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

Mary Woolley
President and CEO

CEO, Research!America

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
• 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
• Uche Ihekwereme   
  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
• Shilpa Rajan   
  Director of the Science and Technology Action Committee
• Jasmine George  
  Manager of Advocacy Programs
• Jamelle Simmons   
  Dr. Louis Sullivan Science Policy Fellow
• 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  
  Senior Manager of Science Initiatives and Outreach
• Erin Brown   
  Manager of Communications and Marketing
• Fanuel Muindi  
  Lasker/Research!America Fellow for Civic Science
• Abigail Bender  
  Civic Science Intern
• Rylee Stephenson  
  Science Communications Intern, Internship sponsored by Burroughs Wellcome Fund