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    Discipline Advisory Groups - GIA

    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