Board and Committee Listing - Orthopaedic Trauma Association

OTA Board of Directors
2013 Board of Directors and Committee Members
President
President Elect
2nd President Elect
Immediate Past President
2nd Past President
Andrew Schmidt
Ross Leighton
Theodore Miclau, III
Robert Probe
Tim Bray
CFO—David Hak 2014 up to 6-years (elected 2011)
Secretary— Heather Vallier 2015 up to 6-years (elected 2012)
Member-at-Large—David Teague 2014 (appointed 2011)
Member-at-Large—Lisa Cannada 2014 (appointed 2011)
Member-at-Large— Doug Lundy 2015 (appointed 2012)
Annual Program—Thomas Higgins 2015 2-year term ends 2015 (appointed 2013)
* The OTA President-Elect shall serve for five (5) years on the Board as he/she passes through the offices of President
and Past President.
President Elect: Committee Appointment Oversight
Immediate Past President: Nominating Committee Chair
2 nd Past President: Strategic Planning Meeting Chair
OTA Bylaws Appointed Committees
By-Laws & Hearings Committee
James Stannard (chair) 2015 1 st term (appointed 2012)
Mark Anders 2014 2 nd term (appointed 2008)
Alexandra Schwartz 2015 2 nd term (appointed 2009)
Terms/Committee Structure: Three members will be appointed; each member serves for 3 years
and one is appointed each year on a rotating schedule.

Education Committee
Bill Ricci (Chair) 2014 1 st term (appointed 2011)
Paul Dougherty 2014 2 nd term (appointed 2008)
Paul Tornetta 2015 2 nd term (appointed 2009)
Marcus Sciadini 2014 1 st term (appointed 2011)
Samir Mehta 2015 1 st term (appointed 2012)
Robert Ostrum 2015 1 st term (appointed 2012)
OKO Ex-Officio Member: Thomas DeCoster
Michael Beltran, MD - ex-officio Resident Member appointed 2011
The following are ex-officio members:
Mike Archdeacon
RCFC, Chair
Kyle Jeray
RCFC, Co-Chair
Matt Graves
Spring RCFC Chair
Greg DellaRocca
Spring RCFC Co-Chair
Ken Koval
Resident Syllabus Update, Chair
Brett Crist
RATTC, Chair
Matt Mormino
RATTC, Co-Chair
Steve Morgan AAOS/OTA Course, Chair (2012 – 2013)
Frank Liporace AAOS/OTA Course, Co-Chair (2013 – 2014)
Dave Teague AAOS/OTA Course, Co-Chair (2014 – 2115)
Roy Sanders
JOT Editor
Erik Kubiak
Video Library Subcommittee
Terms/Committee Structure: This appointed committee will consist of five permanent members
with three year terms. There will be additional members who will serve as a result of their function
in the OTA (involved with running a course or other educational effort). One of the five permanent
members will be responsible for CME.
Finance and Audit Committee
David Hak, CFO, Chairman Ex-Officio
Alan Jones (past CFO)
Ex-Officio
Douglas Dirschl 2016 1 st term (appointed 2013)
Terms/Committee Structure: The President with the approval of the Board of Directors shall
appoint three (3) members of the Corporation to the Finance and Audit Committee for one three (3)
year term each. The Chief Financial Officer will serve as the Chairman of the committee. The
immediate past Chief Financial Officer will also be a committee member. A third committee
member with fiscal experience will be nominated. Committee members may serve one (1)
successive three (3) year term. The Board of Directors will provide charges for this committee.
(practice managers, MBA’s)

Annual Program Committee
Thomas Higgins (Chair) 2015 1 st term (appointed 2011)
Robert O’Toole (Co-Chair) 2014 1 st term (appointed 2011)
John Ruth 2014 2 nd term (appointed 2008)
Mike McKee 2015 1 st term (appointed 2012)
Pierre Guy 2016 2 nd term (appointed 2010)
Michael Gardner 2016 2 nd term (appointed 2010)
David Sanders 2016 1 st term (appointed 2013
Gil Ortega 2016 1 st term (appointed 2013)
Stephen Kottmeier 2016 1 st term (appointed 2013)
Basic Science Subcommittee Chair (ex officio): Ted Miclau
Coding Course Chair (ex officio): Scott Broderick
Disaster Preparedness Course Chair (ex officio): Chris Born
Terms/Committee Structure: The Board of Directors shall appoint nine (9) members of this
Corporation to serve for a term of three (3) years on the Program Committee. Committee members
may serve one (1) successive three (3) year term.
Basic Science Sub-Committee
Chair: Ted Miclau 2014 (Ed Harvey to be appointed chair in 2014)
Steve Olson 2014
Mohit Bhandari 2015
Joe Borrelli 2015
Ed Harvey 2016
Emil Schemitsch 2016
Research Committee Chair (ex officio): Todd McKinley
Terms/Committee Structure: A Basic Science subcommittee will consist of seven (7) members,
appointed by the Board of Directors to one three (3) term, renewable for one successive three (3)
year term. The Chair of the Basic Science subcommittee will serve as an ex officio member of the
Program Committee.
Research Committee
Todd McKinley (Chair) 2014 2 nd term (appointed 2008)
Steve Olson 2016 2 nd term (appointed 2010)
Greg Della Rocca 2014 1 st term (appointed 2008)
Bob Zura 2014 1 st term (appointed 2011)
Brett Crist 2014 1 st term (appointed 2011)
Brian Mullis 2015 2 nd term (appointed 2009)
Walter Virkus 2015 2 nd term (appointed 2009)
George Russell 2015 2 nd term (appointed 2009)

