ADVISORY BOARD

The advisory board assists with and advises on the overall development and implementation of the program.  The board includes representatives from community-based agencies, academic institutions, the philanthropic community, and former Fellows. Board members participate in the selection of Fellows and work with the program director to plan future programmatic steps.

Robert Arnold, MD
Section of Palliative Care and Medical Ethics, University of Pittsburgh

Robyn Bates, FRGS
Fellow For Life
Clinician/Medical Case Manager, Operation Safety Net

Meredith Dixon
Fellow for Life

Andrea Fox, MD (Board Chair)
Medical Director, Squirrel Hill Health Center

Mark Hertweck, PA-C
Faculty, Physician Assistant Studies Program, Chatham University
   
Lauren Jonkman, PharmD
Instructor, School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh

Michael Kobold
Founder, Kobold Watch Company

Alan Meisel, JD
Professor, School of Law, University of Pittsburgh

B. Lafe Metz
Attorney at Law, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Dennis Ranalli, DMD, MDS
Senior Associate Dean & Professor, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh

Ian Rawson, PhD
The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, National Board of Directors

Lucy Rawson
Director, Friends of Hôpital Albert Schweitzer

Mark Reardon Esq.
Allegheny Count Court of Common Pleas, Orphans' Court Division

Father Regis Ryan
Director, Focus on Renewal - Sto-Rox Family Health Center

Samir S. Shah, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Stewart Edward Sutin
Faculty, Administrative & Policy Studies, University of Pittsburgh

Kenneth Thompson, MD
Associate Director for Medical Affairs, Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Sally Wiggin
Anchor, WTAE-TV

Niketa Williams
Fellow for Life

James Withers, MD
Director, Operation Safety Net