State Societies' Executive Directors

Alabama

Executive Director:
Mike Merrill, ESQ
Office Address:
Alabama Orthopaedic Society
2012 Seaton Park - Sturbridge Commons
Montgomery, AL 36116
Office Phone: (334) 279-9755
Fax: (334) 277-2035
Society e-mail address: jmikemerrill@gmail.com

Alaska

No Executive Director

Arizona

Executive Director:
Patrice Hand
Office Address:
Arizona Orthopaedic Society
810 W. Bethany Home Road
Phoenix, AZ 85013
Office Phone: (602) 246-8901
Fax: (602) 242-2515
Society e-mail address: patriceh@azmedassn.org

Arkansas

Executive Director:
Linda Bunting
Office Address:
Arkansas Orthopaedic Society
P.O. Box 251193
Little Rock, AR 72225
Office Phone: (501) 686-7812
Fax: (501) 686-7908
Society e-mail address: buntinglindaj@uams.edu

California

Executive Director:
Diane Przepiorski, Exec Dir
Office Address:
California Orthopaedic Association
5380 Elvas Avenue Ste 221
Sacramento, CA 95819
Office Phone: (916) 454-9884
Fax: (916) 454-9882
Society e-mail address: coa1@pacbell.net

Colorado

Executive Director:
Dean Holzkamp
Office Address:
Colorado Orthopaedic Society
7351 Lowry Street
Suite 110
Denver, CO 80230
Office Phone: (303) 748-6113
Fax:
Society e-mail address:

Connecticut

Executive Director:
Susan Schaffman
Office Address:
Connecticut Orthopedic Society
26 Riggs Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06107
Office Phone: (860)690-1146
Fax: (860) 561-5514
Society e-mail address: ctorthoexec@gmail.com

Delaware

Executive Director:
Megan Hayes
Office Address:
Delaware Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons
1001 South Bradford Street
Suite 9
Dover, DE 19904
Office Phone: (302) 744-9267
Fax: (302) 744-9287
Society e-mail address: meaghan@managetool.com

District of Columbia

Executive Director:
Charles Freitag
Office Address:
Washington DC Orthopaedic Society
110 West Road, Suite 227
Towson, MD 21204
Office Phone: (410) 847-9300
Fax: (410) 494-0515
Society e-mail address: info@dcortho.org

Florida

Executive Director:
Fraser Cobbe
Office Address:
Florida Orthopaedic Society
17503 Mallard Court
Lutz, FL 33559
Office Phone: (813) 948-8660
Fax: (813) 949-8994
Society e-mail address: fcobbe@cobbemanagement.com

Georgia

Executive Director:
Liz Neary
Office Address:
Georgia Orthopaedic Society
131 Holly Springs Drive
Peachtree City, GA 30269
Office Phone: (478) 474-2754
Fax: (678) 669-2754
Society e-mail address: lnearygos@gmail.com

Hawaii

Executive Director:
Cathy K Iwai
Office Address:
Hawaii Orthopaedic Association
P.O. Box 61207
Honolulu, HI 96839
Office Phone: (808) 630-1586
Fax: (808) 536-4141
Society e-mail address: cathy.iwai@hawaiiantel.net

Idaho

Executive Director:
Sheri Sass
Office Address:
Idaho Orthopaedic Society
P.O. Box 2668
Boise, ID 83701
Office Phone: (208) 343-4818
Fax: (208) 344-7903
Society e-mail address: sherisass@gmail.com

Illinois

Executive Director:
Alice Romano
Office Address:
Illinois Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons
20 N. Michigan #700
Chicago, IL 60602
Office Phone: (312) 263-7150
Fax: (312) 782-0553
Society e-mail address: iaos@isms.org

Indiana

Executive Director:
Patricia K Price
Office Address:
Indiana Orthopaedic Society
P.O. Box 531062
Indianapolis, IN 46253
Office Phone: (317) 388-8983
Fax: (317) 388-8984
Society e-mail address: indianaorthosoc@aol.com

Iowa

Executive Director:
Mary A Bechler, FACMPE
Office Address:
Iowa Orthopaedic Society
3817 Chippewa Court
Sioux City, IA 51104
Office Phone: (712) 239-1687
Fax: (712) 226-2687
Society e-mail address: mbechler@cableone.net

Kansas

Executive Director:
Gary Caruthers
Office Address:
Kansas Orthopaedic Society
623 SW 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612
Office Phone: (785) 235-2383
Fax: (785) 235-5114
Society e-mail address: gcaruthers@kmsonline.org

Kentucky

Executive Director:
Denise Scinta
Office Address:
Kentucky Orthopaedic Society
P.O. Box 7354
Louisville, KY 40257
Office Phone: (502) 896-9458
Fax: (502) 897-6884
Society e-mail address: scintakos@aol.com

