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 |
Holly Neville Miami, FL MD ’96 – Pediatric Surgery |
| Robert Cooper Indialantic, FL MD ’84 – Surgery |
Herbert Knauf III Clearwater, FL MD ’92 – Ophthalmology |
Sonja Rasmussen Gainesville, FL MD ’90 – Pediatrics |
| 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 |
David A. Libert Maitland, FL MD ’82 – Family Practice |
Gina M. Sevigny Ormond Beach, FL MD ’94 – Dermatology |
| Sunil N. Joshi Jacksonville, FL MD ’98 – Allergy & Immunology |
Wendie Moore Ocala, FL MD ’92 – Radiology |
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 |