The Professional Development Committee (PDC) of the GBA is charged with conceiving, developing, and implementing programs for the improvement of the skills of those engaged in the fiscal and administrative management of medical schools. Developing the professional and personal skills of GBA members can be accomplished in a number of ways, such as planning for the GBA Spring meeting and planning other professional development workshops.
Chair
Amanda Thatcher, Senior Director of Administration, Ohio State University College of Medicine
Members
Mekia Amos, Associate Vice President of Business Operations, University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine
Maria Anderson, Associate Director, Ohio State University College of Medicine
Swati Bajpayee, Managing Director, Eisenberg Family Depression Center, University of Michigan Medical School
Nathan Bohlmann, Director, Operational Effectiveness, Indiana University School of Medicine
Anju Bolton, Senior Business Strategy and Development Associate, Baylor College of Medicine
Brendan Bullen, Director for Medical Education Administration, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Neelam Chand, Executive Director for Faculty Affairs, Indiana University School of Medicine
Sunny Debelak, Campus Administrator, Medical College of Wisconsin
Sarah Hagans, Associate Director, Administration-Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine
Khrystin Harshaw, Finance Team Administrator, COM Dean's Office, Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
Cynthia Joiner, Vice Chair, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine
Diana Kim, Manager, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
Christine Kircher, Director of Business Administration, Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine
Katie Maietta, Director, Office of Medical Education, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Paul Marini, Associate Chair for Administration, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Pamela McCully, Associate Director, Accounting, Florida State University College of Medicine
Delores McNair, Spine Division Administrator, Duke University School of Medicine
René Morrow, Director II, Administration and Finance, Morehouse School of Medicine
Toby Murzone, Department Administrator, Clinical, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Tara Nelson, Vice President of Finance, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Olawunmi Ogunwo, Human Resources Director, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Ryan Outman, Executive Administrator, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine
Lori Pfister, Department Administrator, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Georgette Russell, Assistant Dean, Faculty & Staff Affairs, Central Michigan University College of Medicine
Irma Sanchez, Department Administrator, Anesthesiology & Pain Management, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Suzanne Scott, Finance Manager, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Carissa Van Ausdall, Director of Business Operations, Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
Brayden Wacker, Administrative Officer, University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine
Stefanie Weiss, Senior Director, Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Geoff White, Chief Administrative Officer, Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine