BRAIN AND SPINE CONFERENCE - Key Persons


Adam Stevenson

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean
  • Member of the Alumni & Student Programs Committee
  • Student Affairs

Alex Quinton

Job Titles:
  • Web Software Developer

Alicia Lazenby

Job Titles:
  • Social Worker

Ally Mitchell

Job Titles:
  • Project Coordinator
  • Registrar

Amanda Macdonald

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director Administration

Amity Mower

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Program Coordinator
Amity coordinates the Biochemistry graduate program, faculty recruitment and FARA, and Development activities; and assists with departmental HR matters.

Andi Barker

Job Titles:
  • Accounting & Finance Manager

Ashley Hall

Job Titles:
  • CMC 1 / 2 Admin. Program Coordinator

Ashley Larsen

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant
Ashley provides administrative support to Wes Sundquist and his lab.

Aubrey King

Job Titles:
  • Accountant

Ben Cundick

Job Titles:
  • Web Software Developer

Benjamin Chan

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean, Admissions

Boyd Richards

Job Titles:
  • Director of Education & Scholarship

Brant Beckstrand

Job Titles:
  • Senior Systems Administrator

Brent James

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Education Committee

Brian Allen

Job Titles:
  • Senior Buyer
Brian procures equipment, supplies and services for the department in accordance with University guidelines as well as state and federal procurement laws.

Brian Bennett

Job Titles:
  • HRSA Project Administrator

Brian Kuehndahl

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant

Brian Shiozawa

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Education Committee

Brittany Meldrum

Job Titles:
  • Project Coordinator

Brittany Wonsor

Job Titles:
  • Student Services Manager, MS1 & MS2 Advisor

Bruce McIff

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Alumni & Student Programs Committee

Candace Chow

Job Titles:
  • Director of Education Research & Scholarship

Cassie Connell

Job Titles:
  • Grants and Contracts Officer
Cassie provides financial support for the department by monitoring spending at a detailed level to ensure financial and grant compliance. She also assists faculty with Post-Award reporting requirements, advises on account spending plans, reconciles final financial reports, and provides an assortment of other financial assistance to Department Faculty and Staff as needed.

Chris Harris

Job Titles:
  • Program Manger

Chris Manwaring

Job Titles:
  • Senior Systems Administrator

Cynthia Best

Job Titles:
  • Finance
  • Vice Dean of Finance and Administration

Dani Roussel

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Dean, Mastery Based Medical Education & Assessment

Desa-Rae Robertson

Job Titles:
  • MS2 Admin. Program Coordinator

Dev Abraham

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Dean

Donald Reese

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Alumni & Student Programs Committee

Donna Eldridge

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director

Dr. Teresa Ota

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
Dr. Teresa Ota was raised in Wyoming. She attended Colorado College in Colorado Springs, CO. She obtained her M.D. at the University of Utah School of Medicine. Concurrently, she obtained her Mrs. as she met and married her classmate, Peter Novak. They moved to Chicago where Dr. Ota completed her anesthesia residency at Northwestern University. Dr. Ota practiced at Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago for 3 years while her husband completed his orthopedic surgery residency and fellowship. They returned to Utah where she practiced at Paracelsus Hospital for a year. She now practices anesthesia at St. Mark's Hospital, St. Mark's Outpatient Surgery Center and Lone Peak Hospital in Salt Lake City. She has held the position of Anesthesia Department Chairman at St. Mark's Hospital.

Eddy Ekstrom

Job Titles:
  • Web Software Developer

Elise Longnecker

Job Titles:
  • Program & Event Coordinator

Elizabeth Walsh

Job Titles:
  • Series Coordinator

Ella Musuris

Job Titles:
  • Admin. Program Coordinator

Emerson Sanchez

Job Titles:
  • Systems Administrator

Emily O'Connor

Job Titles:
  • Admissions Coordinator

Erica Rojas

Job Titles:
  • HRSA Associate Director, Education

Erin Wachs

Job Titles:
  • Research Manager

Everett Pilling

Job Titles:
  • Senior Web Software Developer

Garrett Sens

Job Titles:
  • Senior Web Software Developer

George E. Wahlen

Job Titles:
  • Department of Veterans

Goldie Kacinski

Job Titles:
  • Admissions Coordinator

Greg Parr

Job Titles:
  • Senior Web Software Developer

Hannah Burke

Job Titles:
  • Project Coordinator

Heather Forsgren

Job Titles:
  • Program & Event Coordinator

Heidi Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Storekeeper
Heidi receives all of the incoming packages and distributes them to labs of Biochemistry and Pathology. She is also responsible for monitoring the inventory of the Biochemistry Stockroom.

