| February 2012 | Darilyn V. Moyer, MD, FACP, Governor |
- Greetings and Notes from Your Governor
- PA-ACP Strategic Planning Session, Hershey
- Student Interest Group Dinner Meetings
- College Targets Emerging Leaders at Internal Medicine 2012!
- Information on the ACP Medical Home Builder
- Four Resident Focus Groups Look at ACP Membership, Education and Value
- Capitol Update by John Nikoloff
- Good News! Lankenau Hospital Will Host 2012 Southeast Residents Poster Competition
- SE Poster Competition Photo Gallery The Best of the Best 2011
- Einstein Medical Jeopardy Team Wins PA State Championship
- SE Council of Young Physicians On The Move
- Congratulations!
- PA Chapter Presented With ACP Excellence Award
- PA-ACP Wins Evergreen Award
- Pennsylvania Chapter Recognizes Eleven Exceptional Members
- Pennsylvania Chapter Calendar of Events
Greetings and Notes from Your Governor
The SE PA ACP Chapter has seen significant activity over the past 6 months! Highlights include our Annual Associates Abstract and Medical Jeopardy Competition, several Medical Student/FACP Internal Medicine Interest Dinners, and the PA ACP Annual Awards, held December 3, 2011.
Health and Public Policy Update
We have seen much work from the ACP on the advocacy front at both the state and national level. Chuck Cutler, MD, FACP and former SE PA Governor 2006-10, testified to the PA State Legislature on the physician’s perspective on House Bill 1763, Fair Contracting. At the national level, the ACP has strongly advocated for a permanent fix to the SGR conundrum. If you want to read more, see Bob Doherty’s highly respected blog.
How Can You Learn More About Advocacy and Health and Public Policy?
We invite any of you who are interested in what Harrisburg and Washington are doing in health care to join our PA ACP Health and Public Policy Committee. It meets by conference call once a month, please let John Derrickson (jd@pa-acp.org) know if you are interested.
Some of you may be interested in learning more about the ACP Leadership Days in Washington DC on June 6-7, 2012. Please feel free to contact me (dvmoyer@temple.edu).
PA ACP Conducts Strategic Planning Session
The PA ACP held a strategic planning session in August 2011 where we focused on meeting the needs of our members in the professional development, advocacy/health and public policy, and communication realms. We are grateful to the seventeen volunteers and Dr. Eileen Moser, our talented moderator. See all the names in the accompanying box. These teams continue to work on some initiatives identified last August and confirmed at the Sept. Council meeting. More on this later.
PA-ACP Strategic Planning Session, Hershey
August 20, 2011 in Hershey, PA
Membership/Communication
Dan Kimball, Governor, PAE
Alex Gonzalez, Governor, PAW
Chuck Cutler, Past Governor, PAS, BOG, BOR
Renee Cassidy, CCYP founder
Bravein Amalakuhan, Resident, Council Participant
Preyanka Makadia, PCOM IMIG, LD
Education/Professional Development
Rich Simons, Past Governor, PAE
Baber Ghauri, Hospitalist
Merranda Logan, Chief Resident at Temple
Danielle Krol,Medical Student, Saint George's University
Lulu Liu, Temple IMIG
Florence Monplaiser, Penn Fellow, ACP's COA
Advocacy/Health and Public Policy
Alan Yeasted, Governor-elect, PAW
Ed Ma, Hospitalist
Evan Pollack, HPPC vice chair
Zia Dimachkie, Temple Medical Student
Greg Kane, Jefferson PD
Carolyn Thimot, Temple Medical Student
Other
Darilyn Moyer, Governor, PAS
Eileen Moser, Facilitator, Council Member
John Derrickson, Staff
Student Interest Group Dinner Meetings
Thanks to all the FACP volunteers who mentor at our Fall 2011 Internal Medicine Student Interest Group dinners. Dinners were held with the Temple University School of Medicine, Jefferson, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, and the William Pepper Medical Society of the University of Pennsylvania. More than 100 students and 40 FACP mentors participate in these dinners.
