Regional Residency Network (RRN) | NCOPE - National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education

Regional Residency Liaisons

The Regional Residency Liaisons were assembled in 2002. The commission recognized the need to provide support to all of the residency programs and residents participating in the residency program. The RRN is used to distribute information, provide assistance, monitor the resident's progress, and report issues of concern to NCOPE with the residency sites within their respective regions. The Network Directors are ABC-certified individuals that were educated and trained under the current residency system.

NCOPE believes the advantages of this program are as follows:

Creates link between NCOPE and the local "grass roots" residency programs
Helps with defining what the expectations are for the resident, residency director, and residency site
Allows for a feedback mechanism for residents who are in a situation that may potentially become problematic (buffer between the residency director and the resident)
Monitor the progress of the resident
Ability to notify residency directors in a timely manner when quarterly reports, research proposals and final projects are due

Region 1 (California & Hawaii)

Heidi Jeske, CO email:

Region 2 (Alaska, Washington, Montana, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Nevada)

Larry Paise, CPO email:

Region 3 (Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Colorado)

Stephanie Porter, CPO email:

Region 4 (Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin and North Dakota)

Dallas Curtis email:

Region 5 (Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina and Georgia)

Jennifer Richards, CPO email:
Edwin Hassler, CPO email:

Region 6 (Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee)

Megan Zachar, CO email:

Region 7 (Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, District of Columbia, Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey)

Michelle Hall, CPO, FAAOP email:

Region 8 (Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York)

Angie Swindell, CO email:

If you are a currently enrolled resident and you have questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the Network Director in your region via email.