Meet Our People
CITI Program’s team includes leaders and advisors with extensive experience in their fields and staff dedicated to our mission.
Leadership
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Bharat Krishna, MSc, MBA
Senior Vice President & Managing DirectorBharat S. Krishna serves as Managing Director and Senior Vice President of the CITI Program, a world...

Jaime A. Arango, EdD, CIP
Director, Content and EducationDr. Arango serves as the Director of Content and Education and chairs the Program Advisory Committee...

Adiper Bello, BS
Director, Operations and SupportAdiper Bello, BS, is the Operations and Support Director of CITI Program. She oversees the office op...

Reid Cushman, PhD
Director, SystemsReid Cushman directs CITI Program’s Systems group, supervising the infrastructure and programming ...

Dee Joseph, BS
Manager, SupportDee Joseph is the Support Manager for CITI Program. With over 15 years of customer service and suppo...

Pierre Lavalard, MBA
Director, Continuing Professional EducationPierre held sales management responsibilities nationally for Montreal-based Nordic Laboratories' Tea...

Maria Ojeda, BBA
Director, Revenue ManagementMaria joined CITI Program in 2011, where she has held various financial roles. Currently she serves ...

Margaret Rankovic, MEd, CIP
Associate Director, Content and EducationMargaret Rankovic is an Associate Director for Content and Education and a member of the Program Adv...

Daniel Smith, BA
Associate Director, Content and EducationDaniel Smith is an Associate Director of Content and Education and a member of the Program Advisory ...
External Advisory Board
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Susan M. Miller, MD, MPH
The Methodist Hospital and EAB ChairwomanSusan M. Miller is the John S. Dunn Sr. Research Chair in General Internal Medicine at Houston Metho...

Paul Braunschweiger, PhD
Senior Advisor; Emeritus Professor, University of MiamiDr. Paul Braunschweiger, Professor Emeritus at the University of Miami, conducted basic cancer resea...

Jerry J. Castellano, PharmD, CIP
Christiana Care Health System
Curt Civin, MD, ScD (hon)
University of Maryland School of MedicineDr. Civin is Professor, Pediatrics and Physiology; Director, Center for Stem Cell Biology & Regenera...

Brian Currie, MD, MPH
Montefiore Medical Center (RETIRED), Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Cindy Gates, RN, JD, CIP
University of MiamiMs. Gates obtained her JD from Seattle University School of Law. She served as Vice President at Wes...

Karen Hansen, BA
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterKaren Hansen served as the Institutional Review Office Director at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Resear...

Dushyantha Jayaweera, MD,MRCOG (UK), FACP
University of Miami Miller School of MedicineDr. Dushyantha Jayaweera is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Miami. He is the former Ass...

Ernest D. Prentice, PhD
University of Nebraska Medical CenterDr. Prentice is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Anatomy, the Univ...
Program Advisory Committee
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Karen Arts, MSN, BSN, RN, CRCC
Works of Arts, Network of NetworksKaren's 36 years of professional experience, includes a variety of positions, with a focus on Oncolo...

Jason Borenstein, PhD
Georgia Institute of Technology
Wendy Epley, MSc-RTC, ECoP®-EAR & ITAR
Epley Consulting, LLCWendy Epley is certified as an Export Compliance Professional (ECoP®) in both the EAR and ITAR and ...

Benjamin Fontes, MPH, CBSP
Yale UniversityBen has an undergraduate degree in Biology from Wesleyan University (1986) and a MPH in Industrial H...

Lory Hayes, PhD, CHRC
University of MiamiWithin the University of Miami’s (UM) Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship (OVP...

Ross Hickey, JD, CIP, CPIA
University of Southern MaineRoss Hickey is the Assistant Provost for Research Integrity at the University of Southern Maine (USM...

Sally L. Mann, MS
ConsultantSally Mann has been active in the CITI Program since it began in 2000. She serves as a consultant fo...

Alejandro Martinez, MPA, CIP
Duke UniversityAlejandro Martinez is the Associate Director for the Duke University Campus Institutional Review Boa...

Randall J. Nelson, PhD
University of Tennessee - Health Science CenterDr. Nelson is Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology at UTHSC. He did postdoctoral work at UCSF and N...

Andrew Perkins, BA
CITI ProgramAndy has served in numerous research administration, compliance, and IACUC roles at multiple academi...
Former EAB Members
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Juan Pablo Uribe, MD
Fundación Santa Fe de BogotáOur Team
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Ryan Bliss, BS
Help Desk Technician
David Cuadra
Senior Help Desk Technician
Corina Dobinda-Dzwill, BS
Marketing Associate
Jonathan Fineout, BS
Programmer
Kim Foley, BS
Operations & Support Project Manager
Evelyn Fornell, BBA
Database Marketing Specialist
Viviane Francis, BSc, PMP
E-Learning Production Manager
Alex Golden
Help Desk Technician
Nicolas Lagueruela, BS
E-Learning Production Specialist
Raymond Longaray, BA
Senior Communications Specialist
Cornelius McCray
Operations Coordinator
Orin McDougall, BA
Help Desk Technician
Julius McLean
Senior Help Desk Technician
William Rivera, BS, MP, MDiv
Senior Help Desk Technician
Chris Rodriguez, BBA
Help Desk Supervisor and Product Manager
Cenna Skulsky, PMP
IT Project Manager
Pablo Vasconcelos, BA
IT Project Manager
Pam Walker
Senior Financial Assistant