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
Immediate Past President
Donald Rodriguez
MD/PhD Candidate
University of Chicago
Pritzker School of Medicine
Vice President, External Affairs
Kori Porosnicu Rodriguez, MPH
MD Candidate
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Vice President, Internal Affairs
Luke Torre-Healy
MD/PhD Candidate
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
NHMA Resident Liaison
Nicole Doria, MD
Resident, Internal Medicine
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
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
Jennifer Chincilla
MD Candidate
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Jesús Acevedo Cintrón
MD/PhD Candidate
Washington University School of 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
Bianca Ulloa
MD/PhD Candidate
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Juan Cerezo
MD Candidate
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple
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)
Emily Rabinovich
MD Candidate
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Roxana Lazo Gonzalez
MD Candidate
Mercer School of Medicine
Southwest
Contact: director.southwest@lmsa.net
Encompassing the following states/regions:
Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Laura Garcia
DO Candidate
UNT HSC Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Andrea Hernandez
MD Candidate
McGovern Medical School at UT Health
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
LMSA National Executive Committee
Internal Affairs
Chief Development Officer
Gualberto Munoz
MD Candidate
Medical University of South Carolina
Chief Financial Officer
Corey Gallet de Saint Aurin, MBA
MD Candidate
Oregon Health and Science University
Chief Information Officer
Erin Urbanowicz, MPH
MD Candidate
Oregon Health and Science University
Fundraising Chair
Jose Grajales
MD/PhD Candidate
Washington University School of Medicine
Scholarship Chair
Katherine Brito
MD Candidate
University of Chicago
Pritzker School of Medicine
External Affairs
Conference & Event Liaison
Daphne Joy Garcia Galan
MD Candidate
Texas A&M College of Medicine
Mentorship Co-Chair
Jessica Davila
MD/MPH Candidate
Loyola University
Stritch School of Medicine
National Conference Co-Chair
Mauricio Porco
MD Candidate
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
National Conference Co-Chair
David Marulanda
MD Candidate
Drexel University College of Medicine
Policy Co-Chair
Yesenia Salazar
DO Candidate
A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona
Partnerships Co-Chair
Joseph Rojo
MD Candidate
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Public Relations Co-Chair
Rosemary Vergara
MD Candidate
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker School of Medicine
Public Relations Co-Chair
Adriana Perez
MD Candidate
Medical College of Wisconsin
Webmaster
Steven Morrin
MD Candidate
State University of New York (SUNY)
Downstate Medical Colleges