Committees - GIP

Steering Committee

The steering committee sets policy for the Group on Institutional Planning and manages GIP affairs. GIP members may use the membership directory to contact the steering committee.

Specific responsibilities of the Steering Committee include:

• Setting the agenda for the upcoming year.
• Participating on subcommittees.
• Reaching out to new members to welcome them to the GIP.
• Managing the GIP Distinguished Service award process.
• Being mindful of diversity of its membership and programs.
• Contributing to the GIP newsletter—articles of interest.
• Engaging with the Organization of Student Representative and Council of Deans liaisons.

Chair

Niki Smith, MMHC
Associate Vice President
Space Management
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Immediate Past Chair

Brian Smith, JD, MBA
Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer
Senior Associate Vice Chancellor - Research
University of California, San Francisco

Chair-Elect

Pamela Edwards
Executive Director
Facilities and Logistical Services
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Member-at-Large (2022-2024)

Carolyn Brayko, PhD
Director
Institutional Effectiveness
University of Nevada, Reno, School of Medicine

Member-at-Large (2022-2024)

Niraj Dangoria
Associate Dean
Office of Facilities Planning and Management
Stanford Medicine

Member-at-Large (2021-2023)

David Hefner, EdD
Vice President, Strategy and Institutional Effectiveness
Morehouse School of Medicine

Member-at-Large (2022-2024)

Janice Renfro, MBA
Strategic Planning Manager
BJC Healthcare

Member-at-Large (2021-2023)

Sri Sankarapu, M.Arch, NCIDQ, LEED AP
Director of Space Planning
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California

Member-at-Large (2022-2024)

Basma Selim, PhD
Assistant Dean
Planning and Knowledge Management
University of Central Florida College of Medicine

Council of Deans (COD) Liaison

Toni Ganzel, MD, MBA, FACS
Dean
University of Louisville School of Medicine

Organization of Student Representatives (OSR) Liaison

Ryan King
MD-MPH Candidate, Class of 2023
East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine 
Quillen College of Medicine

Past Chairs