AACOM Staff Leadership 

Senior Vice President of Finance and Operations

Patricia Delaney, MEd, CPA, as Senior Vice President of Finance and Operations, has direct responsibility for leading and overseeing all aspects of AACOM’s financial, IT, and office management functions. She coordinates financial aspects of the Association’s overall strategic plan, as well as developing and implementing strategic financial and IT-focused plans. Delaney also leads AACOM’s annual financial audit process and serves as liaison to AACOM’s external auditors, as well as manages any other financial audits, reviews, and/or official inquiries from any state, federal, or local government agency.

Vice President of Marketing & Communications

Susan Ridge, as Vice President of Marketing and Communications, leads AACOM’s efforts to support its member colleges in the recruitment and growth of a diversified, healthy applicant pool that successfully matches to a residency and practice that incorporates osteopathic principles to improve the health of patients. She develops robust marketing and communications initiatives and collaborates with counterparts at the colleges and other osteopathic and health professions organizations to advance the visibility and programs of osteopathic medical education.

Vice President of Information Technology & Chief Information Officer

Jeff Tjiputra, DSc, MLS, as Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, is responsible for driving AACOM’s information and technology strategy and execution for its cloud, infrastructure and application platforms, and business solutions that support business needs and transform business processes for AACOM staff and stakeholders.

Director of GME Initiatives & Executive Director, AOGME 

Alegneta Long, MPP, as Director of GME Initiatives and Executive Director of the Assembly of Osteopathic Graduate Medical Educators (AOGME), leads and manages AACOM’s strategy and roles in the development and implementation of graduate medical education (GME) initiatives, the transition to the single GME accreditation system, and the changing environment in clinical education. Ms. Long also works with the AOGME Board to provide strategic and programmatic leadership to promote and expand initiatives to support the osteopathic graduate medical education community.

 

Chief of Clinical Education

Tyler Cymet, DO, as Chief of Clinical Education, develops, coordinates and implements AACOM activities related to clinical education, from undergraduate medical education through residency, with an emphasis on clinical faculty development and coordination.