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.
2020-2021 FAES Board of Directors
July 1, 2020 – May 31, 2021
Susan F. Leitman, MD
President & Board Chair, Insurance Committee Chair
Barbara Alving, MD, MACP
1st Vice President, Education Committee Chair
Carol J. Thiele, PhD
2nd Vice President
John “Ted” Ibex, CPA
Treasurer
Alan Schechter, MD
Secretary, Bookstore Committee Chair, Nominating Committee Chair
Candice Abate, JD
Director
Ira Berkower, MD, PhD
Director
Jennifer Catalano, MBA, PhD
Director
Orna Cohen-Fix., PhD
Director
Josh Farber, MD
Director, Nominating Committee Member
Steven Ferguson, CLP
Director, Education Committee Member
Alan Goldhammer, PhD
Director, Health Insurance Committee Member
Alisa M Goldstein, PhD
Director, Nominating Committee Co-Chair
Marita Hopmann, PhD
Director, Education Committee Member
Dennis Klinman, PhD
Director, Investment Committee Chair
Jeffrey Kopp, MD
Director
Alan Koretsky, PhD
Director
Henry Levin, PhD
Director
Donald R. Mattison, MD
Director
Gerry McLaughlin, PhD
Director
Louis Mkanganwi, CPA, CA, EML
Director, Audit Oversight Committee Vice-Chair
Yosuke Mukoyama, PhD
Director
Paul Randazzo, MD
Director, Education Committee Member
Karen Sibley, PhD
Director, Education Committee Member
Peggy Thomas, RN
Director, Insurance Committee Member
NON-VOTING EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
Angela Gronenborn, PhD
Past President
Christina Farias, MBA
Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director
Nicole Luna, CPA
Director of Accounting & Controller
Constance Noguchi, PhD
Dean, Education Committee Member
Nancy Johnson, CPA
Audit Oversight Chair
Larry Samelson, MD
Music Committee Chair
Richard Wyatt, MD
NIH Liaison
Sharon Milgram, PhD
NIH OITE Liaison
Kevin Klock, JD
FNIH Liaison, Audit Oversight Committee Member
Patrick Wright, PhD
Fellows Representative
Kathryn Daly, PhD
Fellows Representative
Jennifer Panlilio, PhD
Fellows Representative