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Leadership

John Edward PorterThe Honorable John Edward Porter is chair of Research!America's Board of Directors and a partner in Hogan & Hartson's Washington, DC, law office. Previously, he served 21 years as a congressman from the 10th district in Illinois. In Congress he was chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education; as vice-chair of the Subcommittee on Foreign Operations; and as vice-chair of the Subcomittee on Military Construction. More about The Honorable John Edward Porter.

Mary WoolleyMary Woolley is the president of Research!America. Under her leadership, Research!America's membership has more than quadrupled as it has earned the attention and respect of research, media, and community leaders with its signature public opinion surveys and advocacy resource materials. More about Mary Woolley.

Staff

Executive Offices

Barbara Love
Executive Assistant to the President

Administrative

Michael Coburn
Chief Operating Officer

Sue Reedy
Accounting Coordinator

Katherine Conley
Administrative Coordinator

Sheilah Miller Satterwhite
Administrative Assistant

Communications

Heather Jameson
Vice President
Communications

Eva Maciejewski
Media Relations Specialist

Allison Bland
Communications Fellow

Marilyn Walker
Communications Manager

Membership and Development

Mary McGowan
Senior Director
Development and Membership

Kyndra Fuller
Manager
Membership Development

Policy, Programs and Outreach

Stacie Propst, PhD
Vice President
Science Policy and Outreach

Heather Benson
Manager
Science Outreach

Emily Connelly
Director 
Science Policy and Outreach

Michelle Pangilinan
Administrative Assistant
Science Policy and Outreach

Public Health and Global Health Advocacy

Karen A. Goraleski
Vice President
Public Health Partnerships

Jennifer Chow
Program Manager
Paul G. Rogers Society for Global Health Research
Public Health Advocacy

Kimberly Handler
Program Manager
Paul G. Rogers Society for Global Health Research
Public Health Advocacy

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