Staff Directory
Executive Office
Martha Liggett, Esq.
Executive Director
Matthew Gertzog, FASAE,MBA
Deputy Executive Director
LaFaundra Neville, CAP
Executive Administrator & Board Liaison
Tonya Harley
Manager, Executive Operations
Tiffany Williams
Executive Office Specialist
Domonique Porter
Receptionist
Julie Lesch
Director, Center for Sickle Cell Disease Programs Initiatives
Andrew Zapfel, MPH
Deputy Director, Global Sickle Cell Disease Programs Initiatives & Alliances
Ramona Spencer
Manager, Sickle Cell Disease Programs
Ivy Welch
Manager, Sickle Cell Disease Coalition
Marie Benoit
International Programs Specialist
Marjani Cephus
Sickle Cell Disease Programs Specialist
Michelle Lara, MA
Senior Manager, International Programs
Erin Sheek
Manager, International Programs
Louanny Garcia
International Programs Specialist
Information Technology
Karina Fernandez, MS
Chief Information Officer
Kevin Parker, MBA
Deputy Director, IT
Bryce Gaylor, MSIT
Senior Manager, Technology Integration
Alexandra Steinheimer
Senior Manager, Applications
Brandi Suttles, MA
Senior Manager, Information Technology Projec
Stephanie Franklin, BA
Manager, Data Integrity & Customer Service
Christopher Slye
Manager, Information Technology Projects
Brienne Simien
Manager, Desktop Operations
Mirahertz Atem
Help Desk Specialist
Joann Devito
Information Technology, Consultant
Communications
Jenifer Hamilton, CAE
Chief Communications Officer
Andrea Fischer, MSc
Director, Communications
Barry Black
Senior Manager, Marketing
Sean Loughlin
Senior Managing Editor, Communications
Eva Everett
Manager, Digital Marketing
Graham Walker
Manager, Web Strategy and Analytics
Makinde Akande
Web Designer
Erin Lenahan
Managing Editor, ACN
Melissa McGue
Manager, Communications
Nadia Bennett
Digital Content Specialist
Colleen Costenoble
Marketing Operations Specialist
Valentina Paz
Digital Marketing Specialist
Claire Whetzel
Communications Specialist
Jonathan Wolfe
Editorial Specialist, Communications
IK David
Editorial Coordinator, Communications
Kaela Nelson
Project Coordinator, Communications
Jonah Stewart
Web Coordinator
Professional Development and Diversity
Nathalie van Havre, MD,MS,FRACP
Chief Learning Officer
Robby Reynolds, MPA
Deputy Chief Learning Officer
Ana Velarde, BS
Interim Director, Education
Aakanksha Angra, PhD
Senior Manager, Instructional Design
Amanda Canavatchel, MPH
Manager, Sickle Cell Disease Education
Regina Gibson-Burtnick, BA, CAE
Manager, Continuing Medical Education
Ebony Stewart, MPS, CAPM
Manager, Annual Meeting Education
Moira Kraemer, MPH
Manager, Education Programs
Hannah Habibi
Education Projects Specialist
Javier Rivera, MS
Education Programs Specialist
Shamar Jackson
Education Programs Coordinator
Veronica Amaya
Senior Manager, Career Development Programs
Josel Fritz, MPH
Deputy Director, Career Development & Service
Piper Sloan, MA
Senior Manager, Hematology Recruitment & Retention
Annette Ben-Tzvi, MEd
Manager, Trainee Programs & Services
Priscilla Hudson
Manager, Career Development Programs
Ricky Melo Perez, MBA
Training Operations Specialist
Ireti Akinde
Program Assistant, Training, Temporary
Patricia Frustace
Senior Director, Awards & Diversity Programs
Yadi Belay
Deputy Director, Diversity Programs
Vonnie Calemine, MA
Manager, Awards Programs
Allison Samis
Manager, Awards Programs
Keelin Roche
Manager, Data Analysis & Program Evaluation
Eddrika Russell
Manager, Diversity Equity & Inclusion Projects
Jeremiah Worrell
Manager, Awards Programs Operations
Joann Mazali
Diversity Programs Awards Specialist
Jamie Tyson
Health Equity Project Specialist
James David
Awards & Diversity Operations Coordinator
Hanna-Grace Rabanes
Temp Staff-Awards Programs Specialist
Finance & Administration
Tiffany Ake, MBA,CPA
Chief Financial Officer
Tamiko White, MBA,CPA
Director, Finance
Charles Oboh
Senior Manager, Financial Reporting
Russell Quynn
Manager, Debt & Finance
Marketa Widmer
Manager, Accounting
Rosina Atsu
Senior Accountant
Sophear Master
Senior Accountant
Ana Tillery
Senior Accountant
Alnisa Patterson
Accounting Coordinator
Angela Georgopoulos, MPH
Senior Director, Resource Development
Elisa Holmes
Manager, Grants Development & Compliance
