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 Healthcare System
Barbara Breckenridge
Medicare Beneficiary/ESRD Consumer Representative
Bruce Chernof, MD
Retired Healthcare Executive
Dawn Edwards
Medicare Beneficiary
John Friedman, MD – President
Physician
Heekyeong Ma, MPH, CNN, RN
ESRD Representative
Paul F. Macielak, Esq.
Past President/CEO New York Health Plan Association
Niesha Neal
Medicare Beneficiary/ESRD Consumer Representative
Robert Panzer, MD – Secretary
Provider Representative
Chief Quality Officer
University of Rochester Medical Center
Paul J. Rowland, FACHE – Treasurer
Retired Healthcare Executive
Nauman Shahid, MD
ESRD Representative
William Shanahan
Retired Healthcare Executive
Raymond D. Sweeney – Vice President
Retired Healthcare Executive
Lois Wagh
Medicare Beneficiary/Consumer Representative