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

Pamela Edwards
Executive Director- Facilities and Logistical Services
New Jersey Medical School
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Chair-Elect

Basma Selim, PhD
Associate Vice President for Accreditation and Planning
University of Central Florida College of Medicine

Member-at-Large (2022-2024)

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

Member-at-Large (2023-2025)

Rock Morille, PE, MBA
Vice President for Facilities Services
Baylor College of Medicine

Member-at-Large (2022-2024)

Janice Renfro, MBA
Strategic Planning Manager
BJC Healthcare

Member-at-Large (2023-2025)

Sri Sankarapu, M Arch, NCIDQ, LEED AP
Director of Space Planning
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California

Member-at-Large (2023-2025)

Erin Shirey, MPA
Director of Planning, Strategy, and Partnerships
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine

Member-at-Large (2023-2025)

Thomas Svolos, MD
Associate Dean for Strategy & Accreditation
Professor of Psychiatry
Creighton University School of Medicine

Council of Deans (COD) Liaison

Olga Rodríguez de Arzola, MD, FAAP
Dean of the School of Medicine
Ponce Health Sciences University

Organization of Student Representatives (OSR) Liaison

Colin Hammock
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health

Past Chairs