BNGAP Leadership

BNGAP Board of Directors

Board President
John Paul Sánchez M.D., M.PH.
Assistant Dean, Diversity and Inclusion
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Vice President
Nelson Felix Sánchez M.D.
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine
Chair, LGBT Steering Committee
Weill Cornell Medical College

Secretary
Edward J. Callahan, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Academic Personnel,
Professor, Family and Community Medicine
University of California, Davis School of Medicine

Treasurer
Dennis Spencer M.D., Ph.D.
Pediatrics Resident
Stanford School of Medicine

Cheryl Brewster, Ed.D.
Assistant Dean of Diversity
Florida International University, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine

Hector R. Perez M.D., M.S.
Assistant Professor in Medicine
Montefiore Medical Center

Valerie Romero-Leggott, M.D.
Vice Chancellor for Diversity
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center

Maria L. Soto-Greene, M.D.
Vice Dean
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Advisory Council Members

Louisa Holaday, M.D.
Internal Medicine Resident
Montefiore Medical Center

Norma Poll Ph.D.
Senior Director, Human Capitol Portfolio
Association of American Medical Colleges

Academic Dentistry Curriculum Committee

Luz Marina Aguirre D.M.D.
Assistant Professor of Dental Medicine
Columbia University College of Dental Medicine

Sarita Arteaga D.M.D., M.A.G.D.
Associate Clinical Professor
University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine

Rosa Chaviano-Moran, D.M.D.
Assistant Dean of Admissions and Student Recruitment
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine

Edmond R. Hewlett, D.D.S.
Professor, Section of Restorative Dentistry &
Associate Dean of Outreach and Diversity
UCLA School of Dentistry

Carolyn P. Huynh D.D.S., M.Ed., Ed.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Diagnostic & Biomedical Sciences at
The University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston

Mark A. López, Ph.D.
Senior Director for Access, Diversity and Inclusion
American Dental Education Association

Diana Macri, R.D.H., B.S.D.H., M.S.Ed., M.A.A.D.H.
Assistant Professor, Hostos Community College
Secretary of the New York Hispanic Dental Association

Kenneth Bural May, B.S., D.D.S., M.S.
University of Michigan, School of Dentistry
Associate Professor, Dept. of Biologic and
Material Sciences, Division of Prosthodontics

Eugenia E. Mejia, M.A., M.Ed., Ph.D.
Assistant Dean, Admissions and Enrollment Management
Adjunct Instructor,
New York University College of Dentistry

Herminio Perez, D.M.D., M.B.A.
Director of Student and Multicultural Affairs
Rutgers New Jersey Dental School

Rosalia Rey D.D.S.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Team Leader, Restorative Dental Sciences
University of Florida, College of Dentistry

LGBT Health Workforce Conference

Executive Committee
Juan Amador
Association of American Medical College

Cheryl Brewster
Florida International University

Edward Callahan
University of California Davis School of Medicine

Jeffrey Escoffier
New York City Department of Health

Jennifer Gaboury
Hunter College of the City University

Travis Gayles
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

Louisa Holaday
University of Michigan Medical School

Mark Lopez
American Dental Education Association

Kadian McIntosh
University of Arizona

Chris Adam Mitchell
Hunter College of the City University

Lauren Radziejewski
The Mayo Clinic

Sue Rankin
Pennsylvania State University

John Sanchez
New Jersey Medical School

Nelson Sanchez
Weill Cornell Medical College

George Walker
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Programming Committee
Patti Cuartas
Montefiore Medical Center

Chelsea Fullerton
New York University School of Medicine

Paul Krieger
Beth Israel Medical Center

Lee Jones
University of California Davis School of Medicine

Elizabeth Lorde-Rollins
Whole Woman Wellness

Anthony Pho
Weill Cornell Medical College

Ed Poliandro
Mount Sinai Medical Center

Nilda Soto
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Carl Streed
John Hopkins Medical Center

Carmen Velez-Vega
University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus

