Finalists 2021
The finalists for the 2021 Clinical Researcher of the Year - The Americas competition are:
Clinical Research Co-ordinator
Colette Hilliard,
Alexandria Huntsman, PPD
Omar Kalash, The Ohio State University Medical Center
Vasantha Lakshmi Raparthi, PPD
Francesca Vigil, Benchmark Research
New CRA (less than 4 years' experience)
Logan Burrell, PPD
Si Yin Chin, PPD
Sarah Comfort, PPD
Mariana Diaz Mercado Gonzalez, ICON plc
Ali Drury-Sibiga, ICON plc
Ron Frianeza, PPD
Brenda Giebe, PPD
Andrea Rakic, Labcorp Drug Development
Rheall Roquet, PPD
Marissa Tangerini, PPD
Chloe Truong, MedTrials, Inc
Amelia Zessin, Labcorp Drug Development
Experienced CRA (more than 4 years' experience)
Danya Dorantes Cana, Labcorp Drug Development
Raamachandhiran "Raam" Gunasakaran, PPD
Viktor Kolesnichenko, ICON plc
Elena Manea, PPD
Dana Miceli, Syneos Health
Danielle Rivas, ICON plc
Amy Saperstein, PPD
Jillian Saucier, ICON plc
Monique Schatzman, ICON plc
Marissa Wiegelman, PPD
George Youssef, Labcorp Drug Development
Jessica Yu, Labcorp Drug Development
Clinical Trial Manager
Rafi Ahmad, ICON plc
Teresann Crowe, ICON plc
Sarah Gray Horwood, PPD
Sarah Hooper, ICON plc
Denesy Mancenido, ICON plc
Jessica Nario, AceLink Therapeutics
Kimberly Stephenson-Miles, ICON plc
Lorene Ward, Syneos Health
Project Manager
Rachel Kaul, ICON plc
David Lew, IQVIA Biotech
Leigh Miller, Precision for Medicine
Celine Tizon, Parexel International
Start Up Singles
Polina Fridman, ICON plc
Anderson Miyashita, PPD
Nabila Shoaib, ICON plc
Company Team
Close Encounters of a Research Kind
ICON plc
Kari Guthrie
Dan Lee
Laura Lapsys
Alicia Neitzel
Movers, Shakers, & Barrier Breakers
ICON plc
Julie Franklin
Joyce Gaudieri
Melissa Leedom
Stephanie Luque
Ronda McPherson
Susana Robertson
Troop 1572
ICON plc
Brandi Brake
Helen Elam
Maxie Jackson
Deirdre Knapp
Shericka Thompson
The cONCquerors (Oncology Research in a post-COVID world)
Labcorp Drug Development
Lauren Bellew
Jennifer Eisenberger
Natacha Grand
Julie Wilhjelm
Amelia Zessin
Critical Thinkers
PPD
Rodlyne Alexis
Kristina Carter
Amy Robert
Naeem Shaikh
Marissa Tangerini
Antoinette Torres
Sourcerers
PPD
Jaden Lantz
Melisa Soland
Natasha Williams
The Patient Centric Partners
PPD
Taylor Kozam
Lora Rudolph
Alexander Sifuentes
Taylor Simmons
There's No CRoYing in Research Company Team
PPD
Ashley Nolan
Nicole Stoffel
Michelle Straka
William “Bill” Thornton
Strategic Team
ePRO COAches
ICON plc
Kelly Doyle
Susan Fallon
Robert Schneck
Jessica Zischang
The Perfect Mix
ICON plc
Heather Jared
Carrie Lewis
Lora Rudolph
Leslie Ruhno
Start Up Team
Start-Up SMK-Down
ICON plc
Kate Akers
Sarah Driskell
Michelle Millard
Thundercats
Labcorp Drug Development
Anastasia Cheng
Claire Kendle
Ryan Knezek
Activation All-Stars Team
PPD
Keowanna Best
Monica Ermanni-Babson
Melissa Lancaster
Clinical Cinco
PPD
Angeli Carreon
Erica Harris
Shannon Lee
Varsha Masilamani
Kyle Niquette
The Speed Queens
PPD
Rachel Albert
Heather Figueroa
April Gadow