The Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences (FAES) is governed by a Board of Directors through the President, other officers, and a series of Committees. FAES members may vote in Board elections and are encouraged to participate in program management.
2019-2020 FAES Board of Directors
June 1, 2019 – May 31, 2020
Susan F. Leitman, MD
Officer, President, Board Chair, and Health Insurance Committee Chair
Barbara Alving, MD, MACP
Officer, 1st Vice President, and Vice Chair
Carol J. Thiele, PhD
Officer, 2nd Vice President, Vice Chair, and Investment Committee Chair
John "Ted" Ibex, CPA
Officer, Board Treasurer, and Audit Oversight Committee Member
Alan Schechter, MD
Officer, Board Secretary, and Bookstore Committee Chair
Angela Gronenborn, PhD
Ex-Officio Member and Past President
Candice Abate, JD
Director
Barbara Alving, MD, MACP
Director and Education Committee Co-Chair
Ira Berkower, MD, PhD
Director
Jennifer Catalano, PhD, MBA
Director
Orna Cohen-Fix, PhD
Director
Joshua Farber, MD
Director
Alan Goldhammer, PhD
Director and Health Insurance Committee Member
Alisa M. Goldstein, PhD
Director and Nominating Committee Co-Chair
Marita Hopmann, PhD
Director
Dennis Klinman, PhD
Director and Investment Committe Chair
Jeffrey Kopp, MD
Director
Donald R. Mattison, MD
Director and Education Committee Co-Chair
Gerald McLaughlin, PhD
Director
Louis Mkanganwi, CPA, CA, EML
Director and Audit Oversight Committee Vice-Chair
Yosuke Mukoyama, PhD
Director
Paul Randazzo, MD, PhD
Director
Karen Sibley, PhD
Director
Richard M. Siegel, MD, PhD
Director and Real Estate Advisor Group Chair
Margaret (Peggy) Thomas, RN, MS
Director
Leepo Yu
Director and Education Committee Member
Kevin Klock, JD
Ex-Officio Member, FNIH Liaison, and Audit Oversight Committee Member
Sharon Milgram, PhD
Ex-Officio Member and NIH OITE Liaison
Richard Wyatt, MD
Ex-Officio Member and NIH OIR Liaison
Christina Farias, MBA
Ex-Officio Member and CEO/Executive Director
Nicole Luna, CPA
Ex-Officio Member and Controller/Director of Accounting and Finance
Constance Noguchi, PhD
Ex-Officio Member and Dean
Nancy Johnson, CPA
Ex-Officio Member and Audit Oversight Committee Chair
Larry Samelson, MD
Ex-Officio Member and Music Committee Chair
Delia Sass, MS
Ex-Officio Member and Predoc Fellows' Representative
Katherine Reding, PhD
Ex-Officio Member and Postdoc Fellows' Representative
Patrick Wright, PhD
Ex-Officio Member and Postdoc Fellows' Representative