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Structure of the VPA

 

Article III of the VPA Constitution:            

 

Section 3.1      Officers.  The officers of the District Branch shall be a president, a president-elect (vice president), a secretary and a treasurer.

 

Section 3.2      Executive Committee.  The four officers, the three immediate past presidents, the elected Representative and Deputy Representative to the APA Assembly, and the chairpersons of constitutional committees and other organizational components shall constitute the Executive Committee.


Section 3.3      Constitutional Committees.  There shall be the following              constitutional committees: executive, membership, nominating, and ethics, with composition and function designated in the Bylaws.

 

Section 3.4:       Other organizational components of the District Branch may be established as determined by the Executive Committee.

 

Officers
 
Robert Pierattini, M.D
President
(802) 388-3137
robert.pierattini@vtmednet.org
 
Jonathan Weker, M.D.
Secretary
(802) 223-2266
jweker@verizon.net
David Fassler, M.D.
Treasurer
(802) 865-3450
dgfoca@aol.com

Executive Committee (Officers Above)

Francis Kalibat, M.D.
Immediate Past President
(802) 223-0217
francisk1@adelphia.net
Bill McMains, M.D.
Past President
(802) 241-2604
bmcmains@vdh.state.vt.us
Gail Barton, M.D.
Past President
(802) 674-6760
gbarton@vermontel.net
Alban Coghlan, M.D.
Past President
(802) 775-2581
Jonathan Weker, M.D.
APA Assembly Rep.
(802) 223-2266
jweker@verizon.net
Stuart Graves, M.D.
Assembly Rep.
(802) 223-6328
stuartg@wcmhs.org
Alice Silverman, M.D.
Assembly Deputy Rep.
(802) 748-3173
ahsilverman@gmail.com
   

Constitutional Committee (Chairs of Constitutional Committees, as starred below)

Membership
Bill McMains, M.D.
(802) 241-2604
bmcmains@vdh.state.vt.us
Nominating Committee
Andrew Siegel, M.D.*
(802) 864-0451
axsiegel@moose.uvm.edu

Ethics Committee
Michael Upton, M.D.*
(802) 865-3450
mdu@dartmouth.edu

&
Stuart Graves, M.D.
(802) 223-6328
stuartg@wcmhs.org

Members: Alison Hall, M.D., Andrew Siegel, M.D.

Other Organizational Components (Chairs of Organizational Components, as starred below)

Early Career Pshychiatry
Maria Novas-Schmidt, MD*
(802) 865-3450
marianovas@verizon.net
Residents
Joe Lasek, M.D.*
(802) 863-4753
joelasek@hotmail.com

Federal & State Legislation & Public Affairs
David Fassler, M.D.
(802) 865-3450
dgfoca@aol.com

Hospital & Community Psychiatry Committee
Tedd Robbins, M.D.
(802) 457-1911
tbrobbins@pol.net
Newsletter
Sue Deppe, MD*
(802) 654-7265
deppe@together.net

Reporting: David Fassler, M.D., Richard Rubin, M.D., Sue Deppe, M.D. & Others; Editing, Photos & Layout: Sue Deppe, M.D.; Distribution: Steve Larose

Bruce Gibbard
Memorial Award
Andrew Siegel, M.D.
(802) 864-0451
axsiegel@moose.uvm.edu

Members: Debra Lopez, M.D., L. Ragon Willmuth, M.D.

By-Laws Committee
Ursel Danielson, M.D.*
(802) 878-1400
ursel.danielson@vtboats.com

Members:  Andrew Siegel, M.D., Jonathan Weker, M.D.

Disaster Preparedness
Gail Barton, M.D.
(802) 674-6760
gbarton@vermontel.net

Members: Lisa Catapano-Friedman, M.D., Terry Rabinowitz, M.D., Loren Landis, M.D.

Archives
L. Ragon, M.D.*
(802) 656-8580

History
Ursel Danielson, M.D.
(802) 878-1400
ursel.danielson@vtboats.com
Methadone
Jennifer FauntLeRoy, M.D.
(802) 747-3715
jfauntle@rrmc.org
Substance Abuse Treatment
Alice Silverman, M.D.
(802) 748-3173
silvermans@charter.net
Rep to APA Medicare Advisory Committee
Alban Coghlan, M.D.
(802) 775-2581
Insurance
Robert Pierattini, M.D.
(802) 388-3137
robert.pierattini@vtmednet.org
Task Force on Future Systems of Care
Stuart Graves, M.D., Robert Pierattini, M.D., Alice Silverman, M.D.
 
Private Practice/
Patient Access

Marck Schultz, M.D.
(802) 879-5333
mssvt@hotmail.com
Ad Hoc Committee on Health Care Reform
Alice Silverman, M.D.
(802) 748-3173
silvermans@charter.net