James A Slavin 

Jim Slavin, grey hair and beard, smiling, wearing yellow coat with black inner lining. Winter scene.

 

 

Jim was raised in rural western Massachusetts. As a young man he spent most of his free time outdoors, hiking, skiing, and playing competitive sports. He attended the 6-year RPI/Albany Medical School biomed program. After finishing his residency at Albany Medical Center Hospital, he practiced orthopedic surgery with a special interest in Pediatric Orthopedics in Troy for 32 years.

He has served on the boards of Northeast Health, St. Peter’s Health Partners, Unity House of Troy (chair and treasurer), the Rensselear Plateau Alliance/Rensselaer Land Trust and the Albany chapter of the ADK (chair). 

Since retirement he has volunteered for Unity House, worked on the trail crew for RPA/RLT, taught boxing for people with Parkinson’s disease, and was a visiting instructor in orthopedics at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana. In the winter he is the alpine training supervisor at Jiminy Peak.

Jim Slavin he/him jaslavin1@gmail.com