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Leadership

Board of Trustees

GAMA is governed by a highly dedicated board of trustees, who provide strategic direction and work in partnership with the executive director to carry out our mission. GAMA’s board of trustees includes some of the best and the brightest leaders in the medical community.

Leadership Council

Roger Cronk
Roger Cronk, DO, President
Gabrielle Adams, MD, President-Elect
Gabrielle Adams, MD, President-Elect
Mark Epstein
Mark Epstein, MD, Treasurer
Sivakumar Nagaraju
Sivakumar Nagaraju, MD, Secretary
Valarie Romero Leggott
Valerie Romero-Legott MD, Immediate Past President

Trustees

Denise Aamodt
Denise Aamodt, MD
Heather Brislen, MD
Heather Brislen, MD
David Hoang, MD
David Hoang, MD
Aaron Losey, MD
Aaron Losey, MD
Lana Melendres-Groves, MD
Lana Melendres-Groves, MD
Jack Stuart, MD
Jack Stuart, MD

NMMS Council Members

Vanessa Al Rashida
Vanessa al Rashida, MD
Annette Fontaine
Annette Fontaine, MD
Howard Gogel
Howard Gogel, MD
Richard Madden, MD
Richard Madden, MD
Nathan Roybal
Nathaniel Roybal, MD
Vesta Sandoval
Vesta Sandoval, MD

Staff

Jason Espinoza
Jason Espinoza - Executive Director
Brittany Espinoza
Brittany Espinoza - Director of Operations

Past Presidents

1909: W. W. Spargo, M.D. 

1910: Lucien G. Rice, M.D.

1911: Henry B. Kauffman, M.D.

1912: Charles A. Frank, M.D.

1913: George S. McLandress, M.D.

1914: John A. Reidy, M.D.

1915: Evelyn F. Frisbie, M.D.

1916: William R. Lovelace, M.D.

1917: Joseph S. Cipes, M.D.

1918: Forrest F. Fadeley, M.D.

1919: Oliver T. Hyde, M.D.

1920: C. C. Meacham, M.D.

1921: John R. Van Atta, M.D.

1922: Arno Klein, M.D.

1923: Carl Mulky, M.D.

1924: David C. Dodds, M.D.

1925: John A. Reidy, M.D.

1926: J. E. J. Harris, M.D.

1927: C. C. Davis, M.D.

1928: P. G. Cornish, Jr., M.D.

1929: Loren F. Elliott, M.D.

1930: William H. Woolston, M.D.

1931: James R. Scott, M.D.

1932: Ralph W. Mendelson, M.D.

1933: Mark Beam, M.D.

1934: Emmett E. Royer, M.D.

1935: Harold E. Rodgers, M.D.

1936: James W. Hannett, M.D.

1937: Harrison L. Brehmer, M.D.

1938: M. O. Blakeslee, M.D.

1939: Joaquin Lopez Garduno, M.D. and Edward C. Matthews, M.D.

1940: Bennett F. Roberts, M.D.

1941: Richard M. Riley, M.D. and Lucien G. Rice, Jr., M.D.

1942: Leo B. Cohenour, M.D.

1943: Douglas H. Lawrason, M.D.

1944: Lee M. Miles, M.D.

1945: John W. Myers, M.D.

1946: Robert C. Derbyshire, M.D. and Roy R. Robertson, M.D.

1947: Stuart W. Adler, M.D.

1948: George A. Hart, M.D.

1949: Hugh L. Bass, M.D.

1950: Wallace E. Nissen, M.D.

1951: Charles M. Thompson, M.D.

1952: Harold J. Beck, M.D.

1953: Albert L. Maisel, M.D.

1954: Theodore E. Kircher, M.D.

1955: Louis A. McRae, Jr., M.D.

1956: Robert Friedenberg, M.D..

1957: J. H. Dettweiler, M.D.

1958: Randolph V. Seligman, M.D.

1959: Frank A. Rowe, M.D.

1960: Omar K. Legant, M.D.

1961: Guy Rader, M.D.

1962: John K. Torrens, M.D.

1963: William F. Blank, M.D.

1964: Roy F. Goddard, M.D.

1965: Vaun T. Floyd, M.D.

1966: Eugene Szerlip, M.D.

1967: J. Hunt Burress, M.D.

1968: James R. Gay, M.D.

1969: Edwin B. Herring, M.D.

1970: Merrill W. Brown, M.D.

1971: John B. Roberts, M.D.

1972: Livingston Parsons, Jr., M.D.

1973: Donald F. Seelinger, M.D.

1974: Eric W. Best, M.D.

1975: George L. Dixon, Jr., M.D.

1976: Phillip U. Martinez, M.D.

1977: C. James Sands, M.D.

1978: Barry W. Ramo, M.D.

1979: Richard J. Cronin, M.D.

1980: Edward  L. Johnson, M.D.

1981: Donald A. Wolfel, M.D.

1982: William J. McIver, M.D.

1983: Larry Londer, M.D.

1984: Paul  T. Cochran, M.D.

1985: Lawrence J. Spingola, M.D.

1986: Martin S. Klein, M.D.

1987: Bruce P. Lovett, M.D.

1988: Arthur Vall-Spinosa, M.D.

1989: Barbara L. McAneny, M.D.

1990: Robert L. Milne, M.D.

1991: David W. Oberdorfer, M.D.

1992: Carol L. Merovka, M.D.

1993: M. Kathryn Foucar, M.D.

1994: Steven P. Kanig, M.D.

1995: Kathleen Blake, M.D.

1996: Steven A. Komadina, M.D.

1997: Teresa V. Balcomb, M.D.

1998: David W. Stryker, M.D.

1999: Steven G. Tolber, M.D.

2000: James E. Martinez, M.D.

2001: James R. Tryon, M.D.

2002: William F. Fitzpatrick, M.D.

2003: Daniel J. Derksen, M.D.

2004: Barbara J. McGuire, M.D.

2005: John E. Liljestrand, M.D.

2006: P. Lynn Bryant, M.D.

2007: Thomas C. Roberts, M.D.

2008: Lee K. Brown, M.D.

2009: Mark T. Chiu, M.D.

2010: Jeffrey P. Ross, M.D.

2011: Dion Gallant, M.D.

2012: Jeremy Gleeson, M.D.

2013 : Denise Aamodt, M.D.

2014: Harvey J. White Jr. M.D.

2015: Harvey J. White Jr. M.D

2016: Cordelia E. Sever M.D.

2017: Tony B. Salazar M.D. 

2018: Mihaela Bujoi, M.D.

2019: Paul Sanchez, M.D.

2020: Kirby Gabrys, M.D.

2021: Samuel MacBride, M.D.

2022: Vesta Sandoval, M.D.

2023: Nathaniel Roybal, M.D.

2024: Valerie Romero-Leggott, M.D.

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