Officers
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President
COL (RET) Sean Keenan, MD
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Civilian Vice President
Taylor A. George, DrPH, MHS, LP
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Immediate Past President
MSG (Ret) John Dominguez
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Military Vice President
Paul Allen, DSc, MPAS, PA-C
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Secretary/Treasurer
Sandro “Rabbit” Heinrich
At-Large Members
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Christi Verchinin, MD, Lt. Col, USAF, SOST Det-2 (Special Operations Surgical Team)
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Special Forces Medical Sergeant (Ret) Paul Loos
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Ricky Ditzel, Jr., BSHS, DDP-C, FP-C, TP-C
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MSG (Ret) John Steinbaugh
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
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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)
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Stanley McChrystal
Gen (Ret)
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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