The Professional Development Committee (PDC) of the GBA is charged with conceiving, developing, and implementing programs for the improvement of the skills of those engaged in the fiscal and administrative management of medical schools. Developing the professional and personal skills of GBA members can be accomplished in a number of ways, such as planning for the GBA Spring meeting and planning other professional development workshops.
Chair
Amanda Thatcher, Senior Director of Administration, Ohio State University College of Medicine
Members
Jeremekia Amos, Associate Vice President, Business Operations, University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine
Swati Bajpayee, Managing Director, Eisenberg Family Depression Center, University of Michigan Medical School
Carole Bates, Assistant Dean for Curricular Affairs and Special Projects,Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Nathan Bohlmann, Director, Operational Effectiveness, Indiana University School of Medicine
Brendan Bullen, Director for Medical Education Administration, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Neelam Chand, Executive Director for Faculty Affairs, Indiana University School of Medicine
Nelson Chin, Associate Director of Finance in the Department, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Philip Clark, Senior Associate Dean Administration & Finance, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
Bradley Crossin, Director, Central Region Operations (CPD & GME), Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Sunny Debelak, Campus Administrator, Medical College of Wisconsin
Sarah Hagans, Associate Director, Administration-Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine
Alyssa Huddleston, Assistant Dean for Administration, University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Cynthia Joiner, Vice Chair, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine
Charlene Kesee, Department Administrator - Otolaryngology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Diana Kim, Manager, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
Christine Kircher, Director of Business Administration, Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine
Jimmy Loftin, Director of Finance & Administration, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Serena Loya, Manager, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
Katie Maietta, Director, Office of Medical Education, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pamela McCully, Associate Director, Accounting, Florida State University College of Medicine
Delores McNair, Spine Division Administrator, Duke University School of Medicine
René Morrow, Director II, Administration and Finance, Morehouse School of Medicine
Peter Navarro, Chief Compliance Officer, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
Brett Oglesbee, Director of Research and Administrative Services, Washington State University College of Nursing
Ryan Outman, Executive Administrator, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine
Wendy Pechero, Department Administrator - Clinical Sciences, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Paul Peterson, Assistant Dean for Administration, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Bhuvana Ramachandran, Administrative Division Director, Stanford University School of Medicine
Georgette Russell, Assistant Dean, Faculty & Staff Affairs, Central Michigan University College of Medicine
William Ryan, Chief of Staff, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Michael Slade, Associate Director, Medical Education Administration, Weill Cornell Medicine
Eliot Spann, Department Administrator, Immunology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Geoff White, Executive CAO, Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine