FPMA Leadership

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Officers

FPMA Executive Committee

	President Samir S. Vakil, DPM 352 Milus Street Punta Gorda, FL 33950			Treasurer Alissa B. Zdancewicz, DPM 1611 53rd Avenue, W. Bradenton, FL 34207
	President-Elect John P. Goggin, DPM 2209 S. 25th Street Fort Pierce, FL 34953			Secretary Larissa M. Schmidt, DPM 410 Celebration Place, Ste. 206 Celebration, FL 34747
	Vice President Cary M. Zinkin, DPM P.O. Box 4997 Deerfield Beach, FL 33442			Immediate Past President Andre M. Williams, DPM 352 Milus Street Punta Gorda, FL 33950

Component Presidents

Presidents of FPMA's 23 Components

Brevard David M. Schweibish, DPM	Lake-Sumter Matthew F. Villani, DPM
Broward Terence D. McDonald, DPM	Lee Krista M. Howard, DPM
Central Florida Larissa M. Schmidt, DPM	Manasota Alissa B. Zdancewicz, DPM
Charlotte TaNika Harlis, DPM	North Central Florida Stephanie Frey, DPM
Collier Peter J. Luthinger, DPM	Northeast Florida Jorg A. Bober, DPM
Dade Percy L. Nelson, DPM	Northwest Florida Mark A. Lambert, DPM
East Central Florida Robert A. Iannacone, DPM	Palm Beach Gregory R. Boco, DPM
Emerald Coast Currently VACANT	Pinellas Joseph H. Strickland, DPM
Gulf Central Florida Russell W. Rowan, DPM	Polk James E. Koon, DPM
Hernando John E. Baker, DPM	St. Johns Ryan J. Pereira, DPM
Hillsborough Robert E. Creighton, DPM	Volusia Laura M. Walton, DPM
Indian River Amberly C. Paradoa, DPM

Committees

FPMA Committees/Chairs

For more detailed descriptions of FPMA's 10 Standing Committees, click HERE.

Bylaws and Resolutions Committee: This committee receives and/or initiates written proposed amendments to the FPMA Bylaws and/or resolutions, and submits them to the FPMA Executive Board.

Chair: Terence D. McDonald, DPM

Ethics and Grievance Committee: This committee investigates ethics inquiries or complaints against or concerning members of the association.

Chair: Joseph H. Strickland, DPM

Nomination Committee: Members of this committee serve as election judges and conduct balloting.

Co-Chairs: Donald Popper, DPM & Stephen F. Levin, DPM

Budget, Ways and Means Committee: This committee prepares each annual budget and submits it for approval to the FPMA Executive Board.

Chair: Alissa B. Zdancewicz, DPM

Convention Committee: This committee is responsible for the planning and administration of FPMA's annual conference (SAM), along with other meetings and conferences assigned to it by the President or Executive Board.

Co-Chairs: Dennis R. Frisch, DPM and Barney A. Greenberg, DPM

Committee on Insurance Affairs: This committee represents the association at all APMA CAC and PIAC conferences and educates association members in all matters of insurance.

Chair: Mark S. Block, DPM

Committee on Governmental and Legislative Affairs: This committee initiates and coordinates legislative activity for the association, working closely with the association's Lobbyist.

Co-Chairs: Terence D. McDonald, DPM & Andre M. Williams, DPM

Committee on Professional Services: This committee orchestrates involvement in the Central Labor Council of the Florida AFL-CIO and attends all Guild 45 meetings.

Chair: Terence D. McDonald, DPM

Committee on Public Affairs: This committee oversees and coordinates all FPMA public affairs activities.

Chair: Adriana Strimbu, DPM

Membership Committee: This committee oversees and coordinates FPMA membership-related issues.

Chairs: Bradley C. Haves, DPM (Membership Development); Samir S. Vakil, DPM (Membership Services/Corporate Affinity); and Larissa Schmidt, DPM (Young Practitioners)

Communications Committee: This committee maintains effective communication with FPMA members.

