FEATURED CONTRIBUTORS
IN THIS ISSUE OF CURRENT PEDORTHICS
Dean Mason, LO
Mr. Mason owns North Shore Pedorthics, LLC in Lorain, Ohio and is a member of PFA’s Board
of Directors as Treasurer, co-chair of PFA’s Government Affairs Committee and a member of the
Publications Committee.
Dr. Anthony Lazzarino, DPM
Dr. Lazzarino is Chief of Podiatry with the Veterans Administration California Health Care System. As
such, he is in charge of seven clinic sites covering some 40,000 square miles of Northern California,
providing a full spectrum of podiatric services. In addition, Dr. Lazzarino is an Assistant Professor of
Clinical Medicine at the University of California Davis Medical School, Department of Dermatology
and he is involved in conducting public and private research in biomechanics and tissue regeneration.
He is also a 1982 graduate of the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine.
Althea Powell, CPed
Althea Powell-Chandler is a Certified, Licensed Pedorthist, Orthopedic shoe technician, who owns and
operates a retail Pedorthic facility in Vero Beach FL. Althea has practiced in the field for 18 years. She is
very passionate about the field of Pedorthics and sits on the PFA board as the membership chair. Actively
volunteers in her community as a victim advocate for the Indian River Sheriffs Office.
Jeffrey T. Jacobs, BOCPed
Jeffrey Jacobs, is the owner of Foot Dynamics, a pedorthic clinic and shoe store; and Advanced Casting
Technology, a central fabrication orthotics and custom Birkenstock lab. located in Boise, ID. Mr. Jacobs’
background includes five years as general manager of Peterson Laboratories and Ascent Technol