Chair
Teresa A. Vigil, MD (July 2020 - April 2022)
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Assistant Dean of Students, Office of Medical Student Affairs
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Vice-Chair
Richard Amini, MD (April 2020 – April 2021)
Assistant Dean, Student Affairs Professor, Emergency Medicine
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson
Immediate Past Chair
Cherie Singer, PhD (June 2018 – April 2021)
Associate Dean of Admissions and Student Affairs
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Executive Secretary/Treasurer
Lisa Burch-Windrem, MEd (Jul 2019 - July 2021)
Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine
Committee on Admissions (COA) Representative
Leila E. Harrison, Phd, MA, Med (July 2019 - July 2022)
Assistant Dean for Admissions and Recruitment
Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine
Committee on Student Affairs (COSA) Representative
Jeffrey Druck, MD (July 2019 - November 2022)
Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Committee on Student Diversity Affairs (COSDA) Representative
Cherie Singer, PhD (November 2018 - November 2021)
Associate Dean of Admissions and Student Affairs
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Committee on Student Financial Assistance (COSFA) Representative
Rich Ronnestad, MS, CFP (November 2020 - November 2022)
Director of Financial Education, Scholarship Support
Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine
Committee on Student Records (COSR) Representative
Davette De La O-Sandoval, MBA (November 2019 – November 2022)
Manager of Student Success/MD Registrar
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Members-at-Large
Tejal M Parikh, MD (April 2020 - April 2022)
Assistant Dean, Admissions
Director, Life Cycle Block
Associate Professor, Family and Community Medicine
University of Arizona, College of Medicine-Tucson
Stephanie Zia, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics (Clinician Educator)
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
Director of Medical Student Coaching
Keck School of Medicine - University of Southern California
Western Organization of Student Representatives (OSR) Liaison
Christina Chopra (November 2020 – November 2021)
MD Candidate
California University of Science and Medicine
GSA-PDI Liaison
Sunny Nakae, PhD
Associate Professor, Medical Education
Senior Associate Dean of Equity, Inclusion, Diversity, and Community Partnerships
California University of Science and Medicine