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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

Valarie Romero Leggott
Valerie Romero-Legott MD, President
Roger Cronk
Roger Cronk, MD, President-Elect
Mark Epstein
Mark Epstein, MD, Vice President
Sivakumar Nagaraju
Sivakumar Nagaraju, MD, Secretary
Annette Fontaine
Annette Fontaine, MD, Treasurer
Nathan Roybal
Nathaniel Roybal, MD, Immediate Past President

Trustees

Denise Aamodt
Denise Aamodt, MD
Corey Ford
Corey Ford, MD
David Hoang, MD
David Hoang, MD
Vijayalakshmi Kumar
Vijayalakshmi Kumar, MD
Lana Melendres-Groves, MD
Lana Melendres-Groves, MD
Sally Vender, MD
Sally Vender, MD

NMMS Council Members

Vanessa Al Rashida
Vanessa al Rashida, MD
Heather Brislen, MD
Heather Brislen, MD
Lee Brown
Lee Brown, MD
Howard Gogel
Howard Gogel, MD
Richard Madden, MD
Richard Madden, 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.

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