ACLM Committees

AD HOC COMMITTEES 

65th (2025) ANNUAL CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE 
Hamid R. Latifi, MD, JD, MA, FCLM – Chair
Josanne (Jan) O’Dell, DDS, MFS, JD, FCLM – Secretary & Dental Conference Chair
Mert N. Aksu, DDS, JD, MHSA, Cert. DPH, FCLM
Eli N. Avila, MD, JD, MPH, FCLM, DABLM – Past President
Heather Carson, PhD, JD, FCLM
Ellia Ciammaichella, DO, JD, FCLM
Xiaojing Gao, LLM, RN, JD Candidate
Richard Kelly, MD, JD, MPH, FASA, FCLM, DABLM – Treasurer
Ruth Kvistad, MD/JD Candidate
Glen McClain, JD, MD Candidate
Christopher Meredith, MD, JD, FCLM
Mark Sanders, DO, JD, MPH, LLM, MS, FACOFP, FCLM
Jennifer Unis Sullivan, DMD, JD, FCLM – President-Elect
Elizabeth Valencia, MD, JD, FCLM

WEBINAR COMMITTEE 
Ellia Ciammaichella, DO, JD, FCLM – Chair
Richard Hanover, MD, JD, FCLM
Mark Sanders, MD, JD, FCLM


ACLM PUBLICATIONS 

JOURNAL OF LEGAL MEDICINE 
Amirala Pasha, DO, JD, FCLM – Editor-in-Chief
Editors TBA

LEGAL MEDICINE PERSPECTIVES 
Members TBA

AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION DELEGATES 

Richard Wilbur, MD, JD, FCLM – Delegate, Past President 
Rey Gonzalez, Jr., MD, JD, FCLM – Alternate Delegate

Ellia Ciammaichella, DO, JD, FCLM – Delegate (2025-2027)
Elizabeth Valencia, MD, JD, FCLM – Alternate Delegate (2025-2027)


SERVICES COUNCIL 
Josanne (Jan) O’Dell, DDS, MFS, JD, FCLM – Council Chair 

WEBSITE COMMITTEE 
Ellia Ciammaichella, DO, JD, FCLM – Chair
Michael Vinluan, MD, JD, FCLM   

MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE  
Tony S. Quang, MD, JD, FCLM – Chair, Past President 
Xiaojing Gao, JD Candidate
Raymund King, MD, JD, FCLM
Ruth Kvistad, MD/JD Candidate
Junying (June) Zhao, PhD, PhD, MPH, MBBS

PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE  
Amirala Pasha, DO, JD, FCLM – Editor-in-Chief
Members TBA

AMICUS COMMITTEE 
Santos Ruiz-Cordero, MD, JD, FCLM – Chair
Fadi Chakour, MD, JD, FCLM
Josanne (Jan) O’Dell, DDS, MFS, JD, FCLM
Daniel L. Orr II, DDS, MS (Anesth), PhD, JD, MD, FCLM
Amirala Pasha, DO, JD, FCLM
Cody Pyke, JD, MD, LLM, FCLM
Tony S. Quang, MD, JD, FASTRO, FCLM – Past President


EDUCATION COUNCIL 
Eli N. Avila, MD, JD, MPH, FCLM, DABLM – Council Chair 

NOMINATING COMMITTEE  
Eli N. Avila, MD, JD, MPH, FCLM, DABLM – Chair, Immediate Past President
Members TBD

STUDENT AWARDS COMMITTEE 
Adam McLaughlin, MD, JD, FRCSC, FCLM – Co-Chair 
John (JD) Daniels, JD, DO, MBA, MPH, MT (ASCP), FCAP, FCLM – Co-Chair
Robert Buckman, PhD, FCLM
Hamid Latifi, MD, JD, FCLM
Kalu Ogbureke, BDS, DMSc, JD, MSc, FCLM
Michael Sinha, MD, JD, FCLM
Junying (June) Zhao, PhD, PhD, MPH, MBBS

HONORARY FELLOWSHIP AND GOLD MEDAL COMMITTEE 
Bruce Seidberg, DDS, MScD, JD, FCLM – Co-Chair, Past President 
Tony S. Quang, MD, JD, FCLM – Past President 
Robert Buckman, PhD, FCLM 

EDUCATION FUND COMMITTEE  
Robert Buckman, PhD, FCLM – Chair
B. Chandler May, MD, JD, FCLM
Tony S. Quang, MD, JD, FASTRO, FCLM – Past President

MEMBERSHIP COUNCIL 
Jennifer Unis Sullivan, DMD, JD, FCLM – Council Chair 

MEMBERSHIP AND CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE 
Jennifer Unis Sullivan, DMD, JD, FCLM – Co-Chair
Jeffrey Segal, MD, JD, FCLM – Co-Chair
John (JD) Daniels, JD, DO, MBA, MPH, MT (ASCP), FCAP, FCLM

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE  
Tony S. Quang, MD, JD, FASTRO, FCLM – Chair, Past President
Members TBA

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS COMMITTEE 
Amirala Pasha, DO, JD, FCLM – Chair 
Ellia Ciammaichella, DO, JD, FCLM 
Xiaojing Gao, JD Candidate
Ruth Kvistad, MD/JD Candidate
Chris Meredith, MD, JD, FCLM
Laura Winter, MD, JD, FCLM


WAYS AND MEANS COUNCIL 
Richard Kelly, MD, JD, MPH, FCLM, DABLM – Council Chair 

BYLAWS AND RESOLUTION COMMITTEE 
Frank Woodside III, MD, JD, FCLM – Chair
Mert Aksu, DDS, JD, MHSA, FCLM
Ellia Ciammaichella, DO, JD, FCLM
Richard Wilbur, MD, JD, FCLM – Past President

ETHICS COMMITTEE 
Michael Brooks, MD, JD, FCLM – Chair
Heather Carson, JD, PhD, FCLM
Ruth Kvistad, MD/JD Candidate
Glen McClain, JD, MD Candidate
Tim McDonald, MD, JD, FCLM
Dan Orr, DDS, PhD, JD, MD – Past President
Tony S. Quang, MD, JD, FASTRO, FCLM – Past President

FINANCE COMMITTEE 
Robert Buckman, PhD, FCLM – Chair
B. Chandler May, MD, JD, FCLM
Tony S. Quang, MD, JD, FASTRO, FCLM – Past President


JUDICIAL COUNCIL 

Bruce Seidberg, DDS, MScD, JD, FCLM – Chair, Past President
Eli N. Avila, MD, JD, MPH, FCLM, DABLM – Past President
Tony S. Quang, MD, JD, FASTRO, FCLM – Past President
Richard Wilbur, MD, JD, FCLM – Past President
Frank Woodside, III, MD, JD, FCLM