Office of the Director Staff Directory
| Name | Title | Areas of Responsibility |
|---|---|---|
| Custer, Mary | Associate Director | Animal Program policy/initiatives, resources, contracts, agreements |
| Divi, Kathy | Scientific Program Analyst | Assists with Animal Program resource management, analysis, and project coordination |
| Name | Title | Areas of Responsibility |
|---|---|---|
| Levine, Jason | Associate Director | IT security, Clinical Informatics, Intersection of clinical and translational research with IT needs, Data modeling, programming |
| Gandhi, Yuti | Developer | Programming & development (web applications, data services, & systems integration) |
| Ji, Ming | Developer | Data modeling, ETL, JAVA programming |
| Mambrin, Christian | Project Manager | IT project planning, execution and management, IT system implementation and integration, staff training, technical writing |
| Moon, Richard | Support Specialist | IT procurement, desktop support, project management, IT consultation, contract management |
| Paul, Rohit | System Administrator & Developer | System administration (Windows, Linux, and macOS), Java and Python development, database design and administration, system integration, CCR wiki developer |
| Saxe, Jeff | System Administrator & Developer | Linux system administration, scientific programming, computational chemistry, high-performance computing |
| Shonkoev, Nurlanbek | Developer | Programming & development (web applications, data services, & systems integration) |
| Waters, Jim | Developer | Programming/development (ASP.NET, C#, MVC) and database |
| Name | Title | Areas of Responsibility |
|---|---|---|
| Bronez, Melissa A. | Associate Director | OD Staffing, Communications, Clinical Program Policy/Initiatives, Technology Transfer/Development |
| Boersma, Brenda J. | Deputy Associate Director | Annual Reporting, Project Z Numbers, Congressional Responses, Global Health Liaison, Analytics |
| Haskins, Kelly M. | Scientific Program Analyst | Annual Reporting, Analytics |
| Holliday, Lori A. | Deputy Associate Director | Faculty Recruitment, including Stadtman, Lasker & Physician-Scientist Early Investigator Program, PI Departures |
| Rivera, Crystal | Administrative Assistant | OD Administrative Support, OD Conference Room Scheduling |
| Wachter, Aubrey N. | Clinical Program Specialist | Clinical Program Policies/Initiatives, Administrator, Physician-Scientist Early Investigator Program, Clinical Communications |
| Gwatkin, Li | CCR Communications Manager | Media Requests/Clearance, Press Releases, CCR Magazines, Controlled Correspondence |
| Fox, Sue | Writer-Editor | Lead Web Content Editor, Website User Training, CCR Wiki Sites |
| Cline, Ave M. | CCR Social Media Coordinator | Social Media Contact, Request New Twitter Accounts, Job Postings on CCR Website, Tracking Scientific Publications |
| Harrison, Abbie N. | Communications Specialist | CCR News Writer, CCR Magazines |
| Priede, Lianne | Communications Specialist | 60-Second Update Editor, Outreach & Campaigns, Graphics/Images Coordinator, CCR Event Photography |
| Lam, Julia | CCR Meeting Planner | Planning, Registration, Logistics for CCR Scientific Meetings and Conferences, Grand Rounds/Eminent Lecture Series |
| Sawhney, Romi K. | Program Specialist | Liaison for Official Visits, CME Contact for CCR Grand Rounds |
| Easterday, Kathy | Administrative Assistant | Scheduling for Scientific Directors and Deputy Directors in Frederick, Frederick OD Office Manager |
| Henson, Sarah A. | Administrative Assistant | Scheduling for Dr. Misteli, OD Administrative Support |
| Taylor, Ronya | Program Support Assistant | CCR Central Local Content Manager, Website Project Management, Listserv Moderator |
| Zidek, Katie M. | Administrative Assistant | Scheduling for Dr. Dahut, OD Administrative Support, Assists with Faculty Recruitment |
| Name | Title | Areas of Responsibility |
|---|---|---|
| Henderson, Darren | Associate Director | Space planning and design, Renovation management, Relocations |
| Bertolette, Dan | Project Manager | Laboratory design and construction , space management, relocations, Frederick campus |
| Borris, Debra | Computer Systems Administrator | Space database management, site visit space plans, scientific alarm systems, Bethesda campus |
| Carlson, Bradley | Project Manager | Laboratory design and construction, clinical space management, relocations, Bethesda campus |
| Corbin, Kyle | Dock Manager | Loading dock operations and coordination, Bethesda campus |
| Hegamyer, Glenn | Project Manager | Laboratory design and construction, space management, central repository POC, relocations, Frederick campus |
| Noland, Leon | Facility Support Specialist | Surplus support, dry ice delivery, general administrative support |
