President
Michael VanPelt, DPM

President Elect
Nere Onosode, DPM

1st Vice President
Isaac Bazan, DPM

2nd Vice President
Caroline Gaynor, DPM

Immediate Past President
Neil Campbell, DPM

Directors at Large
Lilly Khavari, DPM
Dave Sadoskas, DPM
Courtney McClurkin, DPM
Jeremiah Graff, DPM

TPMA Standing Committees

Constitution & Bylaws

• Roderick Hunter, Jr., DPM (Chair)
• Ken Dennis, DPM (Councilor)
• Don Blum, DPM (Parliamentarian)
• Michael VanPelt, DPM (Ex-Officio)

Budget & Finance

• Isaac Bazan, DPM (Chair)
• Steve Walters, DPM (Treasurer)
• Scott Margolis, DPM
• Roderick Hunter, DPM
• Michael VanPelt, DPM (Ex-Officio)
• Melinda Daise (Executive Director)

Young Physicians Committee

• Paul Brancheau, DPM (Chair)
• Matthew McCabe, DPM
• Megan Pitts, DPM
• Courtney McClurkin, DPM
• Jonathan Pajouh, DPM
• Matthew Johnson, DPM
• Rebecca Schwartz, DPM
  
• Kristen Treleven, DPM
  
• Joe Galvan, DPM
• Abinav Leva, DPM
• Patrick Robinson, DPM (Resident)
• Francis LaGrone, DPM (YM Board Representative)
• Luis Caporusso, DPM (Resident Member Representative)
• Roderick Hunter, DPM (Membership Committee Liaison)
• Michael VanPelt, DPM (Ex-Officio)
• Tambra Garcia (Membership & Marketing Manager)

Nominating (Elected at Annual Meeting)

• Neil Campbell, DPM (Chair, per bylaws)
• Matt Johnson, DPM (Region I)
• Irene Arroyo, DPM (Region I Alt.)
• Chad Howze, DPM (Region II)
• Maureen Caldwell, DPM (Region II Alt.)
• Joe Caporusso, DPM (Region III)
• Cory Brown, DPM (Region IV)
• Vacant (Region IV Alt.)
• Chad Laurich, DPM (Region V)
• Scott Margolis, DPM (Region VI)
• James Jacobs, DPM (Region VI Alt.)
• Brent Banks, DPM (Region VII)
• Russell Pendleton, DPM (Region VII Alt.)
• Syed Mohiuddin, DPM (Region VIII)
• Willis Nielson, DPM (Region VIII Alt.)
• Matt Lynch, DPM (Region IX)
• Megan Pitts, DPM (Region IX Alt.)
• Melinda Daise (Ex-Officio)

Governmental & Professional Relations

• Maria Buitrago, DPM (Chair)
• Neil Campbell, DPM (Co-Chair)
• Jeffrey Ross, DPM
  
• Andrew Bruyn, DPM
• Joe Galvan, DPM
  
• Eduardo Hernandez, DPM
• Roderick Hunter, Jr., DPM
• Steve Walters, DPM
• Marcela Orellana-Galvez, DPM
• Michael VanPelt, DPM (Ex-Officio)
• *Mark Hanna, JD (Legislative Counsel)
• *Melinda Daise (Executive Director)
• *Steven Brancheau, DPM (Alternate)
• *Kim Klein (Program Manager)

Peer Review | Quality Assurance

• Kyle Ballew, DPM (Chair)
• Andy Bruyn, DPM (Region VIII)
• Jon McCreary, DPM (Region VII)

Continuing Medical Education

• Paul Kim, DPM (Chair)
• Arush Angirasa, DPM (2025 SWFAC Program Co-Chair)
• Paul Brancheau, DPM
• Maria Buitrago, DPM
• Luis Caporusso, DPM (Resident Board Member Representative)
• Lacey Clawson, DPM
• Tyler Coye, DPM (2025 SWFAC DFU Chair)
• Michael Downey, DPM
• Bryan Duffin, DPM
• Eduardo Hernandez, DPM
• Michael Higham, DPM
• Roderick Hunter, DPM
• Kevin Huntsman, DPM
• Matthew Johnson, DPM
• Javier La Fontaine, DPM
• Nere Onosode, DPM
• Cheryl Onwu, DPM (2025 Assistant Program Co-Chair)
• Amanda Pajouh, DPM
• Alfonso Reyes (Student Board Member Representative)
• David Sadoskas, DPM
• Rebecca Schwartz, DPM (2025 Assistant Program Co-Chair)
• Naohiro Shibuya, DPM
• Alden Simmons, DPM
• Stephen Smith, DPM (2025 SWFAC Program Co-Chair)
• Arthur Tarricone, DPM
• David Truong, DPM
• Michael VanPelt, DPM (Counselor / Ex-Officio)
• Melinda Daise (Executive Director)
• Steve Brancheau, DPM (Chief Medical Officer)

