Leadership

Current Board

ACOEP Board of Directors

Benjamin Godfrey, DO, FACOEP-D

President

Jennifer Axelband, DO, FACOEP, FCCM

Immediate Past President

John Dery, DO, FACOEP-D, FACEP, FAWM

President-Elect

Victoria Selley, MS, DO‎, FACOEP

Secretary

Patrick Cody, DO, MPH, FACOEP

Treasurer

Regina Hart, DO

Board Member-At-Large

Board Members
Jeremy Lott, DO, FACOEP – Board Member
Charles Finch, DO – Board Member
Matthew Davis, DO, FACOEP – Board Member

FOEM Liaison
John Ashurst, DO, FACOEP – FOEM President

RSO President
Nicole Gentile, DO, PGY1

RSO Director of Student Affairs
Bradley Adcock, OMS-IV

Past Presidents

ACOEP Past Presidents

Jennifer Axelband, DO, FACOEP, FCCM
2024-2025
Brandon Lewis, DO, MBA, FAACOEP, FACEP
2023-2024
Timothy Cheslock, DO, FACOEP-D
2022-2023
G. Joseph Beirne, DO, FACOEP-D
2021-2022
Robert E. Suter,
DO, MHA, FACOEP-D
2019-2021
Christine Giesa,
DO, FACOEP-D
2017-2019
John C. Prestosh,
DO, FACOEP
2015-2017
Mark A. Mitchell,
DO, MEd, FACOEP
2013-2015
Gregory M. Christiansen,
DO, MEd, FACOEP
2011 - 2013
Thomas Brabson,
DO, FACOEP
2008 - 2011
Peter Bell,
DO, FACOEP
2006 - 2008
Paula Willoughby DeJesus,
DO, FACOEP
2004 - 2006
Victor J. Scali,
DO, FACOEP
2002 - 2004
Joseph J Kuchinski,
DO, FACOEP
2000 - 2002
Deceased
Theodore A. Spevack,
DO, FACOEP
1998 - 2000
Benjamin A. Field,
DO, FACOEP
1995 - 1998
Deceased
George J. Miller,
DO, FACOEP
1993 - 1995
Ben H. Chlapek,
DO, FACOEP
1991 - 1993
Deceased
Edward J. Sarama,
DO, FACOEP
1989 - 1991
Deceased
Robert D. Aranosian,
DO, FACOEP
1987 - 1989
Deceased
James Grate,
DO, FACOEP
1985 - 1987
Deceased
John W. Becher, Jr.,
DO, FACOEP
1983 - 1985
Donald Cucchi,
DO, FACOEP
1982 - 1983
Robert L. Hambrick,
DO, FACOEP
1980 - 1982
Deceased
Bruce Horton,
DO, FACOEP
1975 - 1980

How to Run for the Board

How to Run for ACOEP’s Board

Leadership Election Update

Beginning in 2027, ACOEP Board of Directors elections will be conducted in conjunction with the ACOEP Spring Seminar rather than the fall meeting.

Members will continue to nominate candidates and vote electronically. Election results will be announced during the General Membership Meeting at Spring Seminar, with newly elected leaders taking office immediately following the meeting.

Additional details and election timelines will be published annually.

ACOEP is looking for dedicated members to help carry out our mission and support emergency medicine nationwide by serving on the ACOEP Board of Directors. Your involvement on the Board of Directors as an active and engaged member is what drives our community forward!

Members are encouraged to nominate a qualifying colleague, or to self-nominate if you know you have the passion and vision to contribute to our growing College. This is your opportunity to have a voice at the highest level of our organization!

We are seeking emergency physicians with various practice focuses, including academics, “pit docs,” rural providers, and those with subspecialty interests such as critical care and pediatrics.

Nomination to the Board of Directors of ACOEP is available to any active member, including fellow members and distinguished fellows, in good standing with the College. Student and resident positions are elected separately through the Resident-Student Organization (RSO).

Obligations include:

A three-year commitment to serve on the Board.
Meeting in person, twice annually at ACOEP’s conferences (Scientific Assembly, Spring Seminar)
Conference calls, generally held no more than once per month, but occasionally more if needed.
A commitment to serve ACOEP’s members and enhance ACOEP’s community and field of Emergency Medicine.

To submit a nomination for yourself, or another member, please send the following for the nominee:

A brief letter explaining interest in serving on the Board
A current CV and photo

Email your submission to ACOEP, at info@acoep.org.

Election Timeline (Beginning 2026 Cycle)

Nominations open: October 2026
Nominations close: December 15, 2026
Voting period: March 1–March 15, 2027
Results announced: Spring Seminar, May 2027