2025-2026 Board Leadership

Board President – Patsy Chenpanas, MD

Immediate Past-President – Christian Smith, MD, FACEP

President-Elect – Brittany Arnold, MD, FACEP

Secretary-Treasurer – Craig Rudy, MD, FACEP

Executive Director – Michele Byers, CAE, CMP, DES

Government Affairs Director – Katy King, BA

2025-2026 Board Members

  • Brad Anderson, MD
  • Lindsay Ballard, MD
  • Beech Burns, MD
  • Aaron Case, MD
  • Wade Fox, DO, FACEP
  • Jim Jensen, MD, FACEP
  • Alex Kaplan, MD, FACEP
  • Samuel Kim, MD, FACEP
  • David Lehrfeld, MD, FACEP
  • Myra Khushbakht, MD (Jr. Resident Rep)
  • Sharon Meieran, MD, FACEP (Hon.)
  • John Moorhead, MD, FACEP (Hon.)
  • Opher Nadler, MD, FACEP
  • Hans Notenboom, MD FACEP
  • Jeffrey Phillips, MD (Sr. Resident Rep)
  • Justin Sales, MD, FACEP
  • Alex Skog, MD, FACEP
  • Evangeline Sokol, MD, FACEP (Hon.)
  • Karen Spangle, MD
  • Melissa Tom, MD
  • Obert Xu, MD

Committees

  • 2026 Conference Committee
    • Brittany Arnold, MD, FACEP (Chair)
    • Lindsay Ballard, MD
    • Patsy Chenpanas, MD
    • Myra Khushbakht, MD (Jr. Resident Rep)
    • Christian Smith MD, FACEP
    • Obert Xu, MD
  • Finance Committee
    • Chair – Craig Rudy, MD, FACEP (Treasurer)
    • Christian Smith, MD, FACEP (President)
    • Chris Richards, MD, FACEP
    • Evangeline Sokol, MD, FACEP (Hon.)
  • Communications Committee
    • Co-Chair – Patsy Chenpanas, MD (President)
    • Co-Chair – Christian Smith, MD, FACEP (Immediate Past President)
    • Brittany Arnold, MD, FACEP (President-Elect)
    • Beech Burns, MD
    • Wade Fox, DO, FACEP
    • Jim Jensen, MD, FACEP
    • John Moorhead, MD, FACEP (Hon.)
    • Craig Rudy, MD, FACEP
    • Justin Sales, MD, FACEP
    • Karen Spangle, MD
  • Legislative Committee
    • Patsy Chenpanas, MD (President)
    • Christian Smith, MD, FACEP (Immediate Past President)
    • Jeffrey Phillips, MD (Sr. Resident Rep)
    • Wade Fox, DO, FACEP
    • Alex Kaplan, MD, FACEP
    • Samuel Kim, MD, FACEP
    • David Lehrfeld, MD, FACEP
    • Sharon Meieran, MD, FACEP (Hon.)
    • John Moorhead, MD, FACEP (Hon.)
    • Hans Notenboom, MD FACEP
    • Chris Richards, MD, FACEP
    • Alex Skog, MD, FACEP
    • Karen Spangle, MD
    • Obert Xu, MD
    • Evangeline Sokol, MD, FACEP (Hon.)
    • Melissa Tom, MD

Non-Voting Board Representatives

  • Michael McCaskill, MD, FACEP – Legislative Committee
  • Steve McGaughey, MD – Legislative Committee
  • Ritu Sahni, MD, MPH, FACEP – Legislative Committee
  • Chris Strear, MD, FACEP – Legislative Committee
  • John Turner, MD, FACEP – Legislative Committee
  • Barbara Villona, MD, MPH&TM, DTM&H, FACEP – Legislative Committee

Interested in joining a committee?
Any chapter member in good standing can join a committee.