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    2026 GIA Awards for Excellence Judges

    Advancing Institutional Excellence Initiatives

    Reinaldo Maluli
    Director of Advancement & Alumni Relations, EIOH
    University of Rochester Medical Center

    Nafisa Masud
    Content Specialist
    University of Utah Health System

    Sharon White
    Director of Leadership Annual Giving, Duke Health Development & Alumni Affairs
    Duke University School of Medicine

    Electronic Communications  

    Noel Appel
    Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer
    Greenwich Hospital

    Erin Larowe
    Director of Communications
    University of Michigan Medical School

    James Molnar
    Supervisor, Web and Digital Media
    The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences

    Anthony Perez
    Executive Director of Alumni Relations
    Medical College of Wisconsin

    George Rattin
    Executive Director of Development
    Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science

    Marc Rolph
    Executive Director, Communications & Marketing
    University of Mississippi Medical Center

    Print and Digital Publishing 

    Paul Brockwell
    Senior Associate Director for Communications
    Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

    Michael Buller
    Vice President, Branded Content and Creative Services
    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Debbie Foster
    Senior Director of Internal
    Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

    Special Events, Projects, Programs, or Campaigns 

    Daniel Pollay
    Executive Director, Government & Community Relations
    Weill Cornell Medicine

    Jillian Prior
    Director of Strategic Communications
    Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences

    Sarah Rothschild
    Executive Director, Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association
    University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

    The Robert G. Fenley Writing Awards 

    Claire Bassett
    Chief Communications Officer
    Baylor College of Medicine

    Rachel Ewing
    Senior Editorial Director
    Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

    Aaron Lovell
    Associate Director of Marketing
    University of Utah Health System

    Nick McGregor
    Associate Director
    University of Utah Health System

    Kelli Trinoskey
    Associate Director, Marketing & Strategic Communications
    Ohio State University College of Medicine

    Chandra Tuggle
    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Alumni Affairs
    University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

    The “Shoestring” Award 

    Melissa Head
    Executive Director of URMC Academic Programs, Alumni Relations & Advancement
    University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

    Maria Ober
    Associate Dean for Communications
    Boston University Aram V. Chobanian & Edward Avedisian School of Medicine

    Elizabeth Thompson
    Sr. Associate Director, Digital Projects and Communications
    Emory University School of Medicine

    2026 GIA Awards Chair 

    Mark Kemball
    Senior Director, Alumni Engagement, OHSU Foundation
    Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine

    The GIA extends its gratitude to Mark for overseeing and administering the awards competition and to all the judges for volunteering their time and expertise.