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 (2024-2025)

  • Chair | Hima Vidula, MD, FACC
    Term of Term of Office: 2024 – 2025
  • Chair- Elect | David Winchester, MD, FACC
    Term of Term of Office: 2024 – 2025
  • Immediate Past – Chair | Nicole Lohr, MD, PhD, FACC
    Term of Office: 2023 – 2024

BOG Steering Committee

Position Name Chapter Credentials Committee Term Ends
Himabindu Vidula Chair Upstate New York MD, MS, FACC 2025
David Winchester Chair-Elect Florida MD, FACC 2025
Nicole Lohr Immediate Past-Chair Alabama MD, PhD, FACC 2025
Letitia Anderson Member Nevada MD, FACC 2026
Jafna Cox Member Canada-Atlantic Provinces MD, FACC 2025
Colleen Harrington Member Massachusetts MD, FACC 2025
Renuka Jain Member Wisconsin MD, FACC 2026
Ross Peterson Member Pennsylvania MD, FACC 2025
Retu Saxena Member Minnesota MD, FACC 2025
Lezlie Mestdagh Chapter Executive Liaison Iowa 2025
Maggie Barnett CV Team State Representative Steering Committee Co-Chair Alaska NP, FACC 2025
Mandi Cummings CV Team State Representative Steering Committee Co-Chair Hawaii NP, AACC 2025

Governors (2024 - 2025)
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.