The following were members of the various strategic planning committees that participated in crafting this plan: 

Dr. James Hildreth 
President and CEO 

Shelay Alexander-Wright 
Senior Administrative Assistant 
SOD, Clinical Affairs 

Amy Andrade 
Assistant Vice President of Research 
Senior Advisor to the President, Technology and Innovation 

Michael Arnold 
Former Director 
Revenue Cycle 
Meharry Medical Group 

Dr. Stephanie Bailey 
Senior Associate Dean 
SOGSR, Public Health Practice 

LaMel Bandy-Neal 
Senior Vice President 
Chief Financial Officer 

Dr. Kevin Billups 
Director Men’s Health 
SOM, Surgery 

Dr. Virginia Brennan 
Editor and Associate Professor 
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 

Dr. Juanita Buford 
Senior Advisor to the President 
Institutional Effectiveness 

Janet Caldwell 
Former Vice President 
Communications and Marketing 

Dr. Minu Chaudhuri 
Professor 
SOM, Microbiology, Immunology and Physiology 

Dr. CK Chen 
Director, 
Institutional Research 

Dr. Shawna Chesser 
Former Assistant Professor 
SOD, Clinical Affairs 

Dr. Sanika Chirwa 
Professor 
SOM, Neuroscience and Pharmacology 

Terri Cody 
Department Administrator 
SOM, Family and 
Community Medicine 

Barry Cohen 
Kaludis Consulting 

Dr. Millard Collins 
Chair 
SOM, Family and 
Community Medicine 

Dr. Chandravanu Dash 
Associate Professor 
SOM, Biochemistry and Cancer Biology 

Dr. Gerald Davis 
Assistant Dean 
SOD, Academic Affairs 

Dr. Jamaine Davis 
Assistant Professor 
SOM, Biochemistry and Cancer Biology 

Ivanetta Davis-Samuels 
Senior Vice President, 
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary 

Karen Dawson 
Executive Assistant 
Strategic Planning 

Dr. Susan DeRiemer 
Professor 
SOM, Integrated Didactics 

Lisa Dixon 
Director 
Events Management 

Jared Elzey 
Director, Services/Support Unit 
Office of Research 

Dr. Marquetta Faulkner 
Former Dean, SOM 

Dr. Cherae Farmer-Dixon 
Dean, SOD 

Dr. Carol Freund-Taylor 
Associate Professor 
SOM, Integrated Didactics 

Dee Gardner 
Assistant Vice President 
Student Services/Academic Support 

Dr. Julie Gray 
Assistant Dean 
SOD, Student Affairs 

Lawrence Hall 
Vice President 
External Affairs 

Dr. Margaret Hargreaves 
Professor 
SOM, Internal Medicine 

Dr. Saletta Holloway 
Senior Vice President 
Administration 

Arturo Holmes 
Student, SOM 
Class of 2017 President 

Dr. Wansoo Im 
Associate Professor 
SOM, Family Medicine 

Shalonda Ingram 
Student, SOGSR 

Dr. Harold Jackson 
Former Chair, Faculty Senate 

Lisa Johnson 
Director, Admin/Finance 
SOGSR, Chief of Staff 

Patrick Johnson 
Senior Vice President 
Institutional Advancement 

Tadarrol Johnson 
Student, SOD 
Class of 2017 President 

Dr. Roland Jones 
Associate Dean 
SOM, Business and Finance 

Dr. Paul Juarez 
Professor 
SOM, Family and Community Medicine 

Dr. George Kaludis 
Kaludis Consulting 

Rev. Robin Kimbrough 
Chaplain 
Office of the President 

Dr. Jacinta Leavell 
Chair 
SOD, Public Health 

Dr. Maria Lima 
Dean, SOGSR 
Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation 

Dr. Veronica Mallett 
Dean, SOM 
Senior Vice President for Health Affairs 

Dr. Patricia Matthews-Juarez 
Vice President 
Faculty Affairs and Development 

Dr. Stephanie McClure 
Senior Associate Dean 
SOM, Academic Student Affairs 

Dr. Valencia McShan 
Assistant Professor 
SOD, Restorative Dentistry 

Dr. Stephania Miller-Hughes 
Associate Professor 
SOM, Surgery 

Dr. Peter Millet 
Executive Vice President 

Dr. Evangeline Motley-Johnson 
Professor, SOM Microbiology, Immunology and Physiology 
SOGSR, Associate Dean 

Dr. Tultul Nayyar 
Director 
SOGSR, Master of Health Sciences 

Dr. Josiah Ochieng 
Professor 
SOM, Biochemistry and Cancer Biology 

Dr. Dexter Samuels 
Senior Vice President 
Student Affairs 

Dennis Saucerman 
Chief Planning Officer 

Dr. Janet Southerland 
Adjunct Professor, SOD 

Dr. Angela Southwell 
Assistant Professor 
SOD, Pediatric Dentistry 

Dr. LaMonica Stewart 
Associate Professor 
SOM, Biochemistry and Cancer Biology 

Ralph Stewart 
2016 Alumnus 

Dr. Anita Sykes-Smith 
Assistant Professor 
SOD, Oral Diagnostic Sciences 

Dr. Craig Ternovits 
Associate Professor 
SOM, Surgery 

Dr. Barbara Tharpe 
Director 
Student Financial Aid 

Dr. Flora Ukoli 
Professor 
SOM, Surgery 

Dr. Cassandra Ward 
Associate Dean 
SOM, Curriculum Evaluation and Effectiveness 

Venecia Watkins 
Assistant Controller 

Sandra Williams 
Chief of Staff 
Office of the President 

Dr. Lloyda Williamson 
Chair 
SOM, Psychiatry