AMWA Student Region 6
Region 6 includes Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio
The current Region 6 director is Kate Ryan (region6@amwa-student.org). To get in touch with a specific branch, contact the branch leaders listed below.
Branch Leaders:
If any changes in leadership, please complete the following form and we will follow up with you!
State Representatives:
Illinois AMWA:
Indiana AMWA:
Michigan AMWA: Zaina Khoury
Ohio AMWA:
Kentucky AMWA: Ashami Athukorala
ILLINOIS
Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern University
President: Sarah Yaghoubi
Vice President: Nicole Eck
Secretary: Caleigh Horan
Treasurer: Charlotte Imlach
Volunteer Coordinator: Ryleigh White
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
President: Susmitha Kowligy
Vice President/ Co-President: Apoorva Iyengar
Chapter Email: amwa@rfums.org
Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University
Co-President: Alexis Kushner
Co-President: Meghna Gaddam
Treasurer: Cassandra Afseth
Faculty Liaison: Namrata Chintalapati
Mentorship Chair: Lexi Dejneka
Community Outreach: Lindsay Wegner
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Meg Kennedy
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
President: Emily Martinbianco
Faculty Advisor: Drs Eleanor Bucholz, Bernadette Aulivola, Bina Desai, and Ellen Parker
Vice President of Events: Monay Zayed
Vice President of Mentorship: Zoe Abrahamson
Medical Student Union Representative, Treasurer, & Secretary: Emma Rochlin
Chapter Email: stritchamwa@gmail.com
Rush University, Rush Medical College
AMWA National Representative: Anne Timmermann
Finance Chair: Stephany Valladares
Student Affinity Group Representative: Kiana Jones
Outreach Chair: Jordan Dunlap
Mentorship Chair: Ogechukwu Ibik
Event Planning Chair: Sarala Prabhu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Sheila Dugan
Chapter Email: rmcamwa@gmail.com
Chapter Website: https://www.rushu.rush.edu/rush-experience/student-services/getting-involved/american-medical-womens-association-0
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
President: Ashley Schneider
Vice President: Mary Dickerson
Secretary: Ashley Eggert
Nurse Family Partnership Volunteer Coordinator: Kortni Kemper
Community Outreach Coordinator: Reise Malone
Physician Outreach Coordinator: Kamaria Coleman
Social Chair: Kassidy Sheedy
Faculty Leader: Dr. Vidhya Prakash
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Please contact region6@amwa-student.org to update your chapter information
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago
President: Catherine Quinto
Vice President: Shivani Majmudar
Treasurer: Viraja Alluri
Mentorship Chair: Parin Shah
Community Outreach Chair: Shreya Sarmah
Social Media Chair/ M1 Representative: Maigh Attre
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Amanda Osta
Chapter Website: https://cmsc.org.uic.edu/student-organizations/
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria
Co-President: Madeline Hakman
Co-President: Allison Hansen
Vice President: Joan Lee
Treasurer: Claire Schaibley
Secretary: Sonia Ramirez
Mentor Chair: Morgan Samanic
Social Chair: Breanna Sullivan
Social Chair: Caitlin Fernandez
Faculty Advisor: Rahmat Na’allah
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford
President: Deniz Raif
Vice President: Alexandra Brown
Treasurer: Erin Sondgeroth
Secretary: Ellie Kent
M1 Representative: Daniela Giraldo
M2 Representative: Alexandria Choi
M3 Representative: Adrianna Gorniak
M4 Representative: Rachel Miller
Faculty Leader: Dr. Maureen Richards
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign
Please contact region6@amwa-student.org to update your chapter information
INDIANA
Indiana University School of Medicine at Bloomington
Co-President: Sierra Forehlich
Co-President: Katherine Trudeau
Secretary/Treasurer: Abby Beard
Conference Chair: Aish Thamba
Conference Chair: Keyana Foster
Philanthropy Chair: Natalie Myers
Faculty Leader: Dr. Christal Greene
Chapter Email: iubamwa@iu.edu
Indiana University School of Medicine at Evansville
Please contact region6@amwa-student.org to update your chapter information
Indiana University School of Medicine at Indianapolis
Co-President: Hannah Bozell
Co-President: Carli King
Vice President: Raiven Owusu
Vice President: Amna Yaqub
Conference Chair: Sarah Pelton
Treasurer: Nicole Jansen
Philanthropy Chairs: Allison Irwin and Sarah Abdel-Mageed
Mentoring Chairs: Katie Vogel and Ali Jeffries
Public Relations/ Campus Liaison: Precious Okoruwa and Nicole Jansen
Programming Chairs: Katelyn Stevens and Gloria Xue
Faculty Advisor: Neeta Agarwal
Chapter Email: amwa@iupui.edu
Indiana University School of Medicine at Lafayette
Please contact region6@amwa-student.org to update your chapter information
Indiana University School of Medicine at Muncie
Please contact region6@amwa-student.org to update your chapter information
Indiana University School of Medicine at South Bend
President: Katelyn Stevens
Vice President: Marisa Hochstetler
Physician/ Undergrad Liaison: Amee Sangani
Fundraising Coordinator: Taylor Burger
Secretary: Alexis George
Advertising: Sydney DiGregory
Treasurer: Valeriya Skorobo
Community Service: Alli Irwin
Faculty Advisor: Stacy Patrick
Indiana University School of Medicine at Terre Haute
Co-President: Nicole Eckert
Co-President: Meredith Campbell
Secretary: Kelsey Kinney
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Rebecca Lynch
Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine
President: Kristen Link
Vice President: Catherine Matheny
Leadership Board: Brooklynne Johnson
Leadership Board: Kierra Conner
Leadership Board: Rachel Segar
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Minal Mulye
OHIO
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Co-Leader: Katrina Mikofalvy
Co-Leader: Annalise Vaccarello
Co-Leader: Varisha Essani
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Lina Mehta
Northeast Ohio Medical University
Co-President: Ain Shajihan
Co-President: Kelsey Johnson
Co-Vice President: Leah McCollum
Co-Vice President: Natalie Menassa
Secretary: Maahi Mistry
Treasurer: Prachi Lele
Faculty Leader: Anita Pokorny
Chapter Email: AMWA@neomed.edu
Ohio State College of Medicine
Please contact region6@amwa-student.org to update your chapter information
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
President- Maia Forman
Treasurer/Vice President: Jennifer Meyer
Be One, Teach One Co-Chairs: Joy Li and Gabrielle Farley
Banquet Co-Chairs: Nora Bell and Sammy Saperstein
Education Co-Chairs: Susanna Gebhardt and Malea Rolfsen
Administration Liaison: Graylynn Oatess
Faculty Administration Chair: Lamia Himed
Mentorship Chair: Nina Bredemeier
Organ Fair Chair: Jen Wayland
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Heather Christensen
Chapter Email: amwa.uccom@gmail.com
University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences
President: Jamie Kent
Vice President of Membership Development: Rachel Arens
Vice President of Community Relations and Service: Pratiti Ghosh-Dastidar
Secretary: Katelyn Einloth
Treasurer: Dalia Altarshan
Public Relations: Julia Wright
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
President: Sophia Proschel
Vice President/ Co-President: Charu Gupta
Faculty Advisor: Mary White
MICHIGAN
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
President: Radwa Koujane
Vice President/ Co-President: Jessyca Judge
Co-Leader: Victoria Bright
Co-Leader: Caitlin Heenan
Co-Leader: Jenna Luth
Co-Leader: Khadija Mubarik
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Turner
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
President: Lauren McGrath
Vice President, East Lansing: Shaveena Sivapalan
Vice President, Macomb: Selena Kassab
Secretary: Paige Mellema
Treasurer: Grace Scott
Faculty Leader: Dr. Catherine Donahue
Chapter Email: amwaatmsucom@gmail.com
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
President: Emily Babcock
Vice President: Melanie Ermler
Treasurer: Amanda Romaya
Secretary: Kaycee Fillmore
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Dawn Jung
Chapter Email: amwa@oakland.edu
Chapter Website: https://www.facebook.com/AMWAatOUWB/
University of Michigan Medical School
Co-President- Alangoya Tezel
Co-President- Daria Stelmak
Faculty Lead- Dr. Katherine Klein
Wayne State University School of Medicine
President: Amanda Stevens
Vice President: Madeline Simone
Advocacy Representative: Adlai Nelson
Speaker Coordinator: Laial Baltaji
Social Media Coordinator: Raisa Zahir
Outreach Coordinator: Nicole Hao
Fundraising Coordinator: Hanna Simmons
Treasurer: Nabta Laz
Research Coordinator: Catrina Stephan
Coffee Talk Coordinator: Sarah Chung
Secretary: Hannah O’Brien
Physician Liaison: Sara Kazyak
Internal Engagement Chair: Katya Parker
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Diane Levine
Chapter Website: https://amwawayne.wordpress.com/
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine
President: Marie Freudenburg
Vice President: Michelle Zhang
Community Outreach Coordinator: Vidya Kurra
Faculty Leader: Dr. Jan Werbinski
KENTUCKY
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Co-President: Angelica L. Solomon
Co-President: Krista Spear
Co-President: Taylor Bradley
Co-Vice President: Rebika Khanal
Co-Vice President: Margaux Danby
Secretary: Hannah Fancher
Treasurer: Olivia Millay
Programming: Peyton Skaggs
Mentorship: Reecha Suri
Shadowing Coordinator: Sydney Winchester
Fundraising: Lindsay Bryant
Public Relations: Allison Wright
M3 Representative: Huda Kutmah
M2 Representative: Maggie Stull
M1 Representative: Carly Upchurch
Faculty Leader: Dr. Elizabeth Berry Seelbach
University of Louisville School of Medicine
President: Savanna Holland
Co-Vice President: Morgan Eversole
Co-Vice President: Alexis Redding
Faculty Advisor: Amy Holthouser
University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine:
President: Shivani Saini
Vice President: Nisha Prasad
Treasurer: Ketevan Kambarashvili
Communications Chair: Melody Marzjarani
Faculty Leader: Dr. Candi Griffey
If you are part of the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine or Central Michigan University and are interested in starting an AMWA chapter, please contact region6@amwa-student.org for more information!