Western
Lead: Sunny Nakae, MSW, PhD, California University of Science and Medicine
Senior Associate Dean-Equity, Inclusion, Diversity and Community Partnerships
nakaes@cusm.org
Co-Lead: Ranna Nash, MEd, University of Nevada- Reno School of Medicine
Coordinator for Student Development and Academic Enrichment
rannan@med.unr.edu
Richard Amini, MD, University of Arizona
Professor, Clinical Scholar, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, Emergency Ultrasound Faculty
RAmini@aemrc.arizona.edu
Dude Coudret MSEd, University of Arizona College of Medicine
Learning Specialist
dcoudret@email.arizona.edu
Caitlin Mahaffey MEd, University of Southern California- Keck School of Medicine
Associate Director of Career Advising
cjmahaff@usc.edu
DoQuyen Tran-Taylor, MEd, University of California- San Francisco School of Medicine
Director, Student Experience
DoQuyen.Tran-Taylor@ucsf.edu
Marc J. Kahn, MD, MBA, MACP, FRCP, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, School of Medicine
Dean
Marc.Kahn@unlv.edu
Central
Lead: Leila Amiri, PhD, University of Illinois College of Medicine
Assistant Dean, Admissions & Recruitment
lamiri@uic.edu
Michael Kavan, PhD, Creighton University School of Medicine
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
mkavan@creighton.edu
Kathleen Kashima, PhD, University of Illinois College of Medicine
Senior Associate Dean of Students
kkashima@uic.edu
Mildred Willy, MD, Central Michigan University College of Medicine
Associate Dean, Student Affairs
Mj.willy@cmich.edu
Jay M. Behel, PhD, Rush Medical College
Associate Dean, Medical Student Affairs
jay_behel@rush.edu
Dawn Bragg, PhD, Professor Pediatrics, University of South Dakota
Dean Medical Student Affairs
Dawn.Bragg@usd.edu
Southern
Lead: Cynthia N. Perry, PhD, TTUHSC El Paso
Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Assistant Dean of Admissions, Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Education
cynthia.perry@ttuhsc.edu
Joseph S. Kass, MD, JD, FAAN, Baylor College of Medicine
Professor of Neurology, Psychiatry & Medical Ethics, Associate Dean of Student Affairs, Director, Alzheimer’s
Disease & Memory Disorders Center, Chief of Neurology, Ben Taub General Hospital
kass@bcm.edu
Joshua T. Hanson, MD, MPH, University of Texas Health San Antonio
Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Long School of Medicine, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine | Division of General & Hospital Medicine
HansonJ4@uthscsa.edu
Jason P. Noah, MEd, The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine
Program Director for Student Success, Medical Student Services
jnoah@uab.edu
Northeast
Lead: Holly Khachadoorian-Elia, MD, MBA, Harvard Medical School
Advisor and Associate Director
HKHACHADOORIANELIA@mgh.harvard.edu
Co-Lead: Sonia Garcia Laumbach, MD, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
sgarcia@rwjms.rutgers.edu
Fidencio Saldaña, MD, MPH, Harvard Medical School
Dean for Students
fsaldana@hms.harvard.edu
Elizabeth M. Lamos, MD FACP, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Assistant Dean, Office of Student Affairs
elamos@som.umaryland.edu
Angela Jackson, MD, Boston University
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
hjackson@bu.edu