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AMWA Committee & Task Force Chairs

AMWA Committee / Task Force Chair Resources and Requirements Committee Descriptions

Send an email to associatedirector@amwa-doc.org, if a group you are interested in does not have an email listed.

PILLAR: Development

Leadership Council
Dr. Connie Newman Co-Chair
Dr. Monica Broome Co-Chair

Mentoring

 Mentoring@amwa-doc.org
Dr. Kate Sharkey Co-Chair
Dr. Amy Davis Co-Chair

Wellness
Dr. Kim Templeton Co-Chair
Dr. Loice Swisher Co-Chair

Humans Before Heros
Dr. Kim Templeton Co-Chair
Dr. Loice Swisher Co-Chair

Mental Health
Dr. Carol Bernstien Chair

Rural Health
Dr. Christine Todd Chair

Infertility

 infertility@amwa-doc.org
Dr. Hina Talib Co-Chair
Dr. Cindy Duke Co-Chair
Dr. Torie Comeaux Co-Chair

Medical Humanities

Literary

 LiteraryArts@amwa-doc.org
Dr. Anju Goel Co-Chair
Cristina Denise Go Co-Chair

Media (Film & Medicine)
Dr. Eliza Chin Chair

Music

 music@amwa-doc.org
Dr. Mary Rorro Chair

Studio AMWA

 StudioAMWA@amwa-doc.org
Dr. Karen Poirier-Brode Chair

Dance, Theater and Medicine

 dance_theater@amwa-doc.org
Lara Rostomian Co-Chair
Maya Roytman Co-Chair

PILLAR: Advocacy

Gender Equity

 GETF@amwa-doc.org
Dr. Wendy Bernstein Co-Chair
Dr. Molly Timmerman Co-Chair

Advocacy

 Advocacy@amwa-doc.org
Katrina Green, MD Co-Chair
Amna Anees, MD Co-Chair

Diversity, Equity, Justice & Inclusion (DEJI) Council

 diversityandinclusion@amwa-doc.org
Dr. Neelum Aggarwal Chair and Chief Diversity Officer

PILLAR: Education

Sex and Gender Health Collaborative

 SGHC@amwa-doc.org
Dr. Justina Trott Chair

Program Committee

 program@amwa-doc.org
Dr. Susan Hingle Co-Chair
Dr. Stacy Sattovia Co-Chair

Preventive Medicine

 PreventiveMedicine@amwa-doc.org
Dr. Shahnaz Fatteh Chair

Global Health
Dr. Padmini Murthy Chair

HPV and Cervical Cancer
Dr. Shobha Krishnan Co-Chair
Dr. Donnica Moore Co-Chair

Opioid Addiction in Women
Dr. Connie Newman Co-Chair
Dr. Kimberly Templeton Co-Chair

Gun Violence Prevention

 amwagunviolencetaskforce@gmail.com
Dr. Nina Agrawal Chair

Physicians Against the Trafficking of Humans (PATH)

 PATH@amwa-doc.org
Dr. Liz Berdan Presidient President

Graduate Medical Education

 gme@amwa-doc.org
Dr. Joan Lo Chair

Internal Groups/Committees

Executive

 (Board)
Dr. Janice Werbinski, President President

Finance/Audit

 (Appointed Committee)
Dr, Beth Garner Chair egarnermd@gmail.com

Goverance

 (Appointed Committee)
Dr. Roberta Gebhard Chair

American Women’s Hospitals Service

 AWHS@amwa-doc.org
Dr. Laura Helfman Co-Chair
Dr. Anju Goel Co-Chair
Dr. Sara Schwanke Khilji Co-Chair

Awards Committee

 awards@amwa-doc.org
Dr. Farzanna Haffizulla Chair

Corporate Advisory Board
Dr. Eliza Chin Chair

Development
Khawaja Shams Co-Chair
Dr. Donnica Moore Co-Chair

Dr. Linda Brodsky Fund Advisory Board
Dr. Roberta Gebhard Chair

Fellowship Committee

 Fellowship@amwa-doc.org
Dr. Connie Newman Co-Chair
Dr. Suzanne Harrison Co-Chair

IGNITE

 ignite@amwa-doc.org
Dr. Julia Files Chair

Leadership Program
Dr. Tammy Chang Chair

Membership

 Membership@amwa-doc.org
Dr. Vidhya Prakash Chair

Social Media

 SocialMedia@amwa-doc.org
Dr. Cherilyn Cecchini Co-Chair
Alyssa Brown Co-Chair

AMWA WWI Exhibit

 wwi@amwa-doc.org
Victoria Sefcsik Chair

Regional Governors
Dr. Nicole Bentze Regional Governor Lead
Dr. Sharyn Lenhardt Regional Governor Lead
Dr. Jodi Frances Abbott Region 1 Governor — CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT Region1Governor@amwa-doc.org
Dr. Akwi W. Asombang Region 1 Lt. Governor — CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT Region1Governor@amwa-doc.org
Dr. Poonam Desai Region 2 Governor — NJ, NY Region2Governor@amwa-doc.org
, Dr. Mana Rao Region 2 Lt. Governor — NJ, NY Region2Governor@amwa-doc.org
Dr. Robin Faye Region 3 Governor- DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV Region3Governor@amwa-doc.org
Dr. Shweta Akhouri Region 4 Governor — FL, GA, NC, SC Region4Governor@amwa-doc.org
Dr. Lauren Walter Region 5 Governor — AL, LA, MS, TN, The Caribbean Region5Governor@amwa-doc.org
Dr. Sherell Hicks Region 5 Governor — AL, LA, MS, TN, The Caribbean Region5Governor@amwa-doc.org
Dr. Ruqiya Shama Tareen Region 6 Governor — IL, IN, KY, MI, OH Region6Governor@amwa-doc.org
Dr. Kellie C Lease Stecher Region 7 Governor — AR, IA, KS, MN, NE, ND, OK, SD, WI, MO Region7Governor@amwa-doc.org
Dr. Molly A. Uhlenhake Region 7 Lt. Governor — AR, IA, KS, MN, NE, ND, OK, SD, WI, MO Region7Governor@amwa-doc.org
Dr. Kelli Cohen Fein Region 8 Governor — AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, TX, UT, WY Region8Governor@amwa-doc.org
Dr. Gloria Wu Region 9 Governor — AK, CA, HI, OR, WA Region9Governor@amwa-doc.org