FNIH Staff
Meet the staff of the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH).
Office of the President
Maria C. Freire, Ph.D.
President and Executive Director
(301) 443-1811
Dorina Sepulveda
Executive Assistant
(301) 443-1811
Advancement
Robert Balthaser, M.S.Ed., CFRE
Vice President of Advancement
(301) 496-9921
Laren Friedman, M.F.A
Advancement Officer, Strategic Initiatives
(301) 451-8855
Cassandra Hoye
Advancement Associate
(301) 402-4976
Harris Kaplan, CFRE
Advancement Associate
(301) 827-7367
Jennifer Rosenbluth-Stoll
Senior Advancement Officer, Major and Legacy Giving
(301) 402-5343
Communications and Events
Tara Asare
Meetings & Events Coordinator
(301) 827-7373
Suzanne Béchamps
Communications Officer
(301) 451-6059
Dytrea Langon
Meetings and Events Planner
(301) 402-0114
Janelle Lewis
Director of Meetings and Events
(301) 594-2919
Mira Patel
Senior Meetings and Events Planner
(301) 594-9713
Katie Robinson
Meetings & Events Coordinator
(301) 402-0597
Katherine Thompson
Director of Communications
(301) 435-4038
Development
Julie Wolf-Rodda, M.A.
Senior Vice President of Development
(301) 402-6027
Meredith Beisel
Development Assistant
(301) 402-6585
Heidi Blythe, MPA
Director of Development
(301) 443-1744
Alison Drone, M.A.
Director of Development
(301) 443-2103
Maria Mathews
Development Associate
(301) 594-2612
Brianna Mills
Development Officer
(301) 827-7364
William Tolentino, bCRE-PRO
Associate Director of Systems
(301) 594-9865
Finance
Donald Hill, CFA
Chief Financial Officer
(301) 435-6246
Eva Coyne, C.P.A.
Controller
(301) 451-8856
Carola Enriquez
Staff Accountant
(301) 827-5315
Rachael Lee
Accounting Manager
(301) 435-3929
Diana Namugenyi
Senior Accountant
(301) 827-5314
Operations and Legal
Kevin A. Klock, J.D.
Vice President of Operations and General Counsel
(301) 435-1641
Catherine Master, J.D.
Associate General Counsel
(301) 451-2499
Elizabeth S. Johns
Special Project Associate and Archivist
(301) 435-4578
Vanessa Perlman, J.D.
Grants and Contracts Counsel
(301) 480-5849
Kathy Peterson
Senior Operations Officer and Facilities Manager
(301) 402-5643
Susan Powell, M.T.S.
Senior Compliance and Contracting Manager
(301) 594-6763
Lynn Smelkinson, J.D.
Senior Legal Counsel
(301) 827-4442
Hanna Yu
Associate Legal Projects and Systems Officer
(301) 435-1641
Research Partnerships
David Wholley, M.Phil.
Senior Vice President of Research Partnerships
(301) 594-6343
Joseph P. Menetski, Ph.D.
Vice President, Research Partnerships
(301) 594-6596
Stacey Adam, Ph.D.
Associate Vice-President, Research Partnerships
(301) 435-8364
Steven Hoffmann, M.S.
Associate Vice President, Research Partnerships
(301) 443-2102
Courtney Silverthorn, Ph.D.
Associate Vice-President, Research Partnerships
(301) 827-8365
Eline Appelmans, M.D., MPH, BMedSci
Director, Neuroscience Research Partnerships
(301) 827-4817
Amrin Chowdhury, M.S.
Scientific Project Manager, Cancer
(301) 827-7365
Dana Connors, M.S., P.M.P.
Scientific Program Manager, Cancer Research Partnerships
(301) 435-2613
Stephanie Cush, Ph.D.
Senior Scientific Project Manager, Inflammation and Immunity
(301) 594-6649
Taqwa El-Hussein
Associate Scientific Project Manager, Cancer
(301) 827-5874
Helen Heymann, M.M.Sc.
Scientific Project Manager, Metabolic Disorders
(301) 827-4821
Wesley Horton, M.S.
Scientific Project Manager, Neuroscience
(301) 496-1519
Tania Kamphaus, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Scientific Program Manager, Metabolic Disorders
(301) 435-6247
Noam Keren, M.A.
Scientific Project Manager, Neuroscience
(301) 496-1519
Cheryl Melencio
Administrative Manager
(301) 402-4970
Tiffany Mercado, M.S.
Scientific Project Manager, Inflammation and Immunity
(301) 435-5735
Marina Milan
Associate Scientific Project Manager, Cancer
(301) 827-5824
Marquet Minor, M.S.
Associate Project Manager, Cancer
(301) 402-5346
Tetyana Murza
Scientific Project Manager, Cancer
(301) 435-2827
Lynette Nguyen, Ph.D., PMP
Scientific Project Manager, Metabolic Disorders
(301) 469-6281
Jenny Peterson-Klaus, M.S.
Senior Scientific Project Manager, Cancer
(301) 827-7366
Ruth Najera
Administrative Assistant
(301) 827-4827
Erin Rosenbaugh, Ph.D., P.M.P.
Associate Scientific Project Manager, Neuroscience
(301) 827-5825
Science
Michael Santos, Ph.D.
Vice President, Science
(301) 402-6917
Priana Appling
Administrative Assistant
David Brown, Ph.D.
Scientific Program Manager, CTC-VIMC
(301) 443-1599
Brinda Dass, Ph.D.
Scientific Program Manager, Policy Lead for Gene Drive Research
(301) 435-4964
Renata Hoffstetter
Project Manager
(301) 443-1598
Stephanie James, Ph.D.
Senior Scientific Advisor
(301) 443-1598
David A. O' Brochta, Ph.D.
Scientific Program Manager, Technical Lead for Gene Drive Research
(301) 451-2762
Rebeca Salmeron, M.B.A
Project Manager
(301) 827-9675
Karen H. Tountas, Ph.D.
Scientific Program Manager
(301) 402-4333
Susan Wiener, MA
Senior Project Manager
(301) 402-5736