SOMA Board of Directors

Officers

Keenan 2020

President
COL (RET) Sean Keenan, MD

JR Picket

Non Military Vice President
Jason “JR” Pickett, MD

Dominguez

Immediate Past President
MSG (Ret) John Dominguez

Paul Allen (1)

Military Vice President
Paul Allen, DSc, MPAS, PA-C

Sandro Heinrich 2022

Secretary/Treasurer
Sandro “Rabbit” Heinrich

At-Large Members

Christi Makas

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

Paul Loos (1)

Special Forces Medical Sergeant (Ret) Paul Loos

Rick Caldwell

Rick Caldwell, ATP, NRP, BS

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Command Surgeon Andrew Oh, MD

Non-Voting Members

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COL Michael Tarpey, MC
US SOCOM Command Surgeon

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SGM Ryanross Nemeth, SEL, SEMA
US SOCOM Command Surgeon’s Office

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Jeremy Torrisi
Membership Committee Co-Chair

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

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Sheila O’Neal
Executive Director

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SFC (Ret) Mike Jackson
Membership Committee Co-Chair

Alex-Merkle

Alex Merkle, PA
Program Committee Co-Chair

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Alan O’Brien
International Committee Co-Chair

Senior Advisors

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

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

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Mike Hall
CSM (Ret)

Gen. Stanley McChrystal reviews troops for the last time as he is honored at a retirement ceremony at Fort McNair in Washington, Friday, July 23, 2010. McChrystal's illustrious career came to an abrupt end when he resigned as the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan after he and his staff were quoted in a Rolling Stone magazine article criticizing and mocking key Obama Administration officials.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Stanley McChrystal
Gen (Ret)

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

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Richard H. Carmona
MD, MPH, FACS

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Craig Llewellyn

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Philip Volpe
MG (Ret), DO

Call for Board of Directors Nominations

The Call for Board Nominations is now open.  The deadline to submit a nomination or self application is January 8, 2025.  For more information, please click here

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Monday, December 23, 2024 – Wednesday, January 1, 2025

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