2025-2026 ALP-RH Established Leaders Cohort

Elisa Bandera, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Unilever Endowed Chair in Nutrition and Cancer Prevention – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Chief, Cancer Epidemiology and Health Outcomes – Rutgers Cancer Institute
Director, Cancer Prevention and Outcomes Data Support (CPODS) Shared Resource – Rutgers Cancer Institute

Kristal Calloway
Registrar
School of Public Health

Damali Campbell-Oparaji
Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Health
Director of Ambulatory Care Services, OBGYN
New Jersey Medical School

Vern Chhibber, MSCIA, CISSP, CTS
Director of Technical Support Services and Instructor
School of Health Professions

Ethan Cowan, MD, MS, FACEP
Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine – New Jersey Medical School
Associate Director, Treatment and Recovery – Rutgers Addiction Research Center (RARC)

Celeste Domsch, PhD, CCC-SLP
Program Director, Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology
Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences
School of Health Professions

Maria Elena Espinar Ho, MD, FAAFP
Chief, Hospital Medicine Division
Assistant Professor
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Edward Lee, MD
Associate Professor and Division Chief
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
New Jersey Medical School

Jeannette Manchester, DNP, MBA, RN
Associate Professor
Associate Dean, Center for Educational Innovation & Quality
Rutgers School of Nursing

Victor Marques
Director of Administration
Departments of Emergency Medicine and OBGYN & Reproductive Health
New Jersey Medical School

Glenmarie Matthews, MD, MBA, MSc
Associate Professor
Chief, Division of Complex Family Planning
Director, Ryan Residency Training Program
Medical Director, Title X program
Associate OBGYN Residency Program Director
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

K. Maynard
Director of Faculty and Staff Affairs
School of Public Health

Garth Nanni, PhD, RDMS, RVT
Program Director, Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Assistant Professor
School of Health Professions

Denalee “Dena” O’Malley, PhD, MSW
Associate Professor & Chief of Research Division
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Dominga Padilla, MD, FAAP
Professor and Executive Medical Director
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent & Young Adult Medicine
New Jersey Medical School

Flavio Paterno, MD, MPH, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery and Interim Division Chief
Division of Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery
New Jersey Medical School

Raquel Perez, DrPH, RRA, RT (R)(M)(BS)(ARRT)
Program Director
Radiologist Assistant Program
School of Health Professions

Debra Pittman, MBA
Program Administrator
Office of Faculty Affairs
New Jersey Medical School

Shelby Pitts, DNP, APN, RN, WHNP-BC
Assistant Dean, Entry to Baccalaureate Division
Program Director, RN to BS in Nursing Program
Assistant Professor
Rutgers School of Nursing

Anthony Rosania, MD, MHA, MS
Associate Professor
Vice-Chair for Clinical Operations
Chief, Division for Operations, Quality, and Informatics
Department of Emergency Medicine
New Jersey Medical School

Ziad C. Sifri, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery
Division Chief of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care
New Jersey Medical School

Keith Stowell, MD, MSPH, MBA
Chief Medical Officer, University Behavioral Health Care
Associate Professor, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Tracy Vitale, DNP
Associate Professor, Advanced Nursing Practice
Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs
Rutgers School of Nursing