Executive Committee
2022-2023
Note: All faculty appointments shall be for a period of two (2) years unless otherwise noted.
The voting membership of the Executive Committee shall be composed of those deans, associate and assistant deans, directors, and other unit heads designated by the executive dean; the chairperson of each Heritage College department; the six (6) officers of the faculty, as elected by the voting membership of the Heritage College; one (1) representative of the college administrative staff; and one (1) representative of the classified staff. The non-voting membership of the Executive Committee shall include the seventh faculty officer elected to serve as an alternate and the president prime of the Student Government Association or his/her designee upon invitation.
Members
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Kenneth Johnson, DO |
Chief Medical Affairs Officer, Ohio University; Executive Dean, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine |
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Tracy Shaub, DO |
Interim Dean, Athens Campus |
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| William Burke, DO | Dean, Dublin Campus | |
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Isaac Kirstein, DO |
Dean, Cleveland Campus |
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| Sharon Casapulla, EdD | Director, Education and Research | |
| Rachael Crouch, MA | Chief of Staff | |
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Jody Gerome-Zuchowski, DO |
Senior Associate Dean, Medical Education |
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| Darlene Berryman, PhD | Associate Dean, Research and Innovation | |
| Elizabeth Beverly, PhD | Co-Director, Diabetes Institute | |
| Vishwajeet Puri, PhD, MS | Co-Director, Diabetes Institute | |
| Erin Murphy, PhD | Interim Chair, Department of Biomedical Sciences | |
| Nagesh Rao, PhD | Chair, Department of Social Medicine | |
| Jennifer Gwilym, DO | Interim Chair, Department of Primary Care | |
| Andy Culver, DO | Interim Chair, Dept of Obstetrics/Gynecology; Interim Chair, Dept of Specialty Medicine | |
| Shawn Kerger, DO | Chair, Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine | |
| Beth Maxon, PHR | Chief Operating Officer | |
| Shelley Ruff, MBA | Chief Financial and Strategy Officer | |
| P.J. Murphy, MA | Chief Public Affairs Officer | |
| Lisa Forster, PhD (ABD) | Chief Communications Officer | |
| Tanisha King, PhD | Chief Inclusion Officer | |
| Mario Grijalva, PhD | Director, Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute | |
| Kelly Coates, MBA | Senior Director, Finance | |
| Susan Williams, PhD | Associate Dean, Faculty | |
| Laura Whitt, MS | Senior Director, Medical Professional Affairs | |
| Jodie Penrod, MS | Senior Director, Technology | |
| Jill Harman, MEd | Senior Director, Admissions & Recruitment | |
| John Schriner, PhD | Associate Dean, Admissions and Student Affairs | |
| Marie Barone, MA | Senior Director, Student Affairs | |
| Sherri Oliver, MPA | Executive Director, Community Health Programs and Area Health Education Center | |
| Gillian Ice, PhD, MPH | Director, Global Health | |
| Chris Vinyard, PhD | Associate Dean, Academic Assessment, Quality and Accreditation | |
| Mary Wurm-Schaar, PhD | Director, Institutional Assessment and Accreditation | |
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Mari Hopper, PhD |
Associate Dean, Preclinical Education | |
| Scott Rogers, MD | Associate Dean, Clinical Education | |
| Brian Clark, PhD | Director, Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute | |
| Brian Thompson, MEd | Senior Director, Administration, Dublin | |
| Terra Ndubuizu, MBA | Senior Director, Administration, Cleveland | |
| Noel Studniarz, MPA | Senior Director, Heritage College Operations | |
| Danny Counts | Director, Heritage College Academic Facilities | |
| Melissa Standley, MEd | Senior Director of Operations, Office of Research and Grants | |
| Brenda Noftz, JD, PhD | Senior Director, Medical Education | |
| Heather Porter, MPA, CHES | Executive Director, Clinical Education |
Appointive Voting Members
| Michael Wolanin | Term ends 6/30/24 | Administrative Representative |
| Jennifer Fritchley | Term ends 6/30/24 | Classified Representative |
Elected Members & Officers of the Faculty
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Vishwajeet Puri, PhD |
Non-Clinical |
1st term ends 6/30/23 |
Chair of Faculty |
| Anna Kerr, PhD | Clinical | 1st term ends 6/30/24 | 1st Vice Chair of Faculty |
| Laura Hocter-Ousley, DO | Clinical | 1st term ends 6/30/23 | 2nd Vice Chair of Faculty |
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Francis Wymbs, PhD |
Clinical |
1st term ends 6/30/24 |
Secretary of Faculty |
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Robin Newburn, DO |
Clinical |
1st term ends 6/30/23 |
Vice Chair of Faculty, Dublin |
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Ron Russ, DO |
Clinical |
1st term ends 6/30/24 |
Vice Chair of Faculty, Cleveland |
Ex-Officio Non-voting Member
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Molly Frey |
Term ends 4/30/23 |
SGA President-National Representative |
Staff Support
Laura Risler, PhD, Executive Special Projects Manager