Board of Trustees
The SAEM Foundation board trustees is a governing body that jointly oversees the activities of the Foundation.
The trustees:
- Serve as trusted advisors to the CEO as s/he develops and implements SAEM Foundation’s strategic plan
- Reviews outcomes and metrics created by SAEM Foundation for evaluating its impact, and regularly measuring its performance and effectiveness using those metrics; reviews agenda and supports materials prior to board and committee meetings
- Approves SAEM Foundation’s annual budget, audit reports, and material business decisions; is informed of, and meeting all, legal and fiduciary responsibilities
- Contributes to an annual performance evaluation of the CEO
- Assists the CEO and board chair in identifying and recruiting other Board Members
- Partners with the CEO and other board members to ensure that board resolutions are carried out
- Serves on committees or task forces and taking on special assignments
- Represents SAEM Foundation to stakeholders; acting as an ambassador for the organization
- Ensures SAEM Foundation’s commitment to a diverse board and staff that reflects the communities SAEM Foundation serves
SAEM 2020-2021 Foundation Board of Trustees
President
University of Massachusetts Medical School
President-Elect
Brian J. Zink, MD
University of Michigan Medical School
Secretary-Treasurer
University of Florida
Immediate Past President
Michelle Blanda, MD
Northeast Ohio Medical University, Western Reserve Hospital, Academic and Community Emergency Specialists
Members-at-Large
Yale School of Medicine
Indiana University
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Memorial Hermann Health System
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Susan B. Promes, MD, MBA
Penn State Health
Manish N. Shah, MD, MPH
University of Wisconsin
Arizona State University and University of New Mexico
University of Michigan
SAEM Grants Committee Chair
Nicholas M. Mohr, MD, MS
University of Iowa
SAEM Finance Committee Chair
Kevin Kotkowski, MD
University of Massachusetts Medical School
SAEM President
James F. Holmes, Jr., MD, MPH
University of California, Davis
SAEM President-Elect
Amy H. Kaji, MD, PhD
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
SAEM Secretary-Treasurer
Angela M. Mills, MD
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
SAEM Immediate Past President
Ian B.K. Martin, MD, MBA
Medical College of Wisconsin
SAEM 2019-2020 Foundation Board of Trustees
President
Michelle Blanda, MD, Northeast Ohio Medical University / Western Reserve Hospital / Academic and Community Emergency Specialists
President-Elect
Gregory A. Volturo, MD, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Secretary-Treasurer
J. Scott VanEpps, MD, PhD, University of Michigan
Immediate Past President
Cherri Hobgood, MD, Indiana University
Members-at-Large
Jill M. Baren, MD, MBA, Penn Medicine
Robert S. Hockberger, MD, Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Louis Ling, MD, Hennepin County Medical Center
Roland Clayton Merchant, MD, Brigham & Womens Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Ali S. Raja, MD, MBA, MPH, Massachusetts General Hospital
Manish N. Shah, MD, MPH, University of Wisconsin
David P. Sklar, MD, University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Joseph Adrian Tyndall, MD, University of Florida, Gainesville
Brian J. Zink, MD, University of Michigan
SAEM Grants Committee Chair
Nicholas Mohr, MD, MS, University of Iowa
SAEM Finance Committee Chair
Kevin Kotkowski, MD, University of Massachusetts Medical School
SAEM President
Ian B.K. Martin, MD, MBA, Medical College of Wisconsin
SAEM President-Elect
James F. Holmes, Jr., MD, MPH, University of California, Davis
SAEM Secretary-Treasurer
Amy Kaji, MD, PhD, Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
SAEM Past President
Steven B. Bird, MD, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Chief Executive Officer
Megan Schagrin, MBA, SAEM and SAEM Foundation
Director, Foundation and Business Development
Melissa McMillian, CNP, SAEM and SAEM Foundation