Office of Research Operations and Planning

Chief of Staff

Melissa Bronez, MPH Associate Director 240.760.7746
  • OD Staffing
  • Communications
  • Clinical Program Policy/Initiatives
  • Technology Transfer/Development

Reporting

Brenda Boersma, Ph.D. Deputy Associate Director 240.760.7745
  • Annual Reporting
  • Project Z Numbers
  • Congressional Responses
  • Global Health Liaison
  • Analytics

Faculty Recruitment and Transition

Lori Holliday Deputy Associate Director 240.760.7754
  • Faculty Recruitment, including Stadtman, Lasker & CIDP
  • PI Departures

Faculty Support

Laura Hooper, Ph.D. Faculty Support Coordinator 240.760.7755
  • Grants & Outside Funding
  • Liaison for Centers of Excellence, Faculties/Working Groups
  • Women Scientist Advisors
  • COR for Leidos Contract

Clinical Program Administration

Aubrey Wachter Clinical Program Specialist 240.760.7757
  • Clinical Program Policies/Initiatives
  • Administrator, Clinical Investigator Development Program (CIDP)
  • Clinical Communications

Communications

Li Gwatkin, MPA CCR Communications Manager 240.760.7752
  • Media Requests/Clearance
  • Press Releases
  • CCR Magazines
  • Controlled Correspondence
Sue Fox Website Manager 301.846.1923
  • Website Project Management
  • Lead Local Content Manager
  • Job Postings on CCR Website
  • CCR Wiki Sites
Ave Cline CCR Social Media Coordinator 301.846.5176
  • Social Media Contact
  • Request New Twitter Accounts
  • Listserv Manager
  • Tracking Scientific Publications
Abbie Harrison, M.A. Communications Specialist 240.760.7758
  • CCR News Writer
  • 60-Second Update Editor
  • CCR Magazines
Chloe Gansen Health Communications Intern 240.760.7758
  • Outreach & Campaigns
  • Graphics/Images Coordinator
  • CCR Event Photography

Meetings & Conferences

Julia Lam CCR Meeting Planner 301.846.6957
  • Planning, Registration, Logistics for CCR Scientific Meetings and Conferences
  • Grand Rounds/Eminent Lecture Series
Romi Sawhney Program Specialist 240.760.7756
  • Liaison for Official Visits
  • CME Contact for CCR Grand Rounds

Office Administration

Jo Anne Barb Program Specialist 240.760.7744
  • OD Office Manager
  • Scheduling for Dr. Misteli
  • Scheduling for Dr. Dahut
Sarah Henson Administrative Assistant 240.760.7753
  • OD Administrative Support
Katie Zidek Administrative Assistant 240.760.7759
  • OD Administrative Support
  • Assists with Faculty Recruitment