Committee Chairs and Members

Standing Committees

Governance Committee

  • Chair: Keith Plummer           
  • Alex Garcia
  • Bridget Keast
  • Sara Parr
  • Tara Watson
  • Crystal Fredrickson     
  • Saura Douglas
  • Erin O’Donnell
  • *Allison Garrison
  • *Susan Thomas      

Student Advisory Committee

  • Lead Advisor: Christy Niehues                      
  • Advisors:
  • Pam Foster
  • Jennifer Boyett
  • Erin O’Donell
  • Crystal Fredrickson
  • Theresa Gavula

  • Student Members:
  • Kristin Strong, OU-OKC
  • Ryann Baxter, OCU 
  • Meridith Ritchie, OU-Tulsa
  • Anabel Jones, NSU
  • Shelby Fogler – OSU

Committees

Continuing Medical Education Committee

  • Chair: Saura Douglas
  • Alex Garcia
  • Christy Niehues
  • Theresa Gavula
  • Amanda Lewis
  • Don Guthrie
  • Jeniffer Compton
  • Jeff Burke
  • Jennifer Boyett
  • Jeanine Smith
  • Courtney Abernathy
  • *Susan Thomas
  • *Audrey Poole

Physician Assistant Relations Committee

  • ChairJeanine Smith              
  • Jennifer Putnam
  • Nicole Mason
  • Robert Peevy
  • *Allison Garrison

Legislative & Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Chair: Alex Garcia        
  • Don Flinn
  • Natasha Simonson
  • Gavin Chirstie
  • Don Guthrie
  • Jeff Burke
  • Sheila Walker
  • Saura Douglas
  • Robert Peevy
  • *Allison Garrison

Awards Committee

  • Chair: Natasha Simonson                 
  • Jennifer Putnam
  • Tara Watson
  • Crystal Fredrickson
  • Jeanine Smith 
  • Melissa Loftis
  • *Susan Thomas

Oklahoma City Community Foundation Selection Committee

  • Saura Douglas                     
  • Tara Watson

Finance Committee

  • Chair: Don Guthrie             
  • Gavin Christie
  • Jeff Burke
  • Audra Ball
  • Keith Plummer
  • *Susan Thomas

Public Relations Committee

  • Chair: Natasha Simonson
  • Melissa Lotfis
  • Audra Ball
  • Jeff Burke
  • Courtney Abernathy
  • Jeanine Smith
  • *Audrey Poole
  • *Allison Garrison
  • *Susan Thomas  

Social Committee

  • Chair: Erin O’Donnell
  • Phil Burke
  • Cara Hagemann
  • Christy Niehues
  • Jennifer Compton
  • Tara Watson
  • *Susan Thomas
  • *Audrey Poole

PA Program Affairs Committee

  • Chair: Crystal Fredrickson   
  • Gary Perez, OU-OKC
  • Shannon Ijams, OU-Tulsa
  • Bobby Bosse, OCU
  • Mark Perdue, NSU
  • Amy Harrison, OSU

Research Committee

  • Chair: Nicole Mason
  • Theresa Gavula
  • Audra Ball
  • Melissa Loftis
  • Robert Peevy

*Non-voting committee member.