For Immediate Release
Addison, Texas – The SDMS Foundation is pleased to announce the cohort for the 2025 SDMS Foundation Emerging Leaders Program. The cohort will participate virtually in a variety of leadership education opportunities that are designed to engage them in meaningful dialogue and projects related to the future of the profession and leadership volunteerism. The experience will culminate with one participant being selected to receive a grant to attend the fall SDMS and SDMS Foundation Board of Directors Meetings, Liaison Meetings, and the 2025 SDMS Annual Conference.
The 2025 SDMS Emerging Leaders Cohort is sponsored by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT).
Congratulations to this year's cohort participants!
- Natalie Bennett, University of Iowa
- Ava Bryand, Dallas College
- Kaitlyn Ford, Clark State Community College
- Claribell Guzman, Cambridge College of Healthcare and Technology
- Lindsey Jenkins, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- Paige Jones, Mayo Clinic – Echocardiography
- Jadyn Kaylor, Delgado Community College
- Jasmine Lam, Thomas Jefferson University
- Sarah McSparin, University of Southern Indiana
- Sarina Mosher, Oakland Community College
- Keirstin Mulder, Bellin College
- Aila Ogresevic, MCPHS University – Boston
- Leonardo Cerrito Ramirez, Mayo Clinic – DMS
- Lacey Reyer, Wallace State Community College
- Isabelle Schaut, University of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics
- Sonora Shelton, MCPHS University – Worcester
- Alana Smith, Baton Rouge Community College
- Candace Summerskill, Owens Community College
- Kylee Thomas, Nova Southeastern University
- Emily Waletzko, Sanford Medical Center – Fargo
- MacKay Whalen, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences
- Jaidyn Zong, University of Nebraska Medical Center
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Contact
Mary Rodriguez, MSML, CAE
Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director, Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS)
About the SDMS
The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography is a professional membership organization founded in 1970 to promote, advance, and educate its members and the medical community in the science of diagnostic medical sonography. Today, the SDMS is the largest association of sonographers and sonography students in the world.
About Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Diagnostic medical sonographers use special imaging equipment that directs sound waves into a patient’s body to assess and diagnose various medical conditions. For more information, visit the SDMS Career Center and the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.