Shawn Gates
Deputy Director, ASH Foundation
Caitlynn McGuin
ASH Foundation Manager
Morgan Homer, BS
Manager, Business Development
Erin McMillen, MPH
Business Development Specialist
Kim Benford
Senior Manager, Business Services
Rodney Hunter
Manager, Business Services
Government Relations & Practice
Suzanne Leous, MPA
Chief Policy Officer
Stephanie Kaplan
Director, Government Relations & Public Health
Tracy Roades
Senior Manager, Legislative Advocacy
Myra Masood
Manager, Policy & Practice
Carina Smith
Manager, Health Care Access Policy
Bethany Sheehan
Government Relations & Public Health Specialist
C. Robert Vallone
Government Relations Specialist
Meetings
Bill Reed, FASAE, CMP
Chief Event Strategy Officer
Marshall Nayer, MBA
Deputy Director, Meetings
Nneka Iwuchukwu, MS
Manager, Meetings
Tammy Huber, MA, CMP
Manager, Meetings
Lori Beaston
Meetings Specialist
Suzie Casal
Meetings Specialist
Janet Biddle
Consultant - J. Spargo
Kelly Cade
ASH Grants Manager, Consultant
Kristie Chang
Corporate Support Consultant
Kaitlyn Greene
Consultant - J. Spargo
Leona Zahn
Meetings and Events Consultant
Publications
Nina Hoffman
Chief Publications Officer
Glenn Landis, MA
Senior Director, Publications
Dax Rodulfa-Blemberg
Director, Editorial
Kenneth April
Deputy Director, Production
Susan Willner
Deputy Director, Publications
Patrick Baggott
Senior Manager, Publications Operations
Brian Cannon, MBA
Sr Manager, Graphics Projects
Josipa Ilic
Senior Manager, Blood Portfolio Marketing
Joanna Robertson
Senior Manager, Data Integrity, Publications
Emily Arturo
Managing Editor, Blood
Tristan Coffelt
Managing Editor, Blood ICT & Blood RCI
Karina Bustillo
Managing Editor, Blood Advances
Tiffany Clark, MPS
Managing Editor, Blood BVTH & BN
Sera Johnson
Manager, Digital Publications
Alison Beale
Annual Meeting Publications Specialist
Sylvia Burnum
Publications & Production Specialist
Jeremiah Murphy
Editorial Specialist
Helen Okeke
Peer Review Specialist
Beah Thompson
Digital Publications Specialist
Maura Byrne
Editorial Coordinator
Brenda Sidhe
Editorial Coordinator
Erika Teetsel
Temp Staff-Publications Coordinator
Quality Improvement Programs
Robert Kunkle
Director, Clinical Quality Improvement
Emily Cahill, MPH
Deputy Director, Clinical Quality Improvement
Patrick Irelan, MPhil, MPM, MA
Senior Manager, Clinical Guidelines
Sarah Paliani, MPH
Manager, Clinical Quality Improvement
Meghin Brooks, MPH
Practice Guidelines Specialist,
Rachel Cohen, BS, MPH
Practice Guidelines Specialist,
MJ Duckwitz
Clinical Quality Improvement Specialist
Natalie Martin
Practice Guidelines Specialist
Scientific Affairs
Kelly Rose, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer
Alice Kuaban, MS
Director, Scientific Affairs
Cristina Kitchen
Manager, Clinical & Outcomes Research
Taylor Martinez
Manager, Basic & Translational Research
Alexis Story
Scientific Affairs Program Coordinator
Human Resources
Dennis Sawyers, MSM-HRM, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
Chief Human Resources Officer
Chere Sanders, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
Senior Manager, Human Resources
Gene Moore
Human Resources Specialist
Susan Colvard
Staffing and Recruitment
Amber Pereira
Payroll and Benefits Administration
ASH Research Collaborative
Matthew Gertzog, [email protected]
Executive Director
Chris Dowd
Deputy Executive Director, ASH RC
Shell Walser, BA, PMP
Director, Operations
Kamille Turner
Manager, Projects ASH RC
Kathleen Hewitt, DNP,RN
Senior Director, Data Hub
Michael Craige, PhD, MBA.
Deputy Director, Medical Informatics & Data Science
Emily Semmel, MS
Deputy Director, Data Hub
Travis Cleaves
Senior Manager, Business Analysis
Susan Rogers
Senior Manager, Data Hub Sickle Cell Disease Programs Program
Rasheda Campbell
Manager, Client Services Accounts
Latoya Scales
Operations Coordinator, ASH RC
Justine Nicholas
Senior Manager, Sickle Cell Disease Programs Community Engagement
Makda Alazar
Senior Manager, Sickle Cell Disease Programs Research Network
Hunter Carney
Engagement & Operations Specialist
Leslie Sanchez
Sickle Cell Disease CTN Program Specialist
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