OUT LIST & ALLIES IN THE PA PROFESSION 

OUT LIST

Attestation from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) & non-binary PAs and PA students:

“We are your friends, classmates, professors, colleagues, co-workers, and healthcare providers, and we are out and proud. We are just a few of the talented and committed lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) individuals who contribute to the success and diversity of the PA profession. We invite you to join us in recognizing National Coming Out Day.”

• Sharon E. Aycock, PA-C
• Jonathan Baker, PA-C - Past President, LBGT PA Caucus; AAPA Liaison to GLMA; President-elect, NYSSPA
• Vee Battiste, PA-S, MEDEX
• Ben Bauman, PA-C - Past Officer, LBGT PA Caucus
• Blake Beck, PA-C
• Mark Behar, PA-C, DFAAPA - Co-founder, LBGT PA Caucus
• Kerin Berger, PA-C
• Diane Bruessow, PA-C, DFAAPA - Past President, LBGT PA Caucus; Past Vice President, NJ State Society of PAs; Past Board member, GLMA; Secretary-Treasurer (2018-20) & President-elect (2020-21), AAPA
• Phil Burke, MBA, PA-C
• Candice Calhoun, PA-C
• Jeffrey Cameron, PA-C
• Barbara Chalon, PA-C
• Andrea Cherne, PA-S
• Robert Coffey, PA-S
• Christine Compisi, PA-C
• Cooper Couch, PA-S, University of Southern California - President (2019-20), Student Academy of AAPA; Student Director, AAPA Board of Directors
• Benjamin Crumley, PA-C
• Justin Curran, PA-C
• Scott Denny, PA-C - Treasurer, Hawaii Academy of PAs
• Randall Dickson, PA-C, DFAAPA - Past President, Washington Academy of PAs
• Kelli Dean, PA-C
• (Susan) Hope Dundas, PA-C - Past Officer, LBGT PA Caucus
• MacKenzie Dwyer, PA-C
• Jill Elliott, PA-C - Past Officer, LBGT PA Caucus
• Katherine Footracer, PA-C - NCCPA Board Chair (2022)
• Dale Frieser, PA-C
• Joanne Genet,  PA-C
• Noah Goss, PA-C
• John Graykoski, PA-C, DFAAPA - Past President, Society of Emergency Medicine PAs
• Igor Grosman, PA-C
• Jacob Gubler, PA-C - President-elect, Arizona State Association of PAs
• Jared Hassell, PA-C, AAHIVS
• Marylou Hernandez, PA-C - Past President, LBGT PA Caucus
• Cornelius "Neal" Holmes, PA-S, Chatham University
• Vic Holmes, PA-C,  Treasurer, LBGT PA Caucus; University of North Texas Health Science Center
• Brooke Janke, PA-S, Grand Valley State University
• Laura Jennings, PA-C - Past President, LBGT PA Caucus
• Lori Johnson, PA-C
• Gerry Jones, PA-C - Past President, LBGT PA Caucus
• Tyson Kay, PA-S, University of St. Francis
• Kristi Kehoe, PA-C
• Daniel Kelley-McBride, PA-C
• Lisa Kerr, PA-C
• Joelle Kidder, PA-C, Board, LBGT PA caucus 
• Patrick Killeen, PA-C, DFAAPA - President (2010-11), AAPA; President (1986-87), Student Academy of AAPA
• Mariah Leroux, PA-S, Duke University
• Kat Malagon-Morris, PA-C - Past President (2018-19), LBGT PA Caucus
• Marc Marchioli, PA-C
• Kyler Masonheimer, PA-S, Hardin-Simmons University
• Mia McDonald, PA-C - Past President (2019-20), LBGT PA Caucus; Past Chief Delegate, Student Academy of AAPA; VP of Membership & Development, GLMA
• Heather McKaig, PA-C
• Tom Merry, PA-C
• Chelsea Milne, PA-S, University of Southern California
• Ryan Moran, PA-C
• Danny Mulcahy PA-C, Director at large, LBGT PA caucus
• Jeremy Nelson, PA-C - Past President, Iowa PA Society; Past Officer, LBGT PA Caucus
• Karen Newell, PA-C, DFAAPA
• John Nguyen, PA-S, Case Western Reserve University
• Cameron Nicholson, PA-C - President (2020-21), LBGT PA Caucus
• Josh Oppenheim, PA-C - Vice President, Class of 2019, Pacific University
• Trey Kyle Owens, PA-S, St. Louis University 
• Shalena M. Peterson, MPH, PA-C
• Todd Pickard, PA-C, DFAAPA - Past President, Texas Academy of PAs; Past President, Association of PAs in Oncology
• Kurt Palumbo, PA-C
• Kayla Pulley, PA-C
• Stephanie Rivera PA-C - Cultural Diversity Chair (2021), Florida Academy of PAs
• Marlina Robinson, PA-C
• Ashley Ruhomutally, PA-S, Shenandoah University
• Elijah A.J. Salzer, DMSc, PA-C
• Jewel Sawyer, PA-C
• Eric Schuman, PA-C - Past Officer, LBGT PA Caucus; Past Board Member of a chapter of the Oregon Medical Society
• David Schuneman, PA-C
• Donna Seton, PA-C, DFAAPA - Past President, Physician Assistants in Hospice and Palliative Medicine
• Alex Shaffer, PA-S, MEDEX NW
• Travis Sherer, PA-C - Past President, LBGT PA Caucus; First PA to sit on GLMA's Board
• Alex Sherry, PA-C 
• George Steffen, PA-C
• Jenna Stevens, PA-C
• Laurel Stiedemann, PA-C
• Jeff Straw, PA-C - Secretary (2016-21), President (2022-23) LBGT PA Caucus
• Bridget Stringer, PA-C
• Sara Tipton, PA-C
  
• Ilse Tejeda, PA-S, Charles R. Drew University
• Julie A. Theriault, PA-C, DFAAPA - President (2004-05), AAPA; Past President, California Association of PAs; Past Medical Liaison to AAFP
• Casey Thompson, PA-C
• Travis Turrell, PA-C
• Danielle Varney, PA-C - Past President, LBGT PA Caucus
• Sarah K. Vensel, PA-C
• Elias Villarreal, Jr., PA-C, DFAAPA - Past President, Texas Academy of PAs; Director-at-Large, Arizona State Association of PAs
• Ryan Wier, PA-S, George Washington University
• Carrie Whiting, PA-C
• Brian Wingrove, PA-C, DFAAPA - Past Board Member, LBGT PA Caucus; Past AAPA Liaison to GLMA; Past President, Society of PAs in Pediatrics
• Christina Wojnarwsky, PA-C, MPH, ATC President (2021-22), LBGT PA Caucus, PAEA Health Policy Fellow (2017-18),  LBGT PA Caucus student leader fellow (2018-19)
• Ryan Wong, PA-S, University of Nevada Reno
• Aaron Woodall, PA-S, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - PAEA Student Health Policy Fellow (2019-20)
• Gabrielle Zecha, PA-C - President-elect (2020), Washington Academy of PAs
• Madeleine Zeichner, PA-C - President, Class of 2019, Florida State University