Since its inception as a national organization, LMSA has used its leadership structure to ensure its programming succeeds and reflects the needs of its members across the United States.
LMSA National Board of Directors (BOD)
Executive Director
John Paul Sánchez, MD, MPH
Professor of Emergency Medicine
University of New Mexico
National President
Roxana Lazo Gonzalez
MD Candidate
Mercer University School of Medicine
Immediate Past President
Karina Diaz, MD, PhD
Intern
University of Colorado
Pediatrics Residency
Vice President, Operations
Emily Rabinovich
MD Candidate
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Vice President, Programming
Roxana Gonzalez
MD Candidate
Mercer University School of Medicine
Vice President, Communications
vp_comms@lmsa.net
Arianne Serrano
DO Candidate
Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine
LMSA Regional Co-Directors
Midwest
Contact: director.midwest@lmsa.net
Encompassing the following states/regions:
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin
Larissa De Souza
MD Candidate
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Kimberly Flores
MD Candidate
Michigan Statue University College of Human Medicine
Northeast
Contact: director.northeast@lmsa.net
Encompassing the following states/regions:
Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington-DC
Claudia Torres
MD Candidate
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Jordan Juarez
MD Candidate
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Southeast
Contact: director.southeast@lmsa.net
Encompassing the following states/regions:
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and U.S. territories in the Caribbean (Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands)
Christopher Vazquez
MD Candidate
University of Miami
Darisel Ventura Rodriguez
MD Candidate
Nova Southeastern University
Southwest
Contact: director.southwest@lmsa.net
Encompassing the following states/regions:
Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Sierra Sossamon
MD Candidate
Louisiana State University, New Orleans
Luis Valdez
MD Candidate
University of Texas Health Science Center, McGovern
West
Contact: director.west@lmsa.net
Encompassing the following states/regions:
Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, and U.S. territories in the Pacific
Robert Olmeda-Barrientos
MD Candidate
University of California, Riverside, School of Medicine
Vanessa Nuñez
MD Candidate
University of California, Los Angeles
LMSA National Operations Committee
Chief Financial Officer
Donald Rodriguez, PhD
MD Candidate
The University of Chicago Pritzker SOM
Deputy CDO
Natalie Calderon
DO Candidate
Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
Fundraising Chair
Natalia Maverakis
MD Candidate
San Juan Bautista School of Medicine
Scholarship Chair
Alejandra Méndez
MD Candidate
Indiana University School of Medicine
LMSA National Programming Committee
Programs & Events Liaison
Krystal Almazan
MD Candidate
Medical College of Wisconsin
Mentorship Co-Chair
Lizbeth Alvarez
MD Candidate
University of California Davis SOM
National Conference Co-Chair
David Marulanda
MD Candidate
Drexel University College of Medicine
Health Advocacy and Policy
Olga Friaz Borbon
MD Candidate
Western University of Health Sciences
Academic Affairs
Sinibaldo Romero Arocha
MD Candidate
University of Minnesota Medical School
LMSA National Communications Committee
Public Relations Chair
Julisa Nuñez
MD Candidate
Georgetown University School SOM
