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Our Board of Directors
I’d suggest a short blurb in this section defining the difference between the director’s and executive council. People might be curious about the different responsibilities within the Board of Director’s

Fátima Sancheznieto, PhD
Director (2017 - 2019), President (2019 - Present)
Assistant Researcher, University of Wisconsin – Madison

Cara Weismann, PhD
Director (2016 - 2019), Treasurer (2019 - Present)
Director, Program of Excellence in MPS Diseases, UPenn Orphan Disease Center Philadelphia, PA

Stephanie Davis, PhD
Director (2018 - 2019), Clerk (2019 - Present)
AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow, Bethesda MD

Carrie Niziolek, PhD
2016 - Present, Graphic Design
Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin – Madison

Nele Haelterman, PhD
2021 - Present, Engagement and Outreach
Assistant Science Editor, The Scientist
Directors

Chloe Poston, PhD
2020 - Present, Antiracism
Director of Strategic Initiatives, Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity, Brown University, Providence RI

Kaliris Y. Salas-Ramirez, PhD
2018 - Present, Antiracism
Assistant Medical Professor, CUNY School of Medicine Adjunct Assistant Professor and Department of Psychology, Hunter College, CUNY, New York, NY

Emily Ackerman, PhD
2020 - Present, Labor
PhD Candidate University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA

Jamie Lahvic, PhD
2020 - Present, Mentoring Future Scientists
Assistant Medical Professor, Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, CUNY School of Medicine. Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Hunter College, CUNY, New York, NY

Sri Vedachalam, PhD
2020 - Present, International Scholars
Director of Water, Environmental Policy Innovation Center, Washington D.C

Amanda Hurley, PhD
2018 - Present, Antiracism
Postdoctoral Fellow University of Wisconsin – Madison/USDA Madison, WI

John-Paul Oliveria, PhD
2020 - Present, Antiracism
Postdoctoral Scholar, Stanford University, Palo Alto CA

Stephen D. Albright, PhD
2020 - Present, Antiracism
Postdoctoral Scholar, Stanford University, Palo Alto CA

Christin Godale
2021 - Present, Mentoring Future Scientists
PhD Candidate, Department of Neuroscience, University of Cincinnati

Christian Jorgensen, PhD
2020 - Present, International Scholars
Postdoctoral Fellow, Georgetown University, Washington D.C.

Julianne McCall, PhD
2021 - Present, Policy
Co-Director, Precision Medicine, California Gov. Office of Planning and Research

Dilara Kiran
2020 - Present, Mentoring Future Scientists
Graduate Student, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

Miro Astore
2021 - Present, International Scholars
PhD Candidate, Computational Biophysics, University of Sydney

Zachory Park
2021 - Present, Policy/Labor
PhD Candidate, Department of Biology, Georgetown University