Leadership & Staff
Research!America’s dedicated staff are willing to work with you on your efforts to advocate for research to improve health.
Leadership
Sudip S. Parikh, PhD
Chair, Board of Directors
Chief Executive Officer, American Association for the Advancement of Science; Executive Publisher, Science Family of Journals
Leadership Team
Staff
Operations
- Mike Coburn
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer - Aimée Lefever
Director of Operations - Michelle Reddersen
Controller - Lisa Montgomery
Executive Assistant - Melissa Patton
Manager of Operations
Development & Membership
- Anne Mandeville
Vice President of Development and Membership - Katie Goode
Senior Director of Development and Membership - Joel Nepomuceno
Director of Membership - Emma Gogol
Development and Membership Associate
Policy & Advocacy
- Eleanor “Ellie” Dehoney
Senior Vice President of Policy and Advocacy - Ashley Arabasadi
Senior Director of Global Health R&D Advocacy - Samantha Miller
Associate Director of Policy & Advocacy - Victoria Schneider
Global Health R&D Program Manager - Jacqueline Lagoy
Global Health R&D Operations and Events Coordinator - Savannah Sims
Senior Associate, Global Health R&D Advocacy - Francesca Manzella
Dr. Leroy Hood Science Policy Fellow - Kelsey Hopland
Science Policy Intern, Internship sponsored by Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Advocacy Programs & Initiatives
- Sheila Murphy
Vice President of Advocacy Programs and Initiatives - Sara Chang
Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy Programs - Jasmine George
Manager of Advocacy Programs - Trent Carlson
Science Policy Intern, Internship sponsored by Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Communications & Civic Science
- Jenny Luray
Senior Vice President of Strategy and Public Engagement - Tim Haynes
Senior Director of Communications - Taylarr Lopez
Director of Communications - Sophia Kaska
Manager of Science Initiatives and Outreach - Erin Brown
Manager of Communications and Marketing - Fanuel Muindi
Lasker/Research!America Fellow for Civic Science - Rachel Hostetler
Science Communications Intern, Internship sponsored by Burroughs Wellcome Fund - Emma McMullan
Civic Engagement and Science Initiatives Intern