Lisa Hadden of Mount Pleasant will represent the public on Gov. Rick Snyder's physician's assistants task force

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LANSING — Gov. Rick Snyder recently announced the appointment of Lisa Hadden of Mount Pleasant to the Michigan Task Force on Physician's Assistants.

Hadden served in the past as president and CEO of Healthy Community Partners in Saginaw is currently the president and CEO of the Mount Pleasant Area Chamber of Commerce.

She will join the 13-member task force that oversees nearly 3,300 physician's assistants throughout Michigan and determines and approves qualifications of physician's assistants.

Hadden will represent the general public on the board and replaces Thomas Siemaszko.

Hadden brings extensive experience in executive and community development and currently serves as executive committee member, policy committee chair and vice chair for the Central Michigan Community Hospital Board, according to a news release from the governor's office.

She earned a bachelor's degree in secondary education, English and Spanish and a master's degree in English composition, advanced writing and communications theory, both from Central Michigan University. She completed a post-graduate fellowship with the North American and National Community Leadership Program.

James Rogers of Williamsburg was also appointed to the board to represent physicians, replacing David Weingarden.

Rogers is the retired medical director of cardiovascular & thoracic surgery at Genesys Regional Medical Center in Grand Blanc, and currently serves as an attending physician in the emergency department at Grayling Mercy Hospital.

"These individuals are great additions to this group and I am confident they will maintain the task force's mission of accountability for Michigan's physician assistants and their patients," said Snyder.

Hadden and Rogers will serve terms expiring Dec. 31, 2015, and their appointments are subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.

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