Alumni Association

Dear Fellow Alumni,

Welcome to the SWAG��ƵAlumni Association! We are excited to have you as a part of our ever growing community of physicians providing exemplary care to people across the world. As President of the Virginia Alumni Advisory Board, I would like to share with you the many ways you can be involved through the Alumni Association.

We strive to support our fellow and future alumni in growing as people and in our careers. We hope to keep you all connected with SWAG��Ƶand your fellow classmates. Even as our lives can be very busy, we are here to help reinforce your life goals. Take a look at the opportunities listed to see how you can be more involved. We are also open to any suggestions you may have for our growing SWAG��Ƶfamily.��

Sincerely,

Larry Carpio, DO
SWAG��ƵClass of 2015

Provide opportunities for current students to become active with alumni
Deliver engagement pathways to alumni to improve their practices and their lives
Provide mentor opportunities for SWAG��Ƶstudents and prospective students
Foster lifelong learning opportunities and career connections for alumni

Benefits

CME opportunities during Homecoming and other events
Copies of the SWAG��ƵView and the annual report
Mentoring opportunities with current students
Networking opportunities at SWAG��Ƶreceptions at various conferences and alumni engagement sessions.

Section Navigation: Alumni

The Alumni Association Board is made up of SWAG��Ƶgraduates and a representative from each of the current classes. The purpose of the Association is to educate, enlist, and provide opportunities for future alumni to become active in the Association. Additionally, the board has a goal to foster lifelong learning opportunities and career connections for SWAG��Ƶalumni, provide pathways for alumni to participate in continuous quality improvements in their practices and their lives, provide mentoring opportunities for SWAG��Ƶstudents in order to actively engage them in the Osteopathic profession, and other activities adopted by the Alumni Board or Association.

Virginia Board
Carolinas Board

President
Larry Carpio, DO
Class of 2015

Vice-President
John Casey, DO,��MA, FACEP, FACOEP
Class of 2008

Immediate Past President
Sherry Penland-Ismatov, DO
Class of 2009

Class Year	Representatives
2008	John Jay Snyder, DO
2009	Tiundra Love, DO Vivek Ramakrishan, DO
2010	Elizabeth Lee Mizelle, DO
2012	Matthew Roby, DO
2016	Yasir Abdul-Rahman, DO R. Blake Lowe, DO
2017	Eric Ambroz, DO

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Class Year	Student Representatives
2025	Zachary Simmons
2026	Widad Salah
2027	��Jack Massie

President of VCOM-Carolinas Alumni Advisory Board
Jason Hill, DO
Class of 2017

Vice-President of VCOM-Carolinas Alumni Advisory Board
Leon Przybylowski, DO
Class of 2017

Class Year	Representatives
2015	Ashley Denmark, DO
2016	Jonathan Aun, DO
2017	Jason Hill, DO Leon Przybylowski, DO
2018	Erika Herrera, DO Jordan Lakin, DO
2019	Benjamin Catoe, DO
2020	Amanda Fernandez, DO Anthony "Miles" Scott, DO

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Class Year	Student Representatives
2023	Alaina Sturkie
2024	Greg Bello
2025	Venkata "Sai" Kolluru

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Update your contact information

Update your contact information to make sure you get timely information about activities and get-togethers.

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Attend Homecoming Weekend

Since 2012, we have offered alumni-led CME seminars, fun activities and plenty of fellowship during Homecoming Weekend. Each year at Homecoming, we recognize the class that graduated five years prior, but everyone is welcome to attend!

Participate in Outreach Programs

You can volunteer for VCOM’s Appalachian and International Outreach programs through the Global Physician Initiative. For more information, contact Diane Sutphin at djsutphin@vcom.vt.edu or via her directory contact form.

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Mentor a Student

Consider serving as a mentor in the Alumni Mentors Program.��

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Give

Support��VCOM's academic programs, student scholarships, outreach initiatives, medical research, capital improvements and more.��

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