Meet our team of educators, practitioners, pioneers, activists, and researchers.
We are group of passionate and mission-driven individuals, united by a shared vision to transform health professions education worldwide. Get to know the team leading the way at Social Mission Alliance. Interested in joining our team? Click here to get involved.
> Our Team
Wayne Cottam, DMD, MS
Member
Vincent Guilamo-Ramos
Member
Toyese Oyeyemi Jr., MPH, MCHES
Member
Theresa Horvath
Member
Susan Stone
Member
Rishi Manchanda
Member
Onelia Lage
Member
Leigh Anne Butler, EMT-B
Secretary
Isabel Chen, MD, MPH
Member
Donald Weaver
Chair
Candice Chen, MD, MPH
Past Chair
Brigit Carter, PhD, MSN
Member
Beth Roemer
Vice Chair
Art Kaufman
Member
Former Board Members
- Sonal Batra, MD, MST
- Barbara Brandt, PhD, EdM, FNAP
- Joe Greer, MD
- Divina Grossman, PhD, RN
- Deborah Hall, MD
- Dayna Bowen Matthew, JD, PhD
- Fitzhugh Mullan, MD
- Justine Strand de Oliveria, DrPH, MPH, PA
- George Thibault, MD
Former Health Justice Fellows & Interns
- Zena Ahmed
- Erina Horikawa
- Wajeha Mahmoud
- Daniel Tounsel
Alliance Contributors
- Colleen Bogucki, Health Workforce Diversity Initiative
- Jordan Herring, Health Workforce Diversity Initiative
- Raashmi Krishnasamy, Student Assembly
- Beth Roemer, Brand Strategy Consultant
Thank you
We thank all of our volunteers, guest speakers, and fellow researchers working to transform the health professions education. The heartbeat of the Social Mission Alliance community is sustained by the tireless work of our staff, volunteers, and allies. Thank you for all that you do to build more just health systems through social mission work. Change happens because of YOU! Onward!