IARP Announces Election Results and New International Board of Directors

IARP thanks all the members who completed their ballots using either the on-line system or by paper ballot. The official 2008 Election Results are below and will also be announced at the IARP Awards Luncheon and Annual Meeting at the Annual Conference.

President Elect:                                                              Rodney Isom
At Large Board Member:                                              Steve Shedlin
Forensic Section Representative:                        Angela Heitzman
Council of Presidents Representative:                       Dennis Funk
Disability Section Representative:                                    Don Shrey
Forensic Board Chair Elect:                                         Dale Thomas
Forensic Board Co-Chair:                                              Kathy Mundy
IALCP Board Chair Elect:                                            Cloie Johnson
IALCP Board At Large Member:                                    Steve Yuhas
SCRB Nurse Case Manager:                                            Jan Nixon
SCRB Vocational Evaluator:                                                Jim Boyd
SCRB Placement Specialist:                                         Steve Yuhas
SCRB Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor:                 Ellie Ettner

The new IARP International Board of Directors will assume their term on formally on May 1, informally on the last day of the Annual Conference. The full board is below.

IARP also thanks those members who have served on the International Board of Directors and, completing their service, are now moving on to serve IARP in new ways. These outgoing board members are Past President Bob Taylor, IALCP Representative Jean Hope, Forensic Representative Trudy Koslow, At-Large Director Jill Falk, and Council of Chapter Presidents Representative Karen Starr. IARP thanks them for their service and looks forward to our new relationship with these experienced volunteers.

New 2008-2009 IARP Board of Directors as of May 1, 2008

President
Neil Bennett
OSC Vocational Systems
neil@osc-voc.com

President Elect
Rodney Isom
University of North Texas
isom@unt.edu 

Secretary/Treasurer
John Meltzer
Expert Vocational Consulting LLC
jmeltzer@expertvoc.com

Council of Presidents Representative
Dennis Funk
Human Resource Development Inc
dennisf@funksvocconsulting.com 

Member-at-Large
Steve Shedlin
Rehab. Experts of Maryland Inc
ShedlinSatREx@aol.com

Member-at-Large
Deborah Holmes
Britten Rehabilitation Services, Inc.
brehab@comcast.net 

Case Management Section Representative
Jon P. Veltri
GENEX Services, Inc.
CMSectionRepIARP@aol.com

Disability Management Section Representative
Don Shrey
Advanced Transitions, Inc.
shreyde@uc.edu

Forensic Section Representative
Angela Heitzman
Heitzman Rehabilitation, LLC
angela@heitzmanrehab.com

International Academy of Life Care Planners Section Representative
Tony Choppa
OSC Vocational Systems
tony@osc-voc.com