The Academy for Excellence in Education

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Our Leadership

The Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs oversees the administration of The Academy for Excellence in Education, which is comprised of a director, executive committee, standing committees and its membership.

Our director

Sarah A. Sterling, MD
Sarah A. Sterling, MD
Director, The Academy for Excellence in Education
Professor, Emergency Medicine
sasterling@umc.edu
(601) 984-5782
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Our executive committee

Kayla Stover
Kayla Stover
President
kstover@umc.edu
Kimberly Douglas
Kimberly Douglas
Immediate Past President
kddouglas@umc.edu
Angelia Garner
Angelia Garner
Secretary-Treasurer
adgarner@umc.edu
Barbara Brent
Barbara Brent
Chair, Membership
babrent@umc.edu
Jeannette Simino
Jeannette Simino
Chair, Fundraising
jsimino@umc.edu

Our standing committees

Fundraising Committee

  • Jeannette Simino, Chair (SOPH)
  • Jason Griggs (SOD/SGSHS)
  • Judy Gordy (SON/SHRP)
  • Kristy Cole (SHRP)
  • Laurie Fleming (UM SOP)
  • Stephen Stray (SOM/SGSHS)

Membership Committee

  • Barbara Brent, Chair (SOD)
  • Barbara Alexander (SOM/SGSHS)
  • Katherine Artman (UM SOP)
  • Ottis Lee Brown (SHRP)
  • Angela Burrell (SHRP)
  • Audwin B. Fletcher (SON)
  • Teresa M. Perkins (SOD)
  • Beth Wattigny (UM SOP)
  • Yufeng Zheng (SOPH)
  • Adriana Ivy (ASB Student Representative)

Strategy and Planning Committee

  • Sarah Sterling, Chair (SOM)
  • Savannah Duckworth (SOM)
  • Lisa Morton (SHRP)
  • David Brown (SOM)
  • Josie Bidwell (SOPH)
  • Elizabeth Franklin (SHRP)
  • Jay Pitcock (UM SOP)
  • Amanda Clark (SOM)
  • Michelle Horn (SOM)