Crisis Management
Jerry Kooiman
Chief External Relations Officer
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Vincent Rhodes, PhD, APR
Chief Communications and Marketing Officer
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Lisa McGrath
Interim Vice President for Development
Albany Medical College
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives
Annie Song Torres
Senior Director of Alumni Affairs
Baylor College of Medicine
James Molnar
Supervisor, Web & Digital Media
The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences
Sharon White
Director, Leadership Annual Giving
Duke Health Development & Alumni Affairs
Duke University School of Medicine
Electronic Communications
Julie Levin
Senior Director of Development Communications
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Mason Essif
Vice Dean of Communications
Duke University School of Medicine
Marc Rolph
Executive Director of Communications & Marketing
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Print and Digital Publishing
Elizabeth Pittman Thompson
Senior Associate Director, Digital Projects and Communications
Emory University School of Medicine
Emily Hagedorn
Community Engagement Manager
University of Iowa Health Care
Kate Worster
Director of Strategic Communications
Central Michigan University College of Medicine
Special Events, Projects, Programs, or Campaigns
George Rattin
Executive Director of Development
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
Joanne Sullivan
Director of Community Relations
USF Health Morsani College of Medicine
Sarah Rothschild
Executive Director, Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
The Robert G. Fenley Writing Awards
Aaron Lovell
Associate Director of Marketing and Sales
University of Utah Health
Brian Schill
Director, Office of Alumni & Community Relations
University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Celine Robins
Collegiate Communications Coordinator
University of Iowa Health Care
Chad Ruback
Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
Geri Kelley
Communications Director
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Jennifer McCarrel, APR
Assistant Director of Marketing & Communications
Eastern Virginia Medical School
The “Shoestring” Award
Brigitte Grant
Associate Vice President
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Jessica Sharrow
Senior Director, Annual Giving
Office of Philanthropy
Rush University Medical Center
Rachael Bacchus
Assistant Director
UCF College of Medicine Development
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
2023 GIA Awards Chair
Daniel C. Pollay, Jr.
Executive Director, Government & Community Relations
Weill Cornell Medicine
The GIA extends its gratitude to Dan for overseeing and administering the awards competition and to all the judges for volunteering their time and expertise.