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    Leadership - SGSA

    Chair

    Yogi Hernandez Suarez, MD, MBA
    Executive Vice Dean 
    Alice L. Walton School of Medicine
    April 2025–April 2026

    Chair-Elect

    Alice Chuang, MD, MEd
    Associate Dean of Student Affairs
    UNC School of Medicine 
    April 2025–April 2026

    Vice-Chair

    Shelvy Campbell, PhD, MPH
    Associate Dean for Student Outreach & Engagement
    Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
    April 2025–April 2026

    Immediate Past Chair

    Joshua Hanson, MD
    Associate Dean for Student Affairs
    Long School of Medicine University of Texas Health San Antonio
    April 2025–April 2026

    Executive Secretary/Treasurer

    Christina Garcia, MBA
    Director of Student Affairs and Career Services
    University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
    April 2025–April 2029

    Representative to the Committee on Admissions (COA)

    Wendy Jackson, MD 
    Associate Dean for Admissions
    Associate Professor of Obstetrics/Gynecology
    University of Kentucky College of Medicine 
    November 2023–November 2026

    Representative to the Committee on Student Affairs (COSA)

    Jennifer Caceres, MD
    Vice Dean for Medical Education
    Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University
    November 2023–November 2026

    Representative to the Committee on Student Diversity Affairs (COSDA)

    Natalie G. Johnson, DHA
    Associate Dean for Engagement
    Medical University of South Carolina
    April 2025–November 2026

    Representative to the Committee on Student Financial Assistance (COSFA)

    Doug Stupec, MPA, FAAC 
    Associate Director, Medical Student Financial Aid and Student Records
    Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University
    November 2023–November 2026

    Representative to the Committee on Student Records (COSR)

    Wandy Cruz-Velázquez, JD, MA 
    Associate Registrar for School of Medicine
    University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine 
    November 2023–November 2026

    Members-At-Large

    Blake Barker, MD
    Associate Dean of Students
    University of Texas Southwestern School of Medicine
    April 2025–April 2027

    Cheryl Porter, PhD
    Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
    Florida State University College of Medicine
    April 2024–April 2026

    Nathaly Shoua Desmarias, PsyD
    Assistant Dean, Student Success and Well-being
    Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at Florida International University
    April 2024–April 2026

    Soraya Smith, MD
    Assistant Dean for Students  
    University of Central Florida College of Medicine
    April 2025–April 2027

    Organization of Student Representatives (OSR) Representative

    Elaijah Islam 
    Medical Student
    McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
    February 2024–December 2025