SE Mentors 2011 IMIG Dinners
Ambika Rao
Amy Behrman
Anu Paranjape
Bennett Lorber
Bill McElhaugh
Chuck Cutler
Dan Haller
Darilyn Moyer
David Axelrod
David Gary Smith
Donald Melnick
Ed Jones
Edith Mitchell
Elizabeth Lee
Elliot Nierman
Greg Kane
Harold Palevsky
Ike Klimant
Jack Ende
Jennifer Kogan
Jess Otto
Jessica Salt
Joan Beckwith
Joan M. Von Feldt
John Spandorfer
Larry Kaplan
Mark Graham
Matt DeCaro
Matt Levison
Mustafa Noor
Nancy Lewis
Nat Marchetti
Pat Lannutti
Peter Kowey
R.N.Seth
Rachel Ramirez
Rich Eisenstaedt
Richard Kozera
Richard Weiss
Ron Barg
Roz Kaplan
Scott Rosenberg
Stephen Gluckman
Steven Weinberger
Thomas Fekete
Weijing Sun
College Targets Emerging Leaders at Internal Medicine 2012!
If you are planning to attend IM 2012 in New Orleans this year, consider going early so you can attend the leadership development pre-course offered on Wednesday, April 18th. "Beyond the Basics: Advanced Leadership Thinking" combines plenary presentations with small group discussions to explore strategic thinking, empowering others, managing change, and developing a shared vision. To find out more, or to register, go here. You can also register by phone at 1-(800)523-1546, ext. 2600. Member cost is $229 before February 15 and $309 after that date.
Other leadership topics covered during Internal Medicine Week include: Teamwork and Group Effectiveness, Building an Effective Inpatient Ward Team, Embracing Conflict, Case Studies in Leading Effective Change, and Presentation Skills for Physicians.
All of these courses count towards earning a LEAD (Leadership Enhancement and Development) Certificate. Go here for more information on this award.
To find out how you can get more involved in our own chapter's leadership, go to http://www.acponline.org/lead, and click on Chapter Activities or contact me.
Information on the ACP Medical Home Builder
The ACP Medical Home Builder (MHB) tool provides affordable, accessible, online guidance to help identify opportunities for practice improvements and, if desired, prepare your practice for recognition as a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH).
- Designed for all practices, ACP’s Medical Home Builder will help
- Improve office efficiency
- Increase patient satisfaction
- Optimize patient care
- Develop policies and procedures with downloadable forms
- Prepare for PCMH accreditation or recognition
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for a link to the brochure mailed to ACP Members.
Dr. Jorge Scheirer recently conducted a dialogue with our Council. He asked, “Can Health Information Technology Deliver on the Promise to Improve Healthcare?" We are grateful for his research and candor. He showed us where the hard work remains to be done. Excellent talk, Jorge! (fyi- his PDF is available. Email the chapter office.)
I also want to recognize our Chapter Council of Young Physicians. It hosted an excellent dinner with a thought-provoking discussion on Conflict Management. See the recap from co-president, Dr. Andy Rosenzweig.
Many thanks to you, our members, for your support and interest.
Darilyn
Four Resident Focus Groups Look at ACP Membership, Education and Value
Florence Momplaisir, MD, MSHP, General Internal Medicine Fellow, Health Policy Research Program, University of Pennsylvania, and Danielle Krol, MD Candidate, MSIV, St. George's University School of Medicine
The SE chapter of the PA- ACP organized focus group sessions at major internal medicine (IM) training programs in Philadelphia from November 2011 to February 2012 in order to assess awareness of the ACP and its membership benefits among interns and residents and to come up with ways to better meet the needs of IM trainees. Participation in the focus groups was voluntary and the sessions were logistically coordinated by the chief residents in each respective training program. Participating programs included Temple, Drexel, University of Pennsylvania and Jefferson. In general, participation varied from 5 to 12 residents, the majority was second and third year residents, most were interested in subspecialty care and most were not current ACP members.
Overall, the majority of residents had heard about ACP but they didn’t know exactly what the benefits of membership were and what the organization stood for compared to other organizations like the AMA. Knowledge of the specific role of ACP in education and health policy varied by institution. Among members, motivation to join included presenting their research in the regional or national conference and receiving discounts for the Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP). Barriers to ACP membership included cost, the perception that there was no added value to membership (they can access the Annals of Internal Medicine at no cost) and time constraints. In order to increase their involvement in ACP, they suggested having an ambassador at each training program that could disseminate updates about the organization.
