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 (2025-2026)

• Chair | David Winchester, MD, FACC
  Term of Term of Office: 2025 – 2026
• Chair- Elect | Renuka Jain, MD, FACC
  Term of Term of Office: 2025 – 2026
• Immediate Past – Chair | Himabindu Vidula, MD, MS, FACC
  Term of Office: 2025-2026

BOG Steering Committee

Position	Name	Chapter	Credentials
Chair	David Winchester	Florida	MD, MS, FACC
Chair-Elect	Renuka Jain	Wisconsin	MD, FACC
Immediate Past-Chair	Hima Vidula	Upstate New York	MD, MS, FACC
Member	Letitia Anderson	Nevada	MD, FACC
Member	Renee Bullock-Palmer	New Jersey	MD, FACC
Member	Richard Kar-Hang Cheng	Washington	MD, FACC
Member	Teresa Daniele	California-Northern	MD, FACC
Member	Jose Luis Leiva-Pons	Mexico	MD, FACC
Member	Alexander M.A. Schabauer	Great Plains-South Dakota	MD, FACC
Chapter Executive Liaison	Lezlie Mestdagh	Iowa
CV Team Chapter Rep Steering Committee Co-Chair	Margaret Barnett	Alaska	APRN, DNP, FACC
CV Team Chapter Rep Steering Committee Co-Chair	Mandi Benton	Hawaii	NP, AACC

Governors (2025 - 2026)
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.