NCCPA’s board of directors includes appointees from the following 13 participating organizations, as well as public and PA directors-at-large. The 2008 board of directors includes:
Lee Bryan Smith, MD, JD - NCCPA Chair
Randy Danielsen, PhD, PA-C
- NCCPA Immediate Past Chair
Frank Kane, MD, New Jersey - American Academy of Family Physicians
John B. Coombs , MD, Washington - American Academy of Pediatrics
John Davis, PA-C, Tennessee - American Academy of Physician Assistants
Daniel L. McNeill, PhD, PA-C, Oklahoma - American Academy of Physician Assistants
Frederick C. Blum, MD, FACEP, FAAP, West Virginia - American College of Emergency Physicians
Patricia Cook, MD, FACP, Canada - American College of Physicians
Richard Turnage , MD, FACS, Louisiana - American College of Surgeons
Edward J. Dunn, MBA, SPHR, New Jersey - NCCPA Secretary - American Hospital Association
Barbara Barzansky, PhD, Illinois - American Medical Association
Donald Sefcik,
DO, MBA, Illinois - NCCPA Treasurer - American Osteopathic Association
Victoria Kaprielian , MD, North Carolina - Association of American Medical Colleges
Mark Christiansen, PA-C, Nebraska - Physician Assistant Education Association
William Kohlhepp, DHSc, PA-C, Connecticut - Physician Assistant Education Association
Ellen Harder, PA, Washington - Federation of State Medical Boards
Denni J. Woodmansee, PA-C, Massachusetts - U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
PA Directors-at-Large:
Ruth Ballweg, MPA, PA-C, Washington - NCCPA Chair Elect
James D. Cannon, PA-C, Maryland
Randy Danielsen, PhD, PA-C, Arizona - NCCPA Immediate Past Chair
Edwin Lopez, PA-C, Washington, NCCPA Executive Committee Member at Large
Disty Pearson, PA-C, Massachusetts
Public Directors-at-Large:
Linda Golodner, Washington, DC
Larry Simonsmeier, Oregon
Janet Lathrop, MBA, Georgia - NCCPA President
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