Mayo Clinic Alumni Association Board of Directors
The Mayo Clinic Alumni Association Board of Directors has 34 members. Members serve six-year terms and at a minimum attend annual board meetings. The board:
- Provides leadership
- Makes policy decisions
- Decides strategic direction and vision
An Executive Committee serves as the operational branch of the Board, assisting the Alumni Center in carrying out the daily management of the business of the Alumni Association and ensuring that the strategic direction set by the Board is carried out.
To learn about becoming a Board member, visit the nomination information page.
Officers and Executive Committee of the Mayo Clinic Alumni Association Board of Directors
- Burkhard Wippermann, M.D. (BIOM ’87), Hildesheim, Germany – President
- Melanie L. Brown, M.D. (MED ’98), Baltimore, Maryland – President Elect
- Kajetan L. von Eckardstein, M.D. (NS ’08), Kaiserslautern, Germany – Vice President
- M. Molly McMahon, M.D. (ENDO ’87), Rochester, Minnesota – Secretary-Treasurer
- Theresa S. Emory, M.D. (PATH ’94), Williamsburg, Virginia – Past President
- Judith D. Anderson, Rochester, Minnesota – Director
- Dawn Marie Davis, M.D. (PD ’03, DERM ’06), Rochester, Minnesota – Alumni Center medical director, ex officio
- Sandhya Pruthi, M.D. (FM ’94) , Rochester, Minnesota – philanthropy role
- Michael Pham, M.D., (I ’16, RHEU ’19), Scottsdale, Arizona (term expires 2027)
- Robert Spinner, M.D. (MED ’89, NS ’00), Rochester, Minnesota (term expires 2027)
- Virginia Shapiro, Ph.D., (IMM ’08), Rochester, Minnesota (term expires 2027)
- Scott Okuno, M.D. (I ’92, HEMO ’96), Rochester, Minnesota (term expires 2029)
Mayo Clinic Alumni Association Board of Directors
Term expires 2027
- Amado Baez, M.D. (EM ’05), Ocala, Florida
- Daniel Chan, M.D. (MED ’11, I ’14, GI ’17), Mililani, Hawaii
- Olufunso Odunukan, M.B.B.S. (I ’12, CV ’16), Las Vegas, Nevada
- Michael Rock, M.D. (OR ’82), Rochester, Minnesota
- Elaine Yacyshyn, M.D. (I ’96, RHEU ’98, GERI ’99), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Patricia Yugueros, M.D. (PLS ’99, HAND ’00, PRES ’02), Atlanta, Georgia
Term expires 2029
- Swarna Balasubramaniam, M.D., (MED ‘92, S ‘99), Sugar Land, Texas
- Linda Drozdowicz, M.D. (MED ‘14), Darien, Connecticut
- Elizabeth Nesset Ferguson, M.D. (S ‘08, PLS ‘10), Cave Creek, Arizona
- Saiyid (Akbar) Hasan, M.D. (TY ‘97), Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
- Stephen Hogan, M.D. (PATH ‘90), Corvallis, Oregon
- Matthew Wendt, M.D. (OR ’12), Charlotte, North Carolina
Term expires 2031
- Brian Braithwaite, M.D., (MED ’11), Winter Park, Florida
- Robert Bulger, M.D. (MED ’80), Dallas, Texas
- Michael Schirmer, M.D., (RHEUM ’97), Innsbruck, Austria
- Glenn Smith, Ph.D. (EPID ’90), Gainesville, Florida
- Rachel Steckelberg, M.D. (MED ’12), Atlanta, Georgia
- Krishna Vyas, M.D., Ph.D. (PLSI ’22), New York, New York
Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine representatives
- Eric Fox (MED ’28), Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Phoenix, Arizona
- Tayla Brooks (IMM ‘26), Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Rochester, Minnesota
- Kayleah Meneses (BMB ’26), Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Jacksonville, Florida
Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education representatives
- Simon Beatty, M.D., (ENT ’28), Phoenix, Arizona
- Anna Weaver, D.O., (THDC ’26), Jacksonville, Florida
- Krystal Mills, M.B.B.S., (GI ’26), Rochester, Minnesota