Leadership
Executive Committee
President
Isaac Bazan, DPM
President Elect
Paul Brancheau, DPM
1st Vice President
Lilly Khavari, DPM
2nd Vice President
Andy Bruyn, DPM
Immediate Past President
Nere Onosode, DPM
Directors at Large
Eduardo Hernandez, DPM
Roderick Hunter, DPM
Courtney McClurkin, DPM
Dalerie Wilkerson, DPM
Board of Directors
President
Isaac Bazan, DPM
President Elect
Paul Brancheau, DPM
1st Vice President
Lilly Khavari, DPM
2nd Vice President
Andy Bruyn, DPM
Immediate Past President
Nere Onosode, DPM
Directors at Large
Eduardo Hernandez, DPM
Roderick Hunter, DPM
Courtney McClurkin, DPM
Dalerie Wilkerson, DPM
Region I Directors
George T. Liu, DPM
Matthew Johnson, DPM
Dalerie Wilkerson, DPM
Wylie Burge, DPM (Alt.)
Region II Directors
Kim Barron, DPM
Lee Rogers, DPM
Taylor Saucier, DPM (Alt.)
Region III Directors
Michael Higham, DPM
Vacant (Alt.)
Region IV Directors
Lacey Clawson, DPM
Cory Brown, DPM (Alt.)
Region V Directors
Jeffrey Petty, DPM
Fernando Cruz, DPM (Alt.)
Region VI Directors
Rebecca Schwartz, DPM
Jordan Fein, DPM
Tyler Coye, DPM
Rafay Qureshi, DPM (Alt.)
Region VII Directors
Jon McCreary, DPM
Jacquelyn Perry, DPM
Vacant (Alt.)
Region VIII Directors
Andy Bruyn, DPM
Shine John, DPM (Alt.)
Region IX Directors
Brian Battles, DPM
Anjali Chandra, DPM (Alt.)
Young Member Board Representative
Frank Felix, DPM
Resident Board Representative
John Howlette, DPM
Student Member Board Representative
Daniela Avilez
Committee Members
TPMA Standing Committees
Constitution & Bylaws
- Roderick Hunter, Jr., DPM (Chair)
- Ken Dennis, DPM (Counselor)
- Wylie Burge, DPM
- Lee Rogers, DPM
- Neil Campbell, DPM (Parliamentarian)
- Isaac Bazan, DPM (Ex-Officio)
Budget & Finance
- Lilly Khavari, DPM (Chair)
- Steve Walters, DPM (Treasurer)
- Scott Margolis, DPM
- Isaac Bazan, DPM (Ex-Officio)
- Melinda Daise (Executive Director)
Young Physicians Committee
- Rebecca Schwartz, DPM (Co-Chair)
- Taylor Saucier, DPM (Co-Chair)
- Courtney McClurkin, DPM
- Jordan Fein, DPM
- Kristen Treleven, DPM
- Patrick Robinson, DPM
- Joe Galvan, DPM
- Frank Felix, DPM (YM Board Representative)
- John Howlette, DPM (Resident Member Representative)
- Daniela Avilez (Student Member Representative)
- Roderick Hunter, DPM (Membership Committee Liaison)
- Isaac Bazan, DPM (Ex-Officio)
- Tambra Garcia (Membership & Marketing Manager)
Nominating (Elected at Annual Meeting)
- Nere Onosode, DPM (Chair, per bylaws)
- Donald Blum, DPM (Region I)
- Michael VanPelt (Region I Alt.)
- Maureen Caldwell, DPM (Region II)
- Vacant (Region II Alt.)
- Joe Caporusso (Region III)
- Javier Cavazos, DPM (Region III Alt.)
- Cory Brown, DPM (Region IV)
- Tara Deaver, DPM (Region IV Alt.)
- Chad Laurich, DPM (Region V)
- Amanda Pajouh, DPM (Region V Alt.)
- Scott Margolis, DPM (Region VI)
- James Jacobs, DPM (Region VI Alt.)
- Russell Pendleton, DPM (Region VII)
- Vacant (Region VII Alt.)
- Steve Walters, DPM (Region VIII)
- Vacant (Region VIII Alt.)
- David Sadoskas, DPM (Region IX)
- Kyle Ballew, DPM (Region IX Alt.)
