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