Leadership

Kimberly Pierce Burke
Executive Director
Alliance of Independent
Academic Medical Centers

Mindi Apicella
Administrative Coordinator
Alliance of Independent
Academic Medical Centers

James Orlando, EdD
Associate Dean for GME
Washington State University

Ryan Pong, MD
Vice President and Chief Academic Officer
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
Seattle, WA

Kathleen Zoppi, PhD, MPH
Assistant Designated Institutional Official
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN

Gillian Abshire, RN, MS
Director, Graduate Medical Education
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Seattle, WA

Theresa Azevedo-Rousso, MPA
Regional Senior Director & DIO
Kaiser Permanente Northern CA
Oakland, CA

Rajiv Gala, MD
Designated Institutional Official
Ochsner Health
New Orleans, LA

Victor Kolade, MD
Clerkship Director, Internal Medecine
Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital
Sayre, PA

Joseph Portoghese, MD
Associate DIO
AdventHealth Orlando
Orlando, FL

Diana Singer, PhD, RN
Executive Director, Academic Affairs
JPS Health Network
Fort Worth, TX

Steven Svoboda, MBA
Vice President of Medical Education and DIO
Ascension Illinois
Chicago, IL

Greg Young, MBA, PMP
Healthcare Program Administrator
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, CA

Jack Ziffer, PhD, MD
Executive VP, Chief Clinical Officer, Chief Physician Executive
Baptist Health South Florida
Miami, FL

Elizabeth Zmuda, DO
Associate Dean Health Systems & Operations
Ohio Univ Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine