Current Pedorthics | July-August 2017 | Vol.49, Issue 4 | Page 13

Von M. Homer, M.Sc, BOCPD, PhD-c Von M. Homer is an Educator and Researcher at Barry University in Miami, Florida and also holds Adjunct Faculty positions at St. Petersburg College of Orthotics and Prosthetics and FAMU/Florida State University School of Engineering. In addition to his noteworthy research publications in Podiatry, Biomechanics and the Medical Device industry, he has been a practicing Orthotist/Pedorthist for more than seven years. Christopher Costantini, C.Ped Chris Costantini entered the retail footwear industry in 1989 and became certified as a pedorthist in 1994. After 19 years of private practice that included retail, wholesale custom devices and direct patient care, Mr. Costantini joined the VA in 2008 were he currently serves as the Prosthetic Chief overseeing the Prosthetic Departments in the Canandaigua, Rochester and Bath VA hospitals in New York. Currently, he Chairs the Commission on Accreditation of Pedorthic Education (CAPE) committee with NCOPE and serves as the current President of PFA. Consider Writing an Article for Current Pedorthics! For more details, contact Current Pedorthics magazine at (229) 389-3440 or by email at: [email protected] for additional upcoming special interest topics, guidelines and other ideas you may want to discuss as topic ideas beneficial to health care, patient care and all areas of interest in the pedorthics practice and other associated industries. Current Pedorthics July/August 2017 11