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Meet the
2026​ Nominees
*List reflects nominees recruited by January 9th, 2026.
Alaska
Anchorage
Kristin George
Alabama
Birmingham
Ashlee French
Barbara Winters-Todd
Brittnie Bordonaro
Chanel Fort
Megan Cheshire
Rachel Hamm
Sara B Van Hauen
Arizona
Phoenix
Candace Claiborn
Shirin Doroudgar
Tucson
Ellison Turner
Fernanda Quintanilla
Grace Frické
Shahrzad Malekpour
Valeria Alonso
Arkansas
Fayetteville
Ana Torres Lopez
Katie Schifano
Rachel Harris
Little Rock
Sam Kamran
California
Bay Area
Dr. Bei Bei Chen
Jazmin Diaz
Dr. Katharine Sears Edwards
Dr. Kathleen Jordan
Rebecca Lai
Los Angeles
Caitlin Bryant
Grace Firestone, M.D.
Kate Buatti
Lindsey Carnett
Orange County, Inland Empire
Allana Mitchell
Cynthia Berger
Jane Magro
Jill Harake
Leah Choi
Morgan Ratcliffe
Shawna Berk
Sacramento
Dr. Alea Baron
Anh Phoong Esq.
Courtney McHarg
Gia Smith
Haylee Adams
Katherine McComic
Katie Bender
Kenzi McCalister
Kristine Van Rooyen
Laura Wilt
Lexy Panaligan
Melanie Joseph
Natalie McGee
Navneet Balagan-Malhi
Pat Forsberg
Rachel Hagenbaugh
Susie Soares
Tamar Matzkevich Garrett
Tiffany Colato
Triana Sanchez
Twiana Armstrong
San Diego
Ashley McEvers
Darla Calvet
Julie Ceron
Lucilla Rastelli
Melissa McLenon
Nadia Sarwar
Nancy Hughes
Rose Tafoya
Colorado
Denver
Anna Berry
Lacey Golonka
Nicole Simmons
Sandy Goldstein
Connecticut
Hartford
Jennifer Berry
Trish Chase
Shari Ann Madho
New Haven
Katherine Tucker
Maria Marcinek
Nicole Batista
Washington, D.C.
Diana Ceban
Sara Collins, MD
Yolanda Lewis-Ragland, MD, FAAP
Taylohr Richardson
Andie Rowe
Delaware
Krista Henshaw
Florida
Broward
Alexandra Silva LaBarr
Eliane Cotran
Erika Mand
Marie Kimble
Martine Altieri
Jacksonville
Emily Campbell
Hannah Williams
Jackie Hanna
Madison Saul
Rachel Bovee
Miami
Jenise Fernandez
Orlando
Damoma Emami
Dawn Ofodile
Elizabeth Purinton
Eryn Vargo
Melyssa Allen
Sita Swamy
Palm Beach
Danielle Allen
Geness LeBron Bump
Dr. Jacqueline Tutiven
Janina Holland Simmonds
Kandi Schmitz
Sherry Pinero
Southwest FL
Ali Keegan
Christina Volpicelli
Samira K. Beckwith
Susan B. Davis
Tara Moser
Tampa Bay
Laura Pemble
Lauren Mayhew
Paola Bianchi Delp
Samantha Pena
Georgia
Atlanta
Anjali Mathur
Janaee Wallace
Kimberly Anderson
Stacyann Russell
Toniya Farmer
Illinois
Chicago
Aarathi Singh
Amber Schmillen
Dr. Ashlesha Patel
Dr. Heather Baker
Jennifer Prindle
Lindsey Jordan
Indiana
Indianapolis
Marla Taylor
Shelly Cherry
Valerie Bertolina
Youstina Matta
Northwest Indiana
Jennifer Young
Jessica Wood
Lyndsay Simpson
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Jennifer Maxwell
Julia Herzog
Kimberly Bartee
Des Moines
Melissa Merrifield
Quad Cities
Alexis Ashton
Deanna Woodall
Jolean Overton Austin
Lydia Fisher
Sarah Gibson
Kansas
Kansas City
Alissa Stinnett (Zerr)
Brianne Wash
Colleen Fullerton
Jennifer Torrez
Julia Fritzlen
Kimberly Johnson Hatchett
Krystal McFeders
Lyndsey Baldwin
Wichita
Asia Cymone Smith
Dr. Heidi Larison
Kentucky
Lexington
April Herald
Debbie Montgomery Savage
Dr. Lindsay B. Ragsdale
Dr. Paula Hollingsworth
