MOC Governance
Advisory and Oversight Committee
The MOC Advisory and Oversight Committee meets monthly to review, provide feedback, and approve new project applications, help align and prioritize QI activities across the organization and community and provide any additional recommendations to the MOC program’s leaders.
2026 committee members
Program Team:
- Joel Tieder (MOC Program Director and MOC QI Coach)
- Jimmy Beck (MOC QI Coach)
- Elizabeth Jacobson (MOC QI Coach)
- Alison Wald (MOC Program Manager)
- Grace Franada (MOC Program Coordinator)
Others:
- Julie Harrelson-Vunovich (Director, Medical Affairs)
- Andrew Woolley (Health Outcomes Consultant, Center for Health Outcomes)
- Lori Rutman (Director, Quality Improvement [QI] Scholars Program)
- Annika Hofstetter (Principal Investigator Supv., Clinical and Translational Research)
- Haley Sittner (Advanced Practice Provider, Lead, Neurosciences Practice Plan)
QI Coaches
Our Quality Improvement (QI) Coaches bring diverse expertise in QI, including QI education, leadership, and research. Our QI Coaches support MOC Project Leaders and teams to:
- Develop impactful and meaningful QI projects
- Obtain, display, and evaluate process and outcome measures
- Identify and mitigate barriers to improvement
- Learn and apply QI skills
- Create scholarly work when applicable
Contact Us
General inquiries: (email)
Program Director: Joel S. Tieder, MD, MPH (email)
Program Manager: Alison Wald (email)
Program Coordinator: Grace Franada (email)


