Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees are elected by the membership as leaders in the field of midlife women’s health. The Board is responsible for setting strategy and goals and ensuring The Society’s financial stability. Board members are required to disclose all financial relationships currently or within the past 24 months. The disclosures were updated on July 1, 2025.
Cheryl Cox Kinney, MD, FACOG, MSCP—President
Center for Female Health and Hormone Disorders—Dallas, Texas
Disclosures: No financial relationships.
Makeba Williams, MD, FACOG, MSCP —President-Elect
University of Illinois College of Medicine—Chicago, Illinois
Disclosures: Consultant/Advisory Board: Astellas; Board of Directors/Trustees: Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Society of Academic Specialists in General Obstetrics and Gynecology; Stock/Ownership: Bend Health.
Laurie S Jeffers, DNP, FNP-BC, MSCP—Treasurer
Formerly, Center for Midlife Health and Menopause, NYU Langone Health—New York
Disclosures: No financial relationships.
Carolyn Gibson, PhD, MPH, MSCP—Secretary
University of California, San Francisco—San Francisco, California
Disclosures: Grant/Research Support: University of California Office of the President Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program, Department of Veterans Affairs, NIH/NCCIH; Consultant/Advisory Board: Astellas (unpaid).
Stephanie S Faubion, MD, MBA, FACP, MSCP, IF—Medical Director
Mayo Clinic—Jacksonville, Florida
Disclosures: Consultant/Advisory Board: Era Women’s Health Platform, Weight Watchers.
Monica M Christmas, MD, FACOG, MSCP—Associate Medical Director
UChicago Medicine and Biological Sciences—Chicago, Illinois
Disclosures: Consultant/Advisory Board: FDA Bone, Reproductive, and Urologic Products Committee.
Yamnia Cortés, PhD, MPH, RN, FAHA
The University of Iowa College of Nursing—Iowa City, Iowa
Disclosures: Grant/Research Support: NIH, Betty and Gordon Moore Foundation. Advisory Board: Women Living Better (unpaid).
Ekta Kapoor, MBBS, FACP, MSCP
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine—Rochester, Minnesota
Disclosures: Consultant/Advisory Board: Astellas, Bayer, Estetra SRL, Exeltis, Fresenius Kabi, Novo Nordisk, Womaness; Grant/Research Support: NIH/NIA.
Emily Lau, MD, MPH
Harvard Medical School—Boston, Massachusetts
Disclosures: Speaker: Consultant/Advisory Board: SystoleHealth, Amissa Health, and Roon.
Jill Liss, MD, MSCP, FACOG
University of Colorado Anschutz—Aurora, Colorado
Disclosures: Consultant/Advisory Board: Bayer, Kenvue, WINFertility.
Sara Looby, PhD, ANP-BC, FAAN
Massachusetts General Hospital—Boston, Massachusetts
Disclosures: Grant/Research Support: NIH, Nutrition Obesity Research Center at Harvard. Board of Trustees/Director: Healing Our Community Collaborative.
Isaac Schiff, CM, MD—Editor-In-Chief, Menopause
Massachusetts General Hospital—Boston, Massachusetts
Disclosures: No financial relationships.
Chrisandra L Shufelt, MD, MS, FACP, MSCP
Mayo Clinic—Jacksonville, Florida
Disclosures: Consultant/Advisory Board: Bayer, Novo Nordisk.
Holly N Thomas, MD, MS, MSCP
University of Pittsburgh—Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Disclosures: Consultant/Advisory Board: Astellas; Grant/Research Support: NIH.