Co-Chairs: Cary M. Zinkin, DPM & Grace Torres Hodges, DPM

Past Presidents

Past Presidents of FPMA

**Deceased*

J.C. Brown, DPM (1922)*	Robert H. Eder, DPM (1979)*
Otto Tonissen, DPM (1923-24)*	Warren L. Simmonds, DPM (1980)
James M. Adams, DPM (1925)*	Frederick I. Pearl, DPM (1981)*
Harry Danser, DPM (1926)*	Bruce N. "Biff" Kramer, DPM (1982)
Fred L. Porter, DPM (1927)*	Lionel Goldstein, DPM (1983)
Scofield Lewy, DPM (1928)*	Murray B. Goldstein, DPM (1984)*
Raymond Thompson, DPM (1929)*	Arnold V. Signer, DPM (1985-86)
Herbert Lewy, DPM (1930)*	Briant G. Moyles, DPM (1987)
Thomas J. Henchency, DPM (1930-34)*	Stephen Petrofsky, DPM (1988)
Harry Young, DPM (1935)*	Stephen M. Meritt, DPM (1989)
Joy E. Adams, DPM (1935-38)*	Arthur C. Haspel, DPM (1990)
Richard Halton, DPM (1939)*	Joseph L. Sindone, DPM (1991)
William A. Davis, DPM (1940)*	Gerald E. Walker, DPM (1992)
Edward A. Hurd, DPM (1941-44)*	Martin Port, M.S., DPM (1993)
Heywood A. Dowling, DPM (1945-47)*	Thomas P. Broner, DPM (1994)
Herbert Feinberg, DPM (1948-49)*	Dennis R. Frisch, DPM (1995)
Eugene Weiss, DPM (1950)*	Roberta Giudice-Teller, DPM (1996)
William E. Ellison, DPM (1951-52)*	Barney A. Greenberg, DPM (1997)
Rollie Dryfuse, DPM (1953-54)*	Donald J. Popper, DPM (1998)
Fred N. Laubenthal, DPM (1955)*	Joseph H. Strickland, DPM (1999)
Allan S. Horn, DPM (1956-57)*	Edward A. Fazekas, DPM (2000)
Morris Marcus, DPM (1958-59)*	Robert Frimmel, DPM (2001)
John J. McCaffrey, DPM (1960-61)*	Timothy H. Tillo, DPM (2002-03)
Robert A. Giudice, DPM (1962)*	Cary M. Zinkin, DPM (2004)
Irving H. Block, DPM (1963)*	Robert D. Katz, DPM (2005)
Seymour Leopold, DPM (1964)*	Roger G. Beck, DPM (2006)
David A. Stone, DPM (1965)*	Mark S. Block, DPM (2007)
Elba W. Trice, DPM (1966)*	Linda L. Alexander, DPM (2008)
John P. Sweet, DPM (1967)*	Bradley C. Haves, DPM (2009)
Rudolph J. Prochaska, DPM (1968)*	Terence D. McDonald, DPM (2010)
Earl R. Horowitz, DPM (1969)*	Robert A. Iannacone, DPM (2011)
Nicholas G. Kayal, DPM (1970)*	Samir S. Vakil, DPM (2012)
James G. Strickland, DPM (1971)	John E. Baker, DPM (2013)
Seymour Z. Beiser, DPM (1972)	Maria G. Noll, DPM (2014)
Sheldon Willens, DPM (1973)	Stephen F. Levin, DPM (2015)
Harvey M. Kopelman, DPM (1974)*	Paul D. Brooks, DPM (2016)
William J. Beaton, DPM (1975)	Mark A. Lambert, DPM (2017)
Owen P. Macken, DPM (1976)	Andrew M. Belis, DPM (2018)
James V. Stelnicki, DPM (1977)	Andre M. Williams (2019)
Sidney R. Weinberg, DPM (1978)*