NIRE Professionals
National Institute for Rehabilitation Engineering (NIRE)
Officers & Directors,2009
Mrs. Robina Patton, Director & Treasurer
Dr. Lawrence Dunkel, Director
Rev. Frank L. Fowler, Director
Mr. Michael Kiely, Director
Mr. Larry Peltz, Director
Rev. Tom Schwanda, President & Director
Mr. Donald Selwyn, Vice-president and Director
Rev. Bert Van Soest, Director
Mr. Franklin Whitescarver, Secretary and Director
Dr. Berthold E. Schwarz, Medical Director
Robert Oostdyk, Esq., Corporate Attorney
Professional Staff, 1967-2009
PHYSICIANS & THERAPISTS
Arthur D. Zampella, M.D. - Internist & Gerontologist (v) (d)
Berthold E. Schwarz, M.D. - Psychiatrist & Neurologist (v)
Harry K. Panjwani, M.D. - Psychiatrist (v)
Leo Leveridge, M.D. - Plastic Surgeon (v) (d)
William Rado, M.D. - General Suregon (v)
G.R. Hirschfeld, M.D. - Psychiatrist (v)
Augusta Alba, M.D. - Physiatrist & Neurologist (v) (d)
Melvin J. Goldberg, M.D. - Physiatrist (v) (d)
Otto Eisert, M.D. - Physiatrist (v)
M Edward Tell, M.D., D.D.S. - Medical Doctor & ENT Surgeon (v)
F.H. De Falco, D.D.S. - Dental Consultant (v)
Daniel Roth, M.D. - Gynecologist & Obstetrician (v)
Rolf Quisling, M.D. - Otolaryngologist (v)
Carl J. Silodor, M.D. - Ophthalmologist (v)
Barry Altman, M.D. - Urologist (v)
Wilbur J. Harley, M.D, Sc.D. - Occupational Medicine (v)
David Sarner, M.D. - Occupational Medicine (v)
Dominic A. Kujda, M.D. - Orthopedics (v)
Gerald Shapiro, M.D. - Pulmonary Disorders (v)
Raymond Sturner, M.D. - Pediatrics & Public Health
Mark Horowitz, M.D. - Pediatrics (v) (d)
George Claus, M.D. - Assistant Medical Director (v)
Susan Isaacson, M.A. - Speech & Language Therapist (ASHA)
Joan Fertman Wolff, Ph.D. - Speech & Language Therapist (ASHA)
Donald Wolff, M.A. - Audiologist (ASHA)
R.H. Dietz, Ph.T., Ph.D. - Physical Therapist (v)
Anne C. McCarthy, R.P.T. - Physical Therapist (v)
Gladys Johnson, OTR - Occupational Therapist (v)
Vijay Jhaveri, OTR - Occupational Therapist (v)
Betty Policoro, R.N. - Self-Care & Homemaking (v)
Barbara Riley, LPN - Self-Care & Homemaking (v)
Walter Browning, BS, RP - Pharmacy & Chemistry (v)
Lawrence Dunkel, Ph.D. - Psychologist (v) (d)
Nelson Storch, Ph.D. - Psychologist (v) (d)
Prof. Theo, F. Childs, M.A. - Disabled Student Counseling (v)
Nelson A. Voorhees, M.A. - Vocational Rehab. Counseling (v)
Charlotte M. Blumers - Special Education (v)
Thomas Meath, Jr. M.S. - Handicapped Employment Counseling (v) (d)
ENGINEERS & TECHNICIANS
Robert Fondiller, P.E., Ph.D. - Engineering, Psychology & Human Factors (v) (d)
Fred Klenk, PE, PP, AIA - Architect & Professional Engineer (v)
Donald Selwyn, BA, FCC-1st cl - Guidance Syst, Audio, Video, RF, Optics (s) (d)
Robina Asti, EE, FAA-cert. - Electrical Engin’r, Pilot & Flight Instructor (v) (d)
Pierre Paul Sauvin, FAA cert. - Guidance Syst, Electronics & Mechanics (s) (v)
Richard Van Orden - Electrical & Mechanical Devices & Systems (s)
James Neiswinter, E.E. - AT&T Audio Multiplexing Engineer (v)
John Fenton, E.E. - Engineer (s)
Cecil Ewen - Technician (s)
David Lyle (ret) - Client Counselor & Training Aide (v) (d)
OPTOMETRISTS
Frank M. Lucyk, O.D. - Optometrist (c) Pomptom Lakes, NJ (dec’d)
Scott Pelcyger, O.D. - Optometrist (c) 6 Bartholdi Ave – Butler, NJ
Lin Moore, O.D. - Optometrist (v) Oklahoma
Sandra Kantorek, O.D. - Optometrist (c) Union, NJ
Robert W. Tandler, O.D. - Optometrist (c) Union City, NJ
David Ebner, O.D. - Optometrist (v) Pompton Lakes, NJ
Beverly Beyloune - Office Aide (s) Butler, NJ
CLERGY (volunteers), (d ) designates NIRE Director
Rev. William Gaston - Reformed Church in America (d)
Rev. Bert Van Soest, D.D. - Reformed Church in America (d)
Rev. John Gaffney, O.F.M. - Roman Catholic Priest (d)
Rabbi David H. Panitz - Rabbi, Conservative (d)
FUND-RAISING (volunteers), (d ) designates NIRE Director
George W. Schultz - Newspaper Publisher (d)
Mr. Wm. Storch - V.P. 1st National Bank of Passaic County
Mr. Fred Pfister - Corporate CEO (d)
Mrs. Fred Pfister - wife of CEO & Socialite (d)
Mr. Donald Kates - Attorney – General (d)
Mr. William F. Johnson, Jr, - Attorney – Health Care Law (v)
Mr. Richard Conte - Attorney – Pro-Bono for Handicapped (d)
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Dreffin - Major Donors & Fund Raisers
Mr. Robert N. Caldwell - Newspaper Executive (d)
Mr. Robert D. Eckhouse - Advertising Agency Executive (d)
Mr. Coverly Fischer - Mortgage & Insurance Co. Executive (d)
Mr. Faustin Pipal - Title Insurance Executive
LIAISONS to NIRE – from other agencies
Mr. Birger Roos, Handicapped Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Per Udden, M.D., Permobil Foundation, Timra, Sweden
Countess Marianne Bernadotte, Permobil Foundation, Stockholm, Sweden
Ian R. Henderson, Sec. Gen’l., Rehab. Eng’g Movement Advsry Panels-England
Norman Brearley, Engineer, Rehab. Eng’g Movement Advsry Panels-England
Mr. Harold Russell, Chairman, President’s Comm. Employment of Handicapped
Mr. Bernard Posner, Secretary, President’s Comm. Employment of Handicapped
Mr. Clark Paradise, Director, N.J. State Easter Seal Society
Mr. Jules Schecter, United Cerebral Palsy of North Jersey
Mr. Richard Ziegler, United Cerebral Palsy of North Jersey
Mr. Leslie Park, Director, United Cerebral Palsy of New York
