Responsibility for all Association activities lies with the PAEA Board of Directors. The Board administers the Association’s financial affairs, appoints standing and ad hoc committees, and conducts all Association business between membership meetings. Board members are elected by the PAEA member programs. The day to day activities of PAEA are handled by the PAEA staff.
President
Jonathan Bowser, MS, PA-C
Director, Associate Dean and Section Head
University of Colorado
President Elect
Howard Straker, EdD, MPH, PA
Assistant Professor, PA Studies
George Washington University
Interim Immediate Past President
Stephane VanderMeulen,
MPAS
Founding Program Director
Creighton University Physician Assistant Program
Treasurer
Carl Garrubba, MPA, PA-C, CPA
Program Director and Professor
Dominican University of California
Secretary
Janie McDaniel, MS, MLS(ASCP)SC
Director of Admissions and Lecturer
Yale Physician Assistant Online Program
Director at Large
Dipu Patel, MPAS, PA-C
Assistant Clinical Professor, PA Program
Northeastern University
Director at Large
Kara L. Caruthers, MSPAS, PA-C
Assistant Program Director
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Director at Large
Michael Roscoe, PhD, PA-C
Program Director
University of Evansville
Director at Large
Gerald Kayingo, PhD, MMSc, PA-C
Program Director
University of California – Davis
Director at Large
Kevin M. Schuer, DrPH, PA-C
Associate Professor & Academic Coordinator
University of Kentucky
Director at Large
Michel Statler, MLA, PA-C
Associate Professor
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Student Member at Large
Kathleen Holec, BS
PA Student
Butler University
You can view a full list of all past PAEA presidents on the PA History Society website.