SOMA Board of Directors

Officers

President
​MSG (Ret) John Dominguez

Civilian Vice​ President
Taylor A. George, DrPH, MHS, LP

Immediate Past President
​COL (Ret) Russ S. Kotwal, MD, MPH

Military Vice President
COL(Ret) Sean Keenan, MD

Secretary/Treasurer
Lt Col Regan F. Lyon, MD Emergency Physician, US Air Force

At-Large Members

Christi Verchinin, MD, Lt. Col, USAF, SOST Det-2 (Special Operations Surgical Team)

Sandro “Rabbit” Heinrich

Ricky Ditzel, Jr., BSHS, DDP-C, FP-C, TP-C

MSG (Ret) John Steinbaugh

Non-Voting Members

COL John Detro, SP, PA-C, MPAS
US SOCOM Command Surgeon

Jeremy Torrisi
Membership Committee Co-Chair

Chris Hewitt, MPH, MD,
Program Committee Co-Chair

Sheila O’Neal
Executive Director

SFC (Ret) ​Mike​ Jackson
Membership Committee Co-Chair

Alex Merkle, PA
Program Committee Co-Chair

Alan O’Brien
International Committee Co-Chair

Senior Advisors

Bryan B. ​Battaglia
U.S. MARINES (Ret)​

Paul K. Carlton, Jr.,
Lt Gen (Ret) USAF, MD, FACS

Mike Hall
CSM (Ret)

Stanley McChrystal
Gen (Ret)

Frank K. Butler, Jr., MD
CAPT, MC, USN (Ret)

Richard H. Carmona
MD, MPH, FACS

Craig Llewellyn

Philip Volpe
MG (Ret), DO