On behalf of the TPS Nominating Committee, the following nominees for positions on the Executive Board will be presented to the membership for election at the TPS Annual Business Meeting and Awards Presentation scheduled for Saturday, September 30, from 11:30 am - 1:30pm. Please watch your Annual Meeting emails for more information.
2023-2024 Executive Board Nominees
Position Nominated | Nominee |
President | Alice K Gong, MD, FAAP, San Antonio (Automatic) |
Immediate Past President | Louis Appel, MD, MPH, FAAP, Austin (Automatic) |
President-Elect | Valerie Smith, MD, MPH, FAAP Tyler |
Secretary-Treasurer | Marjan Linnell, MD, FAAP, Austin (1st year of 1-year term) |
Chair, North Region | Hilda Loria, MD, MPH, FAAP, Irving (1st year of 1st 2-year term, 2 term max) |
Chair, West Region | Bethany Nunez, MD, FAAP, Lubbock (1st year of 1st 2-year term, 2 term max) |
Member-at-large, 1st Position | Nhung "Noon" Tran, MD, FAAP, Round Rock (1st year of 2nd 1-year term, 3 term max) |
Member-at-Large, 2nd Position | Frank J Sloan, MD, FAAP, Fort Worth (1st year of 2nd 1-year term, 3 term max) |
Member-at-Large Department/Resident Head | Nalinda Charnsangavej, MD, Austin (1st year of 2nd 1-year term, 3 term max) |
Early Career Physician Representative | Brett Cooper, MD, MEd, FAAP, Plano (1st year of 1-year term, 2 term max) |
TMA Alternate Delegate | Angela Moemeka, MD, FAAP, Coppell (1st year of 2nd 1-year term) |
Resident Representative |
Holy Chor, DO, Temple |
Resident Alternate Representative | Sharwin Khot, MD, Austin (1st year of 2nd 1-year term, 2 term max) |
Medical Student Representative | Brittanie Cockrell, Houston (Board Appointed)(1 year term) |
Medical Student Alternate Representative | TyAnthony Jones, San Antonio (Board Appointed) (1-year term) |
Nominating Committee | Fredrick McCurdy, MD, PhD, MBA, CPE, FAAP, FACPE, Corpus Christi (1st year of 1-year term, 1 term max) |
Nominating Committee | Danielle Arnold, MD, FAAP, Austin (1st year of 1-year term, 1 term max) |
Returning Board Members
Chapter Chair | Charleta Guillory, MD, MPH, Houston (2nd year of 3-year term; 2 term max) |
Alternate Chapter Chair | Seth Kaplan, MD, FAAP, Plano (2nd year of 3-year term, 2 term max) |
AAP District Officer: National Nominating Committee |
Tammy Camp, MD, FAAP, Lubbock |
AAP District VII Chair | Gary Floyd, MD, FAAP, Keller |
Chair, East Region | Shabana Yusuf, MD, MEd, Houston (2nd year of 2-year term, 2 term max) |
Chair, South/Central Region | Kaashif Ahmad, MD, MS, FAAP, San Antonio (2nd year of 2-year term, 2 term max) |
AAP Committee Liaison: |
Kimberly Avila Edwards, MD, FAAP, Austin |