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WIMS > Leadership > Executive Council
The 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.
| Name | EC position | Department |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |