Portal to Research:
Navigating International Waters
Planning Committee
2011 Annual Meeting Co-Chairs
Amy Sikalis
Director, Office of Research
Intermountain Healthcare
Peter Townsend
Director, Research Office
Loughborough University
Belinda Vandersluis
Effector Consulting
Track Chairs
Professional Development
Dan Campbell, University of Idaho
dcampbell@uidaho.edu
Stephanie Endy, Lehman College
Stephanie.endy@lehman.cuny.edu
Management & Operations
Joe Cosico, Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation
Joseph.Cosico@allina.com
Jackie Solberg, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Jackie_Solberg@MEEI.HARVARD.EDU
Financial Management
Kumar Mukesh, University Hospitals of Cleveland
kumar.mukesh@uhhospitals.org
Winnie Wu, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
wcwu@mdanderson.org
Research Ethics
Tonya Edvalson, Obstetrics and Gynecology Research Network
tonya.edvalson@hsc.utah.edu
Leslie Macdonald Hicks, Carleton University
leslie_macdonald-hicks@carleton.ca
Debra Schaller-Demers,Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
schalled@mskcc.org
Research Law
David King, University of Louisville
dave.king@louisville.edu
J. Michael Slocum, Slocum & Boddie, PC
jmichaelslocum@slocumboddie.com
Sponsors & Agencies
Loretta Polite, Henry M Jackson Foundation
loretta.polite@amedd.army.mil
Sponsored Program Administration
Judy Bristow, University of Louisville
judy.bristow@louisville.edu
Andrea Deaton, Oklahoma University
adeaton@ou.edu
Workshops
Sandra Nordhal, San Diego State University Research Foundation
snordahl@foundation.sdsu.edu
Thread Chairs
Commercial/Industry
Dave Mineo, McGladrey
david.mineo@mcgladrey.com
Departmental Administration
Emily Hixson, Washington University
hixsone@wustl.edu
Hospitals/Medical Centers
Bruce Steinert, NorthShore University HealthSystem
bsteinert@northshore.org
International
Peter Townsend, Loughborough University
p.a.townsend@lboro.ac.uk
Belinda Vandersluis. Effector Consulting
bvandersluis@effector.ca
Nonprofit/Foundation
Dave Mineo, McGladrey
david.mineo@mcgladrey.com
Amy Sikalis, Intermountain Healthcare
amy.sikalis@imail.org
Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions (PUI)
Tricia Callahan, Miami University of Ohio
tricia.callahan@muohio.edu
Academic/Training
Tonya Edvalson, Obstetrics and Gynecology Research Network
tonya.edvalson@hsc.utah.edu
Senior Content
Jennifer Shambrook, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
jennifer.shambrook@stjude.org
New RA Content
Jackie Solberg, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
jackie_solberg@meei.harvard.edu
Committees
Symposium Paper and Presentation Coordinator
Cindy Kiel, Washington University in St. Louis
ckiel@wustl.edu
Michael Owen, University of Ontario Institute of Technology
michael.owen@uoit.ca
Sponsorship and Exhibitor Coordinators
Cliff Schofield
cschof1251@comcast.net
Darlene Gilson
darlene_gilson@carleton.ca
Leslie Macdonald Hicks, Carleton University
leslie_macdonald-hicks@carleton.ca
First Time Attendees/Ambassadors/Newcomer Events
Suzan Lund, University of Nebraska
slund2@unlnotes.unl.edu
Loretta Polite, Henry M Jackson Foundation
loretta.polite@amedd.army.mil
Program Book Copy Editor
Debra Schaller-Demers, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
schalled@mskcc.org
Marjorie Piechowski, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Dan Campbell, University of Idaho
dcampbell@uidaho.edu
Jackie Solberg, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
jackie_solberg@meei.harvard.edu
Volunteer Coordinator
Vonnetta Byington, Creighton University
vonnetta@creighton.edu
Leslie Macdonald Hicks, Carleton University
leslie_macdonald-hicks@carleton.ca
Volunteer List
Viviana Fernandez, Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa
Sandra Nordahl, San Diego State University
Alma Munoz Canete, Veterans Medical Research Foundation
Angela Willis, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Bruce Steinert, Northshore University Healthcare
Carol Fedor, University Hospitals CaseMedical Center
Cecilia Pangilinan, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
Christine Chuani, Moi University
Cindy Kiel, Washington University in St. Louis
Darlene Gilson, Carleton University
Denise Makovac-Badali, University of Toronto
Denyse Pettersson, Children's Hospital and Research Center
Domenica Pappas, Illinois Institute of Technology
Don Saha, Carolinas Medical Center
Donna Marano, Carnegie Mellon University
Doshie Walker, University of Central Florida
Edward Black, University of Utah, Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute
Elsa Nadler, University of Toledo
Erica Ellington, Medical University of South Carolina
Felicia Gipson, University of Oklahoma
Gina Hedberg, University of South Alabama
Henry Tumwijukye, MU-JHU CARE LTD (MU-JHU Research Collaboration)
Jim Hanlon, TRIUMF Board of Management
Jovita Wells, University of the District of Columbia
Judith Hariton
Judy Fox, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism at NIH
Karen Bailey, Dillard University
Kari Alca, Washington University School of Medicine/Division of Radiological Sciences
Keelie Jones
Kim Carter, The Ohio State University
Kim Lalley, University of Louisville Office of Research Administration
Lakeisha Wilson, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Lara Cartmale, Univeristy of Toronto
Latrisha Anderson, Clark Atlanta Univesity
Lawrie Robertson, University of Washington
Leronda Savage, University of Mississippi
Loretta Polite, Henry M Jackson Foundation
Marlies Otter, MUHC-RI
Michael Owen, University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Princess Williams, John Hopkins University
Renee Vaughan, Duke University Medical Center
Renu Minhas, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
Sandra Garcia, Texas A&M University- Kingsville
Sheree Courney, University of Texas - Institute for Geophysics
Wanda L. Stroyny-McGonigle, VA Hospital - Madison
Dr. Edward Gabriele, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Executive Research Integrity Officer






