The mission of the EVMS Legacy Alumni Advisory Board is to support the relationship between Eastern Virginia Medical School and EVMS School of Health Professions (now part of Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University) and its alumni and to encourage and promote involvement in support of the School's mission: to improve health outcomes across Virginia and beyond.. The EVMS Legacy Alumni Advisory Board provides support to the Office of VHS Alumni Relations to actively promote the mission of the Association and foster continued connection among faculty, staff, students, residents and graduates.
A member of the EVMS Legacy Alumni Advisory Board is appointed to hold the position based on demonstrated involvement, support, and commitment to our institution and the Alumni Association.
Chair
Linwood Joyner II, MD (MD '17, Family & Community Medicine Residency '20)
Chair-Elect
Olushola Ilogho, M.P.A., PA-C (M.P.A. '17)
Immediate Past Chair
Jeniffer Campo, MD (MD '98, Pediatrics Residency '01)
Members
Michael Bono, MD (MD '83, Emergency Medicine Residency '86)
Stafford Brown, MD, M.B.A. (MD '23)
Lakshmi Chaudhuri, MD (MD '98, Family & Community Medicine Residency '03)
Sunny Jha, MD (M.S. '08, MD '12)
Christian Joyner, M.P.A., PA-C (M.P.A. '06)
Joshua Lesko, MD (MD '15)
Casey McDaniel, M.S. (M.S. '17)
Atif Niaz, MD (Cert. '18, M.S. '19, MD '25)
Spencer Powers, M.S. (M.S. '99)
LaTanya Sykes, M.S.A. (M.S.A. '17)
Kelly Walls-Brown, M.P.H. (M.P.H. '06)
Ex-Officio Members
Student Representatives
Alexander Dornstauder, M.S. (M.S. '22), MD Class of 2027
Phavon Sage, M.S. (M.S. '19, M.S. '21), MD Class of 2027
Staff Representatives
Sylvia Ameen, M.P.A.,
Senior Associate Vice President, Development & Alumni Relations;
Executive Director, EVMS Foundation
Nicole Pellegrino, CFRE (B.S. '02), Director of Alumni Relations
Megan Pocta, M.B.A., Assistant Director of Alumni Relations
