Committees - GIP

Steering Committee

The Steering Committee sets policy for the Group on Institutional Planning and manages GIP affairs. GIP members may use the membership directory to contact the Steering Committee.

Specific responsibilities of the Steering Committee include:

• Setting the agenda for the upcoming year
• Participating on Subcommittees
• Reaching out to new members to welcome them to the GIP
• Managing the GIP Distinguished Service award process
• Being mindful of diversity of its membership and programs
• Contributing to the GIP newsletter – articles of interest
• Engaging with the Organization of Student Representative and Council of Deans liaisons

Chair

Brian Smith, JD, MBA
Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer
Senior Associate Vice Chancellor – Research
University of California, San Francisco

Immediate Past Chair

Katy Stevenson, MPP
Program Administrator, Strategy, Planning & Development
University of Rochester Medical Center

Chair Elect

Niki Smith, MMHC
Director of Space Planning
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Member-at-Large (2021–2023)

David Hefner, EdD
Vice President, Strategy and Institutional Effectiveness
Morehouse School of Medicine

Member-at-Large (2020–2022)

Pamela Edwards
Executive Director - Facilities & Logistical Services 
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School 

Member-at-Large (2020–2022)

Niraj Dangoria
Associate Dean
Office of Facilities Planning and Management
Stanford Medicine

Member-at-Large (2020–2022)

Basma Selim, PhD
Assistant Dean
Planning and Knowledge Management
University of Central Florida College of Medicine

Member-at-Large (2021-2023)

Elaine Van der Put, PhD, MS, MSPH
Senior Associate Dean for Administration
Florida Atlantic University
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine

Member-at-Large (2021-2023)

Sri Sankarapu
Director of Space Planning
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California

Council of Deans (COD) Liaison

Toni Ganzel, MD, MBA, FACS
Dean
University of Louisville School of Medicine

Organization of Student Representatives (OSR) Liaison

Ryan King
MD/MPH Candidate, Class of 2023
East Tennessee State University
Quillen College of Medicine

Past Chairs