Top 10 from 2026 MSO Ad Interim in St. Louis, LDC & Advocacy Conference
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2026 MSO Ad Interim Meeting
(Back row left to right): Dr. Mike Durbin, MSO Trustee; Dr. John Kittleson, Wisconsin Director; Dr. Emerson Ellis, North Dakota Director; Dr. John Firth, Missouri Director; Dr. Clayton Parks, Iowa Director; Dr. Dennis Sommers, Alt. Delegate; Dr. Spencer Pope, Delegate; Dr. Michael LaFerla, Alt. Delegate; (front row left to right): Dr. Emily Willett, President; Dr. Keri Barrow, South Dakota Director, Dr. Heather Horton, Minnesota Director; Dr. Nellie Kim-Weroha, MSO Trustee-Elect; Dr. Melissa Bernhardt, Secretary-Treasurer; Dr. Estee Wang, President-Elect; Dr. Jenna Walburn, Delegate; Dr. Jahnavi Rao, Delegate Vice Chair; Dr. Bronwen Richards, Illinois Director; Gwen Berlekamp, Executive Director. Not pictured: Dr. Katherine Kazak, Manitoba Director; and Dr. Katherine Higgins, Nebraska Director
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The MSO delegation included (pictured left to right): Dr. Rachel Thorstenson (MN), Dr. Matt Greaves (MO), Dr. Ian Creaser (IL), Dr. Nellie Kim-Weroha (MN), Dr. Mike Durbin (IL), Dr. Deb Lien (MN), Adam Braunmeier (AAO General Counsel), Dr. Manal Ibrahim (IL) and Executive Director Gwen Berlekamp. Visits were made to the Offices of Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO).
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Pictured left to right: Dr. Katherine Kazak (Manitoba), Gwen Berlekamp (Executive Director), Dr. Heather Horton (MN), Dr. Dennis Sommers (Delegate), Dr. Emily Willett (Pres. Elect), Dr. Nellie Kim-Weroha (Delegate Chair), Dr. Michael LaFerla (President), Dr. Keri Barrow (SD), Dr. Michael Durbin (MSO Trustee), Dr. Jenna Walburn (Delegate), Dr. John Firth (MO), Dr. Estee Wang (Sec.-Treas.), Dr. Bronwen Richards (IL), Dr. Deb Lien (Delegate), Dr. Emerson Ehlis (ND), Dr. Jahnavi Rao (Delegate), Dr. Spencer Pope (Delegate), Dr. Sumit Yadav (NB) and Dr. John Kittleson (WI and Alt. Delegate). Not pictured: Melissa Bernhardt (IA and Alt. Delegate).