POMA Leadership
The POMA Board of Trustees is made up of active and respected DOs in Pennsylvania. The officers are voted into position each year at the Annual Clinical Assembly.
Meet the rest of POMA's elected leadership:
POMA Officers, 2025-2026
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George Wolters, DO
West Chester
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George J. Wolters, DO, FACOEP, is a board certified emergency medicine physician who lives in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Founder and past president of RMH Emergency Medicine Associates, PC in Media, Pennsylvania, he is a graduate of Widener University in Chester and a 1979 graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed an internship at Cherry Hill Medical Center in New Jersey and an emergency medicine residency at PCOM.
In addition to serving as POMA's 2025-26 President, Dr. Wolters is champion of POMA's Influence Pillar and serves as a member of the POMA Foundation Board of Directors. A fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians, he is secretary of POMA's District 2 and a member of the American Osteopathic Association.
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| President-Elect
Angela Zawisza, DO
Pottsville
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Angela Zawisza, DO, FAAP, is chair of the pediatric department at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Schuylkill in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Board certified in pediatrics, she is a graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, and a 2007 graduate of Des Moines (Iowa) University - Osteopathic Medical Center College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery. She completed an internship and pediatric residency at Geisinger Medical Center's Janet Weis Children's Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania.
In addition to serving as POMA's 2025-26 President-Elect, Dr. Zawisza is champion of POMA's Communications Pillar and serves as a member of the POMA Foundation Board of Directors. A fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, she is a member of the American Osteopathic Association.
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| Vice President
Valeri Roth, DO
Hermitage
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Valeri L. Roth, DO, FAOCO, is a board certified otolaryngologist and facial plastic surgeon with a private practice in Hermitage, Pennsylvania. Dr. Roth is a graduate of Grove City (Pa.) College and a 1992 graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. After completing residency at PCOM, she joined the armed forces and was stationed at Dewitt Army Community Hospital at Fort Belvoir in Virginia and Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC. Dr. Roth is a fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Otolaryngology and a member of the American Osteopathic Association.
In addition to serving as POMA's 2025-26 Vice President, Dr. Roth is champion of POMA's Community Pillar and serves as Vice Chair of the POMA Foundation. She is also Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Otolaryngology and an active member of the American Osteopathic Association |
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Secretary/Treasurer
Mark A. Monaco, DO
Broomall
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Mark A. Monaco, DO, FACOFP, is a board-certified family physician practicing at Main Line Health Delaware County Family Practice in Broomall, PA. A graduate of Villanova University and the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), he completed a rotating internship and family practice residency at the Hospital of PCOM.
An active and longtime member of POMA, Dr. Monaco has served in various leadership roles, including Past President, Trustee, and Chair of District 2. He is a fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians and a member of the American Osteopathic Association.
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Immediate Past President
William B. Swallow, DO
Dingmans Ferry
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William B. Swallow, DO, MS/FM, FACOFP, Captain MC, USNR (Ret.), is an AOA board certified family physician who lives in Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania. A US Navy Veteran, Dr. Swallow served his country in the United States Naval Reserves as Captain in the Medical Corps with deployment to Saudi Arabia during Desert Shield/Storm, Director of Medical Services at Fleet Hospital 22, Battalion Surgeon at Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 21 in Lakehurst, New Jersey; and Senior Medical Officer at the Operational Health Support Unit in Bethesda, Maryland. He has also served his community in leadership roles of the American Red Cross, Optimist International and local emergency management agencies.
Dr. Swallow earned bachelor's and master's degrees at Bucknell University and earned a master's degree and osteopathic medical degree at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Following his postgraduate training at Community General Osteopathic Hospital in Harrisburg, he maintained a private practice in Milton, Pennsylvania before joining Geisinger Health System as a staff physician. After completing his military assignments, Dr. Swallow provided care to American veterans with the Veterans Health Administration.
In addition to serving as POMA's 2025-26 Immediate Past President, Dr. Swallow is champion of POMA's Education Pillar and serves as a member of the POMA Foundation Board of Directors. A fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, he is a member of the American Osteopathic Association and the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Family Physicians Society.
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Chief Executive Officer
Andy Sandusky, MPA
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Andy Sandusky, MPA, is the chief executive officer of the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association (POMA). Mr. Sandusky previously served as Executive Vice President of Public Policy and Administration Affairs for POMA.
Prior to joining POMA, he represented a Fortune 110 healthcare company in its government, public and PAC affairs; served as a Senior Associate at a government relations firm; served as Executive Policy Director at the Pennsylvania Department of Health; and was Chief Operating Officer of the Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians.
Mr. Sandusky earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Pittsburgh and a master's degree in public administration from Pennsylvania State University.
In addition to serving as CEO of POMA, Mr. Sandusky also serves as CEO of the POMA Foundation and Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Family Physicians Society.
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