Gene M. Pascarella has served on the OCPM Foundation (now The Podiatry Foundation) Board of Trustees since 2012. He is a 1982 graduate of the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine and received his MBA from the University of Phoenix in 2002. He is currently the President and Medical Director of Foot & Ankle Associates of Florida. Dr. Pascarella is on the teaching staff of Florida Hospital for both family practice residents and podiatric residents. He is a founder of Integrated Physician Systems, a national medical practice management company. He sat on the Board of Directors for the Florida Bank of Commerce and has served on the Audit Committee for the bank. He is the past Vice Chairman of the Board of Southern Community Bank. He also served as Chief Operating Officer of the Park Place Surgery Center. Dr. Pascarella served on the OCPM Board of Trustees from 2008 until 2012. He currently serves on the KSUCPM Advisory Board and served as Chair of that board from 2013-2018 He was the proud recipient of the KSUCPM Ambassador Award in 2015 and the KSUCPM Alumni Service Award in 2017.