Benefits Advisory Committee
The Benefits Advisory Committee (BAC) is comprised of GW faculty and staff from various disciplines and departments across the university.
The committee's mission is to provide ongoing feedback regarding GW’s full range of benefits and programs to Benefits, thus supporting the goal of providing benefits that are competitive with the market and best meet the needs of both the George Washington University and its diverse employee population.
2026 Benefits Advisory Committee members:
Faculty:
Anne Markus, Professor and Chair, Department of Health Policy and Management, Milken Institute School of Public Health
Joseph Cordes, Co-Director of GW Regulatory Studies Center; Professor of Public Policy and Public Administration, Economics, and International Affairs, Columbian College of Arts & Sciences
Linda Briggs, Associate Professor of Nursing and Director of the Adult - Gero. Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program, School of Nursing
Luz Patricia Hernandez, Professor of Biology - Functional Morphology, Columbian College of Arts & Sciences
Philip Wirtz, Professor of Decision Sciences and of Psychological and Brain Sciences, School of Business
Toni Marsh, Associate Professor, Director, Paralegal Studies, College of Professional Studies
Resident:
TBD - Resident
Staff:
Dr. Lakeisha Harrison, Assistant Dean for Student Services, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Professorial Lecturer - Elliott School of International Affairs
Erica Wortham, Director, GW Innovation Center, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Hanna McCathren, Digital Transformation Specialist, Staff Council
Peggy Gartner, Director of Administration - Office of the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
Rose Dunnegan, Managing Director, Business Integration Group - Division of Safety and Operations
Shane Seger, Communications Associate Director - Office of Communications and Marketing
- Communications Associate Director
Please contact Janet Monaco at jmonaco
gwu [dot] edu (jmonaco[at]gwu[dot]edu) with questions regarding the Benefits Advisory Committee.