Membership Recruitment and Retention Committee
The Membership Recruitment and Retention Committee is responsible for member recruitment and retention. The committee reviews all completed applications for membership and recommends candidates for active, mentor, provisional, student, associate, and international-corresponding membership to the Board of Directors.
Committee members are appointed by the President with approval by the Board of Directors. Committee member terms are three years. All terms begin in January and conclude in January in the year specified in "term ends".
Members
Alexander C. Schwed, MD, FACS, Chair- Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, CA
- Term ends 01/15/2028
Matthew Chatoor, MBBS, Committee Member- in ,
- Term ends 01/17/2026
Julius D. Cheng, MD, MPH, Committee Member- University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, NY
- Term ends 01/17/2026
David J. Deisher, DO, MBA, FACS, Committee Member- Geisinger in Scranton,
- Term ends 01/15/2028
Harsh Kamlesh Desai, MD, FACS, Committee Member- Corewell Health in Grand Rapids,
- Term ends 01/17/2026
Cristina B Feather, MD, Committee Member- Luminis Health in ,
- Term ends 01/15/2028
Alicia Kieninger, MD, Committee Member- Trinity Health Oakland in Pontiac, MI
- Term ends 01/15/2028
Joseph C L'Huillier, MD, Committee Member- University at Buffalo in ,
- Term ends 01/15/2028
Donna A. Nayduch, RN, MSN, ACNP, TCRN, CAISS, Committee Member- Samstaff in Ocala, FL
- Term ends 01/17/2026
Daniel Ricaurte, MD, FACS, Committee Member- Hartford Hospital in ,
- Term ends 01/17/2026
Rebecca L. Schwartz, MD, Committee Member- R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, MD
- Term ends 01/16/2027
Samantha Tarras, MD, Committee Member- Indiana University in Indianapolis, IN
- Term ends 01/15/2028
Colleen M. Trevino, PhD, NP, Committee Member- Medical College of Wisconsin in ,
- Term ends 01/17/2026
Libby Schroeder, MD, FACS, Ex Officio- Medical College of Wisconsin in ,
- Term ends 01/15/2028