Board of Regents
The Board of Regents is our governing body and includes 18-21 members:
- President
- President-Elect
- Immediate Past President
- President-Designate
- 11-14 Regents-at-Large
- Board of Advisors Chair
- Networks Chair
- CHEST CEO
2025 Board of Regents
John A. Howington, MD, MBA, FCCP, President
Neil S. Freedman, MD, FCCP, President-Elect
Lisa K. Moores, MD, FCCP, President-Designate
Jack D. Buckley, MD, MPH, FCCP, Immediate Past President
Regents-at-Large
Amy M. Ahasic, MD, MPH, FCCP
Douglas A. Arenberg, MD, FCCP
Hassan K. Bencheqroun, MD, FCCP
Christopher L. Carroll, MD, FCCP
Kevin M. Chan, MD, FCCP
Angel Coz, MD, FCCP
Aneesa M. Das, MD, FCCP
William F. Kelly, MD, FCCP
Sandhya Khurana, MD, FCCP
Michael E. Nelson, MD, FCCP
Alexander S. Niven, MD, FCCP
Nneka O. Sederstrom, PhD, MA, FCCP
Lynn T. Tanoue, MD, FCCP
Robert De Marco, MD, FCCP, Board of Advisors Chair
Deborah Jo Levine, MD, FCCP, Networks Chair
Robert A. Musacchio, PhD, CHEST CEO
Meetings of the College Board of Regents are open for members to attend and observe.* These are the meetings scheduled for 2025:
- Winter 2025: Friday, February 7, 1 to 5 pm and Saturday, February 8, 8 am to 12 pm ET (Playa del Carmen, Mexico)
- Spring 2025: Thursday, May 15, 8 am to 4 pm PT (San Francisco, CA)
- Summer 2025: Tuesday, August 5, 8 am to 4 pm CT (Glenview, IL)
- Fall 2025: Friday, October 17, 8 am to 4 pm CT at the annual meeting in Chicago, IL
*Please note: Exact dates and times of the meetings are subject to change. Portions of the meeting may be closed, and guidelines related to guest member participation is at the discretion of the President. If you're interested in observing an upcoming meeting, please contact Suzanne Sletto Distel, CAE, at ssletto@chestnet.org.