Louisiana

Executive Director:
Cindy Bishop
Office Address:
Louisiana Orthopaedic Association
2209 Dickens Road
Richmond, VA 23230
Office Phone: (804) 565-6376
Fax: (804) 282-0090
Society e-mail address: loa@societyhq.com

Maine

Executive Director:
Warene Eldridge
Office Address:
Maine Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons
30 Association Drive
P.O. Box 190
Manchester, ME 04351
Office Phone: (207) 622-3374
Fax: (207) 622-3332
Society e-mail address: weldridge@mainemed.com

Maryland

Executive Director:
Charles Freitag
Office Address:
Maryland Orthopaedic Association
Data Trace Management Company
110 W. Road, Suite 227
Towson, MD 21204
Office Phone: (410) 494-4994
Fax: (410) 494-0515
Society e-mail address: info@mdortho.org

Massachusetts

Executive Director:
Susan Schaffman
Office Address:
Massachusetts Orthopaedic Association
26 Riggs Ave.
West Hartford, CT 06107
Office Phone: (860)690-1146
Fax:
Society e-mail address: maorthoexec@gmail.com

Michigan

Executive Director:
Pamela Dietrich
Office Address:
Michigan Orthopaedic Society
P.O. Box 475
Northville, MI 48167
Office Phone: (734) 646-3720
Fax: (734) 936-1433
Society e-mail address: pamdd@med.umich.edu

Minnesota

Executive Director:
Ms Melissa Palank
Office Address:
Minnesota Orthopaedic Society
1821 University Ave. W
Suite S256
Saint Paul, MN 55104
Office Phone: (651) 999-8991
Fax: (651) 917-1835
Society e-mail address: office@mnorthopaedic.org

Mississippi

Executive Director:
Clay Williams
Office Address:
Mississippi Orthopaedic Society
P.O. Box 5034
Jackson, MS 39296
Office Phone: (228) 822-4703
Fax: (228) 822-4769
Society e-mail address: cwilliams@capitolresourcesllc.com

Missouri

Executive Director:
Brian Treece
Office Address:
Missouri State Orthopaedic Association
631 W. Main Street
P.O. Box 2124
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Office Phone: (573) 556-6762
Fax: (573) 761-0449
Society e-mail address: treece@treecephillips.com

Montana

Executive Director:
Sally Hageman, BSN, RN
Office Address:
Montana Orthopedic Society
607 8th Avenue
Laurel, MT 59044
Office Phone: (406)861-0951
Fax: (406)237-4160
Society e-mail address: skhageman@msn.com

Nebraska

Executive Director:
Jina Ragland
Office Address:
Nebraska Orthopaedic Society
233 South 13th Street, Suite 1200
Lincoln, NE 68508
Office Phone: (800)474-4472
Fax: (402) 474-2198
Society e-mail address: jinar@nebmed.org

Nevada

Executive Director:
Kathleen Conaboy
Office Address:
Nevada Orthopedic Society
PO Box 97831
Las Vegas, NV 89193
Office Phone: (775) 326-4370
Fax: (775) 788-2020
Society e-mail address: nvos@mcdonaldcarano.com

New Hampshire

Executive Director:
Joy Potter
Office Address:
New Hampshire Orthopaedic Society
7 North State Street
Concord, NH 03301
Office Phone: (603) 224-1909
Fax: (603) 226-2432
Society e-mail address: joy.potter@nhms.org

New Jersey

Executive Director:
Lauren Myers
Office Address:
New Jersey Orthopaedic Society
202 W. State Street
Trenton, NJ 08608
Office Phone: (609) 392-6154
Fax: (609) 392-2664
Society e-mail address: membership@njos-osnj.org

New Mexico

Executive Director:
Clare Thompson
Office Address:
New Mexico Orthopaedic Association
316 Osuna Rd. NE Suite 501
Albuquerque, NM 87107
Office Phone: (505)796-3437
Fax:
Society e-mail address: cthompson@nmms.org

New York

Executive Director:
Heather Bennett, JD
Office Address:
New York State Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Inc.
Stuyvesant Station
P.O. Box 38004
Albany, NY 12203
Office Phone: (518) 439-0000
Fax: (518) 439-1400
Society e-mail address: bennett@nyssos.org

North Carolina

Executive Director:
Alan Skipper
Office Address:
North Carolina Orthopaedic Association
222 North Person Street
P.O. Box 27167
Raleigh, NC 27611
Office Phone: (919) 833-3836
Fax: (919) 833-2023
Society e-mail address: ncoa@ncmedsoc.org

