The Council
Leadership
The SPCS’s leadership structure is modeled after the interdisciplinary palliative care team and is inspired by swarm intelligence principles. Notably, we have no president or other hierarchy within our Council. We aim to utilize our diverse viewpoints, individual skill sets and passions to solve problems by pooling our knowledge and processing our ideas through social interactions. Much like what happens within a colony of honey bees, this process far exceeds the efficiency and problem-solving ability of a more-typical hierarchical structure and allows all of us to benefit from a more creative, collaborative fellowship.
The Chairman of Cornell’s Entomology Department, Dr. Tom Seeley, has analyzed the collective decision-making by honey bee colonies for decades, and his analysis indicates that a group will possess a high level of swarm intelligence if among the group’s members there is:
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A diversity of knowledge about the available options
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An open and honest sharing of information about the options
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Independence in the members’ evaluations of the options
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Unbiased aggregation of the members’ opinions on the options
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Leadership that fosters, but does not dominate the discussion
To learn more about how the Society functions, please review the Constitution and Bylaws.
Councilors
BUDDY MARTERRE MD, MDiv
SPCS Founder, Councilor
Term 2022-2025
T. JOHELEN CARLETON MD
Councilor
Term 2021-2024
CATHERINE SHAROKY MD, MSCE
Councilor
Term 2023-2026
RED HOFFMAN MD, ND
SPCS Founder
ALIVIA CETAS MD
Councilor
Term 2023-2026
PASITHORN SUVANABOL MD
Councilor
Term 2022-2025
PRINGL MILLER MD
SPCS Founder
BYRNE LEE MD
Councilor
Term 2023-2026
Committee Chairs
Matthew Bartek MD Term 2023-2025
Lee Ann Lau MD Term 2022-2024
Katherine Pellizzeri MD Term 2022-2024
Tandis Soltani MD Term 2023-2025
Mackenzie Cook MD Term 2023-2025
Joshua Sommovilla MD Term 2022-2024
Elizabeth Lilley MD Term 2022-2024
Erin Strong MD Term 2022-2023
Sherry Cavanaugh MD Term 2022-2023
Audrey Spencer MD Term 2022-2024
Buddy Marterre MD, MDiv Term 2023-2027
Timothy Siegel MD Term 2022-2023
Kimberly Kopecky MD Term 2022-2024
Contact us for more information about membership and leadership opportunities.