Dr. Shengnan Zheng
Stacy Jones, RN
Kentuckiana
Adrienne Cole
Breana Harris
Hannah Rose Neuhauser
Renee Cecil, DNP, RN, CEN, TCRN, SANE
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Anna Grace Smith
Bianca Coats
Denitra Neff - Fields
Dominique Rogers
Dy Miller
Karah Landry
Melody Robinson
Vikki Lee
Lafayette
Katie Eddington
Linda Peters
Mary Pham
New Orleans
Alisha Gilbert
Dr. Brittany Harrison
Chelsea Keenan
JD Williams
Marci Clines
Dr. Trivia Frazier
Maine
Portland
Ashley Lucas
Carolyn Lebeis
Ella DiPietro
Maryna Shuliakouskaya
Melinda A Beyer
Maryland
Baltimore
Amy Hardesty
Katie Graham
Katie Hall
Kristen LaDuca
Suzie Jeffreys
Tanya Lewis
Massachusetts
Boston
Khailah Griffin
Mary Grundeken
Worcester
Adelaide Greenwald
Iliana Ramos
Lysa Miller
Margarita Navarro Sepulveda
Rachel Girardi
Michigan
Detroit
Ajena Gordon
Donulae' T. Knuckles
Eva Solomon
Jeanean M. Bryant
Grand Rapids
Dr. Amy Stahley
Jennifer Higgins
Kellie Kieren
Dr. Meagan Smith
Kalamazoo
Erin Schultz
Jennifer Sawyer
Minnesota
Twin Cities
Katelyn France
Meghan Holmes
Mississippi
Hattiesburg
Brittany Mallion
Kym Garraway-Braley
Dr. Manika Sharma
Meg Paul
Dr. Rasheeda Hall
Dr. Sarah Kimbrough
Whitney Hinton
Jackson
Amber Sukhbaatar
Debra McGee
Enjoli Nolen
Grace Gebhart
Karly McCoy
Lexie Harrison
Dr. Lori Hill Marshall
Rosa Whitt
Dr. Stacia Dunson
Missouri
Mid-Missouri
Meredith Mason
Springfield
Chris Louzader
Jeni Hopkins
Jennifer Jackson
Judith Martinez - Garcia
Kristen Shanks
Kristy Carter
Linda Merkling
Missy Handyside-Chambers
Stacie Wells
St. Louis
Alayah Lipnick
Danielle Adler
Michelle Jones
Monique Royal-Tucker
Rachel D'Souza
Stacy Harris
Nebraska
Omaha
Megan Sawall
Raechel Warren
New Hampshire
Manchester
Jeanie Bolger
Kathy LeClair
New Jersey
Northern
Bianca McQueen
Nicole Winn
New York
Buffalo
Clarissa Rias
Heidie Buffomante
Joanne Matos
Rachael Rush
Hudson Valley
CIndi Mannese
Jasjit Bhinder MD
Sheila Mallon
Long Island
Stephanie Castro
Tatjana Opak
Tina Shek
New York
Joan Leslie
Joanne Drenckhahn
Dr. Kim Henderson
Stephanie Fang
Sudy Mani
Rochester
Antonetta Venticinque
Carla Scheiber
Crissy Smahol
Jennifer Hetsko
Syracuse
Lisa Morgan
Utica
Audrey Alix
Holly Cassella
Michele Hummel
Trisha Barone
Westchester County
Angelina Di Nota
Navjot Sobti
Rebecca Thorpe
Weezie Mullaly
North Carolina
Charlotte
Anson Marcotte
Hannah Davis
Manogna Vadlamudi
Morgan Ellison
Robyn Levine
Rose Ling
Triad
Carlvena Foster
Dr. Cynthia Emory
Liz Levstek
Lonnie Atkinson
Marian Anderson-Booker
Porsche Jones
Ursula Grant
Triangle
Allie Cappelletti
Angie Cain
Ann Robinson
Michelle Mackonochie
Samantha Meyer
Ohio
Cincinnati
Angela Macke
Caroline Keating
Denise Brown
Jordan Smith
Kathryn Binzer
Leigh Currin
Tracey Salmons
Cleveland
Devon Climer
Erin Eurenius
Holly Mulroy
Isabella Geraci
Jennifer L. Storey, AIA, ACHA, EDAC
Margaret Karl
Maureen Rizzo
Columbus
Diana Westhoff
Emyle Taylor
Kate Rinehart
Kelly Hettinger
Mecca Abdul-Aziz
Monica Harvell
Sandra Brogdon
Dayton
Aidan Murphy
Porothea Dennis
Northeast Ohio
Katelyn Amendolara-Russo
Lauren Oktavec