Barbara Warren
Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

George Zeppenfeldt
Association of Hispanic Healthcare Executives

Trainee Committee
Julie Austen

Jessica Aviles
Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine

Serena Chang
University of Miami School of Medicine

Oscar Dimant

Jason Domogauer
New Jersey Medical School

Jibri Douglas
Jersey City Medical Center

Nwadiogo Ejiogu
Meharry Medical College

Jonathon Loring
Eastern Virginia Medical School

Katherine Lawrence
Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine

Natalia Peratos
New Jersey Medical School

Romy Reading
The New School

Nitin Toteja
Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine

Emily Wolfe-Roubatis
University of Pennsylvania

Academic Medicine Conferences for Diverse Medical Students and Residents

Executive Committee
David A. Acosta, M.D.
Associate Vice Chancellor of Diversity and Inclusion
UC Davis Health System

Cheryl Brewster Ed.D.
Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion
Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University

Gary Butts, M.D.
Chief Diversity And Inclusion Officer
Mount Sinai Health System

Sunny Nakae M.S.W., Ph.D.
Assistant Dean for Admissions
Recruitment and Student Life at Stritch School of Medicine

Norma Poll Ph.D.
Senior Director, Human Capitol Portfolio
Association of American Medical Colleges

Valerie Romero-Leggott, M.D.
Vice Chancellor for Diversity
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center

Maria L. Soto-Greene, M.D.
Vice Dean
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Core Curriculum Committee
Sharon A. Batista M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor in Psychiatry
Assistant Professor in Medical Education
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Carla Boutin-Foster, M.D., M.S.
Associate Professor in Medicine
Assistant Dean for Faculty Diversity
Weill-Cornell Medical College

Edward J. Callahan, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Academic Personnel
University of California, Davis School of Medicine

Pamela de la Valle, M.D.
Candidate, University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health

Cristina Fernandez, M.D., M.P.H.
Clinical Instructor in Pediatrics
Columbia University Medical Center

Andrea Garcia M.D., M.S.
Resident, California Dept of Public Health Preventive Medicine Residency Program

Travis A. Gayles, M.D., Ph.D.
Instructor of Pediatrics
Northwestern Feinberg School of Med and Lurie Children’s Hospital

Josya-Gony Charles, M.D., M.S.
Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities, Health and Society
Division of Family Medicine, Florida International Hospital

Allen Griener, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor and Associate Chair of Research, Family Medicine
University of Kansas Medical Center

Louisa Holaday, B.A., MSIV
M.D. Candidate, The University of Michigan Medical School

Jesse Joad, M.S., M.D.
Professor Emerita, Pediatric Pulmonology
Associate Dean, Diversity and Faculty Life Emerita
UC Davis School of Medicine

Aldean Landry, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
Faculty Assistant Director, Office for Diversity Inclusion and Community Partnership
Harvard Medical School

Sunny Nakae M.S.W., Ph.D.
Assistant Dean for Admissions, Recruitment and Student Life
Stritch School of Medicine

Gezzer Ortega, M.D., M.P.H.
Surgery Resident, Howard University College of Medicine

Maria Portela, M.D., M.P.H.

Zainab Raji
M.D. Candidate, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

Alexander Ramirez
M.D. Candidate, Howard University College of Medicine

Minerva Romero Arenas, M.D., M.P.H.
General Surgery, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore

John Paul Sánchez M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Dean, Diversity and Inclusion
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Nelson Felix Sánchez M.D.
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine
Chair, LGBT Steering Committee
Weill Cornell Medical College

Darlene Saporu, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean for Diversity
Assistant Professor of Medical Education
Stritch School of Medicine

Bonnie Simpson Mason, M.D.
Adjunct Associate Professor
University of Louisville School of Medicine
CEO of Nth Dimensions Educational Solutions, Inc.

Orlando Sola, M.D., M.P.H.
Resident, Institute for Family Health, Mount Sinai Hospital

Dennis Spencer M.D., Ph.D.
Pediatrics Resident, Stanford School of Medicine

Carolina Stefany Paredes Molina
M.D. Candidate, The University of Kansas School of Medicine

Denise Torres, M.S., M.D.
Surgery Resident, Howard University College of Medicine

Renee Williams, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
New York University School of Medicine