They thought that getting generic emails are impersonal and they generally don’t read them. There was a moderately strong interest for getting the ACP newsletter and getting bullets on health policy updates. Some would be interested in Smart Phone Apps that easily access their more specific needs. They also wanted to know more about leadership day and the health policy internship.
Despite the majority of residents going into subspecialty medicine, they voiced the need for stronger primary care and were willing to advocate for that. For research, they didn’t think that learning about research opportunities nationally would be interesting since they are bound to the Philadelphia area but if ACP wanted resident involvement in the literature review process of clinical guidelines, they would be interested to participate in that. There were mixed feelings about having an online network of ACP mentors that they could reach for advice: some felt that they get appropriate mentorship in-house and that having an online network of mentors is impersonal, others felt that it would be helpful and suggested having the mentors by category (academic medicine, private practice and government).
We welcome additional comments and suggestions. Please email them to jd@pa-acp.org .
Capitol Update by John Nikoloff
State Electoral Politics
2012 is a major election year, with the offices of President, US Senator, State Attorney General, Auditor General, Treasurer, the US Congress, State Senate and State House of Representatives all on the fall ballot. The primary ballot will include these offices as well as selection of party delegates to the National Conventions.
In Congressional elections, the new reapportionment of the state forced loss of one seat, and the new map significantly changes many districts. Congressmen Jason Altmire and Mark Critz will face each other in a new 12th district, and Congressman Todd Platts has announced his retirement in the 4th district.
Four State Senators have announced their plans to retire: Sens. Jane Earll (R-Erie), Jeff Piccola (R-Dauphin), John Pippy (R-Allegheny) and Mary Jo White (R-Venango). At least 18 new members will be elected to the PA House of Representatives. Six current members have already resigned to take other elected positions, and another 12 have announced their plans to retire.
Special elections will be scheduled to fill the six vacant seats, but because the State Supreme Court ruled the legislative Reapportionment Plan was unconstitutional, those elections – and the districts for the fall elections – are up in the air.
Legislative Updates
Insurance Rate Review
In late December, major insurance reform legislation was signed into law as Act 134, establishing state review of ALL health insurance contracts, and rate reviews including small groups and individual contracts. Previously, the state was only able to review group rates for products issued by HMOs or Blues. Commercial insurers and commercial subsidiaries of the Blue entities were exempt. With passage of this legislation, PA insurance department can continue to regulate rates for Pennsylvanians, rather than the Department of Health and Human Services, which would have taken over that role under the Affordable Care Act.
Genetic Counselors
Late in December, legislation was signed that provides for licensing and regulation of genetic counselors.
Fair Contracting
PA-ACP and other physician organizations succeeded in getting a public hearing on HB 1763, the Physician Fair Contracting Act. The bill would put the provisions of the Love Settlement – including a standard definition of medical necessity, clean claims payment requirements, prohibitions against automatic downcoding of E&M services and all products clauses, and limits on retroactive audits - into law in Pennsylvania. We are working with the Corbett Administration to seek its acceptance of this legislation, as the national agreement expires. And we will continue to work with House Insurance Committee members and others to get the Chairman of that committee to schedule a vote on the bill.
Physician Credentialing
Similarly, the PA Chapter is working for passage of Physician Credentialing legislation (HB 1551), which would allow new physicians to begin practice and be eligible for reimbursement 15 days after a complete request for credentialing is filed. The insurance companies would have to reach a credentialing decision within 60 days of receipt of a completed application.
Highmark and UPMC
The House passed HB 2052 by a 186-6 vote, and the bill is now in the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee. HB 2052 establishes a system where any failure to renew an existing insurer/hospital contract becomes subject to investigation by the Insurance Department, automatic extension for six months, a process of public hearings, recommendations for terms, extended negotiations, and finally, should other means fail, independent mediation and binding arbitration. The announcement that Highmark would continue to honor UPMC physician contracts through June 30, 2013 confirmed an agreement reached in late December, but does not fundamentally solve the overriding issues.