Timothy Battacharyya 2015 1 st term (appointed 2012)
Bradley Merk 2015 1 st term (appointed 2012)
Saam Morshaad 2015 1 st term (appointed 2012)
Donald Anderson 2016 1 st term (appointed 2013)
Terms/Committee Structure: 12 Members *, each appointed to a 3-year term (each term begins at
the AAOS Specialty Day). Members are eligible for a one-term reappointment (6 year maximum).
* note: increased from 9 members to 12 members in 2009 with BOD approval.
OTA Board Appointed Committees
Annual Meeting Arrangements
Laura Prokuski – Phoenix, AZ
Roy Sanders/Claude Sagi – Tampa, FL 2014 Local Host
Charges:
Local Host, CFO and staff office work to plan special events, exhibits, and hotel arrangements
Terms/Committee Structure: The Board shall appoint 5 or more members of the corporation to serve
for a term of up to four (4) years. The Annual Meeting Arrangements Committee will be composed of:
the previous year’s Annual Meeting Arrangements chairperson, the present Annual Meeting
Arrangements Committee Chairperson, the next year’s Annual meeting Arrangements Chairperson, and
the Chairperson of the Annual Meeting arrangements for the next following Annual Meeting, and the
Corporation’s Chief Financial Officer. The OTA Director is an ex-officio member of the Annual
Meeting Arrangements Committee.
Classification & Outcomes Committee
Craig Roberts (Chair) 2014 1 st term (appointed 2011)
Andrew Evans 2014 1 st term (appointed 2011)
Gregory Zych 2015 1 st term (appointed 2012)
Roman Hayda 2016 1 st term (appointed 2013)
Matt Karam 2016 1 st term (appointed 2013)
Daniel Stinner 2016 1 st term (appointed 2013)
Nirmal Tejwani 2016 1 st term (appointed 2013)
Julie Agel, Presidential Consultant
Jim Kellam, Presidential Consultant
J. Lawrence Marsh, Presidential Consultant
Ad Hoc, Open Fx Work Group: Milan Sen, Debra Sietsema
Terms/Committee Structure: Six members will be appointed; each member serves for 3 years and
two are appointed each year on a rotating schedule. The Chairperson is chosen for a 2nd three year
term following a three year term as a regular member.

Evidence Based Value & Quality Committee
William Obremskey (Chair) 2016 1 st term (appointed 2013)
Jaimo Ahn 2016 1 st term (appointed 2013)
Bruce Browner 2015 1 st term (appointed 2013)
Cory Collinge 2015 1 st term (appointed 2013)
Arvind Nana 2016 1 st term (appointed 2013)
Steven A. Olson 2016 2 nd term (appointed 2013)
Claude Sagi 2015 2 nd term (appointed 2013)
Paul Tornetta, III 2014 1 st term (appointed 2013)
Fellowship & Career Choices Committee
Mark Lee (Chair) 2016 2 nd term (appointed 2010)
Cory Collinge 2014 2 nd term (appointed 2008)
George Haidukewych 2014 2 nd term (appointed 2008)
Frank Liporace 2015 1 st term (appointed 2012)
Michael Prayson 2015 1 st term (appointed 2012)
Roy Sanders 2015 1 st term (appointed 2012)
Lisa Taitsman 2015 1 st term (appointed 2012)
Madhav Karunakar 2016 1 st term (appointed 2013)
Jason Nascone 2016 1 st term (appointed 2013)
Presidential Consultants: Tracy Watson
Fellow Member: Jason Sansone, Jennifer Wood (appointed 2013)
Terms/Committee Structure:
The Board of Directors shall appoint five (5) members of this Corporation to serve for one term of
three (3) years as members of the Fellowship and Career Choices Committee. Committee
members may serve one (1) successive three (3) year term. The Board of Directors will provide
charges for this committee.
Committee suggest 1 – 2 recent fellowship grads as ex-officio members.
Fellowship Match Compliance Sub Committee
Greg Schmeling (Chair) 2015 1 st term ends 2015, eligible for 2 nd term (2018)
Animesh Agarwal 2014 1 st term ends 2014, eligible for 2 nd term (2017)
Robert Brumback 2014 Term ends 2014
Cliff Jones 2015 Term ends 2015
Steve Kottmeier 2013 1 st term ends 2013, appointed 2 nd term (2016)

