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National Office Staff

Our staff exhibit AGA’s core values: collaborative, engaged, innovative and open. We commit to a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace.

Contact us: 301-654-2055; [email protected]

Executive Office

Thomas J. Serena, MBA, CPA

Tom Serena, CEO

Celena NuQuay, CAE

Celena NuQuay, vice president, constituency programs and governance

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John Levinson, manager, governance

Germaine Graham, senior coordinator, constituency programs and governance

Advocacy and Practice

Kathleen Teixeira, vice president, public policy and advocacy

Leslie Narramore, senior director, regulatory affairs

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Sarah Ankney, director, government affairs

David Godzina, director, quality measure & improvement 

Sarah Heckman, senior manager, political affairs and advocacy

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Missy Hill, coordinator, government affairs

AGA Institute Council

Ellen Silver, vice president, meetings and conventions

Crystal Young, senior director, program operations

Sierra S. Avil, director, program operations

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Lauren Zahn, manager, council operations

Anthony Golia, manager, section council operations

Clinical and Scientific Affairs

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Alison Kim, PhD, vice president, clinical and scientific affairs

Sarah Williamson, senior art director

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Sonya Serra, MSc, senior director, clinical research

Nelly Ahmet, director, clinical practice updates

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Melanie Stephens-Lyman, director, clinical guideline development & dissemination

Thoba Khumalo Petrovic, senior managing editor, CGH

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Michael Pogachar, senior managing editor, Gastroenterology

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Nick Tomeo, PhD, senior manager, scientific affairs

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Amanda Grandinetti, manager, clinical research

Alexander Vaeth, manager, publications and digital media

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Chelsea Horton, manager, publications

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Michelle Clark, manager, scientific programs

Lydia Fredell, MS, senior research associate

Sunni Losito Bagley, medical illustrator/animator

Gina Reitenauer, senior coordinator, publications

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Sarah Kiesewetter, senior coordinator, research

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Sydney Guyton, coordinator, publications

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Samantha Curtin, assistant, publications

Communications

Jessica Duncan, vice president, communications

Rachel Shubert, senior director, communications

Aimee Frank, director, patient communications

Chris Kaczmarek, director, design

Emma Glasgow, senior manager, digital communications

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Kristen Lee, senior manager, communications

Mara Shapiro, manager, communications and media relations

Danielle Kiefer, manager/editor, communications

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Siraaj Woods, coordinator, social media and design

Constituency Programs

Celena NuQuay, CAE

Celena NuQuay, vice president, constituency programs and governance

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Mingo Grant, director, constituency programs

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Olu Audifferen, senior coordinator, constituency programs

Development

Nancy Chill, senior vice president

Stacey Hinton Tuneski, MPA, senior director, development and foundation programs

Harmony Excellent, MPA, senior director, development and foundation programs

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Nancy Frohman, senior director, corporate strategic partnerships

Sherri-Gae Scott, PhD, senior manager, innovation and KOL engagement

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Sarah Lavicka, senior manager, corporate relations

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Kristine Holden, manager, corporate relations

Visnja Jovanovic, manager, medical proposal writing

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Robin Jackson, coordinator, corporate relations

DDW Administration (www.ddw.org)

Ellen Silver, vice president, meetings and conventions

Crystal Young, senior director, program operations

Diedra Crawford, senior director, industry and exhibit operations

Johanna Merryman, senior director, convention activities

Anna Martin, director, program operations

Kaitlin Lawrence, director, industry sales

Carole Anikis, senior meetings manager

Tessa Ayala,
account manager, DDW sales and operations

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Jaime Klopfer, DDW manager, program operations

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Emily Glass, convention activities manager

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Lisa Elliott, convention activities manager

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Chloe Stein, coordinator, industry sales and operations

Education

Nancy Chill, senior vice president 

Maura Davis, vice president, education and training

Tamara Jones, senior director, training

Katie Duggan

Katie Duggan, director, healthcare practitioner training and education

Cory Harlow, senior manager, training

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Erin Blount, manager, CME programs

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Amanda Rock, manager, education programs 

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Carrie Chen, education & training coordinator

Finance

Chris Bluhm, senior vice president, finance

Tim Summers, CPA, senior director

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Aini Munila, accounting manager

Theodora Williams, coordinator, accounting

Akoko Vias, coordinator, accounting

Human Resources and Administration

Lynn Grone, vice president, organizational effectiveness

Derek Randolph, director, building services

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Anna Lugo-Khan, human resources generalist

Information Technology

Chris Bluhm, senior vice president

Leslie Hauver, vice president, IT

Sarah Manwell, director, business and data analytics

Cavin Stone, director, digital development and operations

Yanina Nersesova, MA, director, project management

Mark Goetz, senior program manager, e-learning

Karla Smith, senior manager, data and analytics

Chris Wilkins, systems administrator and support technician

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Raymer Villanueva, web developer

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Shawn Fisher, web developer

Marketing

Jeff Springer, vice president, marketing

Ricardo Blum, senior director, marketing

Alison Moser, senior director, marketing

Tiffany Montero, senior manager, marketing

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Megan Webster, manager, marketing

Dayesha Sims

Dayesha Sims, senior coordinator, marketing

Member Relations

Chris Bluhm, senior vice president

Sha’Dana Jenkins, senior manager, member relations

Jackie Jones, senior coordinator, member relations

Crystal Briscoe, coordinator, member relations

Saundra Flegler, receptionist, member relations and constituency programs

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