Helen Anderson

Job Titles:
  • Registrar

Hope Crawford

Job Titles:
  • Project Coordinator

Jacqueline Voland

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director

Jacqui Voland

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director
  • Member of the Executive Committee

James Steffen

Job Titles:
  • Operations Manager

Janet Lindsley

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Dean, Foundational Sciences

Jared Kirby

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Manager
Jared directs daily business operations, formulates the department annual budget, and manages sponsored projects. He also oversees HR including payroll, faculty recruitment, and administrative staff recruitment and retention.

Jen Monson

Job Titles:
  • Student Services Manager

Jenn Handrop

Job Titles:
  • Admissions Coordinator

Jennifer M. Coombs

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Physician Assistant
  • Communications
  • Member of Communications Committee
Dr. Jennifer Coombs has been a Physician Assistant (PA) for over 25 years. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine Division of Physician Assistant Studies. She graduated from the University of Utah Physician Assistant Program (UPAP) in 1991. She received her undergraduate degree from Colorado College in psychology in 1986. She became a Licensed Midwife (LM) in the state of New Mexico in 1989. She obtained her Master in Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) in 2001, and her Ph.D. in Public Health in 2010 from the University of Utah. She began her clinical practice as a PA in family practice at Northwest Community Health Centers (now Steven D. Ratcliffe). She practiced there for 14 years with a special emphasis on Vietnamese and Laotian refugees. She was the Director of Admissions at UPAP from 1998 to 2005 and is currently Director of Outcomes. Jennifer's teaching includes the Pelvic and Breast Exams for PA students, the social medicine course for medical students and a doctoral-level public health course entitled, "Health Policy and Leadership".

Jessica Groves

Job Titles:
  • Operations Manager

Jessica Hurtado

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director, Admissions & Recruitment

Jo Rudd

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

Jocelyn Orellana

Job Titles:
  • Accountant

John MacFarlane Jr.

Job Titles:
  • Member of Communications Committee

Jorie Colbert-Getz

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Dean
  • Education Quality Improvement

Josh Quinton

Job Titles:
  • Web Software Developer

Jovana Weaver

Job Titles:
  • IT Project Manager

Karen Miller

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Education Committee
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Education

Karly Pippitt

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Dean for Adjunct & Community Faculty

Kathy Pederson

Job Titles:
  • Member of Communications Committee

Katie Brough - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant
  • Assistant
  • Chairman
Katie assists in planning events for the Biochemistry Department. Katie is the interim assistant for the Chair of the Department. She also works on web content and development, travel, and other administrative tasks as needed.

Kelly Akins

Job Titles:
  • Program Manager

Kerri Shaffer

Job Titles:
  • Director of Curriculum & Faculty

Kim Clark

Job Titles:
  • Director, Education & Faculty Development

Kim Mcfarlane

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Education Committee

Kristen Longden

Job Titles:
  • Program Coordinator

Kristin Barry

Job Titles:
  • Foundational Sciences Administrative Manager

Kristin Randall

Job Titles:
  • Manager, Governance & Accreditation

Kristin Wann Anderson

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Exec. Director, UUSOM Alumni
  • Member of Communications Committee

Kristin Wojciechowski

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • School of Medicine Director of Advancement - PA, PH Programs

Kylie Christensen

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director, RUUTE & Regional Affairs

Laura Herring

Job Titles:
  • Idaho Affairs & Regional Coordinator

Lauren Chapman

Job Titles:
  • Accounting & Finance Manager

Laurie Leclair

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean ( Interim ) Assistant Dean, Clinical

Layla Price

Job Titles:
  • Executive Secretary

Layne Jaramillo

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant
  • Program Coordinator

Lia Bermudez

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant

Linda Liu

Job Titles:
  • MS1 Foundational Science Coordinator

Linda Perez

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant

Line Kemeyou

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Dean of Diverse Faculty & Trainees

Lorin Hardy

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director

Madelyn Carter

Job Titles:
  • RUUTE Manager, Rural Education

Maranda Martinez

Job Titles:
  • Admissions Coordinator

Marci Fjelstad

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director

Mariah Sakaeda

Job Titles:
  • Research Analyst

Marian Brady

Job Titles:
  • Operations Manager

Mariela Vazquez-Gordo

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Education Program Coordinator

Mark Anderson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • School of Medicine Director of Advancement

Mary Lyman

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant

Matt Nigro

Job Titles:
  • Senior Web Software Developer

Megan Mckay

Job Titles:
  • RUUTE Manager, Research, Extracurricular, & Outreach

Meghan Sullivan

Job Titles:
  • Wellness Manager

Melanie Hooten

Job Titles:
  • HRSA Comm Engag & Prof Dev Coordinator

Michael Chen

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Alumni & Student Programs Committee
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Alumni & Student Programs

