Committees and Task Forces 2017-2018

Awards Committee
David Terris, Chair (2017-2018)
Peter Arvan (2017-2020)
David Cooper (2015-2018)
Stephanie Fish (2017-2020)
Hossein Gharib (2015-2018)
Andrew Gianoukakis (2017-2020)
Yuri Nikiforov (2017-2020)
Mingzhao Xing (2017-2020)
Michael Yeh (2016-2019)
Board Liaison: Regina Castro
Bobbi Smith, Ex Officio
Staff Liaison: Josette Paige

Bylaws Committee
Kathryn Schuff (2017-2018) Chair
Board Liaison: Andrew Bauer
Staff Liaison: Bobbi Smith

Clinical Affairs Committee
M. Carol Greenlee, Chair (2016-2018)
Shema Ahmad (2015-2018)
Kenneth Ain (2015-2018)
Agustin Andrade (2015-2018)
Bernadette Biondi (2015-2018)
Nathan Carnell (2017-2020)
Leonidas Duntas (2017-2020)
Susana Ebner (2015-2018)
Garth Essig (2015-2018)
Spyridoula Maraka (2016-2019)
Valerie Ann Peck (2017 – 2020)
Gary Pepper (2017-2020)
Liuska Pesce (2012-2018)
David Rosenthal (2012-2018)
Michael Singer (2015-2018)
Alex Stagnaro-Green (2016-2019)
Colleen Veloski (2017-2020)
Dafang Wu (2015-2018)
Ai Yoshihara (2016-2019)
Board Liaison: Megan Haymart
Staff Liaison: Adonia Coates

Development Committee
Michael McDermott co-chair (2017-2018)
Connie Trump co-chair (2016-2018)
Frances Carr (2017 – 2020)
Gary Clayman (2017 – 2020)
Gerard Doherty (2015-2018)
Sebastiano Filetti (2015-2018)
Valeria Guimaraes (2015-2018)
Avital Harari (2015-2018)
Allen Ho (2015-2018)
Joshua Klopper (2015-2018)
Mark Lakshmanan (2015-2018)
Jennifer Lawrence (2017 – 2020)
Samuel Refetoff (2015-2018)
Prasanna Santhanam (2017-2020)
Steven Sherman (2015-2018)
Peter Singer (2015-2018)
Rokshana Thanadar (2017-2020)
Maria Trovato (2015-2018)
Board Liaison: John Morris
Staff Liaison: Kelly Hoff

Ethics Advisory Committee
James Hennessey, Chair (2017-2018)
Peter Angelos  Past Chair (2017-2018)
Lindsay Bischoff (2016-2019)
Francesco Celi (2017-2020)
Cheryl Fassler (2012-2018)
John Freitas (2015-2018)
Loren Wissner Greene (2013-2019)
Samira Kirmiz (2015-2018)
Ellen Marqusee (2017-2020)
Edward Merker (2017-2020)
Beatriz R. Olson (2015-2018)
Benjamin Roman (2017 – 2020)
M. Sara Rosenthal (2016-2019)
Beatriz Tendler (2012-2018)
Board Liaison: Ralph Tufano

Finance and Audit Committee
Erik Alexander (2017-2018) Chair
Eren Berber (2016-2019)
Antonio Bianco (2017-2020)
Amy Chen (2017-2020)
Edward Chin (2015-2018)
John Copland (2016-2019)
Chienying Liu (2015-2018)
Dan Mihailescu (2015-2018)
Richard Robbins (2015-2018)
Kristin Vella (2017-2020)
Julie Ann Sosa, Treasurer (2017-2021)
Staff Liaison: Josette Paige
Sheri Wilson, CPA, BBG

Guidelines and Statements Committee
Jacqueline Jonklaas, co-chair (2016-2020)
Anna Sawka, co-chair (2016-2020)
Peter Angelos (2017-2020)
Rebecca Bahn (2017-2020)
Juan P. Brito (2017-2020)
Bryan Haugen (2017-2020)
Megan Haymart (2017-2020)
Peter Kopp (2017-2020)
Susan Mandel (2017-2020)
Douglas Ross (2017-2020)
David Sarne (2017-2020)
Catherine Sinclair (2017-2020)
Cord Sturgeon (2017 – 2020)
Board liaison: Victor Bernet
Staff liaisons: Bobbi Smith

History and Archives Committee
Robert Smallridge (2017-2018) Chair
Inder Chopra (2016-2019)
Bernard Eskin (2016-2019)
Jamshid Farahati (2015-2018)
Henry Fein (2015-2018)
Sandra McLachlan (2017 – 2020)
Mohammed Moinuddin (2015-2018)
Fadi Nabhan (2015-2018)
Jay Silverberg (2015-2018)
Edward Socolow (2015-2018)
Board liaison: J. Woody Sistrunk
Staff Liaison: Bobbi Smith

International Coordinating Committee (ICC)
Takashi Akamizu (2015-2020), President
Gabriela Brenta (2015-2019), President
Pilar Santisteban (2016-2018), President
Victor Bernet (2015-2019), Secretary/Chief Operating Officer
Colin Dayan (2017-2019)
Won Bae Kim (2015-2020)
Ana Maria Orlandi (2016-2018)
Helton Estrela Ramos (2016-2018), Treasurer
Masanobu Yamada (2015-2020), Treasurer
Laszlo Hegedus (2017-2018), President-Elect
Ana Luiza Maia (2017-2019), President-Elect (2001-2019)
Celia Lima (2001-2019)
Staff Liaison: Barbara Smith

Internet Communications Committee
Website Editorial Board 
Lynn Burmeister (2017-2018) Chair
Leonidas Duntas (2015-2018)
Nazanene Esfandiari (2016-2019)
Larry Fox (2015-2018)
Lawrence Kim (2015-2018)
Michele Merten (2015 -2018)
Carmelo Nucera (2015-2018)
Ayzel Ozpinar (2016-2019)
Krishna Pinnamaneni (2017 – 2020)
Lawrence Drew Shirley (2016-2019)
Vishnu Sundaresh (2015-2018)
Michael J. Thomas (2016-2019)
Mark Zafereo (2016-2019)
Board Liaison: Christine Spitzweg
Staff Liaison: Kelly Hoff

Lab Services Committee
Alicia Algeciras-Schmnich, Chair (2016-2018)
Zubair Baloch (2016-2019)
Joel Ehrenkranz (2017-2020)
Xiaoyin Jiang (2015-2018)
Virginia LiVolsi (2016-2019)
Marina Nikiforova (2011-2018)
Virginia Sarapura (2017 – 2020)
Board Liaison: Thomas Giordano
Staff Liaison: Kelly Hoff

Membership Panel
Celeste Hart (2017-2018) Chair
Paul Casanova (2015-2018)
Elizabeth Cottrill  (2017 – 2020)
Jennifer Mammen (2017 – 2020)
Board Liaison: Douglas Forrest
Staff Liaisons: Barbara Smith

Nominating Committee
David Steward (2017-2018), Chair
Laura Boucai (2017 – 2020)
Kenneth Burman (2016-2019)
Jeffrey Garber (2015-2018)
Sissy Jhiang (2017-2020)
Susan Sherman (2016-2019)
Robert Smallridge (2016-2019)
R. Michael Tuttle (2015-2018)
Kristin Vella (2017 – 2020)
Board Liaison: John Morris
Staff Liaison: Sharleene Cano

Patient Affairs & Education Committee
Trevor Angell (2017-2018) co-chair
Regina Castro (2017-2018) co-chair
Gary Bloom (2015-2018)
Donald Bodenner (2017 – 2020)
Thomas Fahey (2015-2018)
Ken Kazahaya (2017-2020)
Carolyn Maxwell (2016-2019)
Maria Papaleontiou (2015-2018)
Mary Catherine Petermann (2015-2018)
Siobhan Pittock (2018-20120)
Marie Antoinette Schongar (2015-2018)
Naykky Singh Ospina (2015-2018)
Steven Waguespack (2016-2019)
Jonathan Wasserman (2017 – 2020)
Board Liaison: Andrew Bauer
Staff Liaison: Kelly Hoff

Program Committee – Annual 2018
Gregory W. Randolph, Co-Chair (2017-2018)
Mabel Ryder, Co-Chair (2017-2018)
Maria Cabanillas (2017-2020)
Herbert Chen (2017-2020)
Sheue-yann Cheng (2015-2018)
Terry Davies (2013-2019)
Antonio di Cristofano (2017-2020)
Catherine A. Dinauer (2017-2020)
Alexandra M. Dumitrescu (2015-2018)
Marge Ewertz (2016-2019)
Haixia Guan (2016-2019)
Bryan Haugen (2016-2019)
Jacqueline Jonklaas (2017-2020)
Peter Kopp (2015-2018)
Tim Korevaar (2016-2019)
Angela Leung (2017-2020)
Carmelo Nucera (2016-2019)
Robin Peeters (2017-2020)
Sanziana Roman (2016-2019)
Mona Sabra (2017-2020)
Mary Samuels (2016-2019)
Yaron Tomer (2015-2018)
Paul Yen (2017-2020)
Michael McDermott, CME Course Director
Board Liaison: Charles Emerson
Staff Liaisons: Adonia Coates, Bobbi Smith

Program Committee – Spring symposium 2018
Manisha Shah, Co-Chair
R. Michael Tuttle, Co-Chair
James Brierley
Elizabeth Grubbs
Mara Roth
Ralph Tufano
Lori Wirth
Doug Van Nostrand
Virginia LiVolsi
Tom Giordano
Board Liaison: Charles Emerson
Staff Liaisons: Adonia Coates, Bobbi Smith

Publications Committee
Brendan Stack, Chair (2017-2018)
Brian Kim, (2017-2018) Past Chair
Michael Bouvet (2015-2018)
Salah Bouyoucef (2016-2019)
Alan Farwell, CT for the Public EIC
Shirin Haddady (2016-2019)
Jerome Hershman, Clinical Thyroidology EIC
W. Barry Inabnet, VideoEndocrinology EIC
Peter Kopp, Thyroid EIC
Sareh Parangi (2014-2019)
Randall Scheri (2015-2018)
Board Liaison: Julie Ann Sosa
Staff Liaison: Sharleene Cano

Public Health Committee
Ernest Asamoah, Chair (2016-2018)
Salvatore Benvenga (2015-2018)
Ricardo Correa (2017 -2020)
Kaniksha Desai (2017-2020)
Ulla Feldt-Rasmussen (2015-2018)
George Kahaly (2015-2018)
Stephanie Lee (2015-2018)
Sun Lee (2016-2019)
Donald McLeod (2017-2020)
Stacey Milan (2015-2018)
Mark Sawicki (2016-2019)
Alan Silverberg (2015-2018)
Antonia Stephen (2015-2018)
Dan Toft (2015-2018)
Ad hoc KI issues: Arthur Schneider
Board Liaison: Sally Carty
Staff Liaison: Josette Paige

Public Relations Committee
John Morris, Co-Chair, Ex Officio
Elizabeth Pearce, Pres-elect, Co-Chair, Ex Officio
Staff Liaison: Bobbi Smith

Research Committee
Antonio di Cristofano, Chair (2017-2018)
Motoyasu Saji, Past Chair (2017-2018)
Kristin Boelaert (2017-2020)
Ramona Dadu (2016-2019)
Chrysoula Dosiou (2017 – 2020)
Melanie Goldfarb (2015-2018)
Anthony Hollenberg (2017-2020)
Kirk Jensen (2016-2019)
Elizabeth McAninch (2015-2018)
Jason David Prescott (2016-2019)
Joanne Rovet (2015-2018)
Chris Umbricht (2014-2020)
Brian Untch (2016-2019)
Vasyl Vasko (2016-2019)
Su He Wang (2013-2019)
Board Liaison: Rebecca Schweppe
Staff Liaison: Josette Paige

