ANNOUNCE: OPERF Announces New Advisory Board Members

Manisha Bhaskar

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ANNOUNCE: OPERF Announces New Advisory Board Members

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Manisha Bhaskar

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4/25/2011

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The following announcement regarding new Advisory Board Members was
released by the Orthotic and Prosthetic Education and Research
Foundation (OPERF).

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April 25, 2011

 

For Immediate Release

 

Contact:

Peter D. Rosenstein

<Email Address Redacted>

Tel: 202-380-3663

 

 

OPERF Announces New Advisory Board Members

 

The Orthotic and Prosthetic Education and Research Foundation (OPERF)is
pleased to announce the appointment of the following individuals to its
Advisory Board:

 

Donald Katz, CO, LO, FAAOP

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

Dallas, TX

 

Michael Tompkins

Hanger Orthopedic Group

Austin, TX

 

Donald Shurr, PT, CPO

American Prosthetics

North Liberty, IA

 

Fran Varner-Jenkins

Fillauer Companies

Chattanooga, TN

 

Robert Gailey, PhD, PT

University of Miami School of Medicine

Miami, FL

 

These individuals will join OPERF Advisory Board Chair C. Michael
Schuch, CPO, FAAOP to help promote and grow the Foundation. The Advisory
Board is responsible for helping to guide the Foundation and the OPERF
Board of Directors in order to best serve our profession and industry.

 

In 2008 the OPERF was founded as an independent non-profit 501 (c)(3) to
promote education and research in O&P. It is anticipated that by the end
of 2011 it will have awarded nearly $150,000 in grants, scholarships,
and prizes. The Board is committed to growing the Foundation so that
those numbers can increase exponentially in the coming years.

 

To learn more about supporting OPERF and the 2011 Award Programs, please
see the OPERF website at www.operf.org

 

 

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Manisha S. Bhaskar
American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists
Director of Marketing & Publications
1331 H Street, NW, Suite 501
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 380-3663, ext. 210
FAX (202) 380-3447
www.oandp.org <blocked:: <URL Redacted>>

 


                          

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Manisha Bhaskar, “ANNOUNCE: OPERF Announces New Advisory Board Members,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/232468.