Mission
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.
Members
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, D.M.Sc., 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)
- Sunny Jha, MD (M.S. '08, MD '12)
- Joshua Lesko, MD (MD '15)
- 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)
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
