Prior Boards of Directors




Secretary/Editor, EM Resident
Jessica Adkins, MD
University of Kentucky


Vice Speaker of the Council
Amanda Irish, MD, MPH
Integrated Residency in Emergency Medicine

Resident Representative to ACEP
Nicholas P. Cozzi, MD, MBA
Fire Department of New York City (FDNY)/Northwell Health

Director of Education
Erin Karl, MD
Hennepin County Medical Center

Director of Health Policy
Maggie Moran, MD

Director Of Leadership Development
Yevgeniy Maksimenko, MD
San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, San Antonio, TX


Ex-Officio Member
Breanne Jaqua, DO, MPH
Mesa, Arizona


Medical Student Council Chair
Chiamara Anokwute

President
RJ Sontag, MD

Immediate Past President
Hannah Hughes, MD, MBA

President-Elect
Angela Cai, MD, MBA

Secretary/Editor, EM Resident
Priyanka Lauber, DO

Speaker of the Council
Tracy Marko, MD, PhD, MS

Vice Speaker of the Council
Ashley Tarchione, MD

Resident Representative to ACEP
Nicholas P. Cozzi, MD, MBA

Director of Education
Deena Khamees, MD

Director of Health Policy
Maggie Moran, MD

Director Of Leadership Development
Yevgeniy Maksimenko, MD

ACGME RC-EM Liaison
Breanne Jaqua, DO, MPH

EMRA Rep to the AMA
Sophia Spadafore, MD

Medical Student Council Chair
Jazmyn Shaw

President
Hannah Hughes, MD, MBA

Immediate Past President
Omar Maniya, MD, MBA

President-Elect
RJ Sontag, MD

Secretary/Editor, EM Resident
Priyanka Lauber, DO

Speaker of the Council
Karina Sanchez, MD

Vice Speaker of the Council
Tracy Marko, MD, PhD, MS

Resident Representative to ACEP
Erik Blutinger, MD, MSc

Director of Education
Deena Khamees, MD

Director of Health Policy
Angela Cai, MD, MBA

Director Of Membership
Greg Tanquary, DO, MBA

Director of Technology
Nick Salerno, MD

Ex-Officio Member
Breanne Jaqua, DO, MPH

EMRA Rep to the AMA
Sophia Spadafore, MD

Medical Student Council Chair
Corey McNeilly
San Antonio

President
Omar Maniya, MD, MBA

Immediate Past President
Zach Jarou, MD

President-Elect
Hannah Hughes, MD, MBA

Secretary/Editor, EM Resident
Thomas Eales, DO

Speaker of the Council
Nathan Vafaie, MD, MBA

Vice Speaker of the Council
Karina Sanchez, MD

Resident Representative to ACEP
Erik Blutinger, MD, MSc

Director of Education
Sara Dimeo, MD

Director of Health Policy
Angela Cai, MD, MBA

Director Of Membership
Greg Tanquary, DO, MBA

Director of Technology
Nick Salerno, MD

Ex-Officio Board Member
Venkat Subramanyam, MD

ACGME RC-EM Liaison
Eric McDonald, MD

ACGME RC-EM Liaison
Breanne Jaqua, DO

EMRA Rep to the AMA
Scott H. Pasichow, MD, MPH


President
Zach Jarou, MD

President-Elect
Omar Maniya, MD, MBA

Immediate Past President
Alicia Kurtz, MD

Secretary/Editor, EM Resident
Thomas Eales, DO

Speaker of the Council
Scott Pasichow, MD, MPH

Vice Speaker of the Council
Nathan Vafaie, MD, MBA

Resident Representative to ACEP
Nida F. Degesys, MD

Director of Education
Sara Paradise, MD

Director of Health Policy
Rachel Solnick, MD

Director Of Membership
Shehni Nadeem, MD

Director of Technology
Nick Salerno, MD

Ex-Officio Board Member
Geoffrey Comp, DO

ACGME RC-EM Liaison
Eric McDonald, MD

Medical Student Council Chair
Erin Karl
2016 - 2017 EMRA Board of Directors
Ramnik (Ricky) Dhaliwal MD, JD | Immediate Past President |
Alicia Kurtz MD | President |
Zachary Jarou MD | President-Elect |
Leonard Stallings MD | RRC/EM Representative |
Christian Dameff MD | Informatics Coordinator |
Abigail Cosgrove MD | Secretary/Editor, EM Resident |
Shehni Nadeem MD | Membership Coordinator |
Rachel Solncik MD | Legislative Advisor |
Tiffany Jackson MD | Speaker of the Council |
Scott Pasichow MD | Vice-Speaker of the Council |
Nick Governatori MD | Academic Affairs Rep |
Nida Degesys MD | ACEP Rep |
Garth Walker MD | Member at Large |
Seth Kelly | MSC Chair |
2015 - 2016 EMRA Board of Directors
Matt Rudy MD | Immediate Past President |
Ramnik (Ricky) Dhaliwal MD, JD | President |
Alicia Kurtz MD | President-Elect |
Leonard Stallings MD | RRC/EM Representative |
Christian Dameff MD | Informatics Coordinator |
Abigail Cosgrove MD | Secretary/Editor, EM Resident |
Zach Jarou MD | Membership Coordinator |
Jasmeet (Jamie) Dhaliwal MD, MPH | Legislative Advisor |
Nida Degesys MD | Speaker of the Council |
Tiffany Jackson MD | Vice-Speaker of the Council |
Nicholas Governatori MD | Academic Affairs Rep |
Alison Smith MD, MPH | ACEP Rep |
Ashley Guthrie DO | Member at Large |
Sean Ochsenbein | MSC Chair |
2014 - 2015 EMRA Board of Directors
Jordan Celeste MD | Immediate Past President |
Matt Rudy MD | President |
Ramnik (Ricky) Dhaliwal MD, JD | President-Elect |
Brandon Allen MD | RRC/EM Representative |
Leonard Stallings MD | RRC/EM Representative |
Nupur Garg MD | Informatics Coordinator |
Nathaniel Mann MD | Secretary/Editor, EM Resident |
Zach Jarou MD | Membership Coordinator |
Jasmeet (Jamie) Dhaliwal MD, MPH | Legislative Advisor |
Anant Patel DO | Speaker of the Council |
Nida Degesys MD | Vice-Speaker of the Council |
David Diller MD | Academic Affairs Rep |
Alison Smith MD, MPH | ACEP Rep |
Ashley Guthrie DO | Member at Large |
David Reid | MSC Chair |
2013 - 2014 EMRA Board of Directors
Matt Rudy MD | President-Elect |
Brandon Allen MD | RRC/EM Representative |
Cameron Decker MD | Immediate Past President |
Jordan Celeste MD | President |
Bree Alyeska MD | Informatics Coordinator |
Nathaniel Mann MD | Secretary/Editor, EM Resident |
Sarah Hoper MD, JD | Legislative Advisor |
Ije Akunyili MD, MPA | Speaker of the Council |
Anant Patel DO | Vice-Speaker of the Council |
David Diller MD | Academic Affairs Rep |
John Anderson MD | ACEP Rep |
Zach Jarou | MSC Chair |
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