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, MS
Senior Manager, Technology Integration
Alexandra Steinheimer
Senior Manager, Applications
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
Communications
Jenifer Hamilton, CAE
Chief Communications Officer
Barry Black
Senior Manager, Marketing
Andrea Fischer, MSc
Deputy Director, Communications
Sean Loughlin
Senior Managing Editor- Communications
Leah Enser
Manager, Communications
Laura Santini
Manager, Digital Marketing
Graham Walker
Manager, Marketing Analytics
Colleen Costenoble-Caherty
Marketing Operations Specialist
Shalimar Juan Roman
Inbound Marketing Specialist
Erin Lenahan
Editorial Specialist
Kira Sampson
Communications Specialist
David Willard
Digital Content Specialist
Anne Di Gregory
Communications Coordinator
Kaela Nelson
Project Coordinator, Communications
Jonah Stewart
Web Coordinator
Ik David
Temp Staff-Editorial Coordinator, Communications
Professional Development and Diversity
Charlie Clayton
Chief Professional Development & Diversity Officer
Ana Velarde, BS
Deputy Director, Education Programs
Michelle Thurston-Harvey, MA
Senior Manager, Education Programs
Amanda Canavatchel
Manager, Education Projects
Moira Kraemer
Manager, Education Programs
Robby Reynolds, MPH
Senior Director, Hematology Workforce & Career Development
Josel Fritz, MD
Senior Manager, Career Development & Services
Gina Moses, MEd
Senior Manager, Hematology Recruitment & Retention
Annette Ben-Tzvi
Manager, Trainee Programs & Services
Piper Harmon
Manager, Career Development & Programs
Priscilla Hudson
Online Learning Programs Specialist
Patricia Frustace
Senior Director, Awards & Diversity Programs
Lisa Fanning
Deputy Director, Diversity Programs
Vonnie Calemine, MA
Manager, Awards Programs
Careen Campbell Allen
Manager, Diversity Programs
Eddrika Russell
Manager, Diversity Equity & Inclusion Projects
Allison Samis
Manager, Awards Programs
Joann Mazali
Awards Programs Specialist
Jeremiah Worrell
Awards Programs Operations Specialist
James David
Awards & Diversity Operations Coordinator
Finance & Administration
Tiffany Ake, CPA, MBA
Chief Financial Officer
Tamiko White
Deputy Director, Finance
Joyce Kingue
Controller
Charles Oboh
Senior Manager, Financial Reporting
Chasia Abwao-Konya
Senior Accountant
Marketa Widmer
Senior Accountant
Rosina Atsu
Accounting Coordinator
Stephen Tanne, PhD
Director, ASH Foundation
Lindsay Hoffman
Manager, Institutional Giving
Caitlynn McGuin
ASH Foundation Specialist
Kim Benford
Senior Manager, Business Services
Rodney Hunter
Manager, Business Services
Angela Georgopoulos, MPH
Senior Director, Resource Development
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
Alexis Morgan
Deputy Director, Sickle Cell Disease Programs
Tracy Roades
Senior Manager, Legislative Advocacy
Katherine Stark
Manager, Policy & Practice
Tessa Youngner
Manager, Sickle Cell Disease Coalition
Foster Curry, MD, DPhil
Government Relations Specialist
Deion Smith
Sickle Cell Disease Programs Specialist
Natalie Bates
Government Relations & Public Health Programs Coordinator
Meetings
Bill Reed, CMP, FASAE
Chief Event Strategy Officer
Marshall Nayer, MBA
Deputy Director, Meetings
Nneka Iwuchukwu, MS
Manager, Meetings
Tammy Huber, CMP, MA
Manager, Meetings
Lori Beaston
Administrative Meetings Coordinator
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 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
Brian Cannon
Manager, Graphics Projects
Ebony Jones Williams
Manager, Annual Meetings Publications
Daniel Lambert
Managing Editor, Blood Advances
Sheehan Misko
Managing Editor, Blood
Tristan Coffelt
Manager, Production
Tiffany Clark
Digital Publications Specialist
Sylvia Landis
Publications & Production Specialist
Helen Okeke
Peer Review Specialist
Jeremiah Murphy
Editorial Coordinator
Brenda Sidhe
Editorial Coordinator
Beah Thompson
Editorial & Social Media Coordinator
Jackie Wright
Publications Coordinator
Quality Improvement Programs
Robert Plovnick, MD, MS
Chief Medical Quality Officer
Emily Cahill, MPH, BS
Deputy Director, Clinical Quality Improvement
Robert Kunkle
Deputy Director, Quality Improvement Programs
Patrick Irelan, MA, MPhil, MPM
Senior Manager, Clinical Quality Improvement
Kailee Boedeker
Manager, Clinical Quality Improvement
Natale DiFlorio
Practice Guidelines Specialist
MJ Duckwitz
Clinical Quality Improvement Specialist
Rachel Ziegler
Practice Guidelines Specialist
Vondlyn Howard
Quality Improvement Programs Coordinator
Human Resources
Dennis Sawyers, MSM-HRM, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
Chief Human Resources Officer
Chere Sanders
Senior Manager, Human Resources
Gene Moore
Human Resources Specialist
Paul McGee
Staffing and Recruitment
Amber Pereira
Payroll and Benefits Administration
ASH Research Collaborative
Matthew Gertzog, FASAE, MBA
Executive Director
Chris Dowd
Deputy Director, Business Development ASH RC
Shell Walser, PMP, BA
Deputy Director, Operations
Kamille Turner
ASH RC Project Specialist
Robert Plovnick, MD, MS
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
Susan Rogers
Senior Manager, Learning Community Programs
Rasheda Campbell
Manager, Client Services Accounts
Cynthia Edouarzin
Manager, Client Services Accounts
Latoya Scales
Data Hub Program Coordinator
Nicole Mortier, MHS
Director, Sickle Cell Disease Programs Clinical Trials Network
Justine Nicholas
Senior Manager, Community Engagement
Shauna Whisenton
Manager, Sickle Cell Disease Programs Community Engagement
Leslie Sanchez
Sickle Cell Disease CTN Program Specialist