Academy Staff
The Academy staff can be a tremendous resource to you as a Society Chair. As professionals in association management, they have experience and expertise in all aspects of the business of running an association.
Your initial point of contact for the national office is the Manager of Membership and Information Systems. Following is a list of the Academy staff that you are free to contact at any time with specific questions.
| Name/Position |
Types of Calls |
Peter Rosenstein
Executive Director |
Board members and officers, general matters pertaining to the O&P organized profession. |
Chellie H. Blondes
Deputy Executive Director |
Primary contact for education content and planning for future years for all education programming. |
Diane M. Ragusa
Meetings Director |
Convention and visitor bureaus, exhibit sales, general meeting information. |
Manisha S. Bhaskar
Director of Publications & Marketing |
Membership, society and chapter liaison, JPO Editorial Board, Academy Today, publications, and marketing. |
Julie G. Hayes
Director of Grants & Special Projects |
Academy Grant projects, O&P awareness, Project Quantum Leap, donations, and contributions. |
Andrew Francis
Manager of Membership & Information Systems |
Website, mailing lists, address changes, dues renewals, and general membership info. |
Rick Pena
Membership Assistant |
General membership information and assistance. |
Matt Beierschmitt
Education & Administration Assistant |
All education offerings, certificate programs, JPO quizzes, Online Learning Center programs, annual meeting programming, the Fellow Program, and Annual Meeting issues. |
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