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Standing Committees

CommitteeChairList of MembersEx-Officio Members, non-voting
Appeals Board CommitteeJosh Daily, Jennifer Gess, Michael Golinko, Robert Martin, Sofie Morgan, Soumya Pandey, Kyla Shelton, Allen Sherman, Vildan Tas, David Williams, Joseph Chacko, Henry Farrar, Jerad Gardner, Rebecca Latch, Abby McColgan, Sara Shalin, Lindsey Sward, Jeanne Wei
College of Medicine Appeals Board and Committee for Alleged Discrimination Against Medical StudentsCarly Ann Miller, Belinda Hutcheson, Elizabeth Eoff, Erika Santos Horta, Tyler CarLee, Graham Strub, Michael Berquist, Toby Belknap, Galina Glazko, Christine Simecka, Michael Smith, Thomas Cannon, Kevin Sexton, Julie Riley, Gregory Snead, John Blevins, Kevin Phelan, Greg Albert, Neriman Gokden, Supriya Jambhekar, Molly Meek

For Alleged Discrimination Against Medical Students:

Nine student members randomly drawn from the medical student body
Council of Department ChairsRick Smith, Kevin Raney, Fred Prior, Paula Roberson, Daniel Voth, Gwen Childs, Nancy Rusch, Teresita Bellido, Jill Mhyre, Kirt Simmons, Sara Shalin, Joseph Sanford, Rawle Seupaul, Richard Turnage, Jeanne Wei, Edward Yeh, D. Micah Hester, Robert L. Archer, J.D. Day, Nirvana Manning, Paul Phillips, C. Lowry Barnes, John Dornhoffer, Jennifer Laudadio, William Steinbach, Kevin Means, Laura Dunn, Fen Xia, Arabinda Choudhary, Ronald Robertson, Tim Langford
Criminal Background Check Review CommitteeRobert McGeheeRobert McGehee, James Graham, Brian Gittens, As needed, as needed, Sara Tariq, Molly Gathright, Renee Bornemeier, Tom South, Jeanne McLachlin, Mark Hagemeier
Curriculum CommitteeJames GrahamJames Graham, Sara Tariq, Dhaval Shah, Lauren Banko, Parker Pruitt, Connor Roset, Frank Simmen, Hannah Wilkins, Lindsey Sward, TBN, Angela Scott, Jeannette Ramos, Megan Evans, Avi Bhavaraju, TBN, Leslie Stone, Mari Davidson, Priya Mendiratta, Neil Masangkay, Manisha Singh, Sona Ray-Griffith, Laura Stanley, John Spollen, Martin Cannon, TBD NW AR Faculty, TBS NW AR student M1/M2, TBD NW AR student M3/M4James Graham, Sara Tariq
Dean's Executive CommitteeSusan SmythRick Smith, Priya Mendriatta, Charles O’Brien, Abby Nolder, Shanna Palmer, Sara Shalin, Teresita Bellido, John Dornhoffer, Matthew Steliga, Jerry Ware, Becky Latch, Sharon Reece, Jessiela Roberts, James Graham, Jessica Snowden, Tony Seupaul, Robin Dreisigacker, Molly Gathright, Renee Bornemeier, Sara Tariq, Beatrics Boateng, Bill Steinbach
Dean's Lectureships and Alumni Awards CommitteeKevin RaneyJeanne Wei, Omar Atiq, Clint D. Kilts, Fred W. Prior, Dan Voth,
Stacie M Jones (Allergy ), Haykan Paydak, Kevin Raney
Educational Faculty Awards CommitteeJames Graham (Chair), David Davies, Alan Diekman, Daniel Voth, Hari Eswaran, Todd Maxson, Brian Eble, Sara Tariq, Simon Mears
Graduate Medical Education CommitteeAbby Nolder
Alice Alexander (chair-elect)
Molly Gathright (DIO), Abby Nolder (Chair), Alice Alexander (Chair-Elect), Brenda Burks (GME), James Clardy, Lacie Covington (PC), Erin Creighton (Resident Council), Hank Farrar, Sarah Greenberger, Sarah Beth Harrington, William Hyatt (Resident Council), Katie Kimbrough, Jennie Kirby (GME), Michelle Krause (CCO), Nihit Kumar, Jennifer Laudadio, Dwana McKay (Housestaff), Molly Meek, Jessica Mitchell, Corinne Morphew (PC), Shanna Palmer, Troy Schmit, Greg Sharp, Carol Thrush (GME), Pele Yu, Stacy Zimmerman
M.D. and Ph.D. Advisory CommitteeSara ShalinJohn Arthur, Joshua Eichhorn, Ekaterina Galanza, Thomas Jennings, Adam Johnson, Clint Kilts, Yong-Chen "William” Lu, Robert McGehee, Analiz Rodriguez, Nancy Rusch, Rosalia Simmen, Mark Smeltzer, James Steele, Alan Tackett
Medical School Admissions CommitteeTom SouthRobert McGehee, Rhonda Dick, Adam Johnson, Corey Montgomery, Analiz Rodriguez, Richard Turnage

