Development Committee
In furtherance of its exempt purposes, EAST established the EAST Development Fund (“Fund”), to support initiatives designed to reduce the incidence of trauma and improve the care of the injured patient. The initiatives supported by the Fund are in the areas of research, injury control and violence prevention, education and leadership development. Visit the Development Page on the EAST website for information on how you can support EAST.
Committee members are appointed by the President with approval by the Board of Directors. Committee member terms are three years. All terms begin in January and conclude in January in the year specified in "term ends".
The Development Committee reports through the EAST Senior Director-at-Large on the Board of Directors.
Members
Jessica Burgess, MD, FACS, Chair- Eastern Virginia Medical School in ,
- Term ends 01/16/2027
Robel Beyene, MD, Committee Member- Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN
- Term ends 01/16/2027
Benoit Blondeau, MD, MBA, FACS, Committee Member- Regions Hospital in St. Paul, MN
- Term ends 01/23/2026
Anna Goldenberg-Sandau, DO, Committee Member- Cooper Department of Trauma in ,
- Term ends 01/15/2028
Emily Lewandowski, BS, MD, Committee Member- Extant Healthcare- Research Medical Center in ,
- Term ends 01/16/2027
- Virginia S. Parker, MD, Committee Member
- in ,
- Term ends 01/23/2026
Kevin Sexton, MD, Committee Member- Vanderbilt University Medical Center in ,
- Term ends 01/15/2028
Michael C. Smith, MD, FACS, Committee Member- Vanderbilt University Medical Center in ,
- Term ends 01/23/2026
LeAnne S. Young, MSN, RN, TCRN, Committee Member- Texas Children’s Hospital in ,
- Term ends 01/23/2026
Marie L. Crandall, MD, MPH, FACS, Ex Officio- MetroHealth in Cleveland, OH
- Term ends 01/15/2028