Caps on Punitive Damages
The House passed HB 1907 in January by a 103-89 vote, setting the stage for a battle over caps on punitive damages. The bill amends the MCARE act to set a cap at $200,000 for a medical liability lawsuit against any personal care home, assisted living community, or long term care nursing facility. In many ways, this bill was a test vote for further tort reform, but even if the bill is passed and signed into law, it’s certain lawsuits will be filed. The state Constitution prohibits the General Assembly from placing limits on punitive and noneconomic damages.
Naturopathic Medicine
PA ACP is opposing HB 1717, introduced by Rep. Mark Mustio (R, Allegheny) which recognizes the practice of naturopathic medicine and that naturopathic physicians comprise a distinct health care profession. The bill creates a naturopathic licensing system within the Board of Medicine. Naturopaths argued that they have four years of postgraduate training, and that 16 other states, DC and Puerto Rico have legislation similar to HB 1717. We are opposing the legislation because the science of medicine does not support the suggestions made by naturopaths, and because the proposed scope of practice is too broad, the education standards pale in comparison with medical training, and ordering of tests in the legislation is beyond the scope of a naturopath's practice.
Federal Issues: Congress Passes Short-term SGR Fix
Late last year, the House and Senate passed HR 3765, providing a short-term extension of the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) fix. With the signing of the bill into law, the 27.4 percent cut to Medicare payments to physicians scheduled for Jan. 1, 2012 was pushed back, and a conference committee was named to reach agreement on how to offset the cost of extension. Both Senator Bob Casey and Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz were named to the Conference Committee. A more permanent solution will be attempted in discussions over real tax reform which will not take place until 2013.
ACP Leadership Day 2012
Leadership Day is set for June 6-7, 2012. This event gives us an opportunity to have our voices heard on Capitol Hill. Dramatic changes in the Healthcare Reform Act are expected. For an update on the status of reform, what the reform provisions are and how they will impact you as a physician, simply visit the ACP web page.
Bob Doherty directs the College’s advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill and provides excellent insight into the workings of the government. See a current recap of the presidential candidates’ positions on healthcare.
Good News! Lankenau Hospital Will Host 2012 Southeast Residents Poster Competition
The Pennsylvania Chapter sponsors THREE regional abstract competitions offering residents an opportunity to compete with and meet his/her peers. In collaboration with program director, a resident may write an abstract on research, case study, or quality improvement based on their experience. The abstracts receive professional critiques and the best are present a poster at the annual Residents Day.
This year, just as last year, the Southeast PA’s Residents Day is set for November 10, 2012 at Lankenau Hospital in Wynnewood. Residents who want to submit an abstract must be a member of the ACP. Competing is an ideal way to participate in a scholarly activity. All residents who have provided the ACP with an email address will receive emails about the 2012 abstract competition.
Last fall, more than 120 abstracts were submitted and sixty were selected to be presented as posters. Prizes were awarded for 11 outstanding posters and the author of the three first-place winners were invited to present at the ACP’s IM2012 set for New Orleans on April 19 and 20, 2012.
Residents Day is a challenging, fun and worthwhile experience It requires many volunteer hours, and we want to recognize Dr. Bill Surkis who served as the 2011 Program Chair, Dr. Catherine Kuntz, Abstract Chair, and Dr. David Cohen, who chaired a record-setting (11 teams) Medical Jeopardy Tournament. We also extend a sincere thank you to Michele Corkery at Lankenau Hospital for her untiring work to make the 2011 event such a success.
We hope you will join us at Lankenau Hospital on November 10, 2012. The competition is open to all members.
SE Poster Competition Photo Gallery The Best of the Best 2011
Val Rakita (left) Temple University, 1st place research
Stacey Blank, U of Penn, 2nd place research
Eugene Lin, U of Penn, 1st place QI
Abishek Gulati, Einstein, 2nd place QI
Chad Zack, Temple University, 1st place CV
Ali Mahta, Temple University, 2nd place CV
Einstein Medical Jeopardy Team Wins PA State Championship
Congratulations to the Einstein Medical Jeopardy Team for winning the 2011 SE competition and the Pennsylvania State Championship. They will compete in New Orleans for the national title during IM 2012. Einstein has been to the national tournament four times and has won three of those four times.
