Board of Directors
The Mayo Clinic Alumni Association (MCAA) is governed by a 34-member board of directors composed of officers, an executive committee and directors. The board is responsible for the strategic direction and activities of the MCAA. Learn more about board member responsibilities.
On the board, the MCAA seeks to have a diverse group of physicians and scientists who represent various medical specialty areas and geographic locations. Board meetings take place during the MCAA's biennial meeting and generally in late September of years between biennial meetings.
Nominations
Learn more about the board member nomination process and selection criteria.
Board members
Board members for 2011-2012 are:
Officers
View officers' biographies.
| Title | Name | Location |
|---|
| President | S. Mark Laney, M.D. | St. Joseph, Mo. |
| President-elect | Eric Grigsby, M.D. | Napa, Calif. |
| Vice president | Juan Sarmiento, M.D. | Atlanta |
| Secretary-treasurer | Eric S. Edell, M.D. | Rochester, Minn. |
| Past president | David Teegarden, M.D. | Tyler, Texas |
| Alumni Center director | Karen Herman | Rochester, Minn. |
Executive committee
View executive committee members' biographies.
| Name | Location |
|---|
| Peter C. Amadio, M.D. | Rochester, Minn. |
| Sarah Y. Boostrom, M.D. | Rochester, Minn. |
| Terrence L. Cascino, M.D. | Rochester, Minn. |
| Maria L. Collazo-Clavell, M.D. | Rochester, Minn. |
| Diane F. Jelinek, Ph.D. | Rochester, Minn. |
| Margaret M. Johnson, M.D. | Jacksonville, Fla. |
| Justin Peters | Rochester, Minn. |
| Daniel L. Roberts, M.D. | Scottsdale, Ariz. |
| Carl Soderstrom, M.D. | Peoria, Ill. |
Directors
View directors' biographies.
| Name | Location |
|---|
| Carl Backer, M.D. | Winnetka, Ill. |
| Susheela Balasubramaniam, M.D. | San Bernardino, Calif. |
| Kenneth Brookler, M.D. | New York |
| Nancy Elwess, Ph.D. | Plattsburgh, N.Y. |
| Robert Kazan, M.D. | Hinsdale, Ill. |
| Peter Layer, M.D., Ph.D. | Hamburg, Germany |
| Kevin Madden, M.D. | Clarks Summit, Pa. |
| Gregory Mayer, M.D. | Phoenix |
| M. Mark Melin, M.D. | St. Louis Park, Minn. |
| Nicole Pelly, M.D. | Seattle |
| David Romness, M.D. | Arlington, Ariz. |
| Scott Ross, D.O. | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| Guillermo Ruiz-Arguelles, M.D. | Puebla, Mexico |
| Marcia Sparling, M.D. | Vancouver, Wash. |
| Mack Sullivan Jr., M.D. | Elkhart, Ind. |
| Pamela Sylvestre, M.D. | Memphis, Tenn. |
| Karl Tamussino, M.D. | Graz, Austria |
| Robert Van Dervoort Jr., M.D. | Nashville, Tenn. |
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