Press Release: Amputee Coalition of America Announces
Leslie Duncan
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Title:
Press Release: Amputee Coalition of America Announces
Creator:
Leslie Duncan
Date:
1/14/2004
Text:
Amputee Coalition of America
900 E. Hill Avenue, Suite 285
Knoxville, Tennessee 37915-2568
January 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Nancy Carroll,
865/524-0591, ext. 8102
The Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) has announced that David McGill,
Esq., an attorney based in Hicksville, New York, will assume the role of
Chairman of the ACA Board of Directors. McGill replaces Kurt Collier of
San Clemente, California, who will step down as Chairman but remain on
the Board as a director.
McGill has been an above-knee amputee since 1996, when he was struck by
a car while acting as a Good Samaritan. He is now the executive director
of a New York prosthetics provider and uses his training to benefit the
facility's clients, focusing particularly on insurance appeals and
consumer education.
Another change is the addition of Sarah Reinertsen, a professional
runner who lost her left leg at age 7 because of a tissue defect at
birth. Reinertsen is replacing Brad Ruhl of Minneapolis, Minnesota, who
is vice-president of Otto Bock Health Care in the U.S. Ruhl has been an
ACA Board member since 1998. Reinertsen is currently working for the
Challenged Athletes Foundation, a nonprofit charity in San Diego,
California, that helps fund and provide opportunities to athletes with
disabilities.
Continuing service on the ACA Executive Board led by David McGill, Esq.,
Hicksville, New York, are: Vice-Chairman Maynard Carkhuff, Aliso Viejo,
California; Treasurer Charlie Steele, New York, N.Y.; Secretary Kathy
Spozio, Shippenville, Pennsylvania.
Directors now include: Jeffrey Cain, MD, Denver, Colorado; Kurt Collier,
San Clemente, California; Judge John J. Farley, III, Bowie, Maryland;
Bruce G. Nitsche, Cape Coral, Florida; Paul Ising, Pittsboro, North
Carolina; Ralph Fowler, El Paso, Texas, Sarah Reinertsen, San Diego,
California, and Marianne Rankin, Knoxville, Tennessee.
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Leslie Duncan, MIS
Manager, Information Services
Amputee Coalition of America
900 East Hill Ave., Suite 285
Knoxville, TN 37915-2568
888-267-5669 ext. 8115
Fax 865-525-7917
<Email Address Redacted>
www.amputee-coalition.org
This E-mail and any attachments contain privileged and confidential
information. If you are not the intended recipient, or the employee or
agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, be aware
that any dissemination or copying of this E-mail is prohibited. If you
have received this E-mail in error, please notify us immediately by
returning it to the sender and deleting this copy from your system.
Thank you for your cooperation.
<<BOD press release.pdf>>
900 E. Hill Avenue, Suite 285
Knoxville, Tennessee 37915-2568
January 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Nancy Carroll,
865/524-0591, ext. 8102
The Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) has announced that David McGill,
Esq., an attorney based in Hicksville, New York, will assume the role of
Chairman of the ACA Board of Directors. McGill replaces Kurt Collier of
San Clemente, California, who will step down as Chairman but remain on
the Board as a director.
McGill has been an above-knee amputee since 1996, when he was struck by
a car while acting as a Good Samaritan. He is now the executive director
of a New York prosthetics provider and uses his training to benefit the
facility's clients, focusing particularly on insurance appeals and
consumer education.
Another change is the addition of Sarah Reinertsen, a professional
runner who lost her left leg at age 7 because of a tissue defect at
birth. Reinertsen is replacing Brad Ruhl of Minneapolis, Minnesota, who
is vice-president of Otto Bock Health Care in the U.S. Ruhl has been an
ACA Board member since 1998. Reinertsen is currently working for the
Challenged Athletes Foundation, a nonprofit charity in San Diego,
California, that helps fund and provide opportunities to athletes with
disabilities.
Continuing service on the ACA Executive Board led by David McGill, Esq.,
Hicksville, New York, are: Vice-Chairman Maynard Carkhuff, Aliso Viejo,
California; Treasurer Charlie Steele, New York, N.Y.; Secretary Kathy
Spozio, Shippenville, Pennsylvania.
Directors now include: Jeffrey Cain, MD, Denver, Colorado; Kurt Collier,
San Clemente, California; Judge John J. Farley, III, Bowie, Maryland;
Bruce G. Nitsche, Cape Coral, Florida; Paul Ising, Pittsboro, North
Carolina; Ralph Fowler, El Paso, Texas, Sarah Reinertsen, San Diego,
California, and Marianne Rankin, Knoxville, Tennessee.
###
Leslie Duncan, MIS
Manager, Information Services
Amputee Coalition of America
900 East Hill Ave., Suite 285
Knoxville, TN 37915-2568
888-267-5669 ext. 8115
Fax 865-525-7917
<Email Address Redacted>
www.amputee-coalition.org
This E-mail and any attachments contain privileged and confidential
information. If you are not the intended recipient, or the employee or
agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, be aware
that any dissemination or copying of this E-mail is prohibited. If you
have received this E-mail in error, please notify us immediately by
returning it to the sender and deleting this copy from your system.
Thank you for your cooperation.
<<BOD press release.pdf>>
Citation
Leslie Duncan, “Press Release: Amputee Coalition of America Announces,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/222369.
