Our Team

We're a network of patients, families, caregivers, clinicians, and researchers from the most advanced pediatric healthcare organizations in the United States.

IROC Executive Leadership

David K. Hooper, MD, MS

IROC Principal Investigator

Medical Director of Kidney Transplantation | University of Utah and Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital

 

Lindsey deMaintenon, MBA

IROC Executive Director

Contact Lindsey

IROC Board of Directors

 

Peter Margolis, MD, PhD

Improvement Advisor

Member, Board of Directors

Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics | Stanford University

Abanti Chaudhuri, MD

Member, Board of Directors

Clinical Professor in Pediatrics | Stanford University School of Medicine

Kevin J. Fowler

Member, Board of Directors

Principal | The Voice of the Patient

Craig Gygi, MS

Member, Board of Directors

Operations Executive, Author | Strategic Productivity

Rob Lesan, JD

Member, Board of Directors

Corporate Partner | Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

 

IROC Network Operations Team

Scarlett Minnie
Project Manager

Ashley Hayes
Senior Project Management Specialist

Sarah McGovern
Project Management Specialist

Mary Bauer
Senior Quality Improvement Specialist

Drew Warmin
Lead Quality Improvement Specialist

Adam Hesselbrock
Communications Consultant

Allie Sullivan
Regulatory Affairs Specialist

Lyndsey Fedorko
Program Manager | Contact Lyndsey

IROC Committees

  • The IROC Family Partners (formerly CEW) advocates for patients and families facing chronic kidney disease, and helps drive IROC’s goal to achieve health, longevity, and quality of life equivalent to the general population. Click here to learn more about the IROC Family Partners.

    Program Manager: Lyndsey Fedorko

    Chair: Molly Ruane

    Clinical Co-chair: Elyse Pfeiffer

  • The Information Technology Committee focuses on integrating technology support with quality improvement efforts and clinical care.

    Co-chairs: Melissa Meyers, Jason Misurac

  • The Pathway to Mastery Leadership Committee (formerly QI committee) focuses on quality improvement efforts, including progression along the Pathway to Mastery and standardizing care.

    Co-chairs: Corey Bowman, Gina Gregg, David Hooper, Chuck Varnell

  • The Research Committee works to develop, support, and steward research infrastructure that seamlessly integrates with clinical care and quality improvement. The work of this committee ensures that research is aligned with IROC’s mission.

    Co-chairs: Paul Brakeman, Nancy Rodig

    Past Chair: Agnes Swiatecka-Urban

  • The QI/IT Steering Team’s mission is to provide vision and guidance to optimize the IROC Pathway to Mastery and Data Registry to most effectively support centers to improve patient outcomes.

    Members: Rouba Garro, David Hooper, Melissa Meyers, Jason Misurac, Megan Yanik