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Previous Winners

• 2018 Winners

  Winners 2018

  
  

  Clinical Research Co-ordinator

  In bronze position...
  Lindsay Kepes, PMG Research of Charleston

  In silver position...
  Brittany Kiele, Benchmark Research

  And the winner is...
  Hunter Davis, PMG Research of Wilmington

  

  
  
  

  New Clinical Research Associate

  In bronze position...
  Mandy Williams of  PRA

  In silver position...
  Christopher Gairns from PRA

  And the winner is...
  Eleanor Houston from PPD

  

  
  
  

  Experienced Clinical Research Associate

  In bronze position...
  Kara McMonagle of 3B Research

  In silver position...
  Michele Barner from PRA

  And the winner is...
  Tatiana Doldonova from PPD

  

  
  
  

  Clinical Trial Manager

  In bronze position...
  Wael Abdelrahman from PRA

  In silver position...
  Jenny Greenway of PRA

  And the winner is...
  Dianne Bishop from Lung Biotechnology

  

  
  
  

  Project Manager

  In Bronze position is...
  Crystal Olson from RAI Services Company

  In silver position is...
  Stephanie Rogg of Syneos Health

  And the winner is...
  Elie Mason from PRA

  

  
  
  

  Company Team of the Year

  In bronze position...
  The SPARTAN team at PRA

  In silver position...
  PRA’s ALCOA+ Advocates

  And the winner is...
  ICON’s Delivering Differently team

  

  
  
  

  Strategic Partnership Team of the Year

  In Bronze position is...
  Evolution 20/20
  (PR Health Sciences and Johnson & Johnson Vision)

  In silver position is...
  Antidote Alliance
  (PRA Health Sciences and Ocean State Clinical Co-ordinating Centre)

  And the winner is...
  Team Adapto
  (Sarah Cannon Research Institute, Sarah Cannon Development Innovations and Genospace)

  

  
  
  

  Site Team of the Year

  In bronze position...
  Cook Children's Hospital’s Neurology Brainstormers

  In silver position is...
  The Research Warriors team of PMG Research of Winston-Salem

  And the winner is...
  Artemis Institute for Clinical Research’s The Amazing Hedgehogs

  

  
  
  

  Clinical Research Company of the Year

  The winner is...
  PRA Health Sciences

  

• 2017 Winners

  Clinical Research Co-ordinator

  Winner:
  Lydia Frost - LMC | Manna Research

  Silver:
  Amanda Harp - Four Rivers Clinical Research

  Bronze:
  Kimberley Harper - Benchmark Research

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  New Clinical Research Associate

  Winner:
  Forrest Raynor - Chiltern International

  Silver:
  Andy Rickleman - PRA Health Sciences

  Bronze:
  Brandon Raspberry - PPD

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  Experienced Clinical Research Associate

  Winner:
  Katherine Lusk - PPD

  Silver:
  Angelo Evans - ICON

  Bronze:
  Kataleeya Stecklair - ICON

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  Project Manager

  Winner:
  Peter Mascenik - Sarah Cannon Development Innovations

  Silver:
  Madelaine MacKay - PRA Health Sciences

  Bronze:
  Florencia Bernacchia - PRA Health Sciences

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  Strategic Partnership Team

  Winner:
  BioMarin Pharmaceutical & PRA Health Sciences

  Anna Hassinger (BioMarin Pharmaceutical), Ramei Sani-Grosso (BioMarin Pharmaceutical), Jeri Williams (BioMarin Pharmaceutical), Mike Bodmann (PRA Health Sciences), Tony Eckhoff (PRA Health Sciences),Danielle Libero (PRA Health Sciences)

  Silver:
  PRA Health Sciences & Sanofi

  Melissa Carbon (PRA Health Sciences), Dan Grant (PRA Health Sciences), Tim Saxton (PRA Health Sciences), Glenn Frisch (Sanofi), Greg Livermore (Sanofi)

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  Company Team

  Winner:
  PRA Health Sciences (Jo-Zahn Baxter, Jeff Janotka, Valerie Kerr, LaTheena Thomas, Jennifer Vance)

  Silver:
  PRA Health Sciences (Stephanie Gonzalez, Tricia Hoyle, Adrianne Neighbors, Sara Shoop)

