(Co-Director of DEI Recruitment and Retention)•Facilitates complex grant submissions, NIH/NCI•Directs the activities of the Research Program Directors: Sets priorities, establishes timelines and processes to assure that departmental needs and deadlines are met. •Plans, monitors, and manages internal and external projects and grant submissions from initiation through completion as assigned by leadership. •In collaboration with leadership, administers data elements of the program. Participates in database builds, validation, and report form development and identifies areas needing improvement and implement solutions.•Leads project planning, resources, staffing, supply management, progress reporting, troubleshooting and people management. Exercises high level of judgment and independent thinking to resolve project or program challenges.•Facilitates and optimizes Research Program support through supervision, training and mentoring of Program Associates. Evaluates workload and skillsets, assigns work and coverage, and monitors progress to ensure that deadlines are met.•Develops and revises policies and procedures related to the Cancer Center and collaborates with other leaders to implement them.•Assesses existing structures, services, and providers to identify improvements and new and innovative partnerships that are consistent with the mission, vision, values and strategic business objectives.•Attracts, manages, and retains high quality personnel who will contribute to the sustained success of the Cancer Center•Facilitates new hire, corrective action, and performance evaluation process for administration and research staff.•Provides constructive and forward-thinking leadership for the oversight for research administration activities and serves as a human resource liaison to internal and external stakeholders such as principal investigators, research staff, fiscal administrators, and leadership.

Coordinates all aspects of complex, multi-component research projects, general research, and clinical research. Manages activities related to regulatory compliance and staff training, project contracts, budgets, and all related research finances, workforce needs throughout the research group, and maintenance of databases. Provides oversight of any project that requires a filing with national boards or committees ( IRB/ CPHS), and assures compliance with FDA and GCP research standards. Provides a forum for review and vetting of new protocols and the progress of existing protocols and monitors enrollment and finances of existing trials.• Research study participant recruitment, enrollment, and follow-up in accordance with specific protocol• Regulatory specialist: initial sponsor site screen, study start up, renewals, amendments, coordinating, and completion of all materials needed for submission to IRB; tracking submission and IRB response, and communicating with the IRB until full IRB approval is obtained for clinical trials• Responsible for screening potential patients which includes obtaining HIPAA authorization, informed consent for the study, reviewing medical records to determine eligibility, communication with the investigator and patient re: additional tests to be completed.• Overseeing collection, maintenance and retrieval of study data, and developing/implementing systems and procedures to ensure accuracy, consistency and conformance with protocol requirement• Participates in site qualification, initiation, monitoring and close out process.• Conducts site visits, as necessary acting as a company liaison, and working with clinical sites to resolve any site related issues quickly and effectively.• Responsible for identification, documentation, reporting, and clearance of Serious Adverse Events to IRB • Preparation, renewal, and submission of research protocols for IRB approval for entire preclinical laboratory

• Research study participant recruitment, enrollment, and follow-up in accordance with specific protocol• Assisting in the preparation of and coordinating completion and collection of all materials needed for submission to IRB; tracking submission and IRB response, and communicating with the IRB until full IRB approval is obtained for clinical trials• Responsible for screening potential patients which includes obtaining HIPAA authorization, informed consent for the study, reviewing medical records to determine eligibility, communication with the investigator and patient re: additional tests to be completed.• Overseeing collection, maintenance and retrieval of study data, and developing/implementing systems and procedures to ensure accuracy, consistency and conformance with protocol requirement• Participates in site qualification, initiation, monitoring and close out process.• Conducts site visits, as necessary acting as a company liaison, and working with clinical sites to resolve any site related issues quickly and effectively.• Performs patient assessments, including joint examinations, VAS, and skin assessments• Responsible for identification, documentation, reporting, and clearance of Serious Adverse Events to IRB • Preparation, renewal, and submission of research protocols for IRB approval for entire preclinical laboratory• Responsible for obtaining required specimens per protocol and shipment of said specimens to central laboratory for processing and shipment, and maintains kit inventory.• Management of two preclinical bio repositorieso Responsible for all SOP's, processing of samples, storage guidelines, and submissions to IRB

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute transferred toTexas Biomedical Research Institute, Program Coordinator, AIDS Vaccine Development Laboratory• Assisted and completed grant submissions, progress reports, budgets, and the submission of publications• Lead the team recruitment process efforts in collaboration with HR by screening resumes, scheduling and conducting interviews, and compiling feedback• Managed daily activities, experiments, and findings of laboratory members.• Responsible for the compilation and writing of presentations and reports defining project progress against timelines, identifying problems and solutions• Developed and implemented project management practices and aspects such as project planning, developing project specific milestones and timelines, project tracking and reporting on goals and deliverables to all project stakeholders and collaborators• Organizing and managing logistics for regular project update teleconferences or for in-person meetings including travel, events, agendas, coordination of project reports for regular updates, meeting minutes and follow up actions. • Facilitating external communications with academic, government and industry contacts• Planned, supervised, and coordinated the moved of a BSL 2+ laboratory from Boston, MA to San Antonio, Texas.

• GCLP Archivist , SOP Author, Biohazard Shipper, Bio-Safety Laboratory 2+ certified• Presented results to superior faculty, Vaccine Research Center, and the National Institute of Health• Distribution, reconstitution, and stability of Peptides for Elispot Assays • Optimization of HIV dosage and CD4 separation in Colon Biopsies• Tissue infection and staining • Purification and analysis of SHIV infected blood• Tetramer/New Memory Naïve Straining

• Real Time PCR machines using Hi-Resolution Melting Curves for detection• Sample Purification; optimizing/creating protocols for purifying RNA/DNA• Validation of existing and new assays, protocols, and instrument variability• Bio-Defense, Influenza, Infectious Disease Assays• Stability of freeze dried reagents • Writing SOP’s, Work Instruction Documents, and writing AOAC/Government Grants