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
Howard Straker, EdD, MPH, PA-C
Assistant Professor, PA Studies
George Washington University
President Elect
Michel Statler, MLA, PA-C
Associate Professor
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Immediate Past President
Jonathan Bowser, MS, PA-C
Director, Associate Dean and Section Head
University of Colorado
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
Nicole Burwell, PhD, MSHS, PA-C
Clinical Associate Professor
Stanford University
Director at Large
Reamer Bushardt, PharmD, PA-C
Professor & Senior Associate Dean
George Washington University
Director at Large
Dipu Patel, MPAS, PA-C
Associate Clinical Professor, PA Program
Northeastern University
Director at Large
Michael Roscoe, PhD, PA-C
Program Director
University of Evansville
Director at Large
Kevin M. Schuer, DrPH, PA-C
Associate Professor & Academic Coordinator
University of Kentucky
Director at Large
Linda Sekhon, DHSc, PA-C
Founding Chair & Professor
High Point University
Student Member at Large
Mary Ruggeri, MEd
Physician Assistant Student
Yale Physician Assistant Online Program
You can view a full list of all past PAEA presidents on the PA History Society website.