2025-2026 ALP-RH Aspiring Leaders Cohort

Stephen Alerhand, MD
Associate Professor
Director of Emergency Ultrasound
Director of Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasonography Fellowship
Department of Emergency Medicine
New Jersey Medical School

William “Bill” Beckerman, MD, RPVI, FACS, FSVS
Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy
Program Director, Integrated Vascular Surgery Residency
Medical Co-Director, RWJUH Center for Wound Healing
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Audry Burnett
Manager, Faculty Affairs and Personnel Administration
Office of the Chief Operating Officer
School of Dental Medicine

Deepali Dixit, PharmD
Vice Chair of Pharmacy Practice & Clinical Professor
Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administration
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy

Amy Fisher, MHA
Program Director, Rutgers Project ECHO
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Shelley Franz, MBA, BSN, FN-CSA
Southern Regional Nurse Manager
University Correctional Health Care (UCHC)
University Behavioral Health Care (UBHC)

Susan Giordano
Program Director
Homeless and Indigent Population Health Outreach Project (HIPHOP)
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Jessica Gomes, DHSc, PA-C
Associate Program Director & Assistant Professor
Department of Physician Assistant Studies and Practice
School of Health Professions

Chaia Grubbs, MSW, LCSW
Director
Office of Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance
Rutgers Health

Catherine Jones
Coordinator
Office of Faculty Affairs
New Jersey Medical School

Evan Kovac, MD, CM, FRCSC
Associate Professor & Director, Urologic Oncology
Associate Program Director, Urology Residency Program
Department of Surgery, Division of Urology
New Jersey Medical School

Mitchell “Mitch” Marcus, MPH, CHES
Assistant Director, Student Engagement and Wellbeing
Adjunct Professor, Entry to Baccalaureate Division
Rutgers School of Nursing

Chanita Massenberg-Medina, MS
Senior Grants Administrator
Office of Research
New Jersey Medical School

Mark McGovern, PhD
Associate Professor & Director, Health Systems and Policy Concentration
Department of Health Behavior, Society, and Policy
School of Public Health

Valeria “Val” Montoya, MSW
Senior Program Coordinator, Student Engagement and Wellbeing
Rutgers School of Nursing

Mary Beth Moye
Medical School Admissions Program Manager
Office of Education
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Mehruba Anwar Parris, MD, FAAEM, FACMT
Associate Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
New Jersey Medical School

Shivangiben “Shiva” Patel
Business Manager
School of Public Health

LaShette Pennington
Coordinator of Faculty Personnel Administration
Office of Faculty Affairs
Rutgers Health

Mercedes Rivero, MS
Assistant Dean for Admissions
New Jersey Medical School

Jenna Rose
Assistant Director
Office of Disability Services
Rutgers Health

Stephanie Shiau, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor & Concentration Leader of Epidemiology
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
School of Public Health

Magaly Vasquez
Admissions Coordinator
School of Dental Medicine

Yaritsa Villegas
Assistant Registrar – Undergraduate
Rutgers School of Nursing