Program Committee

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Program Committee

  • Jennifer Alessi
    Jennifer Alessi, MA, CHCP
    CME Manager St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
    Chair
  • Anahit Abrahamyan, MPC
    Accreditation & Program Manager University of Mississippi Medical Center
    Member
  • Barbara Anderson
    Barbara Anderson, MS
    Director University of Wisconsin Madison
    Member
  • Linda Baer
    Linda Baer, MSPH, CHCP
    Associate Director Boston University
    Member
  • Allette Bastien, MPA, BS
    Medical Staff/Continuing Medical Education Coordinator Montefiore Nyack Hospital
    Member
  • Laura Bell
    Laura Bell, PhD
    Director of Continuing Medical Education Louisiana State University
    Member
  • Robert D'Antuono
    Robert D'Antuono, MHA
    Assistant Dean, CME (Emeritus) New York University
    Member
  • Shaheen Darani, MD, FRCPC
    Associate Professor & Director of Faculty Development & Mentorship, Department of Psychiatry; Director Postgraduate Learner Affairs, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto University of Toronto
    Member
  • Lori Deitte
    Lori Deitte, MD
    Vice President CPD Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Member
  • Elizabeth Drury
    Elizabeth Drury
    Senior Program Operations Manager Boston University
    Member
  • Diana Durham
    Diana Durham, PhD, FACEHP
    Consultant, JA/CE/CPD Accreditation Diana Durham Consulting CME and IPCE
    Member
  • Joyce Fried
    Joyce Fried, BA, FSACME
    Consultant
    Member
  • Caitlin Garner, MBA
    Director of Continuing Medical Education Louisiana State University
    Member
  • Bredina Haden
    Bredina Haden, MPH, MPA
    Director, Office of Continuing Professional Development Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
    Member
  • Vjeko Hlede
    Vjeko Hlede, PhD, DVM, CHCP
    LMS Manager American Society of Anesthesiologists
    Member
  • Ginny Jacobs
    Ginny Jacobs, PhD, MEd, MLS, CHCP, FSACME, FACEHP
    Quality Catalyst Group
    Member
  • Cynthia Juarez
    Cynthia Juarez, BA, MA, MSc
    Managing Director Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso
    Member
  • Mila Kostic
    Mila Kostic, CHCP, FACEHP
    Retired Stanford University
    Member
  • Asha Maharaj
    Asha Maharaj, MBA, FSACME
    Director of Community and Continuing Education Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
    Member
  • Kimberly Northrip
    Kimberly Northrip, MD, MPH, FSACME
    Director University of Kentucky
    Member
  • Ronan O'Beirne, EdD, MBA
    Director, Continuing Medical Education University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Member
  • Tymothi Peters
    Tymothi Peters
    Director of Continuing Medical & Pharmacy Education University of California San Francisco
    Member
  • Jennifer Reino
    Jennifer Reino, CHCP
    Director of Continuing Medical Education University of California Irvine
    Member
  • Adrienne Ross
    Adrienne Ross, MEd, CHCP
    Accreditation Director University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia
    Member
  • Natalie Sanfratello
    Natalie Sanfratello, MPH, CHCP
    Assistant Director, Strategy Boston University
    Member
  • Suzan Schneeweiss
    Suzan Schneeweiss, MD, MEd, FRCPC, CPC(HC)
    Professor, Department of Paediatrics University of Toronto
    Member
  • Sanjeev Sockalingam
    Sanjeev Sockalingam, MD, MHPE, FSACME
    VP Education, CAMH, Assoc Prof of Psychiatry, Univ of Toronto Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
    Member
  • Stephanie Staggs, MHA
    Program Manager Texas A&M University
    Member
  • Martin Tremblay
    Martin Tremblay, PhD
    Senior Research and Innovation Advisor Federation of Medical Specialists of Quebec (FMSQ)
    Member
  • Jessica Walter
    Jessica Walter, EdD, MA
    Assistant Professor Oregon Health & Science University
    Member
  • Laura Werts
    Laura Werts, MEd, MS, CMP, FSACME
    Director, Continuing Medical Education Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
    Member
  • Julie White
    Julie White, MS, CHCP, FSACME
    Director, Center for Continuing Education Boston University
    Member
  • David Wiljer
    David Wiljer, PhD, FSACME
    Executive Director, Education Technology Innovation University Health Network
    Member
  • Betsy Williams
    Betsy Williams, PhD, MPH, FSACME
    Professional Renewal Center
    Member
  • Nathaniel Williams
    Nathaniel Williams
    Professional Renewal Center
    Member
  • Bita Zakeri
    Bita Zakeri, PhD, GCMM, CHCP
    Director of Professional Programs Northeastern University
    Member