Region IV Committees
Quick Links
Awards Commitee
The Awards Committee promotes nominations and equitable selection of recipients for each award category. To accomplish this, they are focused on streamlining the process as much as possible and communicating the benefits of nominating others. Please feel free to contact any one of the committee members for assistance with a nomination or provide feedback and suggestions.
​
​The Awards Committee encourages all members who volunteer to learn about the Recognizing Awesome Volunteerism & Engagement (RAVE IV) program, which recognizes the volunteer contributions of Region IV members.
Co-Chair, Christy Schulz
University of Wisconsin - Madison
crschulz@wisc.edu​
​Co-Chair, Bill Courtney
Washington University School of Medicine
bill.courtney@wustl.edu
Jennifer Morehead Farmer
Health & Hospital Corporation
JMoreheadFarmer@hhcorp.org​
Teri Gulledge
Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
tgulled@siue.edu
Julie Olivero (RIV BOD)
University of Michigan
Thomas Paluchniak
University of Michigan
Mary Roth
University of Wisconsin - Madison
​
Communication Committee
The NCURA Region IV Communications Committee is responsible for fostering communication among Region IV members. In addition to maintaining the Region IV website, the Communications Committee also publishes email announcements, maintains the Region’s twitter and Facebook pages, and provides general support for the region’s communication initiatives.
Co-Chair and Webmaster
Liz Grinstead
University of Chicago
lizgrinstead@uchicago.edu
Co-Chair and Eblast Editor
Kate Chie
University of Michigan
katechie@umich.edu
Eblast Editor
Kim Lammers
University of Toledo
​
Website Editor
Barbara Bittner
Creighton University
BarbaraBittner@creighton.edu
Social Media Editor
Katie Schortgen
The Ohio State University
Katharyn.Schortgen@osumc.edu
Photo Editors
Gretchen Carnoske
Washington University in St. Louis
​gcarnoske@email.wustl.edu
Jennifer Foley
Medical College of Wisconsin
​jefoley@mcw.edu
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
Steering Committee
Co-Chair, Jenny Yuan
University of Wisconsin - Madison
jenny.yuan@wisc.edu
Co-Chair, Lauren Gee
University of Wisconsin - Madison
llgee@wisc.edu
Kate Chie
University of Michigan
katechie@umich.edu
Emma DenBleyker
University of Cincinnati
denbleeh@ucmail.uc.edu
Will Edwards
Northwestern University
william.edwards1@northwestern.edu
Amanda Gibbs
The Ohio State University
​
Luke Lynch (Region IV Member of SCDEI)
University of Minnesota
Activation Committee
Anne Kissack
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
kissacka@uwm.edu
Dena McDonell
Kansas City University
dmcdonell@kansascity.edu​
Holly Womack Iannuzzelli
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
hmejia@uillinois.edu
Stephanie Wilbrand
University of Wisconsin - Madison
wilbrand@neurosurgery.wisc.edu
Meghan Calandro-Howell
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
mcala2@illinois.edu
Darren Howard
Moraine Valley Community College
​HowardD46@morainevalley.edu
Mike Springer
Purdue University
mrspring@purdue.edu
John Schwartz
University of Cincinnati
john.schwartz@uc.edu
​​
Jennifer Foley
Medical College of Wisconsin
​
Tosca Biles
Central State University
​
Samantha Westcott
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Membership Committee
The Membership Committee is responsible for providing Region IV members with a basic understanding of everything available to them as an NCURA member. The Membership Committee promotes attendance at meetings, provides information about NCURA regional and national committees, board positions, awards, networking, and administrative resources available as an NCURA member.
Co-Chair, Keith Kutz
Iowa State University
kkutz@iastate.edu
Co-Chair, Beth Woods
University of Illinois Chicago
elswoods@uic.edu
Vee Bonney
University of Chicago
vbonney@uchicago.edu
Pamela Manning
Rush University Medical Center
​
Hang McLaughlin
University of Minnesota
mcla0030@umn.edu
Suzanne Reinke
Purdue University
esreinke@purdue.edu
Heather Taylor
Medical College of Wisconsin
hetaylor@mcw.edu
Tricia Turner
Indiana University
turner62@ui.edu
​
Barbara Bittner
Creighton University
Representative from Communications Committee
BarbaraBittner@creighton.edu
​
Vacant
Representative from Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
Nominations Committee
The Nominations Committee is responsible for overseeing the election of Region IV Officers, including the solicitation of nominations, presenting a slate of candidates, overseeing the election process, and certifying the election at the Regional Business Meeting held during the NCURA Annual Meeting. The Committee also takes primary responsibility for ensuring regional representation in the National Election.
Roger Wareham
University of Wisconsin Green Bay
warehamr@uwgb.edu
Coming Soon!
Professional Development Committee
The Professional Development Committee provides CEU certificates to participants after the regional meeting. Additionally, the committee oversees the Mentoring Our Own (MOO) and RAVE IV programs.
CEU certificates may be requested after the regional meeting and must include the date, time of session (begin and end), and the title of the session. Information regarding the participant must include their name and organization.
Crystal James, Co-Chair
Medical College of Wisconsin
crjames@mcw.edu​
Valarie Warner, Co-Chair
University of Nebraska Medical Center
​​
Iris Dickhoff-Pepper
Washington University
ipeper@wustl.edu
​
Mario Medina
University of Kansas Medical Center
​
Brianna Burke
Loyola University Chicago
Jenifer Crompton
University of Kansas Medical Center
​
Bruxanne El-Kammash
The University of Chicago
bruxanne@uchicago.edu
Carol Herbert
The University of Chicago
clherbert@uchicago.edu
Cristina Goldsmith
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Site Selection Committee
The Site Selection Committee selects a location and venue for the regional Spring Meeting, announcing the chosen site at the regional Spring Meeting. This committee researchs hotels and conference sites to determine appropriate locations for regional meetings. Duties may include site visits to tour the facilities.
Beth Woods (Chair)
University of Illinois at Chicago
elswoods@uic.edu​
Suzanne Reinke (Treasurer)
Purdue University
esreinke@purdue.edu
​
Matt Morgan (Treasurer-Elect)
Kansas University Medical Center Research Institute
​
Kate Chie
University of Michigan
Region IV Members on National Committees
The below are current Region IV members who are serving on NCURA National Committees:
NCURA Board of Directors
Shannon Sutton (Vice President/President-Elect)
Western Illinois University
​
Diane Hillebrand (Secretary)
University of North Dakota
diane.hillebrand@und.edu
Nicole Nichols (Regionally elected Member to the National Board)
Washington University in St. Louis
n.nichols@wustl.edu
Melanie Hebl
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Financial Management Committee (FMC):
Darren Howard
Moraine Valley Community College
HowardD46@morainevalley.edu
Select Committee on Peer Programs/Peer Review:
Mario Medina (Chair)
University of Kansas Medical Center
Mmedina3@kumc.edu
Lois Brako
University of Michigan
Professional Development Committee (PDC):
Sam Mombou
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
kmombou2@unl.edu
Liz Grinstead
University of Chicago
lizgrinstead@uchicago.edu
Calleen Roper
University of Wisconsin – Madison
croper2@wisc.edu
Select Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (SCDEI):
Ebony Jones
University of Chicago
ebony2@uchicago.edu
Committee Position Descriptions
Are you interested in joining a committee? Here are descriptions of the roles:
Committee Chairs: