Medical Alumni Board of Directors

The Medical Alumni Association Board of Directors works to advance the causes of medical education while fostering a spirit of cordiality and good fellowship among College of Medicine alumni. Board members include representatives from the College of Medicine and Housestaff alumni, School of Physician Assistant Studies alumni, faculty and current students. The Board meets twice a year and members are elected to a four-year term, beginning in the Spring.

For more information, please contact Heather Holcomb, Director of Medical Alumni Affairs. Interested in serving on the Alumni Board or want to nominate someone? Please fill out our nomination form.

Executive Committee

Mark Michels President Palm Beach Gardens, FL MD ’85 – Ophthalmology

James B. Duke Past President Ocala, FL MD ’85 – Orthopaedic Surgery

Shireen M. Sims President-elect Gainesville, FL MD ’01 – Obstetrics & Gynecology

Brian Taschner Secretary Fort Myers, FL MD ’98 – Cardiology

Board Members At-Large

Robert Black Clearwater, FL MD ’95 – Cardiology	Gary Gomez Fort Lauderdale, FL MD ’02 – Anesthesiology	Jude Masannat Tampa, FL PhD ’17 – Oncology
Patricia M. Calhoun Jacksonville, FL MD ’89 – Family Practice	Peter Katona Los Angeles, CA MD ’77 – Infectious Disease	Sonja Rasmussen Gainesville, FL MD ’90 – Pediatrics
Robert Cooper Indialantic, FL MD ’84 – Surgery	Herbert Knauf III Clearwater, FL MD ’92 – Ophthalmology
Kathy Connery Gainesville, FL PA ’77 – Hematology	Rhodes M. Kriete Indialantic, FL MD ’88 – Nephrology

Honorary Board Members

Mark A. Adkins Kinston, NC MD ’82 – Radiology	Sunil N. Joshi Jacksonville, FL MD ’98 – Allergy & Immunology	Wendie Moore Ocala, FL MD ’92 – Radiology	Barbara Williams Tallahassee, FL MD ’75 – Family Practice
David A. Gross Delray Beach, FL MD ’73 – Psychiatry	David A. Libert Maitland, FL MD ’82 – Family Practice	Gina M. Sevigny Ormond Beach, FL MD ’94 – Dermatology

Faculty Board Members

Joseph A. Tyndall, MD, MPH Interim Dean, College of Medicine Gainesville, FL Emergency Medicine	W. Patrick Duff, MD Associate Dean for Student Affairs Gainesville, FL Obstetrics & Gynecology
Joseph Fantone, MD Senior Associate Dean for Educational Affairs Gainesville, FL Pathology

Student Board Members

Zohair Zaidi Medical College Council President

Alumni Admissions Interview Committee Members

Angeli Akey Gainesville, FL MD ’93 – Internal Medicine

Wendie Moore Ocala, FL MD ’92 – Radiology