PAR Members meet rigorous criteria as PAR brings the patient voice to all ATS work, including the ATS International Conference. Executives must be an employee at a registered 501c3 non-profit, tax-exempt organization that has a connection to pulmonary, critical care or sleep medicine that has a national scope and mission. The organization must have scientific/medical guidance. Program summary and financial disclosures are part of the application process. PAR Members serve a volunteer term of three years. If you’d like to apply, please email par@thoracic.org for the application.
CHAIR: Donna Appell, RN Founder and Executive Director 
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CHAIR-ELECT: Siri Vaeth, MSW Executive Director 
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IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR: Michele Manion Executive Director 
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Teresa Barnes Chief Executive Warrior 
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Paula Blonski Founder 
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De De Gardner, DrPH, RRT, RRT-NPS, FCCP, FAARC Director of Research and Evaluation 
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Matt Granato, MBA, LLM President, CEO 
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Jon Hagstrom Chairman, BOD 
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Joyce Kullman Executive Director 
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Mary McGowan Chief Executive Officer 
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Steve Park Second Vice President 
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Eliza Rista President 
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Amy Skiba Executive Director 
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