Curriculum Advisory Committee
Standing Committees
2019-2020
Note: All faculty appointments shall be for a period of two (2) years unless otherwise noted.
The voting membership of the Curriculum Advisory Committee shall be composed of ten (10) faculty members and membership shall be determined as follows:
1. Four (4) non-clinical faculty members shall be elected from the non-clinical departments and one (1) appointed by the Executive Dean;
2. Four (4) clinical faculty members shall be elected from the clinical departments and one (1) shall be appointed by the Executive Dean.
The non-voting membership of the curriculum Advisory Committee shall be composed of:
1. Ten (10) Heritage College Students:
- one student from Year 1 and one from Year 2 from each curriculum at the Athens campus (Athens total: 4 students)
- one student from Year 1 and one from Year 2 at the Dublin campus (Dublin total: 2 students)
- one student from Year 1 and one from Year 2 at the Cleveland campus (Cleveland total: 2 students)
- two students from either Year 3 or year 4 clinical campus (clinical campus total: 2 students)
2. Five (5) administrators: Executive Assistant Dean for Clinical Education, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, and the Directors of the CPC, PCC, and Summer Programs.
3. The Executive Dean annually shall designate a member to serve as chairperson.
Members, 2019-2020
Fabian Benencia, PhD |
Non-Clinical |
1st term ends 6/30/20 (A) |
Andrea Barresi, PhD |
Non-Clinical |
2nd term ends 6/30/20 (E) |
Dawn Graham, PhD |
Non-Clinical |
1st term ends 6/30/20 (E) |
Andy Chen, PhD |
Non-Clinical |
1st term ends 6/30/21 (E) |
Sarah Rubin, PhD |
Non-Clinical |
1st term ends 6/30/21 (E) |
David Drozek, DO |
Clinical |
1st term ends 6/30/20 (E) |
Bridget Lombard, DO |
Clinical |
1st term ends 6/30/20 (E) |
Mary Carneval, DO |
Discipline Director, General Surgery |
1st term ends 6/30/21 (A) |
Nick Okada, PhD |
Clinical |
1st term ends 6/30/21 (E) |
Jean Rettos, DO, Chair |
Clinical |
1st terms ends 6/30/20 (A) |
Ex-Officio Members:
Jody Gerome, DO,
Associate Dean, Curriclum
Peter Coschigano, PhD,
Director, Pathways to Health and Wellness Curriculum
Todd Fredricks, DO,
Interim Director, Pathways to Health and Wellness Curriculum
Leanne Chrisman-Khawam, MD, MEd,
Director, Transformative Care Continuum
Theresa Lester, MA,
Assistant Director, Office of Institutional Assessment & Accreditation
Kathy Pittman, PhD,
Assistant Director, Learning Services, Office of Student Affairs
Briju Thankachan, PhD,
Director, Curriculum and Assessment Design and Improvement
Angie Mowrer, BS,
Director, Pre-Clinical Education
Ten (4) Heritage College students:
- One (1) student from Year 1 at the Athens campus
- One (1) student from Year 1 at the Dublin campus
- One (1) student from Year 1 at the Cleveland campus
- One (1) student from Year 3 at the clinical campus
Staff Support:
April Loudner-Maffin, Curriculum Coordinator