Leadership
Academic Leadership Team
Ann Arvay, CPA, MBA
Vice President for Finance & Administration and Chief Financial Officer
Julie Byerley, MD, MPH
President and Dean, EVP and Chief Academic Officer
jbyerley1@som.geisinger.edu
Heather M. Davis, MFA
Director of Marketing & Communications for Education
Jim Franceschelli
Associate Dean for Educational Information Technology
William B. Jeffries, PhD
Provost and Vice Dean for Education
Gerald V. Maloney, DO
Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs; Chief Medical Officer, Geisinger System Hospitals
Christa Martin, PhD, FACMG
Vice Dean for Research and Chief Scientific Officer
Rebecca S. Slangan, MBA
Associate Dean for Academic Administration
Michelle Thompson, MD
Vice Dean for Graduate Medical Education and Chief Education Officer
Janet M. Townsend, MD
Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs
Valencia P. Walker, MD, MPH
Nicole Woll, PhD, MEd
Education Council
Amy Allison, MPH, MLS
Associate Provost, Library Services
Ann Arvay, CPA, MBA
Vice President for Finance & Administration and Chief Financial Officer
Jennifer Boardman, PhD
Associate Dean, Graduate Education
Julie Byerley, MD, MPH
President and Dean, EVP and Chief Academic Officer
jbyerley1@som.geisinger.edu
Heather M. Davis, MFA
Director of Marketing & Communications for Education
Jim Franceschelli
Associate Dean for Educational Information Technology
William B. Jeffries, PhD
Provost and Vice Dean for Education
Gerald V. Maloney, DO
Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs; Chief Medical Officer, Geisinger System Hospitals
Christa Martin, PhD, FACMG
Vice Dean for Research and Chief Scientific Officer
Rebecca S. Slangan, MBA
Associate Dean for Academic Administration
Rebecca S. Stoudt, DNP, PhD, CRNA
Associate Dean, Nursing Student Education
Michelle Thompson, MD
Vice Dean for Graduate Medical Education and Chief Education Officer
Janet M. Townsend, MD
Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs
Valencia P. Walker, MD, MPH
Nicole Woll, PhD, MEd
Council of Chairs
John Arnott, PhD
Ann Arvay, CPA, MBA
Vice President for Finance & Administration and Chief Financial Officer
Julie Byerley, MD, MPH
President and Dean, EVP and Chief Academic Officer
jbyerley1@som.geisinger.edu
Alfred S. Casale, MD
Sandra Culbertson, MD
Heather M. Davis, MFA
Director of Marketing & Communications for Education
Jim Franceschelli
Associate Dean for Educational Information Technology
Neil Holland, MD
William B. Jeffries, PhD
Provost and Vice Dean for Education
Gerald V. Maloney, DO
Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs; Chief Medical Officer, Geisinger System Hospitals
Christa Martin, PhD, FACMG
Vice Dean for Research and Chief Scientific Officer
Kenric Maynor, MD
Rajiv Panikkar, MD
Rebecca S. Slangan, MBA
Associate Dean for Academic Administration
Michael Suk, MD
Michelle Thompson, MD
Vice Dean for Graduate Medical Education and Chief Education Officer
Denise Torres, MD
Janet M. Townsend, MD
Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs
Jonathan Welch, MD
Myra L. Wilkerson, MD
Nicole Woll, PhD, MEd