Conference Committee

2026 HSPI Conference Committee Leadership Team

2025 Conference Chair
Matt Vogl – Mayo Clinic  

Tracks & Curriculum and Incoming 2026 Conference Chair  
Raj Hariharan – VA Augusta Health Care System

2024 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
Ashley Benedict – UF Health 

2026 HSPI Conference Committee

Avi Fishman – Memorial Health System
Beju Rao – Amruta Inc.
Brittney Hall – Baylor Scott & White Health
Chadd Canode – VA Healthcare
Danilo Sirias – Saginaw Valley State University
Deepak Rao – DAMSR
Hakim Lakhani – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Kara Allard – Brigham and Women's Hospital
Katie Goff – VA Healthcare
Kendall McKenzie- Blue Cottage of Cannon Designs
Kevin Nortrup – Sugar Creek Solutions
Lauren Todd – HCA Healthcare
Lindy Anderson-Papke – UTHealth Houston
Matt Berwick – UPMC
Meredith Missroon – Shepherd Center
Nora Quinn – VA Healthcare
Raj Hariharan – VA Augusta Health Care System
Shernette Kydd – Cook Children's
Tina Schoen – Atrium Health