
2025 – 2026 Operating Committee
The Operating Committee is the primary student-led committee entrusted with the day-to-day operations of SSRFC. Each year, students on the Committee are active in planning the annual conference, promoting collaborative communication among clinics, supporting the Journal of Student-Run Clinics, seeking grant funding or donations, and providing other valuable support for student-run clinics. The committee is composed of 12 students led by the National President with some positions overseeing subcommittees.

Owen Lubinski
National President
George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences – Class of 2027
GW Healing Clinic
Areas of Expertise:
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Development of new volunteer initiatives
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Student-run free clinic executive team building
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Students and medical professionals advocacy
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Current Project:
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- Student-Run Free Clinic’s Operating Guidelines: working on gathering data about the operation of Student-Run Free Clinics and synthesizing it into professional operating guidelines to help your clinics provide the highest quality care for your patients
Kelsey Norton
National President – Elect
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences – Class of 2028
GW Healing Clinic
Areas of Expertise:
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Health Systems Innovation and Community resource Integration
- Student Leadership and Organizational Management
- Medical Education and Service-Learning Design
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Michelle Kimura
Conference Coordinator
University of Hawai’i School of Medicine – Class of 2027
Hawai’i H.O.M.E. Clinic
Areas of Expertise:
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- Clinic Operations
- Volunteer Recruitment, Onboarding, & Management
- Clinic integration into curriculum

Lana Trautman
Conference Coordinator – Elect
Chicago Medical School – Class of 2028
Interprofessional Community Clinic
Areas of Expertise:
- Leadership & Organizational Strategy
- Project Implementation & Management
- Interprofessional & Community Collaboration

Delaney Griffiths
Finance Chair
Chicago Medical School – Class of 2027
Interprofessional Community Clinic
Areas of Expertise:
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- Grant and funding resources
- Sustainability and long-term planning
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Jessica Wu
Finance Chair – Elect
University of Texas at Southwestern – Class of 2028
The Monday Clinic at UT Southwestern
Areas of Expertise:
- Collaboration between Student-Run Free Clinics
- Clinic Operations
- Quality Improvement
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William Miklavcic
Research and Publications Chair
University of Nebraska – Class of 2027
SHARING Clinic
Areas of Expertise:
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- Online Advertising
- Patient Outreach

Gina Mersereau
Research and Publications Chair
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences – Class of 2028
Lighthouse Free Medical Clinic
Areas of Expertise:
- Community and public health research
- Healthy equity and access initiatives
- Interprofessional collaboration and patient centered care

Ashna Shah
Communications Chair
University of Texas at Southwestern – Class of 2027
Patient Navigator Program at UTSW
Areas of Expertise:
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- Quality Improvement
- Qualitative (survey) methods

Zoe Abel
Communications Chair
University of Texas at Southwestern – Class of 2028
Brother Bill’s Helping Hand Free Clinic and Now Forward Women’s Clinic
Mia Fidanze
Technology Chair
Chicago Medical School – Class of 2027
Interprofessional Community Clinic
Areas of Expertise:
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- Interprofessional collaboration
- Patient advocacy
- Case management
Tiffany Knecht
Technology Chair
University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine – Class of 2027
Coyote Clinic
Areas of Expertise:
- Community Outreach
- Quality Improvement
- Interprofessional Collaboration
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Previous Operating Committees
Caroline Madigan: National President
Owen Lubinski: National Present – Elect
Mohammad Khan: Conference Coordinator
Michelle Kimura: Conference Coordinator
Leslie Guerrero: Finance Chair
Delaney Griffiths: Finance Chair – Elect
Kimberly Sladek: Research/Publications
William Miklavcic: Research/Publications
Benju Popokh: Communications
Mia Fidanze: Technology
Ashna Shah: Technology
Jake Woodruff: National President
Caroline Madigan: National President Elect
Brittany Tian: Conference Coordinator
Kali Cira: Finance Chair
Kimberly Sladek: Research/Publications
Abigail Lewis: Research/Publications
Benju Popokh: Communications
Brett Hopf: Technology/Webmaster
Jake Woodruff: National Coordinator Elect
Madison Kist: Conference Coordinator
Kali Cira: Finance Chair
Annika van Oosbree: Research/Publications
Meloria Hoskins: Research/Publications
Zoe Davis: Communications
Ashleigh Chuah: Technology/Webmaster
Jennifer Vu: National Coordinator Elect
Megan Kohman: Conference Coordinator
Xena Moore: Conference Coordinator Elect
Ashleigh Chuah: Technology/Webmaster
Vijay Vobbilisetty: Technology/Webmaster
Safwan Elkhatib: Research/Publications
Amber Smith: Research/Publications
Nick Nordstrom: Communications
Melody Zeidan: Finance Chair
Sahar Rehman: Finance Chair Elect
Katie Porter: National Coordinator Elect
Abigail Allman: Conference Coordinator
Megan Kohman: Conference Coordinator Elect
Colin Dallimore: Technology/Webmaster
Leah Cashman: Technology/Webmaster
Erica Lin: Research/Publications
Caleb Huang: Research/Publications
Moriah Hollaway: Communications
Maryknoll Palisoc: Finance Chair
Melody Zeidan: Finance Chair Elect
Maggie Meyer: National Coordinator Elect
Meagan Acevedo: Conference Coordinator
Abigail Allman: Conference Coordinator Elect
Jay Jarodiya: Technology/Webmaster
Helen Weinberg: Technology/Webmaster
Karen Keniston: Research/Publications
Victoria Smith: Research/Publications
EY Park: Communications
Ayan Nasir: Finance Chair
Maryknoll Palisoc: Finance Chair Elect
Olivia Davies: National Coordinator Elect
Krista Dollar: Conference Coordinator
Meagan Acevedo: Conference Coordinator Elect
Jared Baxter: Finance Chair
Ayan Nasir: Finance Chair Elect
Noria McCarther: Publications/Research Chair
Karen Keniston: Publications/Research Chair
Andreea Temelie: Communications Chair
Jay Jarodiya: Webmaster/Technology Chair
Jacquelyn Wagner: National Coordinator
Elect Ellie Olander: Conference Coordinator
Krista Dollar: Conference Coordinator
Elect David Lee: Finance Chair
Noria McCarther: Publications Director
Roshni Delwadia: Communications Director
Jay Jarodiya: Webmaster
Megan Chapman: Technology Director
Sydney Hansen: National Coordinator Elect
Daniel Moses: Conference Coordinator
Ellie Olander: Conference Coordinator Elect
David Lee: Finance Chair
Jessica Churchill: Publications Director
Paul Pikman: Communications Director
Annie Roshong: Research Director
Brandy Cooper: Webmaster
Leonard Edwards: Technology Director
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