Conference Committee

2026 HSPI Conference Committee Leadership Team

2026 Conference Chair
Matt Vogl – Mayo Clinic  

Tracks & Curriculum and Incoming 2027 Conference Chair  
Raj Hariharan – VA Augusta Health Care System

2025 Past Conference Chair  
Ali Anderson – Shepherd Center 

IISE Conference Manager  
Carol Johnson

Board Liaison, Competitions, Awards, and Philanthropy
Cody Hall – Davis Health System/Vandalia Health

Posters Lead
Lauren Cooper – Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Sreenath Chalil Madathil – Binghamton University

Intensives
Katie Grzyb – Michigan Medicine

Networking and Social Events Lead  
Meredith Missroon – Shepherd Center

Marketing Lead
Mark Biscone 

2026 HSPI Conference Committee

Adel Elsayed - VA
Adrienne Erdman - Ewing Cole
Ashley Benedict - UF Health
Brent Cummings - Vantage Point
Brittney Hall – Mayo Clinic
Dean Athanassiades - Phillips
Erica Loughry - BigBear.ai
Janelle Seenath - VA
Juan Guzman - Franciscan Missionaries Lady Health System
Kara Allard – Brigham and Women's Hospital
Katie Goff – VA Healthcare
Kent Mire - Cook Children's
Lindy Anderson-Papke – UTHealth Houston
Mariana Volpini Gattegno - Shepherd Center
Meredith Missroon – Shepherd Center
Nora Quinn – VA Healthcare
Shernette Kydd – Cook Children's
Tina Schoen – Atrium Health