  Bronze:
  Chiltern International (Janet Combs, Blaike Danko, Rebecca Lothery, Melanie Myers, Carly Repass, Tanya Richardson)

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  Clinical Research Company of the Year

  PRA Health Sciences

• 2016 Winners

  Clinical Research Coordinator

  Winner:
  Robert Robbins - Pinnacle Trials, Inc

  Silver:
  Harpreet Isha Monga - Neuro-Pain Medical Center, Inc

  Bronze:
  Kelly A. Ganz - Crown Clinical Research, LLC

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  New Clinical Research Associate

  Winner:
  Lisa Ince - Quintiles

  Silver:
  Jessica Norton - Chiltern

  Bronze:
  Emily Talbot Fette - Quintiles

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  Experienced Clinical Research Associate

  Winner:
  Raquel Amorim - PRA Health Sciences

  Silver:
  Praveen Barala - PAREXEL International

  Bronze:
  Roxanne Kujanson - INC Research

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  Project Manager

  Winner: 
  PRA Health Sciences Julie Locke - inVentiv Health

  Silver:
  Romiya Barry - CeQur Corporation

  Bronze:
  Mike Bodmann - PRA Health Sciences

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  Strategic Partnership Team

  Winner:
  PRA Health Sciences & CytRx : Stephanie Gonzalez (PRA Health Sciences), Sinead Pitts (PRA Health Sciences), Miriam Price (PRA Health Sciences), Scott Wieland (CytRx) and Nancy Wu (CytRx)

  Silver:
  PRA Health Sciences & UCB "You Complete Me": Hilary Berlin (UCB), Christina Dinger (PRA Health Sciences), Valerie Kerr (PRA Health Sciences), Elie Mason (PRA Health Sciences), Anne Petko (UCB) and Kathy Rice (UCB)

  Bronze:
  PRA Health Sciences & Clovis Oncology: Melanie Collins (Clovis Oncology), Charlotte Gardea (PRA Health Sciences), Mary Frances Sassaman (PRA Health Sciences) and Sanjay Shetty (Clovis Oncology)

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  Clinical Research Team

  Winner:
  Chiltern: Kathy Bradrick, Janet Combs, Julie Daves, Marc Dickens and Todd Everhart

  Silver:
  PRA Health Sciences: Scott Fitzsimmons, Michelle Hanson, Tricia Hoyle, Amy Jones, Promise Lawrence and Deb Rork

  Bronze:
  Chiltern: Blaike Danko, Kristin Kidd, Rebecca Lothery, Chasity Monk and Jennifer ReMine

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  Clinical Research Company of the Year

  Winner:
  PRA Health Sciences

Finalists

• 2018 Finalists

  Finalists

  The finalists for the 2018 Clinical Researcher of the Year - The Americas competition are:

  Clinical Research Co-ordinator:

  
  

  Jordan Adamson, PRA Health Sciences

  Hunter Davis, PMG Research of Wilmington

  Heather Diederich, Heartland Clinical Research, Inc.

  Erin Hackett, PMG Research

  Mamiko Higa, PMG Research of Charleston

  Erin Hutchens, PMG Research of Piedmont Healthcare

  Lindsay Kepes, PMG Research of Charleston

  Brittany Kiele, Benchmark Research

  Kelly McPherson, PMG Research of Winston-Salem

  Andrew Stebich, PMG Research

  Bradley William Bauer, PRA Health Sciences

  New CRA (less than 4 years' experience):

  
  

  Leah Barnum, PRA Health Sciences

  Heather Ferretti, PRA Health Sciences

  Christopher Gairns, PRA Health Sciences

  Amanda Harp, Sarah Cannon Development Innovations

  Eleanor Houston, PPD, Inc

  Amanda Palmer, PRA Health Sciences

  Yolanda Robinson, PRA Health Sciences

  Jillian Saucier, PRA Health Sciences

  Lauren Sutton, PSI CRO

  Mandy Williams, PRA Health Sciences

  Steven Woizeschke, PRA Health Sciences

  Experienced CRA (more than 4 years' experience):

  
  

