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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

Fátima Sancheznieto, PhD

Director (2017 - 2019), President (2019 - Present)

Assistant Researcher, University of Wisconsin – Madison

Cara Weismann, PhD

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

Stephanie Davis, PhD

Director (2018 - 2019), Clerk (2019 - Present)

AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow, Bethesda MD

Carrie Niziolek, PhD

Carrie Niziolek, PhD

2016 - Present, Graphic Design

Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin – Madison

Nele Haelterman, PhD

Nele Haelterman, PhD

2021 - Present, Engagement and Outreach

Assistant Science Editor, The Scientist

Directors

Chloe Poston, PhD

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

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

Emily Ackerman, PhD

2020 - Present, Labor

PhD Candidate University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA

 

Jamie Lahvic, PhD

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

Sri Vedachalam, PhD

2020 - Present, International Scholars

Director of Water, Environmental Policy Innovation Center, Washington D.C

Amanda Hurley, PhD

Amanda Hurley, PhD

2018 - Present, Antiracism

Postdoctoral Fellow University of Wisconsin – Madison/USDA Madison, WI

John-Paul Oliveria, PhD

John-Paul Oliveria, PhD

2020 - Present, Antiracism

Postdoctoral Scholar, Stanford University, Palo Alto CA

 

Stephen D. Albright, PhD

Stephen D. Albright, PhD

2020 - Present, Antiracism

Postdoctoral Scholar, Stanford University, Palo Alto CA

 

Christin Godale

Christin Godale

2021 - Present, Mentoring Future Scientists

PhD Candidate, Department of Neuroscience, University of Cincinnati

Christian Jorgensen, PhD

Christian Jorgensen, PhD

2020 - Present, International Scholars

Postdoctoral Fellow, Georgetown University, Washington D.C.

Julianne McCall, PhD

Julianne McCall, PhD

2021 - Present, Policy

Co-Director, Precision Medicine, California Gov. Office of Planning and Research

 

Dilara Kiran

Dilara Kiran

2020 - Present, Mentoring Future Scientists

Graduate Student, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

Miro Astore

Miro Astore

2021 - Present, International Scholars

PhD Candidate, Computational Biophysics, University of Sydney

 

Zachory Park

Zachory Park

2021 - Present, Policy/Labor

PhD Candidate, Department of Biology, Georgetown University