Committee

Conference leadership and committees

Meet the leaders supporting the scientific program, abstract review process, planning structure, project direction, and administrative coordination for the 2026 RCMI Consortium National Conference.

Scientific programAbstract reviewConference planning

Leadership map

Organized by role and responsibility

The committee structure includes conference chair leadership, planning co-chairs, abstract review leadership, project direction, and administrative coordination.

4Committee groups
17Listed members
2026National conference

Committee Leadership

Planning Leadership

Planning Leadership

Principal Investigator / Chair

Planning Committee Co-Chairs

Emma Fernandez-Repollet, PhD

Planning Committee Co-Chair

Emma Fernandez-Repollet, PhD

University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus

Daniel F.K. Sarpong, PhD

Planning Committee Co-Chair

Daniel F.K. Sarpong, PhD

Yale School of Medicine

Paul B. Tchounwou, Sc.D.

Planning Committee Co-Chair

Paul B. Tchounwou, Sc.D.

Morgan State University

Sandra P. Chang, PhD

Planning Committee Co-Chair

Sandra P. Chang, PhD

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Committee Leadership

Abstract Leadership

Abstract Leadership

Abstract Committee Chair

Abstract Committee Co-Chairs

Paul B. Tchounwou, ScD, MSPH

Abstract Committee Co-Chair

Paul B. Tchounwou, ScD, MSPH

Morgan State University

Sandra P. Chang, PhD

Abstract Committee Co-Chair

Sandra P. Chang, PhD

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Maria F. Lima, PhD

Abstract Committee Co-Chair

Maria F. Lima, PhD

City University of New York School of Medicine

Richard J. Noel Jr., PhD, MBA

Abstract Committee Co-Chair

Richard J. Noel Jr., PhD, MBA

Ponce Health Sciences University

Claudia Alberico, PhD

Abstract Committee Co-Chair

Claudia Alberico, PhD

North Carolina Central University

Dominic Chow, MD, PhD, MPH

Abstract Committee Co-Chair

Dominic Chow, MD, PhD, MPH

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Jose A. Torres-Ruiz, PhD

Abstract Committee Co-Chair

Jose A. Torres-Ruiz, PhD

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science

Jerris R. Hedges, MD, MS, MMM

Abstract Committee Co-Chair

Jerris R. Hedges, MD, MS, MMM

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Ali Andalibi, PhD

Abstract Committee Co-Chair

Ali Andalibi, PhD

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science

Project Director

Conference Operations

Project Director

Tandeca King Gordon, Ed.D., MEd

Project Director

Tandeca King Gordon, Ed.D., MEd

Morehouse School of Medicine

Administrative Coordinator

Conference Operations

Administrative Coordinator

Pamela Bullard

Administrative Coordinator

Pamela Bullard

University of Hawaii at Manoa