As the birthplace of American medicine, we are still making history with medical, scientific, and technological innovations. The PHL Life Sciences advisory board reflects the diverse specialties of Philadelphia’s Life Sciences community. Tap into their expertise and knowledge capital for your next meeting.
Laurie Actman
Chief Marketing, Communications Manager
University of Pennsylvania
Carolyn Asbury, PhD
Interim Co-CEO
The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Fritz Bittenbender
Senior Vice President, Government Affairs
Genentech
Ken Blank, PhD
President & CEO
University Research Strategies
Melina Blees
Business Operations & Strategy Director & Head
BioLabs Philadelphia
Tracy Brala
SVP, Strategy and Partnerships
University City Science Center
Christopher Cashman
Chairman and CEO (Former)
Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
David Allen Cole, PhD
President and CEO
Science History Museum
Carol J. De Fries
Programs Chief of Staff
JEVS Human Services
Karen DeLone
Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Life Sciences PA
David Disbrow
Director, Instructional Design & Events
American College of Physicians
Jonathan A. Epstein, M.D.
Exec. Vice Dean and CSO
University of Pennsylvania
Michael Fleming
President
Delaware BioScience Association
Margaret Foti, PhD, MD
CEO
American Association for Cancer Research
Leonard Friedland, MD
VP, Director Scientific Affairs and Public Health
GlaxoSmithKline
Anthony Green, Ph.D.
Vice President, Regional Initiatives
Ben Franklin Technology Partners
Claire Greenwood
Senior Vice President-Leadership Growth; Executive Director-CEO Council for Growth
The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia
Edward Grose
Executive Director
Greater Philadelphia Hotel Association
Shawn P. Kleitz
Chief Development Officer
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Dheerendra Kommala, MD
Chief Medical Officer
ECRI Institute
Hugh Lavery
Senior VP, Government and External Affairs
Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals
Betty Long, RN, MHA
President/CEO & Founder
Guardian Nurses Healthcare Advocates
Ian McLaughlin, PhD
Vice President, Government Affairs
BioNJ
James Medaglio
Director, Business Attraction & Expansion
The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia
Sara Merriman
Director of Business Development & Strategic Partnerships
Brandywine Realty Trust
Mike Mittelman, OD, MPH, MBA, FAAO, FACHE
President
Salus University
Christopher P. Molineaux
President & CEO
Life Sciences PA
Tom Muldoon
President
Muldoon & Associates
Sharon Murphy Potts, BSN, RN, CRRN
Medical Case Manager
Genex Services
Patrick M. Oates, Ph.D. (Chair)
Vice President, Strategy & Business Development
EMSCO Scientific Enterprises
Shawn Patrick O’Brien
Chairman
Key BioPharma Partners
Noah Olson, MBA
Director, Innovation
Delaware Prosperity Partnership
Nancy Rawson
VP/Associate Director
Monell Chemical Senses Center
Barbara Schilberg
Managing Director & CEO
BioAdvance
Vishal Shah
Dean of Math, Science and Health Careers
Community College of Philadelphia
Tracy Shickel
Director, Economic Development
University of Delaware
Kenny J. Simanksy, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research
Drexel University
Sinclair Smith, ScD
Dean, School of Health Professions
Saint Josephs University
Heather Steinman, PhD, MBA
VP, Business Development & Executive Director, Technology Transfer
The Wistar Institute
Zev Sunleaf
Vice President, Technology Transfer, Commercialization, & Research Contracts
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Thomas Tritton
President and CEO (Retired)
Science History Museum
Barbara Wadsworth, DNP, RN, FACHE, FAAN, NEA-BC
Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer/Chief Nursing Officer
Main Line Health
Michele Washko
Principal
Life Sciences Greenhouse Investments
Darryl N. Williams, PhD
SVP of Science & Education
The Franklin Institute
Christopher Yochim
Chair, Delaware Bio
Delaware BioScience Association
Paula Agosto, RN, MHA
Chief Nursing Officer
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
James Ballinghoff, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC
CNO/Assoc. Exec. Director
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Nancy Barker, MSN, EDD, RN
Chair, Associate Professor
West Chester University
Cindy Blank-Reid, RN, MSN, CEN
Trauma Clinical Nurse Specialist
Temple University Hospital
Elizabeth Craig, DNP, RN, FACHE
SVP, Chief Nursing Officer
Main Line Health
Richard G. Cuming, Ed.D., MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Chief Nurse Executive & President
Christiana Care Health System
Regina Cunningham, Ph.D., RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
Chief Executive Officer
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Pat DiGiacomo, EdD, MSN, RNC
Chair UG Nursing Program
School of Nursing and Health Sciences, La Salle University
Jeff Doucette, DNP, RN, FACHE, NEA-BC, FAAN
Senior Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer
Press Ganey Associates, LLC
Mary Gallagher Gordon, Ph.D, MSN, RN, CNE
Vice Dean, Strategic Operations, Academic Services & Community Health. Clinical Professor
Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions
Terri Hinkley, EdD(c), MBA, BScN, RN
CEO
National Association of School Nurses
Marion Leary, RN, MPH, PhD
Director of Innovation
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Evelyn Lengetti, Ph.D., RN-BC
Director of Continuing Education
Villanova University
Betty Long, RN, MHA
President/CEO & Founder
Guardian Nurses Healthcare Advocates
Marie Ann Marino, EdD, RN, FAAN
Dean & Professor
Thomas Jefferson University
Ingrid McGovern, RN, CNO
Chief Nursing Officer
St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Dane E. Menkin, CRNP
Divisional Director of LGBTQ Services
Main Line Health
Jane Mericle, MHS-CL, BSN, RN, CENP
Operational VP/CNO
Nemours Children’s Health
Kymberlee Montgomery, DNP, APRN, WHNP-BC, CNE, FAANP, FAAN
Vice Dean of Nursing & Student Affairs, Chief Academic Nursing Officer
Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions
Sharon Murphy Potts, BSN, RN, CRRN
Medical Case Manager
Genex Services
Peter Preziosi, PhD, RN, CAE
President & CEO
CGFNS International, Inc.
Anna Rodriguez, MSN, MHA, RN, OCN, NEA-BC
Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President, Nursing and Patient Care Services
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Coy L. Smith, ND, RN, MSN, NEA-BC, FACHE
Assoc. Dir. for Patient Care Services/Nurse Executive
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Loretta Sweet Jemmott, Ph.D, MSN, RN, FAAN
Professor, Director
Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions
Barbara Todd, DNP, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN
Director of Advanced Practice
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Barbara Wadsworth, DNP, RN, FACHE, FAAN, NEA-BC (Chair)
Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer/Chief Nursing Officer
Main Line Health
Danielle Weber, MSN, MSM, RN-BC, NEA-BC
Chief Nurse Executive
Christiana Care Health System