- Melinda Daise (Ex-Officio)
Governmental & Professional Relations
- Andrew Bruyn, DPM (Chair)
- Maria Buitrago, DPM
- Jeffrey Ross, DPM
- Michael VanPelt, DPM
- Jordan Fein, DPM
- Lee Rogers, DPM
- Taylor Saucier, DPM
- Cheryl Onwu, DPM
- Rami Basatneh, DPM
- Eduardo Hernandez, DPM
- Roderick Hunter, Jr., DPM
- Steve Walters, DPM
- Isaac Bazan, DPM (Ex-Officio)
- Melinda Daise (Executive Director)
- Casey Rice (Program Coordinator)
Peer Review | Quality Assurance
- Kyle Ballew, DPM (Chair)
- Vacant
- Andy Bruyn, DPM (Region VIII)
- Jon McCreary, DPM (Region VII)
Continuing Medical Education
- Tyler Coye, DPM (Chair)
- Paul Kim, DPM (Counselor)
- Michael VanPelt, DPM
- Paul Brancheau, DPM
- Lacey Clawson, DPM
- Michael Higham, DPM
- Jordan Fein, DPM
- Amanda Killeen, DPM
- David Truong, DPM
- David Sadoskas, DPM
- Matthew Johnson, DPM
- Collin Pehde, DPM
- Naohiro Shibuya, DPM
- Nere Onosode, DPM
- Daniela Avilez (Student Member Representative)
- John Howlette, DPM (Resident Member Representative)
- Arush Angirasa, DPM (2026 SWFAC Program Chair)
- Stephen Smith, DPM (2026 SWFAC Program Chair)
- Lilly Khavari, DPM (2026 Assistant Program Chair)
- Rebecca Schwartz, DPM (2026 Annual Meeting Program Co-Chair)
- Rafay Qureshi, DPM (2026 Annual Meeting Program Co-Chair)
- Jeffrey Ross, DPM (2026 Annual Meeting Program Co-Chair)
- Isaac Bazan, DPM (Ex-Officio)
- Melinda Daise (Executive Director)
- Casey Rice (Program Coordinator)
Membership
- Roderick Hunter, Jr., DPM (Chair)
- Wylie Burge, DPM
- George T. Liu, DPM (Region I Director)
- Matthew Johnson, DPM (Region I Director)
- Dalerie Wilkerson, DPM (Region I Director)
- Kim Barron, DPM (Region II Director)
- Lee Rogers, DPM (Region II Director)
- Taylor Saucier, DPM (Region II Director Alt.)
- Michael Higham, DPM (Region III Director)
- Lacey Clawson, DPM (Region IV Director)
- Cory Brown, DPM (Region IV Director Alt.)
- Jeffrey Petty, DPM (Region V Director)
- Fernando Cruz, DPM (Region V Director Alt.)
- Rebecca Schwartz, DPM (Region VI Director)
- Jordan Fein, DPM (Region VI Director)
- Tyler Coye, DPM (Region VI Director)
- Rafay Qureshi, DPM (Region VI Director Alt.)
- Jon McCreary, DPM (Region VII Director)
- Jacquelyn Perry-Wright, DPM (Region VII Director)
- Andy Bruyn, DPM (Region VIII Director)
- Shine John, DPM (Region VIII Director Alt.)
- Brian Battles, DPM (Region IX Director)
- Anjali Chandra, DPM (Region IX Director Alt.)
