Speakers

The 2026 Policy Forum will bring together AOPA members, leaders, partners, and individuals living with limb loss and limb difference together to engage directly with policymakers, strengthen relationships, and advance priorities critical to the O&P profession and the individuals we serve.

Speakers will not only provide information on the policy issues impacting O&P but will also equip attendees with the tools and talking points needed to successfully advocate on Capitol Hill.

Leela Baggett, JD

Principal

Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville

Devon Bernard

Assistant Director of Coding & Reimbursement Services, Education, and Programming

American Orthotic & Prosthetic Assn. (AOPA)

Whitney Doyle, MNM, CNP, CP

Director of Operations & Capacity Building

Amputee Coalition

Morgan Fabber, MPH

Manager of State and Federal Advocacy

American Orthotic & Prosthetic Assn. (AOPA)

Laura Friedel

Senior Policy Advisor

Alston and Bird

Graci Finco, PhD, CPO

Assistant Professor

Texas Christian University

Elizabeth Halsne, PhD, MSE, L/CPO

Assistant Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine

University of Washington

Kimberly Hanson, CPRH

Senior Director of Reimbursement

Ottobock

Teri Kuffel, JD

Executive Director

American Orthotic & Prosthetic Assn. (AOPA)

Matt Swiggum

CEO

Proteor

Joe McTernan

Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs

American Orthotic & Prosthetic Assn. (AOPA)

Sheryl Sachs, MSPO, CPO

Clinician and Advocate

Dankmeyer

John Singer

Advocate

O&P Community Member

Peter Thomas, JD

Managing Partner

Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville

Ashlie White, MSHLS, MA

Senior Director of External Affairs

American Orthotic & Prosthetic Assn. (AOPA)

Shane Wurdeman, PhD, CP, FAAOP(D)

Chief Clinical Officer

Hanger Clinic

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