2025-2026 Discipline Advisory Group Members
Members of the Group on Institutional Advancement (GIA) Discipline Advisory Groups contribute their expertise and experience to inform and guide the content of the spring AAMC Conference for Institutional Advancement and year-round GIA programming. Members report to their Discipline Chair on the Steering Committee.
Alumni Relations
Erika Anderson
Associate Director
University of New Mexico School of Medicine Alumni Association
emanderson@salud.unm.edu
Faith Brooks-Mason
Senior Associate Director of Alumni Relations
Michigan Medicine
brooksfa@med.umich.edu
Sarah Brown Rothschild
Executive Director
Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association
sbrothschild@wisc.edu
Jayme Crawford
Senior Director of Alumni & Constituent Relations
Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine
jayme.crawford@utah.edu
Bettye Durham
Director of Alumni Programs
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
bdurham5@uthsc.edu
Jackie Enriquez
Assistant Director of Development & Alumni Relations
Florida International University
jaenriqu@fiu.edu
Nicole Fitzpatrick
Senior Associate Director of Alumni Relations
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
mcgarryn@upenn.edu
Dillon Kimmel
Director of Alumni Engagement
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
dkimmel@unc.edu
Chelsea Knott
Director of Alumni Relations
Keck School of Medicine of USC
chelsea.knott@med.usc.ued
Cate Liverman
Director of Constituent Relations
UVA Medical Alumni Association and Medical School Foundation
ceb3b@virginia.edu
Cassie Matson
Director of Alumni Relations
SIU Medicine
cmattson53@siumed.edu
Agnes Niedbalska
Associate Director of Alumni Affairs
UF College of Medicine
aniedbalska@ufl.edu
Alex Rigby
Executive Director, Health Sciences Alumni Relations
University of Pittsburgh
amr276@pitt.edu
Chatise Smith
Director of Alumni & Constituent Engagement
Morehouse School of Medicine
chatsmith@msm.edu
Communications and Community Relations
Amy Albo
Director | Publisher
Marketing and Communications
University of Utah Health
Amy.albo@hsc.utah.edu
Paul Brockwell
Senior Associate Director of Communications
MCV Foundation
Paul.Brockwell@vcuhealth.org
Stephanie Cajigal
Senior Communications Officer
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Stephanie.cajigal@cshs.org
Heather Davis
Director, Marketing and Communications for Education and Research
Geisinger College of Health Sciences
Hmdavis1@geisinger.edu
Jordan Goebig
Content and Digital Strategist
University of Michigan Medical School
geobigjo@med.umich.edu
Erin M. Larowe
Communications Director
University of Michigan Medical School
larowe@med.umich.edu
Matt Maisel
Executive Editorial Specialist
Penn State Health
MMaisel@pennstatehealth.psu.edu
Emily Mavrakis
Senior Writer
University of Florida College of Medicine
Emilyannm505@ufl.edu
Bill O’Neill
Executive Director, Strategic Communications
University of Nebraska Medical Center
woneill@unmc.edu
Jillian Prior
Director of Strategic Communications
Rutgers Communications and Marketing
jillian.prior@rutgers.edu
Lesley Snyder
Director of Leadership Communications
UCSF School of Medicine
Lesley.Snyder@ucsf.edu
Development
Meredith Aldridge
Executive Director of Development
University of Mississippi Medical Center
mmaldridge@umc.edu
Danielle Auriemma
Managing Director, Alumni Affairs and Development
Harvard University
danielle_auriemma@hms.harvard.edu
Amanda Bassett
Director of Development
Yale University
amanda.bassett@yale.edu
Steven Blair
Principal Gift Officer
University of South Florida
sblair1@usf.edu
Jessica Breitbarth
Associate Dean
Carle Illinois College of Medicine
jhbreit@illinois.edu
Scott Hansen
Executive Director of Development
University of Iowa Center for Advancement
scott.hansen@foriowa.org
Kara Hurley
Senior Associate Director of Development
Johns Hopkins
khurle16@jhmi.edu
Simi Kell
Director, Annual Giving/Grateful Patient
University of Utah
Sameksha.Khurana@hsc.utah.edu
Kristen Kidder
Assistant Vice President
Montefiore Health System
kristen.kidder@einsteinmed.org
Gloriane Luna
Senior Associate Director of Development
University of California, Irvine
gdluna@hs.uci.edu
Deshawn McKinney
Director of Development
Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association
deshawn.mckinney@supportuw.org
Frances Parades
Manager, Campaign Strategy - Development
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
frances.paredes@cshs.org
Nikkie Preston
Associate Director of Development
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
nikkie.preston@unlv.edu
Margot Richardson-Corlett
Senior Director – Development
Mayo Clinic (AZ)
richardson-corlett.margot@mayo.edu
Bryan Rowland
Senior Vice President for Health Sciences Development
University of Arizona Foundation
bryan.rowland@uafoundation.org
Adam Scally
Director of Major Gifts
New York Presbyterian
ads2010@nyp.org
Megan Smith
Executive Director, Annual and Special Gifts
University of California, San Francisco
megan.smith@ucsf.edu
Erica Terry
Senior Director, Philanthropy
University of Kansas Medical Center
eterry2@kumc.edu
David Theby
Director of Development
University of Toledo Foundation
david.theby@utoledo.edu
Thomas White
Executive Director, Annual Fund
University of Pennsylvania
tfwhite@upenn.edu
Marketing
Jorge Castorena
Marketing Director
University of Kentucky School of Medicine
jorge.castorena@uky.edu
Carrie Foust
Director, Office of Communications
University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford
caherman@uic.edu
Aaron Lovell
Associate Director of Marketing
University of Utah Health
Aaron.Lovell@hsc.utah.edu
Ashlie Brookhart McGill
Sr. Director, Marketing and Brand Strategy
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Ashlie.McGill@UTSouthwestern.edu
Liezel Munez
Associate Director of Marketing
UCLA Cedars-Sinai
liezel.munez@cshs.org
Carolyn Scofield
Assistant Director of Marketing & Communications
Tulane University School of Medicine
cscofiel@tulane.edu
Emsley Vazquez-Colon
VP of Strategic Marketing and Communications
Ponce Health Sciences University
evazquez@psm.edu
Elena C. Wu
Executive Director and Head of Marketing, External Affairs
Weill Cornell Medicine
elw4002@med.cornell.edu
Anton Zuiker
Research Communications Project Manager
Duke Clinical Research Institute
Department of Research Communications & Engagement
anton.zuiker@duke.edu