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    Leadership - CGSA

    Chair

    Jill Volk, MSEd
    Director, Diversity and Inclusion, Outreach and Recruitment
    Director, Admissions and Recruitment
    Rush Medical College
    November 2024–April 2026

    Chair Elect

    Eileen Doherty, PhD
    Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
    University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria
    November 2024–April 2026

    Executive Secretary/Treasurer

    Stephanie Calato MS, LCPC
    Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
    University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford
    May 2024–May 2026

    Immediate Past Chair

    Jay Behel, PhD 
    Associate Dean, Medical Student Affairs    
    Rush Medical College
    April 2024–April 2025

    Representative to the Committee on Admissions (COA)

    Christian Essman 
    Senior Director of Admissions & Financial Aid
    Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
    November 2024–November 2027

    Representative to the Committee on Student Affairs (COSA)

    Corey Koperski, MS 
    Student Programs Administrator    
    Michigan State University College of Human Medicine 
    April 2022–November 2026

    Representative to the Committee on Student Diversity Affairs (COSDA)

    Khalilah Gates, MD
    Associate Professor of Medicine and Medical Education
    Medical Director, Diversity and Inclusion Education, NM Academy 
    Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
    November 2024–November 2027

    Representative to the Committee on Student Financial Assistance (COSFA)

    Sam Bahena
    Director of Financial Aid and Debt Management
    University of Illinois College of Medicine
    November 2024–November 2027 

    Representative to the Committee on Student Records (COSR)

    Sarah Lynn Zander 
    Assistant Registrar & Chief Records Officer
    University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health
    November 2024–November 2027

    Members at Large

    Jill Wiggins, MBA, SPHR 
    Director of Student Affairs    
    University of Missouri School of Medicine Springfield Campus
    April 2023–April 2025

    Haneme Idrizi, MD 
    Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Admissions
    Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
    April 2024–April 2026

    Nicole Collier, JD 
    Supervisor, Office of Student Affairs & Career Development
    Wayne State University School of Medicine 
    April 2023–April 2025

    Corrie Stofcho, MD 
    Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
    Northeast Ohio Medical University College of Medicine
    April 2023–April 2025

    GSA Professional Development Initiative (PDI) Lead

    Christine Corral, PhD
    Director, Student Professional Development
    Rush Medical College
    April 2024–April 2026

    GSA Professional Development Initiative (PDI) Co-Lead 

    Alice Mills, MD, MPH
    Career Development Director
    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
    April 2024–April 2026

    Samuel Kulifay 
    Medical Student 
    Northeast Ohio Medical University College of Medicine
    February 2024–November 2024