Presenting the newly implemented SE Regional Medical Jeopardy Trophy is Chairman Dr. David Cohen (right) handling the trophy to Dr. Glenn Eiger, IM Program Director for Albert Einstein Medical Center. Einstein team members are (left to right) Dr. Mahasweta Gooptu, Dr. Praveen Ramakrishnan, Dr. Riyaj Kaskar (Team Coach), Dr. Jedrzej Wykretowicz, Dr. Guillermo Garrido and Dr. Nina Mingioni Associate Program Director. Dr. Mingioni will serve as Chair of the SE Program next year.
We also congratulate the teams from Abington, CCMC, Drexel, Lankenau, Mercy Catholic, Pennsylvania Hospital, Temple, Jefferson, U of PA and Christiana Hospital. You are all champions and we hope to see you in 2012.
Dr. Eugene Lin
Dr. Eugene Lin is an intern at the University of Pennsylvania. His abstract Enterococcal Bacteriuria is Often Overtreated and Rarely Leads to Infectious Complications received first place in the research category in the 2011 SE poster competition.
His research on Enterococcal bacteriuria showed a low incidence of infectious complications, suggesting that providers overtreat asymptomatic bacteriuria. The findings have been accepted for publication in Archives of Internal Medicine.
Dr. Lin’s interests include healthcare policy, costs, and quality improvement.
SE Council of Young Physicians On The Move
Andy Rosenzweig, MD, CMD, FACP SE PA CCYP Co-President
The Council of Young Physicians of the Southeast Pennsylvania region (SE PA CYP) is dedicated to developing programs and events that bring together area physicians to network and learn about topics that matter to them. A “young physician” is defined as anyone within 16 years of graduating medical school. You can find more information on the Young Physician Web site of the ACP.
We have seen an exponential growth in the number of young physicians becoming hospitalists either directly out of or soon after completion of training. To compensate for this burgeoning group of physicians, we have begun collaborating with area hospitalists and the Society of Hospital Medicine to create programs that will appeal to members of both the ACP and SHM. We have also recently added two hospitalists, Drs. Edward Ma and Baber Ghauri to the SE PA CYP meet this newly emerging need.
Our most recent event was a panel discussion on the topic of Conflict Management held at the Desi Village Restaurant in King of Prussia. Panelists included James Reynolds, MD, Chief of Medicine at Drexel University, Eileen Moser, MD, FACP, Associate Dean at Penn State/Hershey School of Medicine and Dr. Judith Katz, Ed D, licensed psychologist at Temple University, mediator and career consultant. This event was attended by 40 physicians from all over the southeastern PA, and representing a variety of specialties and health systems. We enjoyed an extremely enriching discussion on conflict management and conflict resolution across a wide spectrum of situations. We are in the process of announcing developing a winter social event and a springtime educational program. Stay tuned for details.
The SE PA CYP has also been involved in participating in and promoting the monthly ACP Leadership Enhancement & Development Webinar Series for Young Physicians. This webinar series was developed and is hosted by the ACP Illinois Downstate CYP, funded by a grant from the American College of Physicians, and now expanded to include Young Physicians, Hospitalists and Chief Residents in the PA Chapter of the ACP. If you attend 80% of these webinars, you will receive an Illinois ACP Leadership Development certificate. At least three of these webinars will be offered for CME credit. Over the next few months, topics will cover “Time Management,” "How to Say No,” “Opportunities for Young Physician Leaders,” “Sustainable Leadership (Successful integration of work, home, and community),” and “Teamwork Skills.”
Please feel free to contact me or Susan Glennon with any questions, ideas for event topics or if interested in becoming more involved in the SE PA CYP.
Congratulations!
The Chapter recognizes and congratulates these Pennsylvania Southeast Region physicians who were recently elected to Fellowship in the College.
Anil K. Rustgi, MD, FACP, Philadelphia
David A. Asch, MD, FACP, Gladwyne
Erin M. Ney, MD, FACP, Philadelphia
John D. Cacciamani, MD, FACP, Philadelphia
Kevin Jon Williams, MD, FACP, Wynnewood
Robin E. Canada, MD, FACP, Philadelphia
Robin E. Stutman, MD, FACP, Philadelphia
Victoria Werth, MD, FACP, Wynnewood
PA Chapter Presented With ACP Excellence Award
We are happy to announce that our chapter received a Chapter Excellence Award for 2011! The Chapter Excellence Award is presented to chapters that meet all basic criteria and seven optional criteria. Criteria include such activities as formulating an effective Governor’s Council and committees, communicating with members, providing educational opportunities, recruiting and advancing members and celebrating membership through local awards. The PA Chapter would like to extend a special thank you to the membership! For your hard work and dedication, we received this award.
