Student Leadership

Leadership in the Wake Forest PA Program centers on the Katherine Anderson Society (KAS), the school’s chapter of the Student Academy of the American Academy of PA (SAAAPA).

The Katherine Anderson Society was named for the first Medical Director of the Wake Forest University School of Medicine PA Program and a much-respected physician in both the community and the institution.

“Katie,” as Dr. Anderson was affectionately known, was a pediatrician in Winston-Salem for 25 years and the first woman to be elected president of the local medical society. As the Medical Director of the PA Program from 1969 until her retirement in 1976, Katie’s understanding of physician assistants and their role on the medical team was instrumental to the development of the educational philosophy and curriculum of the program.

Class of 2027 KAS officers and committee members:

Position Boone Winston-Salem
President Jessica Terrell Jon (Rod) King 
Vice President Sajel Massey Will McLemore 
Secretary Evan Sullivan Zach Morrison 
Treasurer Emily Rothman Angel Doss
Community Engagement

Abbie Van Horn,
Mia Bueno

 Thea Boyd, 
Taylor Shuman
Student Engagement

Benny Zhang,
Janella Lopez 

 Caroline Macfee, 
Ellie Huck
Fundraising Alisia Tseng, 
Emma Strobel		  LeAnn Trinh, 
Isabel Balderson 
Scrapbook Liz Whittle Taylor Wilmot  
IT Jacob Hadfield  Mitch Turley

Dual Appointments

SAAPA Averey Bell
NCAPA Leigh Habeggar 

Class of 2026 KAS officers and committee members:

Position Boone Winston-Salem
President Alina Alvarez John Kensinger
Vice President Brody Davis Jessica Lapnow
Secretary Anna Gaskin Alissa Sherrill
Treasurer Gianna Belza AJ Sekhon
Community Engagement

Paige Sidwell,
Nicole Shertzer

 Julianna Griffin,
Isabel Savine
Student Engagement

Nick Chihlas,
Kaitlyn Bendick

 Cady Elredy,
Alexcy Shmat
Fundraising Meredith Swift,
Kaleb Reynolds		  Lauren Hall,
Grace Royster
Scrapbook Julianne Lewis Caroline Suddath  
IT Hugo Santos  Helena Bui