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
Senior 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
Brandi Suttles, MA
Senior Manager, Information Technology Projec
Christopher Slye
Manager, Information Technology Projects
Stephanie Franklin, BA
Manager, Data Integrity & Customer Service
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
Melissa McGue
Manager, Communications
Erin Lenahan
Managing Editor, ACN
Graham Walker
Manager, Marketing Analytics
Jordan Avellino
Social Media Specialist
Colleen Costenoble
Marketing Operations Specialist
Valentina Paz
Digital Marketing Specialist
IK David
Editorial Coordinator, Communications
Kaela Nelson
Project Coordinator, Communications
Jonah Stewart
Web Coordinator
Claire Whetzel
Editorial Coordinator, ASH Clinical News
Professional Development and Diversity
Nathalie van Havre, MD,MS,FRACP
Chief Professional Development & Diversity Officer
Ana Velarde, BS
Interim Director, Education
Amanda Canavatchel, MPH
Manager, Sickle Cell Disease Education
Ebony Stewart, MPS, CAPM
Manager, Annual Meeting Education
Regina Gibson-Burtnick, BA, CAE
Manager, Continuing Medical Education
Moira Kraemer, MPH
Manager, Education Programs
Javier Rivera, MS
Education Programs Specialist
Beth Lefever
Temp Staff-Manager, Education Projects
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
Ireti Akinde
Program Assistant, Training, Temporary
Patricia Frustace
Senior Director, Awards & 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
Jeremiah Worrell
Manager, Awards Programs Operations
Joann Mazali
Awards Programs Specialist
James David
Awards & Diversity Operations Coordinator
Jamie Tyson
Temp Staff-Health Equity Specialist
Finance & Administration
Tiffany Ake, MBA,CPA
Chief Financial Officer
Tamiko White, MBA,CPA
Director, Finance
Joyce Kingue, CPA
Controller
Charles Oboh
Senior Manager, Financial Reporting
Marketa Widmer
Manager, Accounting
Sophear Master
Senior Accountant
Rosina Atsu
Staff Accountant
Alnisa Patterson
Accounting Coordinator
Corey Wilson
Temp Staff-Senior Accountant
Angela Georgopoulos, MPH
Senior Director, Resource Development
Elisa Holmes
Manager, Grants Development & Compliance
Shawn Gates
Deputy Director, ASH Foundation
Caitlynn McGuin
ASH Foundation Specialist
Morgan Homer, BS
Manager, Business Development
Erin McMillen
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
Deputy Director, Government Relations & Public Health
Tracy Roades
Senior Manager, Legislative Advocacy
Ramona Spencer
Manager, Sickle Cell Disease Programs
Carina Smith
Manager, Health Care Access Policy
Ivy Welch
Manager, Sickle Cell Disease Coalition
Natalie Bates
Government Relations Specialist
Marjani Cephus
Sickle Cell Disease Programs Specialist
Bethany Sheehan
Government Relations & Public Health Programs Coordinator
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 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
Emily Arturo
Managing Editor, Blood
Karina Bustillo
Managing Editor, Blood Advances
Brian Cannon, MBA
Manager, Graphics Projects
Tiffany Clark, MPS
Managing Editor, Blood BVTH & BN
Tristan Coffelt
Manager, Production
Alison Beale
Annual Meeting Publications Specialist
Sera Johnson
Digital Publications Specialist
Sylvia Landis
Publications & Production Specialist
Helen Okeke
Peer Review Specialist
Beah Thompson
Digital Publications Specialist
Rachel Brown
Editorial Coordinator
Jeremiah Murphy
Editorial Coordinator
Jennifer Nessel
Publications Coordinator
Brenda Sidhe
Editorial Coordinator
Quality Improvement Programs
Robert Kunkle
Interim Director, Quality Improvement Program
Emily Cahill, MPH
Deputy Director, Clinical Quality Improvement
Patrick Irelan, MPhil, MPM, MA
Senior Manager, Clinical Quality Improvement
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
Vondlyn Howard
Quality Improvement Programs Coordinator
Scientific Affairs
Kelly Rose, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer
Alice Kuaban, MS
Deputy Director, Scientific Affairs
Cristina Kitchen
Manager, Clinical & Outcomes Research
Duong Nguyen
Manager, Basic & Translational Research
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
Susan Colvard
Staffing and Recruitment
Amber Pereira
Payroll and Benefits Administration
ASH Research Collaborative
Matthew Gertzog, [email protected]
Executive Director
Chris Dowd
Director, Strategy & Business Development
Shell Walser, BA, PMP
Director, Operations
Kamille Turner
Manager, Projects ASH RC
Kathleen Hewitt, DNP,RN
Senior Director, Data Hub
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
Data Hub Program Coordinator
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