Dr. Leslie Mukau, ABPS president, is currently a clinical faculty member in emergency medicine at the University of California San Diego and implementation leader for the California Bridge program offering technical and logistical assistance to 14 hospitals in Southern California trying to build MAT programs and Bridge clinics. Dr. Mukau is board certified in emergency medicine and has been practicing emergency medicine for more than 30 years. Dr. Mukau is involved in opioid use disorder clinical research and is the recipient of numerous grants to study and implement medication for addiction treatment (MAT) programs. Dr. Mukau has played an integral role in AAPS educational initiatives, serving as chair of the CME Committee for 6 years and contributing 26 CME presentations since 2001. He has also served on the ABPS Finance Committee, Leadership Committee, Strategic Planning Committee, and the American Academy of Emergency Physicians (AAEP). His honors and awards include the Excellence in Education Award, AAEP Physician of the Year, Senior Achievement Award, and the Thomas Ebner Leadership Award.

Dr. Jeffrey Stricker, ABPS president-elect, is the medical director at Dermatology Specialists of Alabama in Dothan, Enterprise, Andalusia, and Troy, AL, and clinical professor of dermatology and pathology at the Alabama Osteopathic College of Medicine. He is board certified in dermatology through ABPS and is currently assisting in the development of a new board certification in cutaneous oncology and Mohs micrographic surgery. Additionally, he is board certified in anatomic pathology, clinical pathology, and dermatopathology through the American Osteopathic Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialties and is also a certified physician executive through the American Association of Physician Leadership. Dr. Stricker has been actively involved in ABPS and the Board of Certification in Dermatology (BCD) for over 10 years. In addition to serving as the current president-elect of the ABPS Board of Directors, Dr. Stricker is the chair of the ABPS Leadership Committee and a member of BCD and the BCD Appeals, Credentialing, and Written Exam Committees. His past honors and awards include the ABPS Achievement Award, Fellow of the American Academy of Specialists in Dermatology, and BCD Physician of the Year.

Dr. David Meece is an emergency medicine physician with Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He earned his medical degree from the University of Kentucky and went on to complete a family medicine residency at SIU-Carbondale. He obtained board certification in family medicine in 1987 and began practicing emergency medicine in 1989. Dr. Meece became board certified by the Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine (BCEM) in 2002. Since becoming a BCEM diplomate, he has served on BCEM and the BCEM Oral Exam, Written Exam, and Credentialing Committees, in addition to serving as an BCEM oral examiner, a graduate training program site inspector, and a CME speaker. His prior honors and awards include the Fellow of the American Academy of Emergency Physicians, AAEP Physician of the Year, and the ABPS Senior Achievement Award.

Dr. Leslie Mukau, president-elect of ABPS, is currently a clinical faculty member in emergency medicine at the University of California San Diego and implementation leader for the California Bridge program offering technical and logistical assistance to 14 hospitals in Southern California trying to build MAT programs and Bridge clinics. Dr. Mukau is board certified in emergency medicine and has been practicing emergency medicine for more than 30 years. Dr. Mukau is involved in opioid use disorder clinical research and is the recipient of numerous grants to study and implement medication for addiction treatment (MAT) programs. Dr. Mukau has played an integral role in AAPS educational initiatives, serving as chair of the CME Committee for 6 years and contributing 26 CME presentations since 2001. He has also served on the ABPS Finance Committee, Leadership Committee, Strategic Planning Committee, and the American Academy of Emergency Physicians (AAEP). His honors and awards include the Excellence in Education Award, AAEP Physician of the Year, Senior Achievement Award, and the Thomas Ebner Leadership Award.

