The Team
To execute on its strategy, the Foundation has created a flexible organization that responds rapidly to shifts in the market and technology. The Foundation’s staff is comprised of individuals who are passionate about improving the lives of millions of patients around the world, and bring many years of experience in the scientific and medical fields.
Janet Adams Senior Staff Accountant
jadams@fusfoundation.orgPhone: 434.220.4657
Thomas Andreae FUS Ambassador, Europe
tandreae@fusfoundation.orgJustine Atkinson Managing Director, Communications
jatkinson@fusfoundation.orgPhone: 703.283.9343
Rachel Berry Communications Manager
rberry@fusfoundation.orgPhone: 434.326.9825
Isha Bhatia Science Associate
Ibhatia@fusfoundation.orgLydia Bock Administrative Assistant
lbock@fusfoundation.orgPhone: 434.284.6811
Laura Breeden Development Information Specialist
lbreeden@fusfoundation.orgPhone: 434.326.9832
Michael Broad Data Strategy Director
mbroad@fusfoundation.orgPhone: 434.284.3777
John Burns IT Systems Administration
jburns@fusfoundation.orgPhone: 434.326.9822
Mark Carol Senior Consultant
mcarol@fusfoundation.orgTony D'Alessio IT Director
tdalessio@fusfoundation.orgPhone: 434.227.1276
Patrick Edelmann Senior Advisor
pedelmann@fusfoundation.orgJessica Foley Chief Scientific Officer | Managing Director, Cancer Immunotherapy Program and Government Affairs
jfoley@fusfoundation.orgPhone: 202.886.5300
James Franco FUS Partners Advisor
jfranco@fusfoundation.orgPhone: 904.881.5154
Rick Hamilton Managing Director, Chief Technology Officer
rhamilton@fusfoundation.orgPhone: 434.233.4802
Deborah Heishman Salesforce Platforms Director
dheishman@fusfoundation.orgPhone: 434.427.3306
Jennifer Hochrein Managing Director, Finance and Administration
jhochrein@fusfoundation.orgPhone: 434.220.4859
Robin Jones Clinical Trials Coordination Director
rjones@fusfoundation.orgPhone: 434.326.9837
Neal Kassell Chairman
nkassell@fusfoundation.orgPhone: 434.326.9835
Phone: 434.208.3006
Skyler Kitchen Finance Director
skitchen@fusfoundation.orgPhone: 434.326.1527
Jordan Knupp Web Developer
jknupp@fusfoundation.orgPhone: 434.305.1144
Erick Lassair, Jr. Research Associate
elassair@fusfoundation.orgSuzanne LeBlang Director of Clinical Relationships
sleblang@fusfoundation.orgJessica Lukens Managing Director
jlukens@fusfoundation.orgPhone: 434.326.0924
Michelle Majorin Development Information Specialist
mmajorin@fusfoundation.orgPhone: 434.284.9282
Matthew Mayes Email Marketing Specialist
mmayes@fusfoundation.orgPhone: 434.326.9828
Charlie Manning Research Contract Specialist | Open Science Manager
cmanning@fusfoundation.orgPhone: 434.987.0959
Tim Meakem Managing Director | Chief Medical Officer
tmeakem@fusfoundation.orgPhone: 434.326.9831
Chrit Moonen, PhD Scientific Programs Director
cmoonen@fusfoundation.orgDavid Moore Senior Project Engineer, Brain Technical Program
dmoore@fusfoundation.orgPhone: 434.326.9823
Sara Myhre Project Management Office Analyst
smyhre@fusfoundation.orgPhone: 434.326.9829
Frédéric Padilla Research Director for Applied Physics
fpadilla@fusfoundation.orgPhone: 434.284.9287
Dong-Guk Paeng FUS Ambassador, Asia
dpaeng@fusfoundation.orgLauren Powlovich Associate Chief Medical Officer
lpowlovich@fusfoundation.orgPhone: 434.326.1528
Allison Preston-Smith Media Manager
apreston-smith@fusfoundation.orgPhone: 616.550.3814
Joe Rice Digital Media Producer
jrice@fusfoundation.orgPhone: 434.996.8890
Paige Rice Chief of Staff
price@fusfoundation.orgPhone: 434.242.1287
Amy Rolph Social Media Specialist
arolph@fusfoundation.orgPhone: 434.326.9836
Mary Rose Serafini Business Services Director
mserafini@fusfoundation.orgPhone: 434.326.9826
Ann Taylor Chief Relationship Officer
ataylor@fusfoundation.orgPhone: 434.284.9286
Kelsie Timbie Veterinary Medicine Program Director | Scientific Programs Manager
ktimbie@fusfoundation.orgPhone: 434.326.9821
Emily Whipple Strategic Initiatives Director
ewhipple@fusfoundation.orgPhone: 434.305.1145
Emily White Managing Director, Operations and FUS Partners
ewhite@fusfoundation.orgPhone: 434.277.1274
Kurt Woerpel Chief Financial Officer
cfo@fusfoundation.orgPhone: 434.326.9838