The IPRO Board of Directors is composed of up to 15 members representing a variety of healthcare settings and disciplines, as well as individuals with non-healthcare backgrounds. No single profession constitutes a majority of the Board. The Directors are elected annually each June at the IPRO Annual meeting for a term of one-year. Directors are subject to a term limit of six years. IPRO Directors are eligible to receive $500.00 per meeting (plus $150.00 for travel time over 100 miles one way) and reimbursement for travel expenses in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and IPRO travel policy.
Stuart Almer
Provider Representative
President and CEO
Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehab. Center
Bruce Chernof, MD
CEO
The Scan Foundation
John Friedman, MD – President
Physician
Roy Graham
Medicare Beneficiary/ESRD Consumer Representative
ESRD Representative
Robert G. Lerner, MD – Secretary
Physician
Paul F. Macielak, Esq.
New York Health Plan Association
Brian Murray, MD
ESRD Representative
Robert Panzer, MD
Provider Representative
Chief Quality Officer
University of Rochester Medical Center
Paul J. Rowland, FACHE – Treasurer
Retired Healthcare Executive
Erdal Sarac, MD
ESRD Representative
John Sardelis, PhD
Professor, Assoc. Chairperson
St. Joseph’s College
William Shanahan
Retired Healthcare Executive
Raymond D. Sweeney – Vice President
Retired Healthcare Executive
Keith Anthony Taylor
Medicare Beneficiary/ESRD Consumer Representative
ESRD Representative
Lois Wagh
Medicare Beneficiary/Consumer Representative