About Us

 
All of the individuals listed at the side have been voted into office by the RPACNY membership in June 2010.

 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 abd growinf organization, please contact one of the officers. 

We look forward to your ideas, input and involvement!
 


 


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OFFICERS (Serving July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012)


 President
Tom Antonini, MS, RPA-C
Thomas Antonini serves this year as President of RPACNY. He is a graduate of the Emory University PA Program and earned his PA Masters degree from the University of Nebraska. He has over 27 years of Cardiac Surgery PA experience starting at St. Joseph's Hospital 1984. He is currently employed since 2008 in the Division of Cardiovascular Surgery at SUNY Upstate Medical University. He is also a fellow in the Association of Physician Assistants in Cardiovascular Surgery. Additionally, Thomas serves as a NYSSPA Alternate Delegate to the AAPA. He can be contacted at: antonint@upstate.edu


Vice President/President-Elect
Mairee McManus, RPA-C
Mairee McMannus is serving this year as Vice President and President-Elect of RPACNY. She graduated the Rochester Institute of Technology PA program in 2004. She is currently working in Bariatric surgery at Community General Hospital. Mairee, along with her husband and daughter live in Liverpool..  When not working, she enjoys triathalons.  She can be contacted at: maireemcmanus@yahool.com.
 



Secretary/Webmaster/Newsletter Editor
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. and she provided the original consult for the creation of the Le Moyne PA Program.  Diane now owns her own business in Syracuse, 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 and created the newsletter for RPACNY. In addition, she has served as President of NYSSPA, RPACNY and RRPAA.
Her other interests are holistic medicine include Tai Chi, Qi Gong, and she is a nationally certified Reiki Master Teacher.  You may email her at
eruditepa@aol.com

 



Treasurer

Tom Brown, RPA-C
Tom graduated from the Arcadia PA program in 1999 and is now working in IATangoren Dermatology 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@gmail.com
 


RPACNY Director-at-Large (2-Years)
Sara Austin-Wilson

Sara Austin-Wilson received her Bachelor's Degree in Biology/PA Studies from Le Moyne  College in 2000. After graduation, she worked for the Correctional Health Services at the Onondaga County Justice Center in Syracuse for four years. She has been employed since 2004 at SUNY Upstate Medical University for Peri-Opera-tive Services in the Pre-Admission Testing Center.  She is also member of NYSSPA.
You can email Sara a
t
austinws@upstate.edu



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Kelley Hulihan, MS, RPA-C
Education:
1991 Graduate of the

Albany-Hudson Valley PA Program
2008 Graduate of Arizona School of

Health Sciences, A.T. Still University.
Masters of Science,

Advanced Physician Assistant Studies-Education &
Leadership

Current Position:

PA at St. Joseph's Hospital

Memberships:
NYSSPA, AAPA, PAEA

Current Clinical Practice:
Emergency Medicine/Urgent Care
Cortland Convenient Care
Community General Hospital ER
Ithaca Urgent Care


You can email her at:
ceallaighhulihan@gmail.com

 


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