2025 Leadership
Officers
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 Melissa Lockwood, DPM, BS, DABPM, FASPS,  
FACPM, FAAPM 
Bloomington, IL Chair 
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 Jean Archer, DPM, FABPM, FACCWS,  
FASPS, CWS 
Dansville, NY Vice-Chair 
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 Nicholas Butler, DPM, FASPS 
Independence, OH Treasurer 
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 Dorothy Kurtz Phelan, DPM, CWSP, FACFAS,  
FASPS, DBFAS 
Lynn, MA Secretary 
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 Alton R. Johnson Jr., DPM, DABPM, FACPM,  
FASPS, FFPM RCPS (Glasg), CWSP 
Ann Arbor, MI Past Chair 
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Board Members
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 Michael Bahlatzis, MD DPM, FACFAS, FASPS 
Oneonta, NY 
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 Mark B. Ellis, DPM, FASPS, DABPM 
Globe, AZ 
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 Christopher Japour, DPM, MS, ABPM, ABFAS, ABLES 
Plainfield, IL 
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 Danny Phan, DPM, MBA, MPH, MS, FASPS, FACPM, FFPM RCPS (Glasg) 
Edison, NJ  
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Liaisons to the Board of Directors
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 James Robert Hanna, DPM, FACFAS 
Lockport, NY APMA Liaison 
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  Lou Ann Hall-Matos,  DPM, MS 
Mishawaka, IN Young Professional Liaison 
  
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 Valentina Clinton,  BS 
Dunnellon, FL Resident Liaison 
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 Mansi Patel 
DPM Candidate  Class of 2027 Barry University  School of Podiatric Medicine Student Liaison 
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Committee Chairs 
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 Alton Johnson Jr., 
DPM, DABPM, FACPM, FASPS, FFPM RCPS (Glasg), CWSP 
Ann Arbor, MI 
Development, Chair 
  
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 Vilayvanh Saysoukha, DPM, FASPS 
Murfreesboro, TN 
Education, Chair 
  
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 Melissa Lockwood DPM, BS, DABPM, FASPS, FACPM, FAAPPM 
Bloomington, IL 
Executive, Chair 
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 Nick Butler DPM, FASPS 
Independence, OH 
Finance, Chair 
  
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Past Chairs
2023- 2024 - Alton Johnson, Jr., DPM, DABPM, FACPM, FASPS, FFPM RCPS (Glasg), CWSP 
2022 - Marc Jones, DPM, FASPS 
2020-2021- Ashleigh Korves, DPM, FASPS 
2018-2019- Jeffrey Lehrman, DPM, FASPS 
2017 - Andrew Belis, DPM, FASPS 
2015-2016 - Stephen Palmer, DPM, FASPS 
2013-2014 - David Yeager, DPM, FASPS 
2011-2012 - Kathleen Pyatak-Hugar, DPM, FASPS 
2009-2010- Dr. Bruce Mclaughlin, DPM, FASPS   
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