IVUN Board Members & Committees
International Ventilator Users Network, an affiliate of Post-Polio Health International, is governed by a Board of Directors and has a paid staff of two. Accounting, design and editorial services are provided by independent contractors.
Honorary Board Members are recognized for their contributions and loyalty to IVUN and to the disability community at large. (These members do not have voting privileges and are not entitled to participate in meetings or other activities of the directors.)
The Medical Advisory Committee is composed of open-minded health care professionals who are experts in their field and who support IVUN's philosophy about independent living. Members must be knowledgeable about the late effects of polio and demonstrate the ability to think analytically and strategically in advising IVUN on medical matters. The chair will be a Board member and is responsible for communications between the committee and the Board. The committee composition will represent health care professionals in diverse areas of specialization (e.g., physiatry, pulmonology, occupational therapy) and a balance of backgrounds (e.g., geographic, cultural, gender).
Board of Directors
William G. Stothers, President/Chairperson
San Diego, California
Saul J. Morse, Vice President
Legal Counsel, Brown Hay & Stephens, LLP
Springfield, Illinois
Marny K. Eulberg, MD, Secretary
St. Anthony’s Family Medical Center
Westminster, Colorado
Richard W. Hokamp, Treasurer
Attorney-at-Law
Saint Louis, Missouri
Carol Vandenakker Albanese, MD
UC Davis Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Sacramento, California
Brenda Jo Butka, MD
Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital
Nashville, Tennessee
Elizabeth Lounsbury
North Markstay, Ontario, Canada
Sandra Loyer, LMSW
University of Michigan Health System (Ret)
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Frederick M. Maynard, MD
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Marquette, Michigan
Padma H. Reichwald, MS.SBB
New Windsor, New York
Allison Roller, MA
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Martin B. Wice, MD
Center for Advanced Medicine, Neuroscience Center
Saint Louis, Missouri
Daniel J. Wilson, PhD
Muhlenberg College
Allentown, PA
Honorary Board
Augusta S. Alba, MD
Coler Goldwater Specialty Hospital and Nursing Facility, Roosevelt Island, New York
Allen I. Goldberg, MD, MM, FAAP, FACPE, FCCP
Pediatric Home Health, Loyola University Medical Center (retired), Chicago, Illinois
Lauro S. Halstead, MD
National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, DC
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
Community and Education Relations, The Boeing Company, Chicago, Illinois
Maurice Sonnenberg
New York, New York
Stanley K. Yarnell, MD
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (retired), San Francisco, California
IVUN Medical Advisory Committee
John R. Bach, MD
University Hospital, Newark, New Jersey
Joshua Benditt, MD, FCCP
University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington
Brenda Jo Butka, MD
Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee
Selma H. Calmes, MD
Chairman & Professor, Olive View/UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, California
Karen Dikeman, MA, CCC-SLP
Silvercrest Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation, Jamaica, New York
Peter C. Gay, MD, FCCP
Mayo Clinic/Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota
Diana Guth, BA, RRT
Home Respiratory Care, Los Angeles, California
Nicholas S. Hill, MD
Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Virginia Simson Nelson, MD, MPH
University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Aroonwan Preutthipan, MD, FCCP
Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Anita K. Simonds, MD, FRCP
Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust, London, England