Membership

• Roderick Hunter, Jr., DPM (Chair)
• Isaac Bazan, DPM
• Kevin Huntsman, DPM
• Jacquelyn Perry, DPM
• Dalerie Wilkerson, DPM
• Francis LaGrone, DPM (YM Board Representative)
• Luis Caporusso, DPM (Resident Member Representative)
• Michael VanPelt, DPM (Ex-Officio)
• Tambra Garcia (Membership & Marketing Manager)

TPMA Special Committees

TxPMA PAC

• Neil Campbell, DPM (Chair)
• Michael VanPelt, DPM (Ex-Officio)
• Melinda Daise (Executive Director)
• Steven Brancheau, DPM (Chief Medical Officer)
• Mark Hanna., J.D. (Legislative Counsel)

APMA PAC

• Jeffrey Ross, DPM (Co-Chair)
• Donald Blum, DPM (Co-Chair)
• Michael VanPelt, DPM (Ex-Officio)

Publications & Communications

• Lilly Khavari, DPM (Chair)
• Caroline Gaynor, DPM
• Francis LaGrone, DPM
• Courtney McClurkin, DPM
• Naohiro Shibuya, DPM
• Michael VanPelt, DPM (Ex-Officio)
• Kim Klein (Program Manager)

Public Relations | Public Outreach

• Francis LaGrone, DPM (Chair)
• Maria Buitrago, DPM
• Courtney McClurkin, DPM
• Rebecca Schwartz, DPM
• Patrick Robinson, DPM
• Anjali Chandra, DPM
• Thanh An Nguyen, DPM
• Taylor Saucier, DPM
• Nicholas Igbinigie, DPM
• Cheryl Onwu, DPM
• Shine John, DPM
• Andy Bruyn, DPM
• Wylie Burge, DPM
• Nere Onosode, DPM
• Lilly Khavari, DPM
• Luis Caporusso, DPM
• Michael VanPelt, DPM (Ex-Officio)
• Tambra Garcia (Membership/Marketing Manager)

Physician Extenders (NP) Task Force

• Caroline Gaynor, DPM (Chair)
• Jeremiah Graff, DPM
• Lacey Clawson, DPM

Career Awareness | Student Recruitment

• Isaac Bazan, DPM (Chair)
• Jaskern Jesse Dhami, DPM
• Kristen Treleven, DPM
• Jonathan Pajouh, DPM
• Joe Galvan, DPM
• Bryan Duffin, DPM
• Rebecca Schwartz, DPM
• Abinav Leva, DPM
• Eduardo Hernandez, DPM
• Francis LaGrone, DPM (YM Board Representative)
• Luis Caporusso, DPM (Resident Board Member Representative)
• Michael VanPelt, DPM (Ex-Officio)
• Kim Klein (Program Manager)

UT RGV Liaison

• Javier La Fontaine, DPM (Chair)
• Neil Campbell, DPM
• Lacey Clawson, DPM
• Maria Buitrago, DPM
• James Kutchback, DPM
• Larry Harkless, DPM
• Michael VanPelt, DPM
• Melinda Daise (TPMA Executive Director)
• Krista Richter (TPMF Executive Director)

Scope of Practice

• George Tye Liu, DPM (Chair)
• Michael VanPelt, DPM
• Mark Hanna, DPM (TPMA Legal Counsel)
• Melinda Daise (TPMA Executive Director)
• Steven Brancheau, DPM (TPMA Chief Medical Officer)

Residency Genesis

• Neil Campbell, DPM (Chair)
  
• Larry Harkless, DPM
  
• Javier La Fontanie, DPM
• Chris Browning, DPM
• Michael VanPelt, DPM
• Steven Brancheau, DPM (TPMA Chief Medical Officer)

Positions 2023-2024

RAD-TECH

• Joe Martin, DPM (Chair)
• Michael VanPelt, DPM (Ex-Officio)

Medicare | APMA Medicare Carrier Advisory (CAC)

• Jeffrey Petty, DPM (Chair)
• Kyle Ballew, DPM (CAC Representative)
• Michael VanPelt, DPM (Ex-Officio)

Medicaid

• Roderick Hunter, Jr., DPM (Chair)
• Michael VanPelt, DPM (Ex-Officio)

Insurance & Reimbursement

• Donald Blum, DPM (Chair)
• Michael VanPelt, DPM (Ex-Officio)

APMA Private Insurance Advisory (PIAC)

• Leslie Campbell, DPM (PIAC Representative)
• Michael VanPelt, DPM (Ex-Officio)

Alliance

• Donald Blum, DPM
• Michael VanPelt, DPM (Ex-Officio)
• Melinda Daise (Executive Director)

TPMA Delegation to APMA HOD (Elected at Annual Meeting)

• Kyle Ballew, DPM (Chief Delegate)
• Donald Blum, DPM (Delegate)
• Neil Campbell, DPM (Delegate)
• Maria Buitrago, DPM (Delegate)
• Shine John, DPM (Delegate)
• Jeffery Ross, DPM (Delegate)
• Andrew Bruyn, DPM (Delegate)
  
• Michael VanPelt, DPM (Alternate, per Bylaws)
• Nere Onosode, DPM (Alternate, per Bylaws)
• Larry Harkless, DPM (Alternate)

Parliamentarian

• Donald Blum, DPM