Leadership and staff

Location: Home > About > Leadership and Staff

Leadership and Staff

The Endocrine Society is governed by a Council elected from and by the membership and managed by a professional staff at offices in Chevy Chase, Maryland, just outside Washington, DC.

2008-2009 Officers & Council

Officers

Robert M. Carey, M.D.- President

Robert A. Vigersky, M.D. - President- Elect

Margaret A. Shupnik, Ph.D.- Past President

Lynnette Kaye Nieman, M.D.- Vice President (Clinical Scientist)

Carole R. Mendelson, Ph.D. - Vice President (Basic Scientist)

Lisa H. Fish, M.D. - Vice President (Physician in Practice)

Andrew F. Stewart, M.D. - Secretary- Treasurer

Council Members

Valeria Cunha Guimaraes, M.D., F.A.C.E., Ph.D. - At Large

Jan- Ake Gustafsson, M.D., Ph.D. - At Large

Donald Patrick McDonnell, Ph.D. - Basic Scientist

Mark E. Molitch, M.D. - At Large

Alvin C. Powers, M.D. - Clinical Scientist

Susan A. Sherman, M.D. - Physician in Practice

Peter Trainer, M.D., F.R.C.P. - At Large

Teresa K. Woodruff, Ph.D.- At Large

Scott Hunt, MBA - ex-officio

William F. Young, Jr., M.D.- ex-officio

Joy Y. Wu, M.D., Ph.D. - ex-officio

Staff List

The Endocrine Society Staff List (pdf)

Committees

In addition to the Council, which is the Society's chief governing body, members provide direction to the Society through service on a number of committees, advisory panels, and task forces. For a list of these governance groups, click here (pdf).

Nominations

The Endocrine Society's Council, committees, advisory panels, and task forces offer members many opportunities to volunteer their expertise to advance science and practice in endocrinology and to direct the Society's future. Nominations are solicited in the summer. Watch this web site for details.