National Office Staff
Executive Office
- Lynn P. Robinson, JD, interim executive vice president
- Tom Serena, MBA, CPA, interim executive vice president
- Michael H. Stolar, PhD, senior vice president
- Dianne Bach, APR, senior vice president
- Lisa Price, executive assistant
- Stacie Gallice, senior director, information & planning services
- Diane Field, executive office manager
- Carole Anikis, senior meetings manager
- Cheryl Butler, meetings manager
Finance and Administration
- Tom Serena, MBA, CPA, interim executive vice president
- Lynn Grone, director of human resources
Accounting (non-dues)
- Pinky Bacsinila, CPA, director of finance
- Lis Bialoblocki, accounting manager
- vacant, assistant controller
- Theodora Williams, accounts payable specialist
- Chaquita Vias, accounts receivable specialist
Member Services
- Theresa Remines, director of member services
- Jackie Jones, member services coordinator
- Jackie Ris, member services assistant
- John Willis, member services assistant
- Linda St. Julien, receptionist/membership assistant
Information Systems
- Leslie Waite, director of information systems
- Yongquan Cai, information specialist
- Walter Cornejo, systems and network administrator
- Michael Romero, data manager
Building Services
- Derek Randolph, director of building services
- Shelly Belgard, building services assistant
Professional and Scientific Affairs
- Wendy Cohen, MPH, vice president of professional and scientific affairs
- Cecile Katzoff, MGA, vice president for consulting services
- Deborah P. Robin, MSN, RN, CHCQM, senior director for quality
- Jennifer Conte, senior director of clinical practice and reimbursement issues
- Wykenna Vailor, research awards manager
- Adam Borden, new technologies and reimbursement manager
Public Affairs
- Michael Roberts, vice president of public policy
- Kathleen Teixeira, senior director of government affairs
- Lauren DePutter, government and political affairs manager
- Anne Bicha, director of regulatory affairs
Communications/Marketing
- Jeff Springer, vice president of marketing and communications
Communications
- Jessica Duncan, vice president of communications
- Aimee Frank, director of public relations
- Aaron R. White, editor/program director
- Alissa Cruz, communications manager
- Kwesi Agyeman, Web/ e-communication specialist
- Jennifer Halbert, designer/production manager
Marketing
- Laura Henning, senior marketing director
- Amy Oram, marketing manager
- Martha Hollingsworth, DDW marketing manager
- Jeanette Arrighi, marketing manager
Publications
- Christine Charlip, division director of publications
- Erin Dubnansky, senior director of scholarly publishing
- Thoba Khumalo, senior managing editor, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Chris Lowe, assistant managing editor, Gastroenterology
- Brook Simpson, assistant managing editor
- Sarah Williamson, medical illustrator
- Laura Claus, publications coordinator
- Naeemah McDuffy, editorial assistant
- Lindsey Brounstein, publications and graphics coordinator
- Kristine Novak, PhD, journals science editor
Education
- Charles Willis, vice president of education
- Lori Marks, PhD, director of education
- Tamara Jones, director of training
- John Whiton, senior director, council operations
- Anne Means, educational initiatives manager
- Mark Goetz, e-Learning program manager
- Maura Davis, manager, CME program
- Nataly Schwartz, council operations manager
- Jennifer Gibson, professional programs manager
- Steve Reed, education technology specialist
- Joy Akinyi, training manager
- Aviva Westheim, education coordinator
- Christina Ricco, education coordinator
External and International Relations
- Dianne Bach, APR, senior vice president, external and international relations
- Nick Wafle, special programs manager
- Gail Johnson, special programs coordinator
DDW Administration (www.ddw.org)
- Ellen Silver, senior director of DDW Administration
- Crystal Young, program manager
- Nia Murphy Price, meetings & exhibits coordinator
- Kasey McNeil, exhibit operations and events manager
- Johanna Merryman, DDW convention manager
- Chris Adams, exhibit sales manager
- Michele Thomas, DDW housing & registration coordinator
- Heather Faris, DDW program coordinator
Foundation for Digestive Health and Nutrition (www.fdhn.org)
- Jennifer Chisholm, associate vice president
- Rick Podgorski, regional vice president
- Stacey Hinton, director of development and foundation programs
- Juanita Bonner, development operations coordinator
