In addition to its governance and fiduciary roles, the Board serves as the final selecting body for all project funding. Its members share a passion for making health care work better. They represent a wide range of internal and external expertise, competencies, and perspectives. The Board plays a critical role in helping us understand, think strategically, and prioritize innovative solutions to critical health care issues.
Leadership & Staff
Board of Directors
Dorothy Beckwith
Co-Founder, The Beckwith Institute
G. Nicholas Beckwith III
Chairman, UPMC Board of Directors
Co-Founder, The Beckwith Institute
All Board Members
Timothy Billiar, MD
Chair, Department of Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Bruce Bowden
Partner, Leech Tishman
Deborah Brodine
President, UPMC Community Provider Services
Louise Brown
Executive Director, Shadyside Hospital Foundation
Leslie C. Davis
Senior Vice President, UPMC
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
UPMC Health Services Division
Jackie Dunbar-Jacob
Dean, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing
Robert Edwards, MD
Chairman, Department of Ob/Gyn/Reproductive Sciences
Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC
Director, Transformational Medicine UPMC
Mark Gladwin, MD
Chair, Department of Medicine
Director, Vascular Medicine Institute
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Co-Director/Research, UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute
Steven Handler, MD
Director, Geriatric Telemedicine Programs
Chief Medical Informatics Officer, UPMC Senior Communities
Talbot Heppenstall
Executive Vice President and Treasurer, UPMC
President, UPMC Enterprises
Dawndra Jones
Vice President, Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer
UPMC McKeesport
Ed Karlovich
Chief Financial Officer
UPMC Health Services Division
Mark Laskow
Managing Director
Greycourt & Co., Inc.
Joon Sup Lee, MD
Chief, Division of Cardiology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Co-Director, UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute
Louis Leff, MD, FACP
Medical Director, eRecord
UPMC Shadyside
Holly Lorenz
Chief Nurse Executive, UPMC
Oscar Marroquin, MD
Chief Clinical Analytics Officer
UPMC Health Services Division
Ed McCallister
Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer
UPMC Information Services Division
Amy Nixon
Interim President
Shady Side Academy
Stephen Perkins, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Commercial and Medicare Services
UPMC Health Plan
Sandra L. Rader
Vice President, Patient Care Services Administration and Chief Nursing Officer UPMC Presbyterian & Shadyside
Mark Roberts, MD
Co-Director, Center for Research on Healthcare
Chair, Department of Health Policy and Management
University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
Fred Rubin, MD
Chairman, Department of Medicine
UPMC Shadyside
James M. Schuster, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Behavioral Health and Medicaid Services
Vice President, Behavioral Health Integration
Chief Medical Officer, Community Care Behavioral Health
UPMC Insurance Services Division
Steven D. Shapiro, MD
Executive Vice President and Chief Medical and Scientific Officer, UPMC
President, UPMC Health Services Division
William Shrank, MD MSHS
Chief Medical Officer
UPMC Insurance Services Division
Jessica Trybus
Founder, Chair and Chief Games Officer, Simcoach Games
Faculty, Carnegie Mellon University
Gail Wolf
Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing (Retired)
Former Chief Nursing Officer, UPMC
V. Thomas Worrall, MD
Orthopaedic Surgeon, UPMC (Retired)
Former Medical Director, Wolff Center at UPMC (Retired)
Student Board
The Beckwith Institute welcomes the opportunity to inspire and encourage the next generation of health care leaders through our Student Board. Each year, The Beckwith Institute appoints two high school students as non-voting members of the Board, offering them the opportunity to learn about options in the health care field while working on projects alongside our staff.
Nicole Caputo
Junior, Shady Side Academy
Djibril Branche
Junior, Shady Side Academy
UPMC Executive Support
Executive support is provided by UPMC to ensure that the vision and mission of The Beckwith Institute is executed. These individuals work closely with all UPMC leaders to identify innovation opportunities, solicit proposals, and provide grantees with essential support and monitoring to ensure timely progress and successful completion of projects.
Tami Minnier
Executive Director, The Beckwith Institute
Chief Quality Officer, UPMC
Amy K. Ranier
Director, The Beckwith Institute
Senior Director, Patient Experience
Wolff Center at UPMC
Cassandra M. Heinle
Project Manager, The Beckwith Institute
Wolff Center at UPMC
Susan C. Martin
Senior Director, Clinical Improvement/Patient Safety Department
Wolff Center at UPMC
Johanna Bellon
Senior Director, Quality Analytics
Wolff Center at UPMC
Ryan Bloser
Director, Finance
UPMC Health Services Division