| Name | Title | Areas of Responsibility |
|---|---|---|
| Goldstein, David | Associate Director | Research and technology resources and cores, technology subsidy program (STARS), evaluation of emerging technologies |
| Cam, Maggie | Head, CCR Collaborative Bioinformatics Resource (CCBR) | CCBR management, bioinformatics project portfolio management, collaborative bioinformatics support for omics research projects |
| FitzGerald, Peter | Head, Genome Analysis Unit (GAU) | Specialized bioinformatics projects, bioinformatics infrastructure, Bioinformatics Training and Education Program (BTEP) |
| Malik, Mariam | Assistant Director for Partnerships | research and technology resources, technology subsidy program (STARS), evaluation of emerging technologies |
| Name | Title | Areas of Responsibility |
|---|---|---|
| Misteli, Tom | Director | Strategic planning, innovative research interactions, creative funding opportunities |
| Linnekin, Diana M. | Program Administrator | Liaison to Center of Excellence in Immunology, Drug Development Collaborative, and CCR Science Board, FLEX POC |
| Name | Title | Areas of Responsibility |
|---|---|---|
| Mock, Beverly | Associate Director | Oversight of Site Visit/BSC Review & Implementation , Tenure Track Investigator (TTI) Ombudsperson, Tenure Review Panel (TRP) Exec. Secretary, Clinical Tenure Review Panel (CTRP) Exec. Secretary |
| Bolton, Theresa | Scientific Program Analyst | Coordinator, Site Visit/BSC Reports & Responses, Coordinator, TRP & CTRP Activities , Promotion Packages for PRP/CRP/TRP/CTRP |
| Kidd, Geoffrey | Scientific Program Specialist | Site Visit Coordinator (Bethesda), Clinical Review Panel (CRP), Staff Clinician Quad Reviews, Award Nominations |
| Masison, Cynthia | Scientific Program Specialist | Site Visit Coordinator (Bethesda), Site Visit Implementations, Promotion Review Panel (PRP) Exec. Secretary, Staff Scientist (SS) Quad Reviews, SS Liaison, Award Nominations |
| Rosean, Tim | Scientific Program Specialist | Site Visit Coordinator (Bethesda), Award Nominations, Staff Clinician Quad Reviews, TTI Contact in Bethesda, TTI Career Development Strategies |
| White, Gretchen | Scientific Program Specialist | Site Visit Coordinator (Frederick), Technology Transfer Awards, TTI Contact in Frederick |
| Name | Title | Areas of Responsibility |
|---|---|---|
| Dahut, William | Clinical Director | Oversees credentialing, patient care, and clinical research training, clinical trial development and approval, regulatory support |
| Steakley, Caryn | Acting Chief, Office of Regulatory Affairs | Regulatory coordination, protocol support, SRC/IRB submissions, IND management, IRB administration |
| Abdi, Jasmine | Administrative Assistant | OCD administrative support, assists the Deputy Clinical Director |
| Kirby, Tracy | Nurse Consultant | Develops, coordinates and implements educational activities for research nurses |
| Ness, Elizabeth | Chief, Office of Education and Compliance | Clinical research training and compliance |
| Royce, Cheryl | Chief, Office of Research Nursing | Research nursing support |
| Shaw, Martha | Administrative Lab Manager | Administrative support, timekeeping, purchasing, HR, credentialing |
| Steakley, Caryn | Deputy Clinical Director | Patient care and safety, data management and other support contracts |
| Wise, Allison | Chief, Office of Clinical Support Services | Project Officer data management contract, auditing and monitoring, clinical research databases, administration |
| Name | Title | Areas of Responsibility |
|---|---|---|
| Hooper, Laura | Scientific Program Analyst | CCR Frederick Fellows Coordinator, Liaison for Centers of Excellence, faculties, working groups, Women Scientist Advisors, Leidos COR, outside grants/funding opportunities |
| Naranjo Marin, Cynthia | Program Specialist | Scheduling for SD for Basic Research (Merlino) |
| Name | Title | Areas of Responsibility |
|---|---|---|
| Steeg, Pat | Associate Director | POC/advisor to investigators for developing translation strategies, coordinates the Drug Development Collaborative (DDC), assists PIs in finding resources for translational projects, workshops focusing on drug development/translational studies |
| Figg Sr., Doug | Associate Director | Advisor to investigators on funding/resources for drug development studies, seminars/workshops on translational technologies |
| Linnekin, Diana M. | Program Administrator | Liaison to Center of Excellence in Immunology, Drug Development Collaborative, and CCR Science Board, FLEX POC |
| Robinson, Gary | Head, Translational Strategies | Advises investigators on strategies for developing novel therapeutics, Assists investigators in securing resources for therapeutic development, Coordinates seminars and workshops on translational research and product development |