Viki Stoops
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Mary Blankenship Pointer
Oregon
Portland
Claudia Aime
Katie Bass
Kimberley Andress
Lara Guroff
Lauren Delaney
Melissa Evers
Shelly Kroll
Pennsylvania
Blair
Ellie Woomer
Jill Rhoa
Jodi Westover
Michelle Homman
Tricia Sidney
Harrisburg
Shelley Marshall
Eastern PA
Brenna Berdini
Kelly Ciravolo
Maria Pisaneschi
Maria Scopelliti
Molly Clemente
Morgan Laugier-Neiser
Sandra Bieber
Philadelphia
Arnita DeShields
Chandler Lutz
Danielle Koons
Diana Cortes
Lauren Grieder
Robin Eaton
Pittsburgh
Abby Carlisle
Ashley Steckel
Bobbie Loesch
Erin Wood
Leanna Fenneberg
Melanie Taylor
Sara Colosimo
Suzie Cool
Rhode Island
Providence
Elizabeth Aquino
Kim Arcand
South Carolina
Charleston
Allison Stoney
Betty Jo Sneed
Jenn Alger
Kenzie Baldwin
Niki Smith
Tori Rhea
Greenville
Abigail Sease
Clarissa Clinkscales
Jill Spears
Nadine Lavigne
Tennessee
Chattanooga
Annie Miller
Misty Young
Monica Mastin
Traci Jennings
Whitney Snardon
Memphis
Alandas Dobbins
Angel Parker-Heffner
Audrey Willis
Becky Bowers
Markita Jack
Dr. Nycole Alston
Dr. Sally Parish
Dr. Sherri Brooks
Stephanie Chittom
Nashville
Carly Kirkham
Francie Logan
Krista McConnell
Dr. Kyla Stripling
Mandy Banks
Dr. Patricia Malone Smith
West TN
Allison Castleman
Brandi Pruitt
Carolyn Vaughan
Clarissa Williams
Dana Volner
Dr. Delita Johnson
Denise Allen
Elizabeth Johnson
Emily Johnson
Jesica Douglas
Karen Phelps
Katie Mott
Kristen Clark
Madalyn Guymon
Melissa Pratt
Renee Phelps
Sandy Tarkington
Tracy Alford
Texas
Austin
Alexandra Furey
Brio Cooney
Jennifer Sinski
Jessica Levin
Kaylin Kellert
Lee Caldwell
Lucretia Lett
Maddie Sanchack
Ta-Shina Ramirez
Tori Clark
Corpus Christi
Adriana Hipolito-Lamont
Alexa Fulbright
Nancy Durham
Dallas
Alison Power-Elder
Christina Reed
Danielle Raschel Chou
Heather Wagemann
Jen McKee
Kate Halicki
Melinda Haynie
Nikki Duncan
Telisa King
Yamaceeta Thompson
Yvette Ostolaza
Fort Worth
Allis Cho
Carrie Ellen Adamian
Olivia Keller
Rachal Capulli
Shanika Robinson
Wylie Dailey
Houston
Alexis Conell
Gabriela Gerhart
Kelli Anderson
Raquel Clement
Montgomery County
Sarah Rados
San Antonio
Kristy Ward
Mayra Farret
Nichole Mariakis
Summer Reyes
Tiffany Galvan
Utah
Brittany Larsen
Holly Hill
Jessica Florez
Joey Albertson
Leslie Nuon
Rian Hyter
Toni Ragsdale
Victoria Bowman
Virginia
Hampton Roads
Dr. Jade Ranger
Jenn Woodard
Kati Rogers
Richmond
Alisha Pope
Ashley Williams
Brittanie Vogen
Jay Ell Alexander
Olivia Jones
Terri Page
Southwest Virginia
Bailey Jenkins
Ijeoma Okogbue, MD
Jennifer McBride
Madelyn Brown
Washington
Seattle
Dr. Alisha Ghajar
Amiya Ingram
Anita Gupta
Courtney MacNealy
Jessica Randolph
Kayla Down
Linda Hoffner
Meredith Sandland
Dr. Uma Krishnan
West Virginia
Ohio Valley
Crissy Clutter
Jan Pattishall-Krupinski
Jennifer Hall-Fawson
Lacy Ferguson
Laurie Conway
Shelbie Smith
Wisconsin
Madison
Anna Hockett
Holly Hassenzahl
Kari Mysker
Katy Ripp
Lisa Brill
Milwaukee
Deborah Reinbold
Dee Brown
Liz Sides
Jessie Cannizzaro
Lauren Ruff
Mandi Genord
Molly Boyle
RyAnn Vassallo
Wyoming
Cheyenne