About Us

 
All of the individuals listed at the side have been voted into office by the RPACNY membership in September 2008. 

 Individuals are encouraged to join the organization (please visit our membership page) and consider serving on the RPACNY Board of Directors and/or as Committee Chairs.

For further information on how you can be involved in this dynamic new organization, please contact one of the officers. 

We look forward to your ideas, input and involvement!
 


 


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OFFICERS

President/Webmaster
Diane Stadtmiller, MA, CIW, RMT, RPA-C

A graduate of the SUNY Stony Brook PA program in 1989, Diane has workedDiana.jpg (4723 bytes) clinically in otolarygology, occupational medicine, and as a house officer for a community hospital. 
She has been very active in PA education for many years,
having served as the first Academic Coordinator for both the Catholic Medical Center and Daemen College PA programs.  Diane now owns her own business in Syracuse, Sante' Meducation, providing a variety of multi-media services including medical writing and illustration for health care professionals and patients, as well as organizing continuing medical education programs. Diane has had many years of experience serving the PA profession in a variety of roles including developing the original website for NYSSPA and was publisher of NYSSPA News. She also developed the website and newsletter for the Rochester Regional PA Association (RRPAA) and now has redesigned the website for RPACNY. In addition, she has served as President of both NYSSPA and RRPAA. Her other holistic medicine interests include Tai Chi, Qi Gong, and she is a nationally certified Reiki Master Teacher.  You may email her at eruditepa@aol.com



Immediate Past President
Melissa Giufre, RPA-C
Melissa received her Bachelor’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies from King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, in 2001.  While there, she served as president of her physician assistant class.  Upon graduation, she worked for Oswego Hospital until starting employment with CNY Family Care, East Syracuse in 2005.  Melissa is a member of AAPA and NYSPPA.  She may be contacted at mgiufre.rpac@gmail.com.


Vice President/Treasurer
Tom Brown, RPA-C
Tom graduated from the Arcadia PA program in 1999 and is now working in Pretesting at University Hospital in Syracuse, NY.  He lives in Truxton, NY in Cortland county.  He lives with his wife, Lydia, and has two children, Aidan and Amberle. Tom enjoys snowboarding, BMX, mountain biking and motocross in his free time. You can email Tom at tomlydia@excite.com
 


RPACNY Director-at-Large/Monthly Dinner Planning Chair
Kristen McNeil
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Kristen received her Bachelors degree in Physician Assistant Studies from Marywood University in Scranton, PA in 2003.
After graduation, she worked in Urgent Care in Utica, NY
for two years and then relocated to this area where she has worked for the past four years for CNY Family Care. 
She was married in 2008 and enjoys hiking, running
marathons and spending time with her family. 
You can email her at kristenmcneil@yahoo.com.


 



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