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 three.
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)
The Consumer Advisory Committee is composed of individuals with physical disabilities who support IVUN's philosophy about independent living. Members have a professional or personal background in disability advocacy and assist IVUN in analyzing disability issues.
Board of Directors
Lawrence C. Becker, PhD, President/Chairperson
Fellow of Hollins University, Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, College of WIlliam and Mary, Roanoke, Virginia
William G. Stothers, Vice President
The Center for an Accessible Society, San Diego, California
Marny K. Eulberg, MD, Secretary
St. Anthony's Family Medical Center West, Denver, Colorado
Gayla Hoffman, Assistant Secretary
Saint Louis, Missouri
Saul J. Morse, Treasurer
Legal Counsel, Brown Hay & Stephens, LLP, Springfield, Illinois
Richard W. Hokamp, Assistant Treasurer
Attorney-At-Law, Saint Louis, Missouri
Brenda Jo Butka, MD
Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee
Selma Harrison Calmes, MD
Chairman and Adviser, Anesthesiology Dept, Olive View/UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, California
John R. Fisk, MD
Orthopedic Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine (Retired), Springfield, Illinois
Judith E. Heumann, MPH
Director of Department of Disability Services, District of Columbia
Frederick M. Maynard, MD
U.P. Rehabilitation Medicine Associates, PC, Marquette, Michigan
Allison "Sunny" Roller, MA
University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Martin B. Wice, MD
Medical Director, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
St. John's Mercy Medical Center, Saint Louis, Missouri
Daniel J. Wilson, PhD
Professor of History, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Honorary Board
Augusta S. Alba, MD
Coler Goldwater Specialty Hospital and Nursing Facility, Roosevelt Island, New York
Henry Betts, MD
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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
Jacquelin Perry, MD, DSc (Hon)
Medical Consultant, Post-Polio Service, Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, Downey, California
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
Community and Education Relations, The Boeing Company, Chicago, Illinois
Maurice Sonnenberg
New York, New York
Max J. Starkloff
President, The Starkloff Disability Institute, Saint Louis, Missouri
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
Louie J. Boitano, MS, RRT, RPFT
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
Jesper Qvist, MD
The Neuroscience Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark
Oscar A. Schwartz, MD, FCCP, FAASM
Advantage Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri
Anita K. Simonds, MD, FRCP
Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust, London, England
John A. Widder, BA, CRT
Los Ninos Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona
IVUN's Consumer Advisory Committee
Lawrence C. Becker, PhD, Chair, Roanoke, Virginia
Mark J. Boatman, Jamestown, North Dakota
Deborah Cunningham, Memphis, Tennessee
Richard L. Daggett, Downey, California
Mary Garrett, Queensbury, New York (parent of vent user)
Ola Grind Hermo, Røros, Norway
Laura Hershey, Denver, Colorado
Audrey J. King, MA, Don Mills, Ontario, Canada
Larry Kohout, Edina, Minnesota
Bill Miller, Leesburg, Florida
Adolf Ratzka, Stockholm, Sweden
Barbara Rogers, New York, New York
Kimiyo Sato, Sapporo City, Japan
Tedde Scharf, Tempe, Arizona
Sandra Stuban, Fairfax, Virginia