July 15-16 2026 ◆ Chicago, IL
(Chicago Marriott Downtown)
We encourage everyone to attend and participate in the BOT meeting, as it provides valuable context for the broader discussions happening within the osteopathic profession.
**Attendees are invited to attend the breakfast 7:30 am Chicago E to & the lunch afterwards**
Amanda Mahan, AOSED
President, Executive Director, Maine Osteopathic Association & ACOEP & Holly
Macriss, Executive Director, Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons of California
Purpose: Our focus will be on the future role of state affiliates, identifying core priorities, and determining how AOSED can work with AOA and other partners to better support
Sponsored by AOSED!
3 Restaurants: If you are attending, please sign up with this link! https://forms.gle/qu1jP2SkWY8fN3ZY9
*Lao Sze Chuan Downtown – 520 N Michigan Ave., Ste. 420 (Michelle)
*Harry Caray – Water Tower Place, 835 N Michigan Avenue (Holly)
*Yardbird – 530 N Wabash Avenue (Amanda)
(AOA Bldg.: 142 E. Ontario St. – McDevitt Board Room, 18th floor
Amanda Mahan, AOSED President
Leah McWilliams, AOSED CME Center Administrator
Leah McWilliams, AOSED CME Center Administrator
Dr. Richard Thacker, AOA President-elect
Holly Macriss, AOSED President-elect, OPSC Executive Director
**Program subject to change**
July 16-17 2025 ◆ Chicago, IL
(AOA Headquarters: 142 E. Ontario St. – McDevitt Board Room, 18th floor)
Michelle Winn Larson, CAE, CMP, AOSED President & Associate Director of Florida Osteopathic Medical Association and Amanda Mahan, AOSED President-Elect, Executive Director, Maine Osteopathic Medical Association & ACOEP
Tiffanie Tabrizi, AOF Director of Programs, Scholarships & Awards
How can professional associations effectively engage and retain members who feel disillusioned or disengaged due to political polarization, institutional distrust, or frustration with organized medicine—while still advancing the organization’s mission and values?
John-Michael Villarama, MA, VP, Federal Affairs & Public Policy; Raine Richards, JD, VP, State & International Affairs; AOA & Sean Neal, VP, Advocacy & Political Affairs
5th floor North Alcove
(AOA Headquarters: 142 East Ontario Street – 18th floor)
Leah McWilliams, AOSED CME Center Administrator
Kim Popernik, MHA, CMRS, Physician Services Department, AOiA, AOA
Christine Fifield, Director, Certification Marketing & Engagement and Mike Niederpruem, SVP, AOA Certifying Board Services
Valerie Bakies Lile, CAE, Associate VP, AOA Education
Darcy Steinberg – Hastings, MPH, VP, AOA Strategic Partnerships & Health Initiatives
Michelle Winn Larson, CAE, CMP, AOSED President & Amanda Mahan, AOSED President-elect
Amanda Mahan, AOSED President & Michelle Winn Larson, CAE, CMP, AOSED Past President
**Program subject to change**
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