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Leadership & Staff

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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

Mike Coburn
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Eleanor (Ellie) Dehoney
Senior Vice President of Policy and Advocacy

Jenny Luray
Senior Vice President of Strategy and Public Engagement

Anne Mandeville
Vice President of Development and Membership

Sheila Murphy
Vice President of Advocacy Programs and Initiatives

Staff

Operations

  • Mike Coburn   
    Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
  • Aimée Lefever  
    Director of Operations
  • Michelle Reddersen 
    Controller
  • Lisa Montgomery  
    Executive Assistant

Development & Membership

  • Anne Mandeville   
    Vice President of Development and Membership
  • Kristen Furlong  
    Senior Director of Development and Membership
  • Crystina Darden  
    Manager of Constituent Data and Operations

Policy & Advocacy

  • Eleanor “Ellie” Dehoney   
    Senior Vice President of Policy and Advocacy
  • Erin Darbouze 
    Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy
  • Savannah Sims   
    Senior Manager, Global Health R&D Advocacy
  • Jacqueline Lagoy 
    Senior Global Health R&D Operations and Events Coordinator
  • Trent Carlson   
    Manager of Policy and Advocacy
  • Agnes Varghese   
    Manager, Global Health Research & Development Advocacy
  • Allie Byrne   
    Dr. Leroy Hood Science Policy Fellow
  • Jayashree Iyer   
    Science Policy Intern, internship sponsored by Burroughs Wellcome Fund
  • Leo Shih   
    Global Health Research & Development Advocacy Intern
  • Tyler Woodward   
    Global Health Research & Development Advocacy Intern

Advocacy Programs & Initiatives

  • Sheila Murphy   
    Vice President of Advocacy Programs and Initiatives
  • Samantha Miller 
    Director of Policy & Advocacy Programs
  • Shilpa Rajan   
    Director of the Science and Technology Action Committee
  • Jasmine George  
    Senior Manager of Policy & Advocacy Programs
  • Cortez Bowlin  
    Dr. Louis Sullivan Science Policy Fellow
  • Cassie House  
    Science Policy Intern

Communications & Civic Science

  • Jenny Luray   
    Senior Vice President of Strategy and Public Engagement
  • Glenn O’Neal   
    Senior Director of Communications
  • Katherine Broendel   
    Director of Communications
  • Jillian Hughes   
    Associate Director of Communications and Marketing
  • Laurie Zabala  
    Senior Manager of Science Initiatives and Outreach
  • Miyah Reed  
    Science Communications Intern, internship sponsored by Burroughs Wellcome Fund
  • Wyatt Elsner  
    Civic Science Intern, internship sponsored by Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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