1st Congressional District:
Susan Ward-Jones, Jordan Weaver
2nd Congressional District:
Sarah Beth Harrington, Rebecca Latch
3rd Congressional District:
David Ratcliff, Sheldon Riklon
4th Congressional District:
Amy Cahill, Alan K. Wilson
At-Large Member:
Richard P. Wheeler
Richard Wheeler
Medical Student Promotion CommitteeJames GrahamRachael Freeze Ramsey, Frank Simmen, Alan Diekman, John Spollen

Group B
Alison Shaw Devine, Leslie Stone, Kevin Phelan, Carly Eastin

Group C
Steven McKee, Neil Masangkay, Sheena CarlLee, Nich Gown
Promotion & Tenure CommitteeCharles NapolitanoGiulia Baldini, M.D., Ph.D. (2019)
Joseph Chacko, M.D., (2019)
Alan Diekman, Ph.D. (2019)
Elisabet Borsheim, Ph.D. (2020)
Chuck Bower, M.D. (2020)
Paul Phillips, M.D. (2020)
Sara Tariq, M.D. (2020)
Hakan Paydak, M.D. (2021)
Mayumi Nakagawa, M.D., Ph.D. (2021)
Michael Mancino, M.D. (2021)
Alan Tackett, Ph.D. (2021)
Ginell Post, Ph.D. ((2021)
Kirt Simmons, DDS (2022)
Karen Farst, M.D. (2022)
Elizabeth Gath, M.D. (2022)
Indranil Chakraborty. M.D. (2022)
Dale Blasier, M.D. (2022)
Sam Greenfield, M.D. (2022)
James Magee, M.D. (2022)
Randy Maddox, M.D. (2022)
Robert Maxson, Eudice Fontenot, Alan Diekman, Jonathan Laryea
Research CouncilEric PetersonJohn Arthur, Giulia Baldini, Richard Dennis, Ruud Dings, Nicola Edge, Craig Forrest, Ekaterina Galanzha, Teresa Hudson, Vladimir Lupashin, Angus Macnicol, Stavros Manolagas, Pearl McElfish, Charles O'Brien, Ricky Leung, Paul Phillips, Analiz Rodriguez, William J. Steinback, David UsserySuzanne Alstadt, Westley Ashley, Jon Blevins, Karl Boehme, Carri Chiaro, Paul Drew, Anna Evatt, William Gentry, Laura James, Eric Peterson, Jessica Snowden, Robert McGehee, Kimberly Murphy, Richard Owen, Edith Paal, Renee Raines, Tyrone Stephens, Alan Tackett, Pamela “Mo” Valentine
Scholarship CommitteeJan ShoreyJan Shorey, Diane Jarrett, Jeanne McLachlin, Daniela Ochoa, Tasha Starks, Billy Thomas Jerry Ware
Tom South
Transfer CommitteeRobert McGeheeJames Graham, Sara Tariq, Robert McGehee, two admissions committee faculty membersTom South
Women's Faculty Development CaucusMarjan Boerma, Jennifer AunspaughCurrent WFDC officers:
Carolyn Greene, president; Jennifer Gan, vice-president; Layla Simmons, secretary; Brandi Whitaker, AAMMC GWIMS representative

WFDC subcommittee chairs:
Mayumi Nakagawa, chair Mentoring Committee; Eylem Ocal, co-chair Faculty Development Committee; Tara Johnson, co-chair, Faculty Development Committee; Pearman Parker, co-chair Research Committee; Marjan Boerma, co-chair Research Committee

Executive Committee members:

Laura Dunn, representative College of Medicine; Brittany Wilkerson, representative College of Health Professions; Claudia Barone, representative College of Nursing; Amy Franks, representative College of Pharmacy; Carol Cornell, representative College of Public Health; Wendy Ward, Center for Faculty Excellence; Jennifer Aunspaugh, president WFDC Northwest; Amy Seay, vice-president WFDC Northwest
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