Thursday, June 4, 2009
WASHINGTON — The American Association for Homecare has elected a new slate of officers for 2009-2010. Voted in during the association's annual Legislative Conference Tuesday, new officers are:
- Chair: A.J. Filippis, president and CEO, Wright & Filippis, Rochester Hills, Mich.
- Vice Chair: Georgetta Blackburn, VP, government relations, Blackburn's, Tarentum, Pa.
- Treasurer: Tom Ryan, president and CEO, Homecare Concepts, Farmingdale, N.Y.
Six new board members, whose terms will run from 2009 to 2012, include:
- Ron Bendell, president, VGM & Associates, Waterloo, Iowa
- Carter Fuller, President, Fuller Rehabilitation & Consulting, Ringold, Ga.
- Chris Kane, COO, Pacific Pulmonary Services, Novato, Calif.
- J.C. Kyrillos, senior vice president of sales and marketing, ResMed, San Diego
- Joel Mills, president and CEO, Advanced Home Care, High Point, N.C.
- Malachi Mixon, chairman and CEO, Invacare Corp., Elyria, Ohio
The association also named incoming council chairmen as follows:
- HME-RT Council
Joel Marx, Medical Services Company, Cleveland, will take over for outgoing chair Joe Lewarski, Invacare, North Ridgeville, Ohio.
The incoming vice chair is Robert Steedley, Barnes Healthcare, Valdosta, Ga. - Medical Supplies Council
Randy Carson of Smith and Nephew, St. Petersburg, Fla., will replace Karen Kaczmarek of KBK Consulting, Boca Raton, Fla. - Medical Gases Council
Continues to be chaired by Ruth Ann Ellison, Apria Healthcare, Canonsburg, Pa. - Rehab and Assistive Technology Council
(RATC)
Continues to be chaired by Tim Pederson, WestMed Rehab, Rapid City, S.D. The incoming vice chair is John Letizia, Laurel Medical Supplies, Edensburg, Pa. - Regulatory Council
Continues to be chaired by Kimberlie Rogers-Bowers, Apria Healthcare. - State Leaders Advisory Council
Continues to be chaired by Rose Schafhauser of MAMES, with Carol Napierski of NYMEP as vice chair.