The Board of Certification/Accreditation, International (BOC) certificants have elected four standing members and three new members to serve on its Board of Directors. Each board member will serve a four-year term. Re-elected members include Scott Baranek, BOCP; Kimberly Hertz, BOCO, CMF; John Kenney, BOCO; and Joseph Lawson, BOCO. The new members are Tammi Lillard, CMF; Shane Ryley, BOCOP; and Shawna Smith, CMF, COF.
Baranek joined the O&P profession after losing his left leg in a motorcycle accident 15 years ago. He served as a member of the item-writing committee before being elected to the BOC board for the first time in 2006.
Hertz was elected as vice chairwoman of the board. Like Baranek, she has been a member of the BOC board of directors since 2006. She currently chairs the legislation and education committees and the orthotist clinical simulation test development committee. She is also the secretary of the executive committee. Hertz is the practice manager of the Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics patient care facility in Spring Valley, New York.
Kenney has been a member of the board for the past three years, including two years on the executive committee and one year as vice chairman of the board. His experience includes more than 20 years as a healthcare executive; he also has sales, marketing, and clinical experience.
Lawson has been a member of the board since 2008. Before joining the board, he served as a member of the test development committees for orthotic fitting and for orthotics. He now chairs the orthotist multiple choice test development committee. He was also recently elected him to a third term as treasurer of BOC’s executive committee.
Lawson has been a member of the board since 2008. Before joining the board, he served as a member of the test development committees for orthotic fitting and for orthotics. He now chairs the orthotist multiple choice test development committee. He was also recently elected him to a third term as treasurer of BOC’s executive committee.
Lillard has 13 years of experience as a mastectomy fitter, 12 of which have also been spent as a durable medical equipment (DME) business owner. In addition to patient care, her responsibilities include all aspects of human resources; employee training; billing; and marketing.
Ryley, who grew up in a military family, received a diploma in international fitness and sport therapy from the University of Cambridge, England, and a degree in prosthetics and orthotics from the University of Salford, Manchester, England. He returned to the United States after a four-year stint working for, and then managing orthopedic services at, Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge. He is the Torrance and Los Angeles, California, area practice manager for Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics. Ryley is a member of the British Association of Prosthetics and Orthotics (BAPO) and the International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO).
Smith has been in the O&P profession for nearly 13 years. After beginning in administration and focusing on coding, billing, and insurance, she earned certification in both orthotic and mastectomy fitting. She works at the Hanger patient care facility in Norwich, New York, and recently joined their management team.
“It is a pleasure to welcome back Kimberly, John, Joe, and Scott to extended terms on the board,” said Sharon Nichelson, CMF, COF, BOC board chairwoman. “I know their work ethic and their commitment to BOC, and I look forward to their continued contributions. It’s also a pleasure to welcome Tammi, Shane, and Shawna to the board. As new members, they each bring valuable insights and perspectives that will broaden our deliberations and benefit our certificants and BOC-accredited facilities.”
Claudia Zacharias, MBA, CAE, president and CEO of BOC, echoed Nichelson’s welcome. “Each of these seven members of the board of directors talks freely about the joy of giving back,” Zacharias said. “When service is a component in a personal set of values, it means that your colleagues can depend on you to do what is right for the group overall. That trust is a real compliment from the certificants who elected this group. I look forward to working with the board on behalf of all our certificants and accredited facilities, and the patients they serve.”
