA’s membership committee and other task forces and committees. He served as CFO for the Amputee Foundation of Greater Atlanta, and has worked as a volunteer office-holder for the American Heart Association for more than 25 years.
Strickland holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, and a master of business administration degree from Georgia State University, also in Atlanta.
Continuing their service on the ACA Board are David McGill, New York; Kathy Spozio, Pennsylvania; Jeffrey Cain, MD, Colorado; Scott Stevens, MD, Tennessee; Charles Steele, New York; Terrence Sheehan, MD, Maryland; and Tami Stanley, Utah.
