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
Domonique Porter
Receptionist
Tiffany Williams
Administrative Coordinator
Michelle Lara, MA
Senior Manager, International Programs
Andrew Zapfel, MPH
Manager, International Programs & Alliances
Erin Sheek
Manager, International Programs
Marie Benoit
International Programs Specialist
Louanny Garcia
International Programs Coordinator
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
Christopher Slye
Manager, Information Technology Projects
Brandi Suttles, MA
Manager, Information Technology Projects
Stephanie Franklin, BA
Manager, Data Integrity & Customer Service
Brienne Simien
Manager, Desktop Operations
Joann Devito
Information Technology, Consultant
Mirahertz Atem
Temp Staff-Help Desk Specialist
Communications
Jenifer Hamilton, CAE
Chief Communications Officer
Barry Black
Senior Manager, Marketing
Andrea Fischer, MSc
Deputy Director, Communications
Sean Loughlin
Senior Managing Editor- Communications
Melissa McGue
Manager, Communications
Graham Walker
Manager, Marketing Analytics
Colleen Costenoble
Marketing Operations Specialist
Janet Gao
Digital Content Specialist
Shalimar Juan Roman
Inbound Marketing Specialist
Erin Lenahan
Editorial Specialist ACN, Communications
Kira Sampson
Communications Specialist
IK David
Editorial Coordinator, Communications
Kaela Nelson
Project Coordinator, Communications
Jonah Stewart
Web Coordinator
Dylan Drobish
Temp Staff-Editorial Specialist, Communications
Professional Development and Diversity
Charlie Clayton
Chief Professional Development & Diversity Officer
Nathalie van Havre, MD,MS,FRACP
Deputy Chief Professional Development & Div. Officer
Ana Velarde, BS
Interim Director, Education
Michelle Thurston-Harvey, MA
Senior Manager, Education Programs
Amanda Canavatchel, MPH
Manager, Education Projects
Regina Gibson-Burtnick, BA
Manager, Continuing Medical Education
Moira Kraemer, MPH
Manager, Education Programs
Javier Rivera, MS
Education Programs Specialist
Robby Reynolds, MPA
Senior Director, Hematology Workforce & Career Development
Josel Fritz, MPH
Deputy Director, Career Development & Service
Gina Moses, MEd
Senior Manager, Hematology Recruitment & Retention
Annette Ben-Tzvi, MEd
Manager, Trainee Programs & Services
Piper Harmon, MA
Manager, Career Development & Programs
Priscilla Hudson
Online Learning Programs Specialist
Ricardo Melo Perez
Training Coordinator
Patricia Frustace
Senior Director, Awards & Diversity Programs
Lisa Fanning
Deputy Director, Diversity Programs
Vonnie Calemine, MA
Manager, Awards Programs
Allison Samis
Manager, Awards Programs
Careen Campbell Allen
Manager, Diversity Programs
Keelin Roche
Manager, Data Analysis & Program Evaluation
Eddrika Russell
Manager, Diversity Equity & Inclusion Projects
Joann Mazali
Awards Programs Specialist
Jeremiah Worrell
Awards Programs Operations Specialist
James David
Awards & Diversity Operations Coordinator
Franck Dewonou
Temp Staff-Health Equity Specialist
Finance & Administration
Tiffany Ake, MBA,CPA
Chief Financial Officer
Tamiko White, MBA,CPA
Deputy Director, Finance
Joyce Kingue, CPA
Controller
Charles Oboh
Senior Manager, Financial Reporting
Chasia Abwao-Konya
Senior Accountant
Marketa Widmer
Senior Accountant
Rosina Atsu
Accounting Coordinator
Air Iriaye
Sr. Accountant, Temporary
Eumala Braithwaite
Temp Staff-Accounting Coordinator (2)
Stephen Tanne, PhD
Director, ASH Foundation
Caitlynn McGuin
ASH Foundation Specialist
Kim Benford
Senior Manager, Business Services