Terms/Committee Structure:
The Board of Directors shall appoint five (5) members of this Corporation to serve for one term of
three (3) years as members of the Fellowship Match Compliance Subcommittee. Committee
members must not be associated with a fellowship program in any capacity. Committee members
may serve one (1) successive three (3) year term. This Committee is charged with the review
Fellowship programs that are not in compliance with the agreed-upon OTA Fellowship Standards,
and for recommending and enforcing sanctions against such programs.
Fund Development Committee
Steve Morgan (chair) 2014 1 st term (appointed 2011)
Rena Stewart 2014 1 st term (appointed 2011)
Peter Althausen 2016 2 nd term (appointed 2010)
Ed Perez 2014 1 st term (appointed 2011)
Brendan Patterson 2015 1 st term (appointed 2012)
Michael Sirkin 2015 1 st term (appointed 2012)
Tracy Watson 2015 1 st term (appointed 2012)
Ex-officio: David Hak, OTA CFO, Todd McKinley, Research Chair
Terms/Committee Structure: The President with the approval of the Board of Directors shall
appoint three (3) members of the Corporation to the Fundraising Committee for one three (3) year
term each. The Chairman will have been a member of the corporation for a minimum of 10 years.
The Chairman will be the Development Officer for the corporation. Committee members may serve
one (1) successive three (3) year term. The Board of Directors will provide charges for this
committee.
Governance Committee
Governance Project Team
Suggested membership: Gov. Council Chair and Co-Chair, and 2 members of the PL
Health Policy & Planning Committee
Michael Suk (Chair) 2015 2 nd term (appointed 2009)
Phil Wolinsky 2014 2 nd term (appointed 2008)
Toan Le 2014 2 nd term (appointed 2008)
Sam Agnew 2015 2 nd term (appointed 2009)
Samir Mehta 2016 1 st term (appointed 2013)
Clifford Jones 2016 1 st term (appointed 2013)
Alex Jahangir 2015 1 st term (appointed 2012)
Manish Sethi 2016 1 st term (appointed 2013)
Bruce Ziran 2016 1 st term (appointed 2013)

Ex-Officio EBQVS Liaison: Bruce Browner
Terms/Committee Structure: The Board of Directors shall appoint nine (9) members of this
Corporation to serve one three year term as a member of the Health Policy and Planning
Committee. Committee members may serve one (1) successive three (3) year term. The Board of
Directors will provide charges for this Committee.
International Relations Committee
William DeLong (chair) 2014 1 st term
Peter Giannoudis 2016 2 nd term
Lewis Zirkle 2016 2 nd term
Steve Morgan 2014 1 st term
Saqib Rehman 2014 1 st term
Jeff Anglen 2015 2 nd term
Max Morandi 2015 2 nd term
Amir Matityahu 2016 1 st term (appointed 2013)
Pat Yoon 2016 1 st term (appointed 2013)
International Members Subcommittee
Peter V. Giannoudis (chair) 2014 1 st term
Ney Amaral (Brazil) 2016 2 nd term
Guenter Lob (Germany) 2015 2 nd term
Akira Oizumi (Japan) 2015 2 nd term
Hans-Christoph Pape (Germany) 2014 1 st term
Toney Russell (China focus) 2016 2 nd term
Disaster Management Preparedness Committee
Christopher Born (Chair) 2014 1 st term (appointed 2010)
Mark McAndrew 2016 2 nd term (appointed 2010)
Mark Richardson 2016 2 nd term (appointed 2010)
Dave Teague 2014 1st term (appointed 2010)
Phil Wolinsky 2015 1st term (appointed 2012)
Christian Mamczak 2015 1st term (appointed 2012)
Eric Pagenkopf 2016 1 st term (appointed 2013)