  Michele Barner, PRA Health Sciences

  Lillian Chaulk, PRA Health Sciences

  Saisree Cherukuri, PRA Health Sciences

  Tatiana Doldonova, PPD, Inc

  Denise Farmer, PRA Health Sciences

  Alisha Ivey, PRA Health Sciences

  Branka Kalanovic, PRA Health Sciences

  Lisa Keller, PRA Health Sciences

  Kara McMonagle, 3B Research

  Amaka Onyiuke, ICON Clinical Research

  Jana Pool, PRA Health Sciences

  Gulnar Shivji, PRA Health Sciences

  Clinical Trial Manager:

  
  

  Wael Abdelrahman, PRA Health Sciences

  Dianne Bishop, Lung Biotechnology

  Mike Bodmann, PRA Health Sciences

  Anna Goonen, PRA Health Sciences

  Jenny Greenway, PRA Health Sciences

  Samantha Hoft, Premier Research

  Heidi Johnson, PRA Health Sciences

  Rachel Kaul, PPD, Inc

  Susan Refice, PRA Health Sciences

  Jennifer Rowe, PRA Health Sciences

  Sandra Saadeh, Premier Research

  Nauman Tariq, Premier Research

  Project Manager:

  
  

  Anthony Angelini, Premier Research

  Caroline Bedard-Nower, PRA Health Sciences

  Diane Fortin, Medtronic

  Brian Frett, PRA Health Sciences

  Alison Harness, PRA Health Sciences

  David Lew, Chiltern

  Elie Mason, PRA Health Sciences

  Crystal Olson, RAI Services Company

  Stephanie Rogg, Syneos Health

  Kristen Sullivan, PRA Health Sciences

  Patrick Widhelm, Sarah Cannon Development Innovations

  Company Team:

  
  

  Delivering Differently, ICON plc

  Megan Holm, LeAnn Jackson, Tammy Lonjin, Danielle Quarles, Jennifer Skinner

  ALCOA+ Advocates, PRA Health Sciences

  Donna Brancheau, Crystal Gates, Jill A Hawtrey, Susan Zakarian, Carla Pettigrove

  HSB-PCM, PRA Health Sciences

  Angela Belton, Ondine Callan, Elizabeth Hisaw, Mary Frances Sassaman, Cherith Marlowe, Tammy Pennington

  The Placebo Effect, PRA Health Sciences

  Jay Bedel, Melissa Carbon, Ariel Casali, Chris Lorck, Angela Manley, Anh-Vu Nguyen

  SPARTAN, PRA Health Sciences

  Lisa Forsman, Chris Branecky, Christine Bruchac, Rebecca Snow, Jamie Wardynski, Esther Zebley

  WWP - Wonder Women of Pharma, PRA Health Sciences

  Mikki Aragaw, Usha Dewasthali, Adrienne Hammock, Martha Kirina, Cherri Martin

  Advancing Research, Premier Research

  Jennifer Anderson Cherilyn Boller, Sandy Brassard, Julie Dzierzynski, Shana Hart, Matthew Healy

  Be Audit You Can Be, Premier Research

  David Brockwell, Denise Butler, AJ Messina, Hadley Stinson

  Team leaders in bold

  Site Team:

  
  

  The Amazing Hedgehogs, Artemis Institute for Clinical Research

  Natalie Halstead, Maria Nunez, Beth Panella, Natt Putra, Jio Santos

  Neurology Brainstormers, Cook Children's Hospital

  Dianna Grado, Melissa Gomez, Elizabeth Payne, Scott Perry MD

  Team Future, PMG-Research

  Alissa Hanna, Stephanie Harris, Brittany Hayes, Charlie Jordan, Leigh Smith

  Research Warriors, PMG Research of Winston-Salem

  Jennifer Frank, Sydney Navy, Holly Smith, Jessica K Speece, Jonathan P. Wilson D.O

  Team leaders in bold

  Strategic Partnership Team:

  
  

  Cool Master Minds, DOCS Global

  Praveen Barala, DOCS Global
  Jocelyn Dorotheo, Janssen
  Kristy Kemmerer, Janssen
  Jason Lanier, Janssen
  Devanand Joseph, Janssen

  Antidote Alliance, PRA Health Sciences

  Kristie Bass, PRA Health Sciences
  Melanie Buitendyk, PRA Health Sciences
  Nadine Bouchard, PRA Health Sciences
  Sherri Collins, PRA Health Sciences
  Debbie Gyles Brinkofski, PRA Health Sciences
  Jackie Robinson, Ocean State Clinical Coordinating Center

