About Us: Board of Directors

NCCPA's board of directors includes nominees from 13 participating organizations; as well as public and PA directors-at-large. The 2013 board of directors includes:

Mark Christiansen, PhD, PA-C - NCCPA Chair - director at large

Frederick C. Blum, MD, FACEP - American College of Emergency Physicians nominee

Robin Hunter Buskey, DHSc, PA-C - director at large

James D. Cannon, DHA, MBA, PA-C, NCCPA Chair Elect - director at large

Claudette Dalton, MD - American Medical Association nominee

John Davis, PA-C - American Academy of Physician Assistants nominee

Pamela M. Dean, MBA - Acting NCCPA CEO - ex officio

Timothy Evans, MD, PhD, FACP - American College of Physicians nominee

Linda Golodner - public director at large

Wanda Gonsalves, MD - American Academy of Family Physicians nominee

Cynthia Griggs-Flournoy, FACHE, RHIA, MBA - public director at large

Ellen Harder, PA - Federation of State Medical Boards nominee

John T. Hayden, MA - NCCPA Treasurer - American Hospital Association nominee

Victoria Kaprielian, MD, FAAFP - Association of American Medical Colleges nominee

Joel A. Kase, DO, MPH - American Osteopathic Association nominee

Kevin Lohenry, PhD, PA-C - Physician Assistant Education Association nominee

Paul Lombardo, MPS, PA-C - American Academy of Physician Assistants nominee

Jennifer R. Madonia, MS, PA-C - director at large

Varnell D. McDonald-Fletcher, EdD, PA-C - director at large

John H. Stuemky, MD, FAAP - American Academy of Pediatrics nominee

Richard Turnage, MD, FACS - NCCPA Secretary - American College of Surgeons nominee

Mary Warner, MMSc, PA-C - NCCPA Executive Committee Member at Large - Physician Assistant Education Association nominee

Denni J. Woodmansee, PA-C - U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs nominee