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Dr. Sarah Gilbert practiced emergency medicine for 35 years before retiring from Heywood Healthcare in Gardner and Athol, MA, where she served on multiple committees and was director of UMass Medical School student clerkships in the ED. She continues to practice medicine for CareSource in Boston as the medical director for their instED Mobile Integrated Health Division. Dr. Gilbert received her emergency medicine certification from the Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine (BCEM) in 1997 and has been actively involved with the organization for almost 30 years, serving in numerous capacities with ABPS, BCEM, and the American Academy of Emergency Physicians (AAEP), including serving as president of ABPS from 2024-2025. She is currently a member of BCEM and the BCEM Oral Exam Committee and serves as co-chair of both the BCEM Credentialing and Written Exam Committees. She is also chair of the Basic Documents Committee and member of the ABPS Board of Directors. Her previous honors and awards include AAEP Degree of Fellow; AAEP Physician of the Year; David G.C. McCann, MD, Devotion Award; Steven G. Carin, Jr., DO, "Giddy-up" Leadership Award; Thomas Ebner Leadership Award; AAPS Lifetime Achievement Award; and the E. O. Martin Award.

Dr. Richard Carmona, 17th Surgeon General of the United States, was born to a poor immigrant family in New York City and experienced homelessness, hunger, and health disparities during his youth. His experiences greatly sensitized him to the relationships among culture, health, education and economic status and ultimately shaped his future. After dropping out of high school, Dr. Carmona enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1967 where he received a GED. By the time he left active duty, Dr. Carmona was a Special Forces, combat-decorated Vietnam veteran. He became a surgeon with a sub-specialty in trauma, burns and critical care and was recruited to Tucson to establish the first trauma system in southern Arizona. Later, while working full time as a hospital and health system CEO, he earned a master’s degree in public health policy and administration at the University of Arizona. Dr. Carmona served for over 35 years with the Pima County Sheriff’s Department in Tucson, including as deputy sheriff, detective, SWAT team leader and department surgeon. Dr. Carmona is a nationally recognized SWAT expert and has published extensively on SWAT training and tactics, forensics, and tactical emergency medical support. Dr. Carmona has also served as a medical director of police and fire departments and is a fully qualified peace officer with expertise in special operations and emergency preparedness, including weapons of mass destruction.

Dr. Wm. MacMillan Rodney is a founding board member of the Board of Certification in Family Medicine Obstetrics and current vice president of the American Academy of Specialists in Surgery. He is affiliated with Meharry Medical College and William Carey College of Osteopathic Medicine. In 1999, Dr. Rodney founded a bilingual medical facility, Medicos Medical Center, which annually cares for over 58,000 office visits and delivers over 1000 babies. With over 200 published articles, chapters, and books, he has been recognized nationally and internationally for his educational efforts in family medicine. His research focuses on the transfer of technology for the purpose of lower cost and higher quality health care in low resource communities. Dr. Rodney and his faculty published the first data on point-of-care ultrasound as an essential tool for quality improvement in underserved communities. 

Dr. Stuart Rasch is emergency department physician on staff at Keller Army Community Hospital in West Point, NY, where he provides care for active-duty military personnel, cadets, dependents, retirees, and members of the local community. He is also a clinical instructor at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in Middletown, NY. Dr. Rasch has over 35 years of experience in emergency and urgent care medicine, including extensive work in pre-hospital care, emergency medical services medical control, and on-site event medicine at Citi Field with Ambulanz Medical Services providing care for New York Mets baseball games and major concert events. Dr. Rasch is board certified in emergency medicine by the Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine (BCEM) and is eligible with the American Board of Internal Medicine. He has served as president of the American Academy of Emergency Physicians (AAEP), president of the Rockland County Medical Society, BCEM oral examiner, and delegate and council representative to the Medical Society of the State of New York, where he has worked with state and governmental agencies on health care policy.

Dr. Karyn Condie is an assistant professor at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) and a medical officer for the United States Department of Labor Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs. She spent 27 years as a military physician receiving additional training in austere medicine. Dr. Condie’s past positions include division director of global health medicine at USUHS, chief flight surgeon at Joint Base Andrews, and assistant product line chair for trauma at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. She is board certified in family medicine (ABMS), disaster and administrative medicine (ABPS), aerospace physiology (AsMA), lifestyle medicine (DiABLM), and obesity medicine (DABOM). Additionally, she holds the Diploma in Mountain Medicine and is a Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine. Dr. Condie is actively involved with ABPS/AAPS, currently serving as chair of the American Board of Administrative Medicine, governor of the American Academy of Disaster Medicine, and a member of the Certification Council, Leadership Committee, and Strategic Planning Committee. Her honors and awards include Delta Omega Honor Society, Defense Superior Service Medal, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medals, and Aerial Achievement Medals.

