Executive Council

Executive councilThe Executive Council prioritizes goals, plans and directs activities for the WIMS Faculty Organization. The council meets the second Wednesday of the month at noon, or as needed.

Members

NameEC positionDepartment
Paige Geiger, PhD President Associate Professor, Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Belinda Vail, MD President-elect Professor, Family Medicine
Julie Wei, MD Immediate Past President Associate Professor, Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
Susan Pingleton, MD McCann Professor Professor, Internal Medicine
Melissa Vail-Oropeza, RN Secretary GI Nurse Clinician and Clinical Nurse Coordinator, Gastroenterology
Pam Shaw, MD Secretary-elect Professor, Pediatrics
Beth Levant, PhD SOM Representative (Basic Science) Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology
Christie Befort, PhD SOM Representative (Basic Science) Assistant Professor, Preventive Medicine
Connie Wang, MD SOM Representative (Clinical Science) Assistant Professor, Nephrology and Hypertension
Carol Lindsley, MD SOM Representative (Clinical Science) Professor, Pediatric Rheumatology
Janet Pierce, RN SON Representative Professor, School of Nursing
Cynthia Teel, PhD, RN SON Representative Associate Dean-Graduate Programs, School of Nursing
Lisa VanHoose, PT, PhD SHP Representative Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences
Trainee Representatives
KellyAnn Jones Grad Student Representative Graduate student
Blyss O'Bryhim MD/PhD Representative MD/PhD student
Stacey DeJong, PhD Postdoctoral Representative Postdoctoral trainee
Maryan Nobari Tabrizi, MD Resident Representative Pediatrics
Committee chairs 
Laura Martin, PhD Program Chair Assistant Professor, Preventive Medicine and Hoglund Brain Imaging Center
Monica Kurylo, PhD Recognition Co-Chair Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Lori Roop Reognition Co-Chair Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education
Susan Pingleton, MD Mentoring Chair Professor, Continuing Education
Ex officio voting members
Marty McLaughlin PDFA Support Associate Director, Professional Development and Faculty Affairs
Alana Smith PDFA Support Professional Development and Faculty Affairs Administrative Assistant
Robert Klein, PhD PDFA Associate Dean, Professional Development and Faculty Affairs
Allen Rawitch, PhD Academic Affairs  Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Dean of Graduate Studies
Lori Roop GME Representative Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education
Peggy Person Endowment KU Endowment, Development Director, SON, SHP
Stefani Buchwitz Office of Student Engagement Coordinator of Student Life

Last modified: Nov 09, 2012