US Professional Association on Transgender Health | Health Profession Education/Training Lead, Scientific Steering Committee, USPATH 2023 Scientific Symposium, Westminster (Metro Denver), Colorado, November 1 -7, 2023 | 2023 |
US Professional Assocation for Trasgender Health | Board of Directors | 2023 - 2026 |
United States Professional Association for Transgender Health (USPATH) | Review of 44 abstracts for 2021 Scientific Symposium on the topics of Education, Endocrinology/Hormone Therapy - Adult, Endocrinology/Hormone Therapy - Child and Adolescent, Health Services and Systems, and Primary Care- Adult (Medicine) | 2021 |
American Academy of PAs, Alexandria, VA | President-elect (elected)
In this role, responsibilities included:
Prepare to succeed to the office of the president;
Serve on the Board Internal and External affairs committees;
Serve on the Board Finance Committee;
Serve on the Executive Committee & the Executive Compensation Committee.
In this role I am responsible for effectively applying an appropriate level of professional deliberation to judgment processes, explicitly considering alternative perspectives, and engaging management in frank & open discussions.
Candidacy was endorsed by AAPA Nominating Work Group * NYSSPA * NJSSPA * PAVMT.
Founded in 1968, the AAPA is the national professional society for PAs representing a profession of more than 150,000 PAs and PA students across all medical and surgical specialties in all 50 states, DC, the majority of the U.S. territories & the uniformed services. | 2020 - 2021 |
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) | Objective (Grant) Review committee member.
SAMHSA uses mental health professions subject matter experts as peer reviewers to objectively evaluate a competitive group of grant applications against the published criteria in the SAMHSA Funding Opportunity Announcement. | 2020 |
Academic Affairs | AAC servces as a group that reviews the academic status of students who have been referred by the Progress Committee for various concerns. AAC reviews the data submitted on students who fail to achieve satisfactory academic progress, are identified as participating in academic dishonesty, or may be involved in program or university violations. | 2020 - Present |
Doctor of Medical Science Program, School of PA Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Lynchburg | Doctoral project mentor for Bernadette Yalung-Almondiel, PA-C, DMSc.
Course PA 963 Doctoral Project titled Experiences and the Unmet Needs in the care of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Cancer Patients. | 2019 - 2021 |
Medical Advisory Board, Lupin Pharmacerticals, Inc., Baltimore, MD | Medical Advisory Board | 2019 - 2020 |
YSM Dean's Advisory Council onLGBTQI+ Affairs | Core members are the engine of DAC, meeting monthly to drive tasks and projects.
contributed on LGBT health policy endeavors, external communications including co-author of AAFP letter on gender-affirming care in minors, invited speaker Q-Forward 2020 (canceled Covid19). | 2019 - Present |
Advisory Board, Saint Elizabeth University, MS program in PA Studies, Morris Township, NJ | PA Program Advisory Board | 2018 - 2021 |
American Academy of PAs, Alexandria, VA | Secretary-Treasurer (elected)
In this role, responsibilities included:
Chair, Board Finance Committee & Audit Committee where I shared responsibility for diligent in the fiscal oversight and review of financial matters on a regular basis, including financial position, quarterly and annual fiscal year financial statements, capital budgets, investment policy and performance, reserve funds, Form 990 & other tax forms prior to Board review and filing with the IRS.
*Accounting & financial policies & procedures
*Long-term financial planning
*Evaluating the proposed fiscal year budgets and performance against the approved budget (operating budget of $25m)
*Presenting the proposed annual budget to the full board for their consideration
*Responsibility for hiring, compensation, retention & termination of investment advisors
Chair, Audit Committee;
Member, Executive Committee;
Member, Executive Compensation Committee;
Member, Board Internal & External Affairs Committees. | 2017 - 2020 |
GLMA | Annual Medical Conference core content committee member responsible for transgender health content post peer-review. | 2017 - 2020 |
Wolters Kluwer; Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Publisher | Medical Care Journal | 2017 |
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publiser | LGBT Health Journal | 2016 - 2020 |
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publisher | Journal of Women's Health | 2016 - 2020 |
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publisher | Transgender Health Journal | 2015 - Present |
Transgender Health Journal, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publisher | Editorial Advisory Board, Transgender Health Journal | 2015 - Present |
American Academy of PAs, Alexandria, VA | Director at Large (elected)
In this role, I analyzed, anticipated and influenced trends within a rapidly changing healthcare sector,
Intensified vision and direction while safeguarding values and reputation,
Strategic planning, finance, governance, external affairs, and health policy;
Chair, Board External Affairs committee;
Chair, Board Internal Affairs committee;
Member, Board Finance committee ($25m op budget);
Member, Board Governance Documents Task Force;
Member, Board Awards committee. | 2013 - 2017 |
New Jersey State Society of PAs | Board Vice President (elected)
Championed improvements to operational processes that were hindering strategic activities | 2012 - 2013 |
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) | Objective Reviewer.
HRSA uses health professions subject matter experts as peer reviewers to objectively evaluate a competitive group of grant applications against the published criteria in the HRSA Funding Opportunity Announcement. | 2012 - 2020 |
Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA), Washington, DC | Director at large (appointed) | 2012 - 2013 |
Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA), Washington, DC | Board Secretary (appointed)
Committee service included participating in strategic planning, executive search, external affairs, and finance committees. Improved efficiency of board-level operations. | 2011 - 2012 |
Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and Transgender (LBGT) PA Caucus | Chair of the Board and Immediate Past President (elected) | 2010 - 2011 |
Journal of the American Academy of PAs, Initially Haymarket, then Lippincott Williams and Wilkins publisher | Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of the American Academy of PAs | 2009 - 2013 |
Initially Haymarket Media, then Wolters Kluwer; Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Publisher | Journal of the American Academy of PAs | 2009 - Present |
Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and Transgender (LBGT) PA Caucus | President (elected) | 2008 - 2010 |
Bioscientifica, Ltd Publisher | European Journal of Endocrinology | 2000 |