Officers
Chair 2021-2024
Jamie Ullman, MD, FACS, FAANS
Neurosurgeon
North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, New York
Chairman-Elect
D. Roxanne Todor, MD, MBA, FAANS, FACS
Neurosurgeon/Chief of Service
North Bronx Healthcare Network
Jacobi Medical Center
Bronx, New York
Past Chairman
Uzma Samadani, MD, PhD
Neurosurgeon
Minneapolis VAMC - Neurosurgery
Neurosurgeon
Minneapolis VAMC - Neurosurgery
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Medical Director
Hugh Garton, MD, MHSc
Neurosurgeon
University of Michigan Medical Center
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Neurosurgeon
University of Michigan Medical Center
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Secretary
Jason King
Senior Director, Marketing and Medical Education
Stryker Instruments
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Senior Director, Marketing and Medical Education
Stryker Instruments
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Treasurer
Jean Signorelli, CPA
Kutchins, Robbins and Diamond, Ltd
Schaumburg, Illinois
Members
Tiffany S. Bowman, MSW
Assistant Teaching Professor/Director of Field Studies
University of Missouri School of Social Work
Columbia, Missouri
Karen Callendo-Sibnaller, DBA, MA
Assistant Professor of Health Care Management
Concordia University Chicago
River Forest, Illinois
Jason Cormier, MD, FAANS, FACS
Neurosurgeon
Lafayette Surgical Specialty Hospital
Lafayette, Louisiana
Barbara Digirolamo, M. Ed.
ThinkFirst Boston/Massachusetts Chapter Director
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, MA
David Dornbos III, MD
Neurosurgeon
Kentucky Neuroscience Institute
Lexington, KY
Kim Greene
State Chapter Director, Colorado
State Chapter Director, Colorado
Vail Valley Medical Center
Vail, Colorado
Vail, Colorado
Brian Higdon, MD
Physiatrist
Brooks Rehabilitation
Jacksonville, Florida
Casey Madura, MD, MPH
Neurosurgeon
Helen DeVos Children's Hospital
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Michael McBreen
Senior Vice President; President, International
Integra LifeSciences
Plainsboro, New Jersey
Senior Vice President; President, International
Integra LifeSciences
Plainsboro, New Jersey
Daniel Michael, MD, PhD
Neurosurgeon
Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak
Southfield, Michigan
Neurosurgeon
Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak
Southfield, Michigan
Ann Parr, MD, PhD
Neurosurgeon
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Julie Philbrook, RN, DNP
State Chapter Director, Minnesota
Hennepin County Medical Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Lucy Ranus, RN, BSN
State Chapter Director, Retired
Phoenix, Arizona
State Chapter Director, Retired
Phoenix, Arizona
Robert Reddy
Director, Global Marketing
Medtronic Navigation
Louisville, Colorado
Director, Global Marketing
Medtronic Navigation
Louisville, Colorado
Amanda Rist, RN, BSN
Grant Manager - Ex. Officio
ThinkFirst Foundation
Hurricane, West Virginia
Gail Rosseau, MD
Neurosurgeon; ThinkFirst International Chairperson
Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Neurosurgeon; ThinkFirst International Chairperson
Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Laura A. Snyder, MD, FAANS
Neurosurgeon/Director of Neurotrauma
St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
Barrow Brain and Spine
Phoenix, Arizona
Dale Spencer
ThinkFirst VIP Leadership Council
Keynote Speaker, Dale J. Spencer, Inc.
Palatine, Illinois
ThinkFirst VIP Leadership Council
Keynote Speaker, Dale J. Spencer, Inc.
Palatine, Illinois
Eric Sribnick, MD, PhD
Neurosurgeon
Nationwide Children's Hospital
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
Laura Stone McGuire, MD
Neurosurgeon
University of Illinois
Chicago, Illinois
Tetsuo Tatsumi, MD, FACS
Neurosurgeon, Retired
Indio, California
Neurosurgeon, Retired
Indio, California
Justin Thomas, MD, FACS, FAANS
Neurosurgeon
Northwell Institute for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Bay Shore, New York
Liaison Members
David Cavanaugh, MD
Neurosurgeon, Past ThinkFirst Chairman
Louisiana Spine Institute
Shreveport, Louisiana
Neurosurgeon, Past ThinkFirst Chairman
Louisiana Spine Institute
Shreveport, Louisiana
Donna Cavanaugh, BA
ThinkFirst State Chapter Director, Louisiana
Shreveport, Louisiana
ThinkFirst State Chapter Director, Louisiana
Shreveport, Louisiana
Chairpersons Emeritus
Roy Black
Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
E. Fletcher Eyster, MD
Jupiter, Florida
Jupiter, Florida