Finalists 2018

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

Sponsors

Key dates

Entry Closes
Finals Day
Awards Ceremony
International Clinical Researcher of the Year