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, MDEmergency 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
CDR Elliot M. Ross, MD, MPH
Program Committee Co-Chair
SFC (Ret) Mike Jackson
Membership Committee Co-Chair
Andy Oh, MD
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
Call for Board Nominations
The Nominations Committee is conducting the Call for Applications for open positions on the SOMA Board of Directors for the 2024-2026 election slate. The positions that will be elected by the membership in 2024 is Military Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer, and one at Large positions. The individuals elected for these offices will serve a two-year term. Additionally, the Military Vice President will succeed to the office of President.
The Call for Board Nominations will be open from November 27 – December 31st. Learn more on the Candidate criteria and submit an application.