Michael Good - SVP

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President

Michael Lund

Job Titles:
  • IT Architect

Michael Rubin

Job Titles:
  • Director VPCAT Research Scholar Program

Michelle Adsitt

Job Titles:
  • CMC 3 / 4 Admin. Program Coordinator

Michelle Vo

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director

Mike Aldred

Job Titles:
  • Student Services Manager, MS3 & MS4 Advisor

Missy Prows

Job Titles:
  • Research Analyst

Neil Vander Most

Job Titles:
  • Academic Success Learning Specialist

Nicole Reames

Job Titles:
  • Executive Secretary

Olivia Spencer

Job Titles:
  • HRSA Pre - Clinical Coordinator

Paloma Cariello

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean

Patrick Bowles

Job Titles:
  • CMC Administrative Manager

Peter Panos

Job Titles:
  • Director, Accounting & Finance

Piikea Godfrey

Job Titles:
  • Director

Rachael Smith

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Education Administrative Manager

Rachel Bonnett

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Manager

Rachel Merrill

Job Titles:
  • Business Systems Analyst
Rachel works on process improvement, database solutions, SIENNA, FMS, web development, business intelligence financial reporting, and software integration.

Rachelle Gordon

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Manager

Raquel Rodriguez

Job Titles:
  • Executive Secretary

Ray Thomason

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Education Committee
  • HS84

Rebecca Lish

Job Titles:
  • Director

Rholinda Lange

Job Titles:
  • Visiting Student Coordinator

Richard Wiggins

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean
  • Continuing Medical Education

Robert Fujinami

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean

Ronald Larkin - Treasurer

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Alumni & Student Programs Committee
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Secretary
  • Treasurer

Roya Hagigholam

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Education Program Coordinator

Ryan Schlehuber

Job Titles:
  • HRSA ECHO Manager

Sahar Pastel-Daneshgar

Job Titles:
  • Program Coordinator

Sara Lamb

Job Titles:
  • Vice Dean of Education

Sara Rose

Job Titles:
  • Program Coordinator

Sarah Groves

Job Titles:
  • CMC 5 / 6 Admin. Program Coordinator

Saundra Buys

Job Titles:
  • Oct 2010 - 2012

Scott Bawden

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director

Shari Veverka

Job Titles:
  • Manager of Strategic Operations

Sharon Zang

Job Titles:
  • Senior Accountant

Shawn Shear

Job Titles:
  • Assessment Coordinator

Shawna Sisler

Job Titles:
  • HRSA Wellness Advanced Practitioner

Shawnee Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Student Services Manager Event & Student Groups

Shelley Gabriel

Job Titles:
  • HRSA Project Manager

Shreyas Ratnaparkhi

Job Titles:
  • Tutor Coordinator

Sierra Malm

Job Titles:
  • Admin. Program Coordinator

Stacy Eddings

Job Titles:
  • HRSA Project Tracking & Evaluation Manager

Stephen Warner

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Alumni & Student Programs Committee
  • Snr. Director of HSC Development
In addition medical students representative of each class year participate on the Alumni Board with one voting right per class year.

Steven Baumann

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director

Susie Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Program Coordinator

Sylvia Jessen

Job Titles:
  • Director

Tammy Llewelyn

Job Titles:
  • Admissions Coordinator

Tara Greene

Job Titles:
  • Social Worker

Tashelle Wright

Job Titles:
  • Director

Taylor Dean

Job Titles:
  • SOM Project Manager

Tessa Pomeroy

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant

Thanh (Brandon) Trieu

Job Titles:
  • Senior Accountant
Brandon provides financial analysis support, processes new hires, I-9 submissions/updates, visa applications, educational trainee payments, postdoc NRSA level tracking and assists with Kronos/payroll inquiries. Purchasing card reallocator and UShop approver, also requests GFA approval for new activities and projects. Submits core facility work authorizations, billings/invoices, cost transfers and journal entries needed per management report review or request. Provides chartfield information as needed and reviews/approves financial documents.

Thomas Jordan

Job Titles:
  • Curriculum Coordinator

Tom Hurtado

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director

Tony Tsai

Job Titles:
  • Director, Education Strategies

Trisha Veenema

Job Titles:
  • Program Manager

Ty Dickerson

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Dean

Wayne Samuelson

Job Titles:
  • Dean of Medical Education

Wendy Clark

Job Titles:
  • Student Services Manager, Financial Aid

Wendy Hobson-Rohrer

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean

Wyatt Rory Hume

Job Titles:
  • Associate VP for Academic Affairs