External Relations Group Leadership

We are pleased to present the 2026-2027 External Relations Group Steering Committee. Steering Committee elections take place annually, with terms beginning on July 1.

Chair 
Patrice S. Guilfoyle, APR 
Director of Communications, Office of Communications and Marketing 
University of Mississippi Medical Center 
  
Chair-Elect 
Shashea L. Adams-Guess, MBA 
Associate Vice President, Advancement Strategy and Operations 
Institutional Advancement Administration 
UT Southwestern Medical Center 
 
Immediate Past Chair 
Catherine Mello, MPA 
Alumni Director 
University of Nebraska Medical Center  
 
Member-at-Large, Alumni Relations Chair 
Alyssa Grovemiller, MA 
Director, Alumni and Constituent Engagement 
The Ohio State University College of Medicine 
 
Member-at-Large, Communications Chair 
Joanna Palmer 
Executive Director, Media Relations and Medical Communications 
University of Miami Health System 
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine 
 
Member-at-Large, Community Relations Chair 
Brian James Schill 
Director, Office of Alumni and Community Relations 
University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences 
 
Member-at-Large, Development Chair 
George Rattin, MEd
Interim Vice President, Division of Institutional Advancement 
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science 
 
Member-at-Large, Marketing Chair 
Vladimir Oge, MPH 
Director, Strategic Initiatives 
University of California, Riverside, School of Medicine 
  
Member-at-Large, Awards Chair 
James A. Molnar, MBA 
Supervisor, Communications and Digital Media 
The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences