EMRA Board of Directors
The EMRA Board of Directors is the governing body of the organization, comprising 12 members who are elected by their peers while completing their residency. Three additional positions on the Board can be filled by appointment: an Ex-Officio member and liaisons to the ACGME RC-EM and AMA. Members of the Board offer governance and strategic direction to the organization. Board of Directors members are elected by the Rep Council and serve 2- to 3-year terms. They are stewards of the mission and resources, setting strategy while providing oversight and governance.
2022 - 2023 Board of Directors




Speaker of the Council
Amanda Irish, MD, MPH
Global Health Fellow | Prisma Health, Columbia, SC

Vice Speaker of the Council
Michaela Banks, MD
Health Science Center | New Orleans, LA

EMRA Representative to ACEP
Aaron R. Kuzel, DO, MBA

Director of Education
Erin Karl, MD

Director of Health Policy
Kenneth Kim, MD
Olive View Emergency | Los Angeles, CA

Director of Leadership Development
Derek Martinez, DO
Tulsa School of Community Medicine



Secretary/Editor, EM Resident
Thuy Nguyen, MD

Medical Student Council Chair
Revelle Gappy
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