SAAO Executive Council
2026-27 SAAO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
Officers are elected each year at the SAAO annual business meeting at Convocation. If you are interested in serving as a representative, please contact your chapter officer.
Chair & Student Trustee
Michael Milius, OMS III
NoordaCOM
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Immediate Past Chair
Ashley Hebenstreit-Nichols, OMS IV
LECOM-Seton Hill
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Vice Chair
Rijuta Dhanraj Mukim, OMS III
NSU-KPCOM Tampa
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Secretary-Treasurer
Bren Fox, OMS IV
Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine
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National Coordinator
Ranjit Virk, OMS II
VCOM-Virginia
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NUFA Liaison
Anish Wadhwa, OMS III
TUCOM
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OFFICER ROLES
- The chair of the SAAO Executive Committee serves as a voting member on the AAO Board of Trustees and coordinates the SAAO program for Convocation.
- The vice chair coordinates the annual A. Hollis Wolf Case Presentation Competition, designs the Convocation T-shirt and plans the student mixer that takes place at Convocation.
- The immediate past chair works with the regional coordinators to establish the pre-SAAO initiative, improve collaboration between COMs, and promote osteopathy in the community and other local institutions.
- The secretary-treasurer coordinates communication via the Still Point and social media.
- The national coordinator is the first point of contact for local chapters and manages the VIP points that each chapter earns.
- The NUFA liaison is the first point of contact for NUFA representatives from each chapter and coordinates the NUFA program at Convocation.
- General questions, comments, concerns or exciting ideas can be directed to the national coordinator.
In addition to the positions listed above, SAAO representatives serve on AAO committees.
ADDITIONAL CONTACTS
- Paula Archer, DO, SAAO Advisors Committee Chair
- Hugh Ettlinger, DO, FAAO, FCA, NUFA Advisor
SAAO REGIONAL COORDINATORS
- Talia Siefert, Midwestern University-AZCOM, Pacific Region
- Christopher Zurowski, KHSU-KansasCOM, Mountain Region
- Saylor Filippo, ARCOM, Central Region
- Jasmine Roy, LMUDCOM-Harrogate, Midwestern Region
- Karen Kameo, NSU-KPCOM, Southeastern Region
- Kirthika Krishnan, MSUCOM, Northeastern Region
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