Military Committee
COL Romney Andersen, Chair (Army) 2014 2 nd term (appointed 2008)
CDR Mark Fleming (Walter Reed) 2016 1 st term (appointed 2013)
COL (Ret) Mark Richardson (Air Force) 2014 2 nd term (appointed 2008)
LCDR(S) Christopher Smith (Portsmouth) 2016 1 st term (appointed 2013)
MAJ Daniel Stinner (BAMC) 2016 1 st term (appointed 2013)
Kevin M. Kuhn (San Diego) 2016 1 st term (appointed 2013)
MAJ Eric Verweibe (LRMC) 2016 1 st term (appointed 2013)
CAPT William Todd (Hospital Ships) 2016 1 st term (appointed 2013)
Christopher T. LeBrun
Terms/Committee Structure:
The President with the approval of the Board of Directors shall appoint members of the
Corporation who represent all of the military facilities (at the discretion of the Committee Chair) to
serve for a term of three (3) years on the Military Committee. The Chairman will have been a
member of the Corporation for a minimum of six (6) years. Committee members may
serve one (1) successive three year term. At the discretion of the Chair, if a committee member
deploys overseas or retires from the military during their term, they may be replaced with another
active-duty military member. The Committee will serve as a liaison to the OTA from the U.S.
Military Services and The Board of Directors will provide charges for this committee.
Past President Liaison
Tim Bray, Bob Probe
All Past OTA Presidents.
Terms/Committee Structure: The Board of Directors shall appoint all Past Presidents of the
corporation to the Past President Liaison committee. The committee will be chaired by the
immediate Past President. The Board of Directors will provide charges for this committee
Practice Management Committee
Scott Broderick 2016 2 nd term
Jim Krieg 2014 1 st term (appointed 2011)
Tony Infante 2014 1 st term (appointed 2011)
Brent Norris 2015 1 st term (appointed 2012)
Paul Appleton 2016 1 st term (appointed 2013)
Frank Liporace 2016 1 st term (appointed 2013)
Lisa Cannada 2016 1 st term (appointed 2013)
Presidential Consultants: Brad Henley, MD; William Creevy, MD

Terms/Committee Structure: The President, with approval from the Board of Directors, shall
appoint six (6) members of the Corporation to the Practice Management Committee for one three
(3) year term each. Committee members may serve (1) successive three year term. The Chairperson
of this Committee will serve for three (3) years. The President, with approval of the Board of
Directors will provide for changes to this Committee.
Public Relations Committee
Jeff Smith (Chair) 2014 1 st term (appointed 2011)
Max Morandi 2014 1 st term (appointed 2011)
Robert Crous 2014 1 st term (appointed 2011)
Alex Jahangir 2014 1 st term (appointed 2011)
Hasan Mir 2014 1 st term (appointed 2011)
Josh Gary 2015 1 st term (appointed 2012)
Jake Heiney 2016 1 st term (appointed 2013)
Ad Hoc
YOC Project Team:
Co-Chairs: Brett Crist and Bob Dunbar
Newsletter
Hassan Mir (appointed 2012), Robert Crous – co-editor
Terms/Committee Structure: The President with the approval of the Board of Directors shall
appoint three (3) members of the Corporation to the Public Relations and Branding Committee for
one three (3) year term each. The Chairman will have been a member of the corporation for a
minimum of 10 years. Committee members may serve one (1) successive three (3) year term. The
Board of Directors will provide charges for this committee.
Elected Committees
Nominating Committee
Robert Probe, Chair 2014 Slate

Membership Committee - elected
Clifford B. Jones (Chair) (2016) (appointed chair 2013)
Nirmal Tejwani (2014)
Richard E. Buckley, MD (2015)
David W. Sanders, MD (2015)
Peter Cole (2016)
Guidelines: Five members will be elected by the members of OTA; each member serves a single
term for 3 years. Two members will be elected each year except every third year one member will
be elected. The Chairperson shall be appointed from the elected members by the Board of
Directors. The Chairperson may serve a one or a two year term.
Orthopaedic Organizational Liaisons
AAOS BOS
Andy Schmidt
Lisa Cannada
Mike Suk
Bill Ricci
Todd McKinley
Dave Templeman
Lisa Cannada
Mark Lee
Kathleen Caswell
Presidential Line Rep
Communications
Health Policy
Education
Research
BOS Chair-Elect
BOS Match Oversight Committee Chair
BOS Match Oversight Committee OTA Rep
ED Rep
ACS COT (American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma)
COT Orthopaedic Members Appointment Appointed Completes tenure
year
to 2 nd term
Bruce Ziran 2013 2016 2019
Gregory J. Della Rocca 2011 2014 2017
Gregory M. Georgiadis 2010 2013 2016
Langdon A. Hartsock 2011 2014 2017
Douglas W. Lundy ** 2008 2011 2014
Vacancy 2012 2015 2018
Wade R. Smith * 2008 2011 2014
Philip R. Wolinsky 2010 2013 2016

Other Orthopaedic Liaison Positions
Peter Trafton USBJDI Board of Directors: Member-at-Large (elected summer 2011)
Marc Swiontkowski EWI Nominated 2011 as Civilian Rep