Chair
Andrea Berry, MPA
Executive Director, Faculty Life
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Andrea.Berry@ucf.edu
Chair Elect
Roy Strowd, MD, MEd, MS
Assistant Dean for Basic Science Curriculum
Medical College of Wisconsin-Central Wisconsin (Wake Forest University School of Medicine)
rstrowd@wakehealth.edu
Past Chair
John Luk, MD
Assistant Dean of Interprofessional Integration
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Education
University of Texas at Austin, Dell Medical School
john.luk@austin.utexas.edu
UME Section Chair and Representative
Andrew Parsons, MD, MPH, FACP
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Virginia School of Medicine
asp5c@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu
GME Section Chair and Representative
Tera Howard, M.D., MPH
Assistant Professor and Associate Chair of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Department of Women’s Health
Dell Medical School
tera.howard@austin.utexas.edu
CPD Section Chair and Representative
Matt Orr, PhD
Assistant Dean, Continuous Professional Development and Strategic Affairs
Clinical Associate Professor of Family & Preventative Medicine
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia
matt.orr@uscmed.sc.edu
CPD Section Chair-Elect and Representative
Shari A. Whicker, EdD, MEd
Senior Director, Office of Continuing Professional Development
Assistant Dean, Faculty Development
Director, TEACH (Teaching Excellence Academy for Collaborative Healthcare)
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Carilion Clinic/Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Email: Sawhicker@carilionclinic.org
MESRE Chair and Representative
A.J. Kleinheksel, PhD, CHSE-A
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Educational Researcher
Educational Innovation Institute
Augusta University Medical College of Georgia
akleinheksel@augusta.edu
MESRE Chair-Elect and Representative
Gary Beck-Dallaghan, PhD
Assistant Dean, Evaluation & Assessment
Professor of Medical Education
University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine
Email: gary.beckdallaghan@uthct.edu
OSR Representative
Samuel Ufuah
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Samuel.o.ufuah@vanderbilt.edu
Communications Chair
Carrie Elzie, PhD
Associate Professor of Pathology & Anatomy
Eastern Virginia Medical School
elzieca@evms.edu
Medical Education Staff Representative
Tyrese Hinkins-Jones, Med, Eds
Associate Director, Programs-Medical Education
Emory University School of Medicine
thinkin@emory.edu
Special Interest Group Coordinator
Angie Hairrell, PhD
Instructional Assistant Professor of Medical Humanities
Director of Academic Support Services
Texas A&M University College of Medicine
ahairrell@tamu.edu
Member-at-Large
2024 Spring Regional Conference Planning Chair
Member-at-Large/2024 SGEA Regional Conference Planning Chair
Nadia Ismail MD
Professor of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Email: ismail@bcm.edu
2025 SGEA Regional Conference Planning Chair
Michele Birch, MD
Asst Dean of Curriculum,
Associate Professor, Family and Community Medicine
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Email: michele.birch@atriumhealth.org
AAMC Web Liaison/Special Projects
Mariah Rudd, MEd
Director, Office of Continuing Professional Development
TEACH (Teaching Excellence Academy for Collaborative Healthcare)
Carillion Clinic/Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Email: mjrudd@carilionclinic.org