Legacy Leadership Council
Legacy Leaders
The council is comprised of former board leaders, longtime supporters, and trusted advisors, the Council provides continuity, perspective, and strategic insight as Live in Motion Foundation continues to grow and evolve.
Their experience and commitment help preserve the values that shaped the organization while supporting the vision, relationships, and momentum needed to advance the future of mobility care.
Scott Cummings PT, CPO(E)
Executive Committee | Transition - 2022
Scott Cummings is retired from clinical practice after a 40-year career in the orthotic and prosthetic profession. During that time, he served in a variety of volunteer and teaching positions to help advance patient care. Most recently, he was employed at Next Step Bionics and Prosthetics where he served as Compliance Director and Resident Director in addition to his patient care duties. He was also facility leader in patient care studies that Next Step participated in.
He is a past-president of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (AAOP), a past-chair and founding member of the Orthotics and Prosthetics Education and Research Foundation, and was a founding steering committee member of the O&P Alliance. Scott also enjoyed a multi-term stint as a member of the Amputee Coalition’s (AC) Scientific and Medical Advisory Committee as well as being a founding member and a past-Executive Committee member of the Live in Motion Foundation (formerly the Orthotics and Prosthetics Foundation for Education and Research).
Scott is a past-Fellow of the Academy and his professional distinctions include being a recipient of the AAOP 2015 Clinical Commitment Award, 2021 Distinguished Practitioner Award, and the 2024 Titus Ferguson Lifetime Achievement Award. He was also selected as a member of the AC’s 25th Anniversary Honorary Committee.
Brian J. Hafner, PhD
Chair 2022
Dr. Hafner is a bioengineer and professor in the University of Washington (UW) Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, adjunct professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and a principal investigator at the University of Washington Center on Outcomes Research in Rehabilitation (UWCORR). His research focuses on the development, evaluation, and application of state-of-the-art outcome measures for measuring constructs such as mobility and fall-related health in people with limb loss/difference and other disabling neuromuscular and musculoskeletal conditions.
Dr. Hafner’s primary research interests include development of tools to improve measurement of health outcomes in lower limb prosthesis users and evaluation of advanced prosthetic technologies intended to improve performance, function, and quality-of-life in people with lower limb amputation. He has served as principal investigator on projects funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), Orthotics & Prosthetics Education and Research Foundation (OPERF), and American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (AAOP). Dr. Hafner’s current research is aimed at enhancing the impact of health status instruments through rigorous development, psychometric evaluation, translation, and integration into electronic health record systems.
Don Katz MHA, CO
Chair 2023
Currently serves as Vice President of Facilities & Process Design at Scottish Rite for Children (SRC), Dallas, Texas. Don Katz earned his BS from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center’s Prosthetic and Orthotic program after attending The University of Texas at Austin. He attended the University of Texas at Arlington where he earned his MS in Health Care Administration. Don earned his Six Sigma Green Belt in Healthcare from Villanova University and is very committed to process improvement, leading SRC’s first ever initiative to design and construct a new campus in Frisco, Texas.
He is a past president of both the national and the Texas Chapter of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (TAAOP). He is a past Fellow with the Academy, an Associate Fellow with the Scoliosis Research Society, and was the recipient of the AAOP Award for Research in 1997, the Tamarack Prize in 2011 from the Orthotic and Prosthetic Education and Research Foundation (OPERF) and is a multiple winner of the Honorary Thrandhardt Lecture Award. He was the 2012 recipient of the AAOP Distinguished Practitioner award and in 2015 received the AAOP Titus Ferguson Lifetime Achievement Award. He is a past Chairperson of OPERF and is one of the founding Board members of the Live in Motion Foundation (formerly the Orthotics and Prosthetics Foundation for Education and Research).
He authored the book chapter, “Orthoses for Spinal Deformities,” in the Atlas of Orthoses and Assistive Devices published by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and has published original research in the journal of Spine, the Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, the Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics (JPO), the journal of Gait and Posture, and the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
Shane Wurdeman,
PhD, CP, FAAOP(D)
Chair 2024
Currently serving as Chief Clinical Officer for Hanger Clinic. Dr. Wurdeman entered the field of P&O as a technician, and then transitioned to working as a prosthetist/orthotist, a researcher, and now his current role as Chief Clinical Officer.
He has co-authored more than 70 peer-reviewed manuscripts, 4 book chapters, and presented more than 100 conference abstracts within the field of orthotic and prosthetic rehabilitation. His research has been funded by multiple federal organizations including NIH, DOD, and NIDILRR. He is a 7x Thranhardt Lecture Award winner.
He is a co-founder of the Live in Motion Foundation (formerly the Orthotics and Prosthetics Foundation for Education and Research). He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA). Shane lives in Austin with his wife and 2 kids.