- Kevin Huntsman, DPM
- Chris Browning, DPM
- Scott McKinney, DPM
- Frank Felix, DPM (YM Board Representative)
- John Howlette (Resident Member Representative)
- Isaac Bazan, DPM (Ex-Officio)
- Tambra Garcia (Membership & Marketing Manager)
TPMA Special Committees
TxPMA PAC
- Nere Onosode, DPM (Chair)
- Isaac Bazan, DPM (Ex-Officio)
- Melinda Daise (Executive Director)
APMA PAC
- Jeffrey Ross, DPM (Co-Chair)
- Donald Blum, DPM (Co-Chair)
- Isaac Bazan, DPM (Ex-Officio)
Publications & Communications
- Eduardo Hernandez, DPM (Chair)
- Amanda Killeen, DPM
- Caroline Gaynor, DPM
- Francis LaGrone, DPM
- Naohiro Shibuya, DPM
- Isaac Bazan, DPM (Ex-Officio)
- Tambra Garcia (Membership & Marketing Manager)
Public Relations
- Lilly Khavari, DPM (Chair)
- Maria Buitrago, DPM
- Courtney McClurkin, DPM
- Rebecca Schwartz, DPM
- Patrick Robinson, DPM
- Anjali Chandra, DPM
- Thanh An Nguyen, DPM
- Taylor Saucier, DPM
- Nicolas Igbinigie, DPM
- Cheryl Onwu, DPM
- Shine John, DPM
- Andy Bruyn, DPM
- Lilly Khavari, DPM
- John Howlette, DPM (Resident Member Representative)
- Daniela Avilez (Student Member Representative)
- Isaac Bazan, DPM (Ex-Officio)
- Tambra Garcia (Membership & Marketing Manager)
Public Outreach
- Michael Higham, DPM (Chair)
- Dalerie Wilkerson, DPM
- Isaac Bazan, DPM (Ex-Officio)
Career Awareness | Student Recruitment
- Dalerie Wilkerson, DPM (Chair)
- Kristen Treleven, DPM
- Jonathan Pajouh, DPM
- Taylor Saucier, DPM
- Michael Higham, DPM
- Joe Galvan, DPM
- Rebecca Schwartz, DPM
- Eduardo Hernandez, DP
- Frank Felix, DPM (YM Board Representative)
- John Howlette, DPM (Resident Board Member Representative)
- Isaac Bazan, DPM (Ex-Officio)
- Tambra Garcia (Membership & Marketing Manager)
UT RGV Liaison
- Courtney McClurkin, DPM (Chair)
- Javier La Fontaine, DPM (Dean)
- Michael Higham, DPM (Faculty Advisor)
- Daniela Avilez (Student Member Representative)
- Lacey Clawson, DPM
- Maria Buitrago, DPM
- James Kutchback, DPM
- Larry Harkless, DPM
- Isaac Bazan, DPM (Ex-Officio)
- Melinda Daise (Executive Director)
Scope of Practice
- George Tye Liu, DPM (Chair)
- Isaac Bazan, DPM (Ex-Officio)
- Melinda Daise (Executive Director)
Positions
RAD-TECH
- Joe Martin, DPM (Chair)
- Isaac Bazan, DPM (Ex-Officio)
Medicare | APMA Medicare Carrier Advisory (CAC)
- Jeffrey Petty, DPM (Chair)
- Kyle Ballew, DPM (CAC Representative)
- Isaac Bazan, DPM (Ex-Officio)
Medicaid
- Roderick Hunter, Jr., DPM (Chair)
- Isaac Bazan, DPM (Ex-Officio)
Insurance & Reimbursement
- Donald Blum, DPM (Chair)
- Isaac Bazan, DPM (Ex-Officio)
APMA Private Insurance Advisory (PIAC)
- Leslie Campbell, DPM (PIAC Representative)
- Isaac Bazan, DPM (Ex-Officio)
Alliance
- Donald Blum, DPM (TPMA Representative)
- Isaac Bazan, DPM (Ex-Officio)
- Melinda Daise (Executive Director)
TPMA Delegation to APMA HOD (Elected at Annual Meeting)
- Shine John, DPM (Chief Delegate)
- Maria Buitrago, DPM (Delegate)
- Andrew Bruyn, DPM (Delegate)
- George T. Liu, DPM (Delegate)
- Neil Campbell, DPM (Delegate)
- Courtney McClurkin, DPM (Delegate)
- Samuel Nava, DPM (Delegate)
- Paul Brancheau, DPM (Alternate, per Bylaws)
- Isaac Bazan, DPM (Alternate, per Bylaws)
- Larry Harkless, DPM (Alternate)
Parliamentarian
- Neil Campbell, DPM
TPMA Staff
Melinda Daise
Executive Director & CEO
512-494-1123
Email
Tambra Garcia
Membership & Marketing Manager
512-494-1123
Email
Casey Rice
Program Coordinator
512-494-1123
Email
TPMA Regions
Texas Podiatric Medical Student Association
President
Daniela Avilez
Vice President
Treasurer
Derick Boakye
Secretary
Sarah Weisbrodt
Director of Communications
Jason Luong
Advisor
Dr. Michael Higham

