Members of the Board of Governors serve a three-year term and are the grassroots liaisons between the local chapters, or established geographical areas, and the College headquarters. The Chair and Chair-Elect serve on the Board of Trustees.
BOG Leadership (2023 – 2024)
- Chair | Nicole Lohr, MD, PhD, FACC
Term of Office: 2023 – 2024 - Chair – Elect | Hima Vidula, MD, FACC
Term of Term of Office: 2024 – 2025 - Immediate Past – Chair | Malissa Wood, MD, FACC
Term of Office: 2022 – 2023
BOG Steering Committee
| Position | Name | Chapter | Credentials | Committee Term Ends |
| Nicole Lohr | Chair | Wisconsin | MD, PhD, FACC | 2025 |
| Himabindu Vidula | Chair-Elect | Upstate New York | MD, FACC | 2024 |
| Malissa Wood | Immediate Past-Chair | Massachusetts | MD, FACC | 2024 |
| Michael Eisenhauer | Member | Montana | MD, FACC | 2024 |
| Colleen Harrington | Member | Massachusetts | MD, FACC | 2025 |
| Ross Peterson | Member | Pennsylvania | MD, FACC | 2025 |
| Jamal Rana | Member | Northern California | MD, FACC | 2024 |
| Retu Saxena | Member | Minnesota | MD, FACC | 2025 |
| David Winchester | Member | Florida | MD, FACC | 2025 |
| Mary Patterson | Chapter Executive Liaison | New York | CAE, MA, MS | 2022 |
| Jennifer Day | CV Team State Representative Steering Committee Co-Chair | Texas | MSN, RN, AACC | 2025 |
| Mandi Cummings | CV Team State Representative Steering Committee Co-Chair | Hawaii | NP, AACC | 2025 |
Governors (2023 – 2024)
The Board of Governors (BOG) is the College's grassroots forum. Governors are the only elected leaders in the College, and they represent their members in Canada, Mexico, the United States and Puerto Rico. Governors also serve as Chapter Presidents in their states and regions where Chapters exist.
