SPP - Strategic Task Forces Dashboard

Task Force Name  Date Started Chairperson  Members  Main Objective(s)   Accomplishments Date Completed
Future Fall Meeting  7/1/2023 Jefferson Terry Sanda Alexandrescu, Laura Finn, Rachel Angelica Mariani, Gino Somers, Serena Tan, Ameet Thaker, Sara Vargas

Generate a single general template for all future fall meetings to simplify planning
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 Created a template for the flagship SPP Fall meeting which can be used for future meeting planning 9/1/2023
Symposium and USCAP Companion Meeting Topic Selection  1/1/2024 Cristina Pacheco

Chandra Krishnan, Lauren Parsons, Jaincong Liang, Eumenia Castro, Kyle Kurek, Lauren Kroll-Wheeler, Charles Timmons

Delineate a process for USCAP Companion Society Meeting topic selection and SPP Fall Meeting pediatric and perinatal topic selection
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 Changes to Fall Host Submission Form; Changes to Website  8/1/2024
USCAP 2025 Booth  3/22/2024 Jennifer Picarsic

Amer Heider, Shawn Gong, Mike Arnold, Kristen Thomas, Amelia Sybenga

Investigate costs, design and man a tradeshow booth at the USCAP meeting 2025 in Boston.
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 Hosted the first SPP Booth at the USCAP 2025 Expo; the booth was successful and set the stage for future years.  3/24/25
Placental Pathology Reporting 3/22/2024 Sanjita Ravishankar

Eumenia Castro, Ginger Duncan, Drucilla Roberts, Mana Parast, Katte Carreon, Francois Cady, Lindsey Wimmer, Sunitha Suresh, Alexa Freedman

1) Formulate a recommendation for standardized placental pathology reporting. 2) Implement this recommendation in the pathology community at large 3) Spearhead an educational effort
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SPP Mentoring 7/1/2024 Amer Heider 

Ashlie Rubrecht, Nahir Cortes Santiago, Philip Katzmann, Lauren Skvarca, Faizan Malik, David Carpentieri, Jiancong Liang, Elizabeth Taylor

Establish a framework for SPP members to find mentoring and mentorship relationships within the SPP
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Joint SPP/PPS Meeting Task Force 12/30/2024 Amy Mckenney

Jason Jarzembowski, Yamin Ma, Portia Krieger, Anita Nagy, Crystal Bockoven, Miguel Reyes-Mugica, Eumenia Castro, Denisse Leza Rincon, Sarangarajan Ranganathan, Gauri Batra

 Consider the pros and cons of more frequent joint meetings. If more frequent joint meetings are desirable, suggest frequency.  
Fetal Autopsy Practice 5/14/2025 Rebecca Linn

Halit Pinar, Brad Quade, Linda Szymanski, Kristen Thomas, Kanika Goel, Brett Kurpiel, Jiancong Liang, Natalia Belova, Lara Berklite, Sonja Chen, Amy McKenney, Eumenia Castro, Jenna Bodmer, Beth Doughty, Julie Huss-Bawab, Jeffrey Goldstein, Mana Parast, Raj Kapur

Design a mechanism to collect information about the diversity of practice in this area; Publish some type of summary statement representing the diversity of practice in this area to be used as a reference.