SAAO Executive Council

2025-26 SAAO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

Ashley Hebenstreit-Nichols, OMS III
LECOM-Seton Hill 
Chair & student trustee of the AAO Board of Trustees
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Audrey Burnette, OMS IV
LMU-DCOM 
Immediate Past Chair
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Robert Yamaguichi, OMS IV
Midwestern University - AZCOM
Vice Chair
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Bren Fox, OMS IV
Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine
Secretary-treasurer
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Anthony Enniss, OMS IV
Midwestern University - AZCOM
National Coordinator
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Jessica Bennett, OMS V
Kansas City University
National Undergraduate Fellows Association (NUFA) liaison
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 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.

  • 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.

SAAO REGIONAL COORDINATORS

Michael Milius, NoordaCOM, Pacific Region 

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Anthony Tucker, UIWCOM, Mountain Region [email protected]
Tanaya Nandedkar, WMUCOM, Central Region [email protected]
Megan Kolb Bryant, OU-HCOM-Athens, Southeastern Region [email protected]
Lillian McBee, BCOM-Melbourne, Midwestern Region [email protected]
Allison Walker-Elders, TouroCOM-Harlem, Northeastern Region [email protected]