Dawn joined NCCPA as President and CEO in June 2014.  In this role, she also serves as the chief staff officer for the nccPA Health Foundation and is a non-voting member of the Health Foundation Board of Directors.  Prior to her position with NCCPA, she served as a Professor and Dean at SUNY Downstate Medical Center.  She has practiced clinically in family medicine, addictive medicine, gynecology, and acute care for the homeless.  She has served the PA profession in several additional capacities, including as President of PAEA, as a commissioner for the ARC-PA, as an appointee to the HRSA Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry, as an appointee to the Federation of State Medical Boards Education Committee, and as an advisor to the National Health Service Corp.  She earned a Bachelor of Arts from Stony Brook University and a Bachelor of Science and PA Certificate from Howard University. She completed a Professional Diploma in Instructional Leadership and earned a Doctorate of Education from St. John’s University. She is a frequent speaker at national, state and specialty PA forums.