Trustees

DAVID A. BOONE, CHAIR / AUDIT COMMITTEE / FINANCE COMMITTEE

David A. Boone, BSPO, MPH, PhD is Orthocare Innovations’ Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder. Since 1984, Dr. Boone has focused his career on rehabilitation research, biomechanics, and prosthetic orthotic design. Dr. Boone trained as a clinical prosthetist orthotist, earning Bachelor’s degrees from the University of Washington School of Medicine and Master’s degree in Health Economics from the Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine, and finally his PhD in Biomechanics from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Working first as a research prosthetist at the Roehampton Bioengineering Centre of University College London in England, David was part of the team that developed and commercialized one of the first CAD/CAM suites for mobility aids. With Dr. Ernest Burgess, he was part of the development team that developed the Seattle Limb System and ShapeMaker CAD systems for the US Department of Veterans Affairs.

From 1988 to 1995 David was instrumental in establishing a US State Department supported clinical R&D center in Hanoi that continues today under the Vietnam Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs. From 1997 to 2005 he was part of the group that established the first University degree program in prosthetics and orthotics at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He was eventually promoted to the rank of Associate Professor and Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Washington in Seattle.

Dr. Boone has co-authored 40 Journal articles in peer-reviewed publications and is an inventor on 13 issued patents. Dr. Boone led teams that have won three R&D 100 national engineering awards as well as Gold and Bronze Edison Awards and a Silver Medical Design Excellence Award. Dr. Boone has been Principal Investigator or Co-PI on more than 20 research grants totaling more than US$17,000,000 in funding.

DAN BLOCKA, SECRETARY / FINANCE COMMITTEE / EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Dan Blocka has more than thirty years of experience as a teacher and clinical practitioner in the field of Prosthetics and Orthotics and is a past President of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO).

He is the past Coordinator of the George Brown College Prosthetic and Orthotic Programs in Toronto, Canada and continues to teach in a part-time capacity.

He is also the founder and President of Boundless Bracing Inc., a clinical service provider of assistive devices in the Toronto area. Dan is Vice-President of Orthotics Prosthetics Canada.

KOKORO MOTEGI, AUDIT COMMITTEE [C] / NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE

Kokoro Motegi is the Deputy General Counsel of Heni Group, an international art services business working with leading artists and estates across publishing, print-making, digital, film and art research and analysis. Prior to joining Heni, Ms. Motegi was a Director and Chief of Staff to the General Counsel of SoftBank Investment Advisers in San Carlos, California. Ms. Motegi has more than 15 years of international legal experience. Prior to joining SoftBank, Ms. Motegi was an associate in the Tokyo office of Morrison & Foerster LLP, where her practice focused on cross border M&A transactions representing multinational corporations.

STEVEN GARD, NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE [C] / EDUCATION COMMITTEE / RESEARCH COMMITTEE

Steven Gard, Ph.D., is the Executive Director of the Northwestern University Prosthetics-Orthotics Center; an Associate Professor of the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Feinberg School of Medicine; and a Research Health Scientist with the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs. His research is concerned with the functional biomechanics of human movement, particularly gait, with emphasis on the evaluation and development of prosthetic and orthotic technologies. Dr. Gard has been involved in research studies of non-disabled and persons with disabilities for over 25 years and has published many articles and made numerous presentations on these topics. He is currently Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics.

PAUL FLEMING, EDUCATION COMMITTEE / RESEARCH COMMITTEE

Paul Fleming specialises in professional health practice, health promotion and health education effectiveness. He is currently ongoing Academic Advisor to the Vice Chancellor of the University of Papua New Guinea and is a former Vice-Chancellor of this institution.

Paul was the former Head of Professional Practice in Health Sciences, University of Southampton, was Pro Vice-Chancellor at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand and Professor of Health Promotion & Population Health at Ulster University.

BRIAN WALL, RESEARCH COMMITTEE

Brian Wall is a semi-retired senior manager and trained Medical Scientist with FIMLS, PhD and Masters in Community Health and more than twenty-five years’ experience managing health programme design, implementation, performance measurement, research and strategic leadership in not-for-profits, donors, UN agencies and NGOs, in humanitarian and development settings.

STEPHEN BLATCHFORD, FINANCE COMMITTEE [C], AUDIT COMMITTEE

Stephen joined his family’s UK-based business (the Blatchford group) in 1985 after gaining a BA in Mathematics and an MSc in Computation at Oxford University. He became Blatchford’s CEO in January 1986 after his father’s death. Stephen has overseen the Company’s growth from £6m to over £70m turnover, by providing innovative products and services for amputees and by entering the broader rehabilitation market.

Blatchford’s international export business began in 1988 and now accounts for over 75% of product sales. The company’s service business has also grown substantially and, since 2006, includes the prosthetic service for injured servicemen at the UK Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre at Headley Court, Nottinghamshire.

In 2014 Stephen spearheaded the team that acquired a majority interest in five Norwegian businesses as part of a new international business expansion plan for the Blatchford group and he moved to the more strategic role of Executive Chairman in April 2015.

Stephen has been the Chairman of British Healthcare Trades Association, a non-executive board member of the National Centre for Training and Education in Prosthetics and Orthotics and was an industry champion for the Government’s “Make It In Great Britain” campaign in 2012. Stephen won the IOD Family Director of the Year Category in the Director of the Year Awards for 2013. He is married and has two children.