FNIH Staff
Meet the staff of the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH).
Office of the President
Julie Louise Gerberding, M.D., M.P.H.
Chief Executive Officer
(301) 443-1811
David Wholley, M.Phil.
Executive Vice-President, Strategy and Business Development
(301) 594-6343
Dorina Sepulveda
Executive Assistant
(301) 443-1811
Advancement
Robert Balthaser, M.S.Ed., CFRE
Vice President of Advancement
(301) 496-9921
Laren Friedman, M.F.A
Advancement Officer, Strategic Initiatives
(301) 451-8855
Cassandra Hoye
Advancement Associate
(301) 402-4976
Jennifer Rosenbluth-Stoll
Senior Advancement Officer, Major and Legacy Giving
(301) 402-5343
Communications and Events
Janelle Lewis
Associate Vice President of Meetings and Events
(301) 594-2919
Suzanne Béchamps
Communications Officer
(301) 451-6059
Jasmine Buchanan
Meetings and Events Coordinator
(301) 435-6644
Alex Levine
Digital Associate
(301) 451-3457
Sam Mooney
Communications Officer
(301) 435-7653
Mira Patel
Senior Meetings and Events Planner
(301) 594-9713
Katherine Thompson
Director of Communications
(301) 435-4038
Michelle Tran
Administrative Assistant
(301) 827-7373
Development
Julie Wolf-Rodda, M.A.
Senior Vice President of Development
(301) 402-6027
Aimee Ahmed
Director of Development
(301) 443-2103
Meredith Beisel
Development Assistant
(301) 402-6585
Heidi Blythe, MPA
Director of Development
(301) 443-1744
Jess Giangiulio
Development Associate
(301) 402-2958
Maria Mathews
Development Associate
(301) 594-2612
Brianna Mills
Development Officer
(301) 402-6647
Matt Slater
Development Officer
(301) 402-0508
William Tolentino, bCRE-PRO
Associate Director of Systems
(301) 594-9865
Finance
Donald Hill, M.B.A., CFA
Chief Financial Officer
(301) 435-6246
Eva Coyne, C.P.A.
Vice President, Controller
(301) 451-8856
Rachael Lee
Senior Accounting Manager
(301) 435-3929
Sharon Nie
Senior Accountant
(301) 827-5314
Henry Seiler
Staff Accountant
(301) 402-5311
Operations and Legal
Kevin A. Klock, J.D.
Senior Vice President of Operations and Legal Affairs (General Counsel)
(301) 435-1641
Catherine Master, J.D.
Associate General Counsel
(301) 451-2499
Elizabeth S. Johns
Special Project Associate and Archivist
(301) 435-4578
Vanessa Perlman, J.D.
Senior Legal Counsel
(301) 480-5849
Kathy Peterson
Senior Operations Officer and Facilities Manager
(301) 402-5643
Katie Robinson
Associate Operations Officer
(301) 402-0597
Lesley A. Sebastian, M.B.A, M.Sc.
Director of Operations
(301) 402-0391
Lynn Smelkinson, J.D.
Senior Legal Counsel
(301) 827-4442
Hanna Yu
Legal Operations Manager
(301) 594-8401
Research Partnerships
Joseph P. Menetski, Ph.D.
Vice President, Research Partnerships
(301) 594-6596
Stacey Adam, Ph.D.
Associate Vice-President, Research Partnerships
(301) 435-8364
Steven Hoffmann, M.S.
Associate Vice President, Research Partnerships
(301) 443-2102
Courtney Silverthorn, Ph.D.
Associate Vice-President, Research Partnerships
(301) 827-8365
Eline Appelmans, M.D., MPH, BMedSci
Director, Neuroscience Research Partnerships
(301) 827-4817
Dana Connors, M.S., P.M.P.
Senior Scientific Program Manager, Cancer Research Partnerships
(301) 435-2613
Taqwa El-Hussein
Associate Scientific Project Manager, Cancer
(301) 827-5874
Althea Gaffney, Ph.D.
Scientific Project Manager
(301) 435-0105
Brad Garrison, MBA, PMP
Senior Project Manager, Research Partnerships
(301) 402-0397
Helen Heymann, M.M.Sc.
Senior Scientific Project Manager, Metabolic Disorders
(301) 827-4821
Wesley Horton, M.S.
Senior Scientific Project Manager, Neuroscience
(301) 496-1519
Autumn Jones, M.S.
Scientific Project Manager, Inflammation and Immunity
(301) 435-5735
Tania Kamphaus, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Director, Metabolic Disorders
(301) 435-6247
Cheryl Melencio
Administrative Manager
(301) 402-4970
Marina Milan
Associate Scientific Project Manager
(301) 827-5824
Marquet Minor, M.S.
Associate Project Manager, Cancer
(301) 402-5346
Tetyana Murza
Senior Project Manager, Cancer
(301) 435-2827
Ruth Najera
Administrative Assistant
(301) 827-4827
Jennifer Newsome, M.S.
Scientific Project Manager, Cancer
(301) 827-7365
Lynette Nguyen, Ph.D., PMP
Senior Scientific Project Manager, Metabolic Disorders
(301) 496-6281
Harina Raja
Scientific Project Manager
(301) 827-3778
Erin Rosenbaugh, Ph.D., P.M.P.
Associate Scientific Project Manager, Neuroscience
(301) 827-5825
Hoda Soltani
Senior Project Manager
(301) 443-8928
Leah White, M.P.H.
Senior Project Manager, Neuroscience
(301) 435-0063
Science
Michael Santos, Ph.D.
Vice President, Science
(301) 402-6917
Priana Appling
Administrative Assistant
(301) 402-3515
David Brown, Ph.D.
Scientific Program Manager, Vaccine Discovery and Development
(301) 443-1599
Brinda Dass, Ph.D.
Scientific Program Manager, Policy Lead for Gene Drive Research
(301) 435-4964
Renata Hoffstetter
Project Manager
(301) 443-1598
Stephanie James, Ph.D.
Senior Scientific Advisor
(301) 443-1598
Erika Jones, MAPHB
Associate Project Manager
(301) 402-1112
David A. O' Brochta, Ph.D.
Scientific Program Manager, Technical Lead for Gene Drive Research
(301) 451-2762
Rebeca Salmeron, M.B.A
Project Manager
(301) 827-9675
Karen H. Tountas, Ph.D.
Scientific Program Manager
(301) 402-4333
Susan Wiener, MA
Senior Project Manager
(301) 402-5736