Executive Office

Martha Liggett, Esq.
Executive Director

LaFaundra Neville, CPS
Executive Assistant

P. Clare Kelley
International Programs Specialist

Michelle Lara
Administrative Associate

Anita Braxton
Receptionist/Office Coordinator

Office of the Chief Operating Officer

Matthew Gertzog, MBA, CAE
Chief Operating Officer

Karina Fernandez, MS
Senior Manager, Information and Technology

Victoria Smith-Moore, CAP
Manager of Business Services

Rodney Hunter
Office Manager

Heather Guichard
Customer Service Representative

Ghennet Aklilu
Membership Manager

Kimberly Fayton
Membership Specialist

Stephanie Franklin
Membership Assistant

Communications Department

Jenifer Hamilton, CAE
Director, Communications

Wendy Stokes
Communications Manager

Karen Learner
Managing Editor

Keli Hammond
Marketing Manager

Michael Mersky
Web Manager

Laura Stark
Communications Specialist

Alexander Kireev
Marketing Assistant

Patrick Irelan
Communications Assistant

Anna Miars
Editorial Assistant

Development Department

Tiffanie Luckett, MA, CFRE
Director of Development

Elisa Shea
Awards Manager

Arthinia Morgan
Corporate Relations Specialist

Education and Training Department

Mark Smith, PhD, CAE
Director, Education and Training

Sharon Alleyne
Senior Manager, Education and Training

Karen Kayoumi
Senior Manager, Training and Evaluation

Joseph Basso
Training Manager

Helena Mickle
Education Manager

Jenole Yarn
Education and Training Coordinator

Finance and Administration Department

Tiffany Ake, CPA
Director, Finance and Administration

Tamiko White
Accounting Manager

Wendell Ayivie
Staff Accountant

Gladys Ogoe
Accounting Assistant

Government Relations and Practice Department

Mila Becker, Esq.
Director, Government Relations and Practice

Carol Schwartz, MPH, RD
Senior Manager, Policy and Practice

Ulyana Desiderio, PhD
Scientific Affairs Manager

Tracy Roades
Research Advocacy Manager

Stephanie Kart
Government Relations Manager

Samantha Gross
Administrative Assistant

Meetings Department

Ayuko Kimura-Fay, CMP
Director, Meetings

Jill Clark, CMP
Annual Meeting Manager

Marshall Nayer
Annual Meeting Coordinator

Ashley Drake
Meetings Associate

BLOOD Publishing Department

Eleanore Tapscott
Director, Publishing

Anna Trudgett, MA, ELS
Assistant Director - Editorial

Andrew Harmon
Technical Content Editor

Karine Zbiegniewicz, MA
Editorial Production Manager

Virginia Ramsey
Peer Review Manager

Joanna Robertson
Publications Specialist

Deborah Christian
Senior Manuscript Specialist

Julia Robinson
Marketing and Advertising Coordinator

Naddia Garcia Galicia
Journal Business and Subscription Coordinator

Brian Cannon
Editorial and Graphics Coordinator

Helen Okeke
Editorial Review Coordinator

Jennifer Hughey
Editorial Production Associate

Dax Blemberg
Editorial Assistant - Prepublication

Mary Lin
Editorial Assistant

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