Sylvia Trent-Adams is a retired Rear Admiral Upper Half of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, with a 28-year career in public health, retiring in 2020. From 2015 to 2018, she was the Deputy Surgeon General of the United States. Dr. Trent-Adams is the President of the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth.

Roosevelt Allen is a retired Air Force Major General with a 30+ year career, retiring in 2018 as the medical operations director and Chief of the Dental Corps, Office of the Air Force Surgeon General. He holds a Master of the Academy of General Dentistry (MAGD) and holds fellowships in the American Board of General Dentistry (ABGD) and the American College of Dentistry (ACD). In 2018, Dr. Allen joined United Concordia Dental as its dental director of Government Business and was later named its Chief Dental Officer.

Lt Gen (ret) Dorothy Hogg is a board certified Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner and a 37-year military Veteran. As the 23rd Surgeon General of the United States Air Force, Lt Gen (ret) Hogg served as advisor to the Secretary of the Air Force, the Air Force Chief of Staff and the Chief of Space Operations, as well as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs on strategic systems-level matters pertaining to medical aspects of the air expeditionary force and the health of Airmen and Guardians.Dorothy Hogg earned her undergraduate nursing degree from the University of Southern Maine, a Masters of Nursing from Medical University of South Carolina and a Masters in Public Administration from Troy State University. She completed specialty training as a certified Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner from the military and later received her board certification in the same field.

Dr. Thomas retired as a Major General from the United States Army with over 26 years of service. During his career, he commanded at multiple levels and served in numerous key staff positions; culminating as the Director of Healthcare Operations and the Chief Medical Officer for the Defense Health Agency (DHA). Dr. Thomas earned an undergraduate degree in biological science from West Virginia University (WVU), a Doctorate in Dental Surgery from the WVU School of Dentistry and a Medical Degree from the WVU School of Medicine. Dr. Thomas is board certified in Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery and is a fellow of the American College of Surgery, and a fellow of the American College of Dentists.

Confident and seasoned leader with 25+ years of experience in process improvement, human resource management, and operations administration driving strategic change across dynamic and multi-faceted business environments. Innate problem solver known for applying high-level techniques and methodologies to provide strategic advice, guidance, and direction for resource utilization. Navigate flawlessly within a joint environment and expertise working with staff at all levels.

MG Volpe retired from the United States Army after 30 years of service. His final duty assignment was as the Commanding General at the Army Medical Department Center and School in San Antonio, Texas, where he led and managed education, training, and doctrine development for all of Army Medicine. He now teaches at the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences and is a healthcare and leadership consultant, team builder, and motivational speaker.

Major General Rich Stone retired from the United States Army after a stellar career in various Reserve and Active Duty assignments, culminating as the Army Deputy Surgeon General. Dr. Stone’s most recent position was that of the Acting Under Secretary for Health of the Veterans Health Administration. He led the nation’s largest healthcare system through the recent pandemic. Currently, he is a Specialist Executive with Deloitte.

Major General Elder Granger, MD, US Army (Ret.), is a distinguished leader and innovator in military and federal healthcare. With a career marked by significant contributions, Dr. Granger has consistently championed excellence in patient care, healthcare administration, and strategic leadership. His extensive experience includes serving as the Deputy Director and Program Executive Officer of the TRICARE Management Activity, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), where he was responsible for managing the Department of Defense’s managed healthcare program. Dr. Granger's impactful career reflects a deep commitment to improving healthcare delivery for service members, their families, and veterans. His vision and leadership have been instrumental in advancing healthcare quality and efficiency across the federal system.

AMSUS Board Member, Term Expiring 2028 Colonel George Jones retired from the United States Air Force where he served in various assignments as a Pharmacist and in command positions. He was a senior program and policy leader guiding the ~$49 Billion contract to support DoD purchased care pharmacy services at the TRICARE Management Activity and at the Defense Health Agency. He currently is a Senior National Account Manager with Genentech.

John M. Cho, MD is a retired US Army Brigadier General, currently serving as the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of AMSUS, The Society of Federal Health Professionals, since January 2018. He has over 20 years of senior executive experience in healthcare operations, management, and administration and in leading the planning and direction of six Army health management organizations — from clinics to large healthcare systems— as Commander (CEO). Dr. Cho has a proven record of leading change, achieving value for large organizations through creative, strategic problem-solving, and effective coaching and mentoring leading to former subordinates serving as the CEO of medical centers and hospitals. Dr. Cho is a Certified Physician Executive (CPE) of the American Association for Physician Leadership since 2011, Board Certified in Cardiothoracic and General Surgery, American Board of Surgery, in 1998 and 1995 respectively, a Fellow American College of Surgeons (FACS) since 2000, and Fellow, American Association for Physician Leadership (FAAPL) since 2020. BG (Retired) Cho’s military awards include the Army Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Legion of Merit with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, and Meritorious Service Medal with Silver Oak Leaf Cluster. He is a graduate of the United States Military Academy (BS), the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences (MD), and the United States Army War College (MS).

As the President of Evernorth Federal Services, Tom leads account teams delivering innovative and flexible solutions to federal clients, including more than 9 million active-duty service members, their families, and retirees. The Evernorth Federal Health Services group includes an experienced team of business development and account management experts who represent pharmacy benefits, specialty pharmacy, behavioral health, and care solutions Tom joined Express Scripts in 2012 and has fulfilled executive roles throughout the years that include Federal procurements, large implementations, leading client support teams, product development, and bridging policy/legislative strategies. He is a board member of Achilles International, Executive Sponsor for the Cigna SALUTE Employee Resource Group (ERG) that supports Veterans and their families, Vice-Chair for the AMSUS Executive Advisory Board (EAB), and a retired Medical Service Corps officer following 21 years of service in the U.S. Navy.

As the National Federal Business Director for WSI PBG, Markus is responsible for fostering relationships with existing WSI PBG client companies and establishing new partnerships with pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical supply and diagnostics industries desiring to increase their business within the Veterans Health Administration, Military Health System and Public Health (Indian Health Services / Federal Bureau of Prisons) markets. He brings 30 years of strategic leadership and vast expertise within the Federal healthcare system to ensure that WSI PBG continues to set the standard as the premiere Federal Government Promotion Partner within the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Industries and better serving the needs of our Federal beneficiaries. Markus most recently served as Chief of the Department of Defense’s Global Pharmacy Operations program. This $9.7 billion dollar world-wide pharmacy program consists of 773 military pharmacies, a network of 56,142 retail pharmacies, and a $4.8 billion dollar mail order and pharmacy benefits management contract, delivering almost 120 million scripts to 9.6 million beneficiaries annually. Under his leadership, the Pharmacy Operations Directorate contained programmatic growth at a $9.7 billion annual spend for past four years through innovative cost mitigation strategies achieving $2.4 billion in cost avoidance while other national health systems experienced double digit percentage cost growth. He is an expert communicator who routinely engaged the Senate and House Armed Services Committees, hundreds of Military and Veterans Service Organizations, multiple industry forums, and extensively briefed senior DoD and Federal Agency executives, which created the highest level of engagement and collaboration in almost a decade. Additionally, Markus has spent more than 10 years as a Commander at multiple organizational levels and pinnacle leadership positions. He earned his Pharmacy degree from Drake University, a Master’s degree in Organizational Management from The George Washington University, a Master’s degree in Military history from Air Force’s Air Command and Staff College, and a Master’s degree in Strategic Studies from the Air Force’s Air War College.