  Evolution 20/20, PRA Health Sciences

  Miguel Amador, Johnson & Johnson Vision
  Brandon Cheal, Johnson & Johnson Vision
  Dan Grant, PRA Health Sciences
  Vandeeta Khanolkar, Johnson & Johnson Vision
  David Marks, PRA Health Sciences
  Kathy Miller, PRA Health Sciences

  Team Adapto, Sarah Cannon Development Innovations

  Helen Li, Genospace
  Cassie Lane, Sarah Cannon Research Institute
  Peter Mascenik, Sarah Cannon Development Innovations
  John McClure, Sarah Cannon Research Institute
  Jessica Thurmond, Sarah Cannon Development Innovations

  Team leaders in bold

• 2017 Finalists

  Clinical Research Coordinator

  Amanda Harp, Four Rivers Clinical Research | Arielle Blankenbuhler, Aventiv Research, Inc | Brittany Kiele, Benchmark Research | Colette Hilliard, Advendt, Inc |  Cortney Ledbetter, PMG Research | Heather Diederich, Heartland Clinical Research Inc | Kimberly Harper, Benchmark Research | Lydia Frost, LMC  Manna Research | Meghan Purdy, PMG Research | Stacey Phelps, PulmonIx LLC | Stephanie Harris, PMG Research

  New CRA

  Andy Rickelman, PRA Health Sciences | Brandon Rasberry, PPD | Crystal Olson, Reynolds American | Derek Ansel, Shire Pharmaceuticals | Farley Johnson, PRA Health Sciences | Forrest Raynor, Chiltern International | Jamie McGowan, PRA Health Sciences | Jullia Lee, PPD | Karimah White-Murphy, PRA Health Sciences | Saisree Cherukuri, PRA Health Sciences

  Experienced CRA

  Alisha Ivey, PRA Health Sciences | Angelo Evans, ICON | Catherine Wirkus, PRA Health Sciences | Crystal Gates, PRA Health Sciences | Joachim Tarabocchia, PRA Health Sciences | Karen Smart, PRA Health Sciences | Kataleeya Stecklair, ICON | Katherine Lusk, PPD | Rebecca Glaser, PRA Health Sciences | Praveen Barala, DOCS Global | Sonal Patel, PRA Health Sciences

  Project Manager

  Brian Frett, PRA Health Sciences | Darlene Saks, PRA Health Sciences  | David Lew, Chiltern International | Florencia Bernacchia, PRA Health Sciences | Jamie Wardynski, PRA Health Sciences | Jeremy Perkins, InVentiv Health | Madelaine MacKay, PRA Health Sciences | Mary McKenzie, InVentiv Health | Michelle Kimble, PRA Health |   Sciences | Peter Mascenik, Sarah Cannon Development Innovation | Stephanie Rogg, PRA Health Sciences

• 2016 Finalists

  Clinical Research Coordinator:

  ArielleBlankenbuhler, Aventiv Research | StephanieHarris, PMG Research | ColetteHilliard, Adendt, Inc | BrittanyKiele, Benchmark Research | StaceyPhelpsPulmonIx LLC | MeghanPurdyPMG Research

  New CRA:

  SaisreeCherukuri, PRA Health Sciences | FarleyJohnson, PRA Health Sciences |  JulliaLee, PPD | JamieMcGowan, PRA Health Sciences | CrystalOlson, Reynolds American | KarimahWhite-Murphy, PRA Health Sciences

  Experienced CRA:

  PraveenBarala, DOCS Global | CrystalGates, PRA Health Sciences | RebeccaGlaser, PRA Health Sciences | AlishaIvey, PRA Health Sciences | KarenSmart, PRA Health Sciences | JoachimTarabocchia, PRA Health Sciences | CatherineWirkus, PRA Health Sciences

  Project Manager:

  BrianFrett, PRA Health Sciences | MichelleKimble, PRA Health Sciences | DavidLewChiltern, International | MaryMcKenzie, InVentiv Health | JeremyPerkins, InVentiv Health | StephanieRogg, PRA Health Sciences | DarleneSaks, PRA Health Sciences | JamieWardynski, PRA Health Sciences

  Company Team:

  KathleenD'Onofrio, PRA Health Sciences | SarahFarwick, Uptown Research Institute | JessicaNorton, Chiltern International | KayPrice, Chiltern International | DanielleQuarles, ICON