SACS ADVANCEMENT COUNCIL
The purpose of the School of Applied Computational Sciences Advancement Council (SACSAC) is to provide advice, advocacy, guidance and support to the School of Applied Computational Sciences (SACS) at Meharry Medical College (MMC).
The SACSAC is comprised of computing and technology professionals representing industry, business, government agencies, institutions of higher learning, data science leaders in several industries, and Meharry Medical College alumni.
Learn more about SACSAC’s role and specific objectives.
Membership

MG Elder Granger, M.D. Chair
President and CEO
The 5Ps, LLC,
Centennial, Colo.
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Dr. Lyndon Mitnaul Secretary
Senior Director, Regeneron Genetics Center
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
New York City, N.Y.
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Dr. Niven R. Narain
Chair, R&D Partnerships Committee
President and CEO
BPGbio, Inc
Cambridge, Mass.
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Alex Bresler
Chief Data Officer
PW Communications
Rockville, Md.
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Marilou Chanrasmi
Director of Learning and Development
phData
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Rodney Cotton
Board Member, Advisor,
C-Suite Executive – Orchard, Roche, Community Health
Carmel, Ind.
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Terry Dinterman
VP IT Shared Services
Medline Industries, Inc.
Winnetka, Il.
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Dr. Eric Floyd
Principal and CEO
Floyd Regulatory Strategic Consulting
New York, N.Y.
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Dr. Edmund Jackson
CEO, UnityAI
Partner, Whistler Labs
Nashville, Tenn.
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Ed Jarbath
President
ScioScientific, LLC
Morristown, N.J.
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Kevin L. Jones
Ames Inclusion Champion
NASA Ames Research Center
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Juan A. McGruder, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President, Institutional Advancement
Meharry Medical College
Nashville, Tenn.
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Dr. Jeremy C. Smith
Governor’s Chair,
University of Tennessee
Director, UT/ORNL Center for Molecular Biophysics
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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Troy Tazbaz
Director, Digital Health Center of Excellence, Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH)
Office of Strategic Partnerships & Technology Innovation (OST),
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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Dr. Jane Yu
Digital Advisor
US Federal, Microsoft, DC
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