Dr. Lawrence LeBlond is board certified in family medicine and emergency medicine, completing a residency and a fellowship at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). He is a full-time emergency physician for Methodist Hospitals of Memphis, TN, and he is a clinical assistant professor at UTHSC, clinical associate professor with Christian Brothers University, and adjunct clinical faculty with Lincoln Memorial University. Dr. LeBlond is also the faculty advisor for the University of Tennessee’s Wilderness, Austere, and Remote Student Interest Group; chair of the Wilderness Medical Society’s CME and Academy Oversight Committee; and a member of the GME Fellowship Workgroup. He has been involved with ABPS/AAPS since 2018, currently serving as president of AAEP and a member of the BCEM written exam and blueprint committees. Dr. LeBlond has been a recipient of the Wilderness Medical Society Denali, Matterhorn, and Dian Simpkins Service Awards, Sound Physicians Educator of the Year, and University of Tennessee Community Physician Award.

Dr. Arti Prasad is the chief strategic development officer at Hennepin Healthcare (HHS) in Minneapolis, MN. She is a Professor of Internal Medicine at University of Minnesota, at University of New Mexico, and an adjunct Professor at the Maharishi International University (MIU) as the Director of Fellowship MS in Integrative Medicine and Ayurveda, a first ever fellowship world-wide. Dr. Prasad is board certified in internal medicine and integrative medicine, and she is a founding board member of the American Board of Integrative Medicine (ABOIM). She is also a Certified Professional Diversity Coach and a Certified Physician Executive. Dr. Prasad serves on the Board of Directors of HHS and chairs the Mission Effectiveness Committee. She also directs Project ECHO Minnesota, and she is working on upstream prevention of opioid crisis and integrative pain care to reduce health disparities in Minnesota. Dr. Prasad’s passion is to provide person-centered care, to create innovative programs in whole health, to mentor and coach people, to promote health equity, and to improve work-force wellness.

Dr. Albert Romanosky was a dedicated member of the American Academy of Disaster Medicine (AADM) and the American Board of Disaster Medicine (ABODM) for many years before his passing on May 12, 2025. He was also a dedicated civil servant serving as medical director and state emergency preparedness coordinator in the Office of Preparedness and Response of the Maryland Department of Health. Dr. Romanosky was certified by ABPS in emergency medicine and disaster medicine and was a recognized subject matter expert (SME) in both specialties, participating in several federal and state panels and workgroups. Additionally, he taught and presented at the international level as an SME and instructor in weapons of mass destruction and hospital-based management of mass casualty events for the US State Department’s Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program. His honors and awards include the AADM Distinguished Service Award and the David G.C. McCann, MD, Devotion Award.

Dr. John Waits is a practicing, board-certified family medicine and obstetrics physician and has a particular interest in healthcare policy and how it touches women and children in terms of maternity and infant care; the rural poor; healthcare access; and the care of the uninsured and underinsured. He attended the University of Alabama School of Medicine and completed his family medicine residency at In His IMAGE Family Medicine Residency in Tulsa, OK, as well as a surgical family medicine obstetrics fellowship at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Dr. Waits is the co-founder and CEO of Cahaba Medical Care, a Community Health Center (Federally Qualified Health Center) established in 2004 in rural Bibb County, AL. Since its founding, the organization has grown to serve nearly 47,000 patients across 27 offices throughout central Alabama. Together in 2013, Dr. Waits and Dr. Lacy Smith co-founded the Cahaba Family Medicine Residency, where he serves as program director and DIO. He has also been actively involved in the Board of Certification in Family Medicine Obstetrics since 2016.