Rodney Hunter
Manager, Business Services
Morgan Homer, BS
Manager, Business Development
Erin McMillen
Business Development Specialist
Government Relations & Practice
Suzanne Leous, MPA
Chief Policy Officer
Stephanie Kaplan
Deputy Director, Government Relations & Public Health
Tracy Roades
Senior Manager, Legislative Advocacy
Ramona Spencer
Manager, Sickle Cell Disease Programs
Katherine Stark
Manager, Policy & Practice
Carina Smith
Manager, Health Care Access Policy
Natalie Bates
Government Relations Specialist
Bethany Sheehan
Government Relations & Public Health Programs Coordinator
Marjani Cephus
Temp Staff-Sickle Cell Disease Programs 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
Administrative 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
Suzie Casal
Temp Staff-Meetings Specialist
Publications
Nina Hoffman Blatt
Chief Publications Officer
Glenn Landis, MA
Senior Director, Publications
Kenneth April
Senior Manager, Production
Keith Gigliello, MS
Deputy Director, Publications
Dax Rodulfa-Blemberg
Deputy Director, Editorial
Patrick Baggott
Senior Manager, Marketing & Permissions
Joanna Robertson
Senior Manager, Data Integrity, Publications
Gwen Travis, MA
Senior Manager, Digital Publications
Emily Arturo
Managing Editor, Blood
Brian Cannon, MBA
Manager, Graphics Projects
Daniel Lambert
Managing Editor, Blood Advances
Ebony Stewart
Manager, Annual Meetings Publications
Tiffany Clark, MPS
Managing Editor, Blood BVTH & BN
Tristan Coffelt
Manager, Production
Sylvia Landis
Publications & Production Specialist
Helen Okeke
Peer Review Specialist
Beah Thompson
Digital Publications Specialist
Jeremiah Murphy
Editorial Coordinator
Brenda Sidhe
Editorial Coordinator
Alison Beale
Meeting Publications Coordinator
Sera Johnson
Digital Publications Specialist, Temporary
Quality Improvement Programs
Robert Plovnick, MD,MS
Chief Medical Quality Officer
Emily Cahill, MPH
Deputy Director, Clinical Quality Improvement
Robert Kunkle
Deputy Director, Quality Improvement Programs
Patrick Irelan, MPhil, MPM, MA
Senior Manager, Clinical Quality Improvement
Susan Rogers
Senior Manager, Learning Community Programs
Sarah Paliani, MPH
Manager, Clinical Quality Improvement
Meghin Brooks, MPH
Practice Guidelines Specialist
Rachel Cohen, MPH
Practice Guidelines Specialist-
MJ Duckwitz
Clinical Quality Improvement Specialist
Vondlyn Howard
Quality Improvement Programs Coordinator
Scientific Affairs
Kelly Rose, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer
Alice Kuaban, MS
Deputy Director, Scientific Affairs
Joy Harvey
Manager, Science Education
Ashley Boyd
Science Education Specialist, Programs
Sharlene Steward
Science Education Specialist, Annual Meeting
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
Megan Cowman
Staffing and Recruitment
Amber Pereira
Payroll and Benefits Administration
ASH Research Collaborative
Matthew Gertzog, [email protected]
Executive Director
Chris Dowd
Deputy Director, Business Development ASH RC
Shell Walser, BA, PMP
Deputy Director, Operations
Kamille Turner
Manager, Projects ASH RC
Robert Plovnick, [email protected]
Chief Medical Quality Officer
Kathleen Hewitt, DNP,RN
Senior Director, Data Hub
Emily Semmel, MS
Deputy Director, Data Hub
Xingyao He
Senior Manager, Data Science
Rasheda Campbell
Manager, Client Services Accounts
Latoya Scales
Data Hub Program Coordinator
Justine Nicholas
Senior Manager, Sickle Cell Disease Programs Community Engagement
Leslie Sanchez
Sickle Cell Disease CTN Program Specialist