Staff Directory
Executive Office
Martha Liggett, Esq.
Executive Director
Matthew Gertzog, FASAE,MBA
Deputy Executive Director
LaFaundra Neville, CAP
Executive Administrator & Board Liaison
Tiffany Williams
Executive Office Specialist
Domonique Porter
Receptionist
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
Brandi Suttles, MA
Senior Manager, Information Technology Projec
Srikrishnan Padmanabhan
Deputy Director, Strategic Technology
Kevin Parker, MBA
Deputy Director, IT
Bryce Gaylor, MSIT
Senior Manager, Technology Integration
Alexandra Steinheimer
Senior Manager, Applications
Stephanie Franklin, BA
Manager, Data Integrity & Customer Service
Christopher Slye
Manager, Information Technology Projects
Brienne Simien
Manager, Desktop Operations
Mirahertz Atem
Help Desk Specialist
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
IK David
Multimedia Editorial Specialist
Helen Kebede
Social Media Specialist
Kaela Nelson
Project Management Specialist
Valentina Paz
Digital Marketing Specialist
Claire Whetzel
Communications Specialist
Jonathan Wolfe
Editorial Specialist, Communications
Jonah Stewart
Web Coordinator
Learning Department
Nathalie van Havre, MD,MS,FRACP
Chief Learning Officer
Robby Reynolds, MPA
Deputy Chief Learning Officer
Piper Sloan, MA
Senior Manager, Hematology Recruitment & Retention
Jeremiah Worrell
Manager, Business Operations
Ricky Melo Perez, MBA
Manager, Trainee Programs & Services
James David
Operations Specialist
Hannah Habibi
Operations Projects Specialist
Dylan Jernigan
Operations Specialist
Orie Ulu
Business Operations Specialist
Patricia Frustace
Senior Director, Career Advancement & Population Health
Yadi Belay
Dep Dir, Career Advancement & Population Health
Vonnie Calemine, MA
Manager, Career Advancement Programs
Allison Samis
Manager, Career Advancement Programs
Eddrika Russell
Manager, Population Health Projects
Lucia Costas Velasco
Career Advancement Program Specialist
Joann Mazali
Career Advancement Program Specialist
Jamie Tyson
Population Health Project Specialist
Jenn Albee
Director, Education
Ana Velarde, BS
Deputy Director, Education
Aakanksha Angra, PhD
Senior Manager, Instructional Design
Regina Gibson-Burtnick, BA, CAE
Manager, Continuing Medical Education
Moira Kraemer, MPH
Manager, Education Programs
Ebony Stewart, MPS, CAPM
Manager, Annual Meeting Education
Keelin Roche, MPH
Manager, Data Analysis & Program Evaluation
Javier Rivera, MS
Education Programs Specialist
Tomi Okanlawon
Temp Staff-Education Programs Specialist
Veronica Amaya
Senior Manager, Career Development Programs
Josel Fritz, MPH
Deputy Director, Career Development & Service
Priscilla Hudson
Manager, Career Development Programs
Finance & Administration
Tiffany Ake, MBA,CPA
Chief Financial Officer
Tamiko White, MBA,CPA
Director, Finance
Charles Oboh
Senior Manager, Financial Reporting
Marketa Widmer
Manager, Accounting
Rosina Atsu
Senior Accountant
Sophear Master
Senior Accountant
Ana Tillery
Senior Accountant
Alnisa Patterson
Staff Accountant
Yingtao Zhu
Temp Staff-Controller
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
Senior 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
Emily Arturo
Senior Managing Editor, Blood & Blood Global Hematology
Patrick Baggott
Senior Manager, Publications Operations
Brian Cannon, MBA
Sr Manager, Graphics Projects
Josipa Ilic
Senior Manager, Blood Portfolio Marketing
Joanna Robertson
Senior Manager, Annual Meetings Publications
Tristan Coffelt
Managing Editor, Blood ICT & Blood RCI
Sylvia Burnum
Manager, Production
Karina Bustillo
Managing Editor, Blood Advances
Tiffany Clark, MPS
Managing Editor, Blood BVTH & BN
Sera Johnson
Manager, Digital Publications
Eric Pesanelli
Manager, Publications Data & Ethics
Alison Beale
Annual Meeting Publications 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
Publications Coordinator
Quality Improvement Programs
Robert Kunkle
Director Clinical Quality Improvement Prgms
Emily Cahill, MPH
Deputy Director, Clinical Quality Improvement
Patrick Irelan, MPhil, MPM, MA
Senior Manager, Clinical Guidelines
Sarah Paliani, MPH
Manager, Clinical Quality Improvement
MJ Duckwitz
Manager, Clinical Quality Improvement
Meghin Brooks, MPH
Practice Guidelines Specialist,
Rachel Cohen, BS, MPH
Practice Guidelines 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
Kathryn Christian
Temp Staff-Science Education Specialist, Programs
Human Resources
Dennis Sawyers, MSM-HRM, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
Chief Human Resources Officer
Julie Gallion
Deputy Director, Human Resources
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 Torres, 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
Nicole Herrera
Senior Biostatistician in RWE
Susan Rogers
Senior Manager, Data Hub Sickle Cell Disease Program
Latoya Scales
Operations Coordinator, ASH RC
Justine Nicholas
Senior Manager, Sickle Cell Disease Community Engagement
Makda Alazar
Senior Manager, Sickle Cell Disease Research Network
Hunter Carney
Engagement & Operations Specialist
Leslie Sanchez
Sickle Cell Disease CTN Program Specialist