North Dakota

Executive Director:
Bruce Levi
Office Address:
North Dakota Orthopaedic Society
1025 N. Third Street
P.O. Box 1198
Bismarck, ND 58501
Office Phone: (701) 223-9475
Fax: (701) 223-9476
Society e-mail address: blevi@ndmed.com

Ohio

Executive Director:
Steve Landerman
Office Address:
Ohio Orthopaedic Society
66 E. Lynn Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Office Phone: (614) 464-2878
Fax: (614) 464-2694
Society e-mail address: steve@ohioorthosociety.org

Oklahoma

Executive Director:
Ed Kelsay
Office Address:
Oklahoma State Orthopaedic Society
2817 N. Oakridge Drive
Bethany, OK 73008
Office Phone: (405) 720-9800
Fax: (405) 720-9993
Society e-mail address: ekelsay@cox.net

Oregon

Executive Director:
Nan Heim
Office Address:
Oregon Association of Orthopaedists
P.O. Box 12666
Portland, OR 97211
Office Phone: (503) 957-3020
Fax: (503) 636-8976
Society e-mail address:

Pennsylvania

Executive Director:
Beth Weachter
Office Address:
Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society
510 North Third Street, 3th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Office Phone: (717) 909-8901
Fax: (717) 909-8906
Society e-mail address: beth@paorthosociety.org

Puerto Rico

Executive Director:
Angel Bosch De Leon
Office Address:
Puerto Rico Orthopaedic Society
P.O. Box 8235
San Juan, 00910
Office Phone: 7877236751
Fax: 7879951492
Society e-mail address: info@ortopedapr.org

Rhode Island

Executive Director:
Megan E Turcotte
Office Address:
Rhode Island Orthopedic Society
1227 Shannock Road
Charlestown, RI 02813
Office Phone: (401)331-3207
Fax: (401)751-8050
Society e-mail address: mturcotte@rimed.org

South Carolina

Executive Director:
Fraser Cobbe
Office Address:
South Carolina Orthopaedic Association
17503 Mallard Court
Lutz, FL 33559
Office Phone: (866) 949-3121
Fax: (813) 949-8994
Society e-mail address: scoa@cobbemanagement.com

South Dakota

Executive Director:
Mary A Bechler, FACMPE
Office Address:
South Dakota Orthopaedic Society
PO Box 1901
Sioux City, IA 51102-1901
Office Phone: (712) 239-1687
Fax: (712) 226-2687
Society e-mail address: mbechler@cableone.net

Tennessee

Executive Director:
Brian Baker
Office Address:
Tennessee Orthopaedic Society
P.O. Box 159035
Nashville, TN 37215
Office Phone: (615) 383-1901
Fax: (336) 766-2294
Society e-mail address: brianabaker@bellsouth.net

Texas

Executive Director:
Donna Parker
Office Address:
Texas Orthopaedic Association
401 W. 15th Street Ste 820
Austin, TX 78701
Office Phone: (512) 370-1505
Fax: (512) 370-1515
Society e-mail address: info@toa.org

Utah

Executive Director:
Craig Stephens
Office Address:
Utah State Orthopaedic Society
1820 Sidewinder Drive
Park City, UT 84060
Office Phone: (435) 655-6585
Fax: (435) 655-2388
Society e-mail address: cws@sloc.org

Vermont

Executive Director:
Stephanie Winters
Office Address:
Vermont Orthopaedic Society
95 Carrigan Drive
428 Stafford Hall
Burlington, VT 05405
Office Phone: (802) 223-7898
Fax: (802) 223-1201
Society e-mail address: swinters@vtmd.org

Virginia

Executive Director:
Stewart Hinckley
Office Address:
Virginia Orthopaedic Society
2209 Dickens Road
Richmond, VA 23230
Office Phone: (804) 282-0063
Fax: (804) 282-0090
Society e-mail address: vos@societyhq.com

Washington

Executive Director:
Darla White
Office Address:
Washington State Orthopaedic Association
2033 Sixth Avenue Ste 1100
Seattle, WA 98121
Office Phone: (206)956-3646
Fax: (206) 441-5863
Society e-mail address: mst@wsma.org

West Virginia

Executive Director:
Diane Slaughter
Office Address:
West Virginia Orthopaedic Society
P.O. Box 13604
Charleston, WV 25360
Office Phone: (304) 984-0308
Fax: (304) 984-3718
Society e-mail address: wvos@frontier.com

Wisconsin

Executive Director:
Patricia K Price
Office Address:
Wisconsin Orthopaedic Society
8607 Woodreed Court
Indianapolis, IN 46278
Office Phone: (317) 388-8983
Fax: (317) 388-8984
Society e-mail address: wosociety@aol.com

Wyoming

No Executive Director