PA-ACP Wins Evergreen Award
At Internal Medicine 2011, ACP presented John Tooker Evergreen Award to the Pennsylvania Chapter. The Tooker Evergreen Program provides recognition and visibility to those chapters that have successfully implemented programs that increase membership, improve communication, increase member involvement, enhance diversity, foster careers in internal medicine and improve management of the chapter.
The Pennsylvania Chapter was recognized for its recruiting initiatives at the Pri-Med Access with ACP educational programs held in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
Pennsylvania Chapter Recognizes Eleven Exceptional Members
An exceptional group of Pennsylvania physicians were honored for their commitment, dedication and excellence in leadership and service during the Pennsylvania Chapter’s annual Awards Dinner held at The Hershey Country Club on December 3, 2011.
Laureates Awarded to Three Extraordinary Physicians
Charles Cutler, MD, FACP
David L. George, MD, FACP
Keith T. Kanel, MD, MHCM
The Laureate is the highest honor awarded by the Pennsylvania Chapter to its members. This year, Drs. Charles Cutler, David George and Keith Kanel were selected for a Laureate based on their dedication and commitment to excellence in medicine, education and research.
Dr. Gerald Tracy Awarded a Pressman and Drs. Karl Bushman and Michael Korman Receives the Clinical Practice Award
Gerald P. Tracy, MD
Karl E. Bushman, MD, FACP
Michael Jay Korman, MD
Gerald P. Tracy, MD, FACP (East) was granted the Pressman Award for distinguished service to Internal Medicine.
Karl E. Bushman, MD, FACP (West), and Michael Jay Korman (SE) received the Clinical Practice Award in recognition of exceptional service to patients, community and profession.
Five Recipients Were Presented a Chapter Special Award
Richard J. Simons, MD, MACP
John Nikoloff
Douglas F. Clough, MD
Richard J. Simons, MD, MACP, immediate past Governor of the Eastern Region, was recognized for his dedication and commitment to the Pennsylvania Chapter and the ACP.
John Nikoloff, a founding partner and president of ERG Partners, was recognized for his exceptional dedication, vision and advocacy that serves as the foundation of the Pennsylvania Chapter.
Douglas F. Clough, MD, FACP (West) was recognized for his on-going leadership and grass-roots involvement in advocacy activities.
Andrew Adams, MD
Susan Borys, MD
Last but not least, two members received special recognition for their ongoing commitment to our Chapter. Andrew Adams, MD, FACP (West) was recognized for his dedication to the Western Region’s Abstract and Poster competitions, and Susan Borys, MD, FACP (East) for her legislative involvement on behalf of patients and physicians in Pennsylvania. A sincere congratulations and thank you to all.
Pennsylvania Chapter Calendar of Events
January 2012 – June 2012
| Date | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| January 11 | Time Management Webinar | Home or Office |
| February 1 | Jefferson IMIG Dinner | Philadelphia |
| February 8 | Scranton IMIG Dinner | Scranton |
| Feb. 16 | CCYP Social Hour | Philadelphia |
| March 17 | Council Meeting | Harrisburg |
| March 20 | Penn State/Hershey IMIG dinner | Hershey |
| March 31 | Single-Day Maintenance of Certification | HMC, Hershey |
| April | ACP – IM 2012 | New Orleans |
| April 19 | Tools Workshop (Practice Managers) | Radnor |
| April 20 | Pennsylvania Chapter Reception | New Orleans |
| April 28 | Medical Student Forum | Temple |
| May 7 | Council Webinar | Home or Office |
| June 6 – 8 | Leadership Day | Washington, DC |
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Contact Information
Eastern Region
Daniel B Kimball, Jr, MD, FACP, Governor
Southeastern Region
Darilyn V. Moyer, MD, FACP, Governor
Western Region
G. Alan Yeasted, MD, FACP
John Derrickson
Executive Director
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