Surgical Affairs Committee

Kevin Brumund, Co-Chair (2017-2019)
Kepal Patel Co-Chair (2016-2018)
Maisie Shindo Past-Chair (2017-2018)
Rosemarie Metzger (2017-18)
Louise Davies (2017 -2020)
Quan-yang Duh (2016-2019)
Steven Hodak (2016-2019)
Mimi Hu (2015-2018)
Sarah Oltmann (2015-2018)
Matthew Ringel (2016-2019)
Michael Singer (2017 -2020)
Russell Smith (2015-2018)
Carmen Solorzano (2015-2018)
Geoffrey Thompson (2016-2019)
Linwah Yip (2017-2020)
Geoffrey David Young (2016-2019)
Board Liaison: Elizabeth Pearce
Staff Liaison: Adonia Coates

Trainees and Career Advancement

Jacqueline Kung, Co-Chair (2017 – 2018)
Jennifer Sipos, Co-Chair (2017 – 2018)
Whitney Goldner, Past Chair (2017-2018)
Sarah Ahmadi (2017-2020)
Brittany Bohinc Henderson (2013-2019)
Aime Franco (2017-2020)
Andrew Gianoukakis (2011-2018)
Elizabeth Grubbs (2014-2018)
Salma Khan (2016-2019)
Paul Ladenson (2013-2019)
Jennifer Morrison (2012-2020)
Lilah Morris-Wiseman (2017-2020)
Susanne Neumann (2017-2020)
Mara Roth (2016-2019)
Julie Samantray (2016-2019)
Carla Sawan (2016-2019)
Ashok Shaha (2017-2020)
David Sharlin (2012-2018)
Yun-Bo Shi (2016-2019)
Alex Tessnow (2015-2018)
Tracy Tylee (2015-2018)
Marilene Wang (2017-2020)
Ari Wassner (2013-2019)
Steven P. Weitzman (2015-2018)
Board Liaison: Douglas Forrest
Staff Liaison: Sharleene Cano

GUIDELINES TASK FORCES

Keith Bible (2015-2019), Co-Chair
Electron Kebebew (2015-2019), Co-Chair
Robert Smallridge (2016-2019), Past Chair
Douglas Ball (2016-2019)
James Brierley (2016-2019)
Juan Brito (2016-2019)
Maria Cabanillas (2016-2019)
Thomas Clark, Jr. (2016-2019)
Antonio Di Cristofano (2016-2019)
Robert Foote (2016-2019)
Thomas Giordano (2016-2019)
Jan Kasperbauer (2016-2019)
Kate Newbold (2016-2019)
Yuri Nikiforov (2016-2019)
Gregory Randolph (2016-2019)
M. Sara Rosenthal (2016-2019)
Anna Sawka (2016-2019)
Manisha Shah (2016-2019)
Ashok Shaha (2016-2019)
Carol Wong-Clark (2016-2019)
Victor Bernet, Board Liaison
Sharleene Cano, Staff Liaison

TASK FORCES

Medullary Thyroid Cancer Registry
Mike Tuttle, Chair
Paula Hale
John Morris
Julie Ann Sosa
Ex officio: Victor Bernet
Staff Liaison: Adonia Coates

Multi-lateral Conference – Martinique
Gilbert Daniels
Julie Ann Sosa
R. Michael Tuttle
Leadership: Victor Bernet
Staff liaison: Adonia Coates

Multilateral Symposium- January 13-14, 2018
Victor Bernet (2018-2018)
Gilbert Daniels (2018-2018)
Dagmar Fuhrer (2018-2018)
R. Michael Tuttle (2018-2018)
Douglas Van Nostrand (2018-2018)

Systemic Therapy
Manisha Shah (2017-2018), Chair
R. Michael Tuttle (2017-2018), Chair
James Brierley (2017-2018)
Thomas Giordano (2017-2018)
Elizabeth Grubbs (2017-2018)
Virginia LiVolsi (2017-2018)
Mara Roth (2017-2018)
Ralph Tufano (2017-2018)
Douglas Van Nostrand (2017-2018)
Lori Wirth (2017-2018)
Barbara Smith (2017-2018)
Charles Emerson, Board Liaison
Adonia Coates, Staff Liaison