NAM Staff Directory

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Media inquiries: Dana Korsen

President’s Office


Victor J. Dzau, President
Elizabeth Finkelman, Chief of Staff
Melissa Laitner, Special Assistant
Emily Shambaugh, Research Associate
Jasmine Wilson, Senior Executive Assistant

Office of the Leonard D. Schaeffer Executive Officer


Michael McGinnis, Leonard D. Schaeffer Executive Officer and Senior Scholar
Benjamin Boykin, Executive Assistant

Membership & Governance


Elena Fuentes-Afflick, Home Secretary
Carlos del Rio, International Secretary
Se Kim, Director
Donna Duncan, Deputy Director
Chiquita Boston, Senior Council & Membership Assistant
Sara Hitzig, Membership Program Officer
Jamal Samuel, Senior Membership Associate
Miso Park, Membership Associate

Office of Communications


Laura DeStefanoDirector of Strategic Communications and Engagement
Karen Bacellar, Deputy Director of Communications
Jamie Durana, Content Specialist
Talia Lewis, Senior Communications Associate
Samantha Phillips, Communications Officer
Myranda Tarr, Communications Officer

Office of Finance & Administration


Joi Washington, Senior Administrative Officer
David Chang,
Financial Associate
Salman Chaudhry, Financial Associate
Ravenna Martin, Financial Associate
Cara Nolasco Guzman, Senior Finance and Operations Assistant

Development Office


Alison Purvis, Chief Development Officer
Kath Sturgeon, Associate Director of Development

Programs Office


Kimber Bogard, Deputy Executive Officer
Shaneah Taylor, Deputy Director of Programs
Jessica Covington,
 Assistant to the Deputy Executive Officer

Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being & Resilience


Thu Anh (Anh) Tran, Program Officer, Director
Farida Ahmed, Associate Program Officer
Bram Bond, Program Specialist
Yash Raka, Research Assistant

Action Collaborative on Combatting Substance Use and Opioid Crises


Aisha Salman, Senior Program Officer, Director
Bram Bond, Program Specialist
Noah Duff, Associate Program Officer
Emma Freiling, Research Associate

Committee on Emerging Science, Technology, & Innovation


Katie Bowman, Senior Program Officer

Culture of Health Program


Amy Gyau-Moyer, Senior Program Officer, Director
Anita Desikan, Program Officer
Katherine Foster,
Senior Program Assistant
Elisabeth Solomon, Research Assistant

Healthy Longevity


Michele Toplitz, Senior Program Officer, Director
Beatriz Pandolfi Silva,
Program Specialist
Helia Samani, Senior Program Assistant

 

 

Leadership Consortium: Collaboration for a Learning Health System


Michael McGinnis, Executive Director
Laura Adams, Special Advisor
Sarah Greene, Special Advisor
Amanda Hunt, Senior Program Officer
Hannah Ingber, Program Officer
Sunita Krishnan, Senior Program Officer
Annie Murff, Research Associate
Julie Tarrant, Associate Program Officer
Asia Williams, Program Officer
Lauryn Williams, Senior Program Assistant

 

Grand Challenge on Climate Change, Human Health, and Equity


Christopher Hanley, Senior Program Officer, Director
Camila Anderson, Senior Program Assistant
Funmi Chinekezi,
Program Officer
Cady Hyde, Senior Program Assistant
Vijay Iyer, Associate Program Officer
Emma Lower-McSherry, Research Associate
Jessica Marx, Senior Program Officer
Justin Massey, Associate Program Officer
Grace Robbins, Associate Program Officer
Helia Samani, Senior Program Assistant

Advancing Pandemic and Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Preparedness and Response


Julie Pavlin, Senior Board Director

Human Genome Editing Initiative


Katie Bowman, Senior Program Officer

Vital Directions for Health & Health Care


Jessica Marx, Senior Program Officer

Health Policy Fellowships and Leadership Programs


Gregg MargolisDirector
Andrew Cheng, Senior Administrative & Financial Specialist
Marissa Gioffre, Outreach and Engagement Specialist
Victoria Nichols, Senior Program Assistant
Yumi Phillips, Senior Program Officer
Mona Rahman, Program Officer
Kelly Robbins, Senior Program Officer
Jada Rodgers, Senior Program Assistant

Emerging Leaders in Health & Medicine Program


Se Kim, Co-Director
Gregg Margolis,
Co-Director
Sara Hitzig, Membership Program Officer


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