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.
John Friedman, MD – President
Physician
Raymond D. Sweeney – Vice President
Retired Healthcare Executive
Robert Panzer, MD – Secretary
Provider Representative
Chief Quality Officer
University of Rochester Medical Center
Paul J. Rowland, FACHE – Treasurer
Retired Healthcare Executive
Bruce Chernof, MD
Retired Healthcare Executive/Professor UCLA Medical School
Stuart Almer
Provider Representative
President and CEO
Gurwin Healthcare System
Paul F. Macielak, Esq.
Past President/CEO New York Health Plan Association
William Shanahan
Retired Healthcare Executive
Carlos Alvarez
Medicare Beneficiary
Dawn Edwards
Medicare Beneficiary
Lois Wagh
Medicare Beneficiary/Consumer Representative
Nealand M. Lewis, PMP, PhD, PSAE, MPM, M.S.Ed, MBA, CICA
Medicare Beneficiary/ESRD Consumer Representative
Kim Pratt
Medicare Beneficiary/ESRD Consumer Representative
Annette Hyde, RN, MA, APN
ESRD Representative
Anne M. Huml, MD, MS
ESRD Representative