The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) announced the election results for its 2016 board of directors, chair, and executive committee. L. Bradley “Brad” Watson, BOCO, BOCP/L, owner and practitioner at Clarksville Limb & Brace and Rehab, Tennessee, was elected chair. He is a second-generation BOC prosthetist/orthotist and has over 24 years of O&P experience. He joined the BOC board in 2012 and most recently served as secretary.
Joining Watson on the executive committee will be:
- Vice chair: Rod Borkowski, CDME
- Secretary: Wayne R. Rosen, BOCP, BOCO, CPO, CPed, FAAOP
- Treasurer: Shane Ryley, BOCP, BOCO
- Member-at-large: William J. Powers, MBA, LFACHE
- Immediate past chair: James L. Hewlett, BOCO
The newly elected board members are Diana Klunk, CMF, who will serve as a director; David Regier, ATC, who will be a public member, a representative of the consumers of BOC certificants’ services; and Rosen.
John P. Kenney, MURP, BOCO, left the board as of December 31, 2015, after eight years of service. He served two terms as chair, and as immediate past chair, member-at-large, secretary, and vice chair. Also completing their terms on the board as of December 31, 2015, are Ronnie W. Bias, BOCP, BOCO, and Theresa McLeod, COF, CMF, CFM.