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.
2018-2019 FAES Board of Directors
June 1, 2018 – May 31, 2019
Susan F. Leitman, MD
Officer, President, Board Chair, and Health Insurance Committee Chair
Heiner Westphal, MD
Officer, 1st Vice President, and Vice Chair
Jeffrey Kopp, MD
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
Orna Cohen-Fix, PhD
Director
Julie G. Donaldson, PhD
Director and Nominating Committee Co-Chair
Suzanne L. Epstein, PhD
Director
Naomi Lynn Gerber, MD
Director
Alan Goldhammer, PhD
Director and Health Insurance Committee Member
Alisa M. Goldstein, PhD
Director and Nominating Committee Co-Chair
Lynn Johnson Langer, PhD, MBA
Director and Education Committee Member
Donald R. Mattison, MD
Director and Education Committee Co-Chair
Louis Mkanganwi, CPA, CA, EML
Director and Audit Oversight Committee Vice-Chair
Paul Randazzo, MD, PhD
Director
Karen Sibley, PhD
Director
Richard Siegel, MD, PhD
Director and Real Estate Advisor Group Chair
Carol J. Thiele, PhD
Director
Margaret (Peggy) Thomas, RN, MS
Director
John F. Tisdale, MD
Director
Leepo Yu
Director and Education Committee Member
Thomas A. Wynn, PhD
Director
Leepo Yu, PhD
Director
Christina Farias (CEO/Executive Director), MBA
Ex-Officio Member and Staff
Nancy Johnson, CPA
Ex-Officio Member and Audit Oversight Committee Chair
Kevin Klock, JD
Ex-Officio Member, FNIH Liaison, and Audit Oversight Committee Member
Nicole Luna, CPA
Ex-Officio Member and Controller/Director of Accounting and Finance
Sharon Milgram, PhD
Ex-Officio Member and NIH OITE Liaison
Constance Noguchi, PhD
Ex-Officio Member and Dean
Kavel Patel, MS
Ex-Officio Member and Graduate Fellows' Representative
Eric Refsland, PhD
Ex-Officio Member and Postdoc Fellows' Representative
Simona Rosu, PhD
Ex-Officio Member and Postdoc Fellows' Representative
Larry Samelson, MD
Ex-Officio Member and Music Committee Chair
Richard Wyatt, MD
Ex-Officio Member and NIH OIR Liaison