Committees
VP&S Alumni Executive Committee
Members are former presidents of the VP&S Alumni Association and work closely with the Director of Alumni Relations. This committee will uphold the integrity of the Association’s Constitution and By-Laws, as well as administer the vote on Honorary Alumni membership.
- Donald O. Quest '70, Chair
- Brenda Aiken '81
- Jacqueline Bello '80
- Lester Blair '74
- David Chiu '73
- Neil Freeman '85
- Oscar Garfein '65
- Frank Iaquinta '51
- Jay Lefkowitch '76
- Thomas Lo '08
- William Macaulay '92
- Carmen Ortiz-Neu '63
- Martha Welch '71
VP&S Honors and Awards Committee
This committee works to recognize and celebrate the achievements of alumni in medicine. Each year they review a slate of candidates to receive a Gold Medal of recognition in Clinical Medicine, Research and Service.
- Jane Salmon '78, Chair
- Anne Armstrong-Coben '89
- Spencer Amory, MD
- John Bilezikian '69
- Lester Blair '74
- Oscar Garfein '65
- Joshua Hyman '90
- Carmen Ortiz-Neu '63
- Donald O. Quest '70
- Velma Scantlebury '81
- Timothy Wang '83
- Michael Yin '96
VP&S Alumni Reunion Committee
Members will work closely with the Director of Alumni Relations to plan events for Alumni Reunion Weekend. The 50th reunion class chair will assume the role as chair of this committee. All class chairs celebrating their upcoming reunion are automatic members.
- Lester Blair '74, Co-Chair
- Richard Mattern '74, Co-Chair
- Marvin Lipman '54
- Jessica Davis '59
- Michael Gelfand '64
- Anne Moore '69
- Lester Blair '69
- Maureen Cafferty '79
- Eric Olson '79
- Beatriz Rodriguez Olson '84
- Anne Covey '89
- Susan Carole Vaughan '89
- Suya Basta '94
- Blanche Fung Liu '94
- Timothy Glen Havenhill '99
- Kate Heritage Kraft '99
- William Shappley III '04
- Hadi Jarir Halazun '09
- Gregory Alan Joice '14
- Krishn Khanna '14
- Kyle Bolo '19
- Jonathan "JJ" Diah '19
VP&S Women in Medicine Collaborative
Our mission is to create a dynamic, worldwide network of individuals, who identify as women, to mentor current female students, share career experiences, provide support to one another, as well as host various events throughout the year.
- Judith Joseph '07, Chair
- Debra Boyer '95
- Risa L. Gold '82
- Emily Hu '00
- Kathie-Ann Joseph '95
- Jane Kim '95
- Suchita Shah Sata '12
- Jennifer Svahn '91
- Val Ulene '91
Student Members
- Stephanie Chan '26
- Elizabeth Van '26
VP&S Alumni Engagement Campaign Steering Committee
This special group of leaders is comprised of alumni from various regions to focus on energizing and inspiring engagement across the alumni community beyond generations, class years, and medical specialties.
- Thomas E. Lo '08, Chair /Tri-State
- Linda Aboody '85 /Tri-State
- Lourdes Dominguez '82 /Tri-State
- Julie Lin '96 /New England
- John Lopez '89 /Midwest
- Paul Mehlhop '91 /Southeast
- Ming "Jack" Po '15 /West Coast
- Albert Ruenes '88 /Mid-Atlantic
- David Skaggs '89 /West Coast
- Ronald St. John '65 /Canada
- Dominic Tong '84 /New England
- Valerie Ulene '91 /West Coast
- Jonathan Updike '18 /Rockies & Plains
- David Walker '02 /Tri-State
VP&S BALSO (Black and Latino Student Organization) Alumni Network
The purpose of the BALSO Alumni Network is to provide a supportive and culturally enriching network for current, past, and future BALSO members that helps them to identify, understand, and solve the complex healthcare issues facing Black and Latinx communities.
- Vivian Lewis '77, Co-Chair
- Harold Peart '78, Co-Chair
- Leland Grant CDM '77
- Michelle Clark '76
- Cornelius Flowers '76
- Ingrid Fitz James '77
- Merinda Herron '77
- Glenda Hutson '77
- Reginald Manning '78
- Rogsbert Phillips '77
- Eleby Washington '77