Program Committee

The Region I Program Committee plans and coordinates all aspects of the
annual Regional Meeting.
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2026 Committee Membership

Geraldine Pierre, Boston Children’s Hospital, Program Committee Chair, Chair-Elect

Wendy Powers, University of Maine, Program Committee Co-Chair

Philip Frum, Yale University, Program Committee Co-Chair

Brandi Glover, Brown University, Program Committee Co-Chair, Treasurer

Leanne Crawley, University of Maine, Grants Management Track

Chanda Robe, Harvard University, Grants Management Track

Lisa Zeytoonian, Maine Health, Grants Management Track

Jessica Christian, Boston University, Grants Management Track

Lana Metayer, University of Vermont, Compliance Track

Sonya Stern, UVM Health, Compliance Track

Jill Mortali, Dartmouth, Funding Agencies and Sponsors Track

Theresa Bishop, Bates College, Funding Agencies and Sponsors Track

Saira Valley, Valley Consulting Group, LLC, Wicked Good Chats Track

Amanda Humphrey, Northeastern University, Wicked Good Chats Track

Carolyn Bell, BIDMC, Wicked Good Chats Track

Hernan Santana, BIDMC, Hospital Track

Juliette Pickering, Boston Children’s Hospital, Hospital Track

Raquel Espinosa, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Systems/Data/AI Track

Kat Boots, Brown University, Professional Development Track

Manouchka Jean-Gilles, BIDMC, Professional Development Track

Noelle Strom, Simmons University, PUI/RD/ERI Track

Maureen McCarthy, Babson College, PUI/RD/ERI Track

Minessa Konecky, Minessa InK, Strategic Partnerships

Patricia McNulty, Boston VA Research Institute, Inc, Strategic Partnerships

Shannon Sewards, Dartmouth Health, Communication and Membership Chair

Robert Prentiss, Yale University, Treasurer-Elect

Caitlin Crowley, Boston VA Research Institute, Inc., Secretary

Jennifer Lech, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Secretary-Elect