Board of Directors

Kathy Barr Kruger, President: daughter of founder Illinois State Representative William G. Barr and sister to the late past president, Anthony T. Barr.

Wayne Koniuk, CP, Vice President: a Director since 1996 was the owner of San Francisco Prosthetic Services, and now co-owner of Custom Silicone Fabrication of San Francisco. He is noted internationally for developments in the use of silicone products for prosthetics as well as for innovative fitting and fabricating techniques.

Eva J Hughes, Secretary: assistant to the late president, Anthony T. Barr, with a degree in marketing.

John Berst, Treasurer: a Director since 1990 and Foundation treasurer since 1995. John is an amputee and is owner and CEO of Components Express based in Woodridge, Illinois.

Hanna Barker, a long time volunteer for the Foundation and appointed by the Governor to the Florida Local Advocacy Council of Palm Beach, with years of experience in fund raising.

Christian W Ertl, M.D., nephew of John Ertl, MD., grandson of Janos Ertl developer of the Ertl procedure has been involved with amputee patients for over 35 years, including administrative, research, clerical and clinical intervention. He is presently an assistant professor of surgery at Michigan State University/Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies.

Robert Kistenberg, MPH, LP, CP, FAAOP, is the Prosthetics Coordinator at the Master of Science in Prosthetics and Orthotics Program at the Georgia Institute of Technology (www.ap.gatech.edu/mspo). He is also a clinical coordinator for LIVINGSKIN Prosthetics in Atlanta. In addition to teaching and clinical work, Rob has been doing mission prosthetics in Belize for the last 14 years. He is also serving as chair for the U.S. National Member Society of ISPO (www.usispo.org) . The focus of Rob’s Master’s degree in Public Health was program evaluation and International Health.

Jack Richmond, past President of the Foundation and past President of the United Amputee Services Association (UASA) and co-founder of the Barr United Amputee Assistance Fund (BUAAF). An amputee himself, Jack has been a Director since 1998. Since receiving his BS/BA degree in 1991, Jack has worked in O & P central fabrication, physical therapy for amputees, and marketing. He currently is Marketing Manager for Fillauer a major manufacturer of prosthetic components in Chattanooga, Tennessee.