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Phoenix Chapter of ACRP Board of Directors - 2008 |
President:
Lora Nordstrom, PhD,
BSN,
CCRC
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Lora has been in
clinical research for over 3 years and currently
works at the Translational Genomics Research
Institute (TGen) as a clinical research coordinator
in the Department of Research Administration. She
coordinates all aspects of prospective tissue
collection studies at healthcare institutions that
collaborate with TGen. Lora received her
certification as a CRC in September, 2007, through
ACRP.
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Vice President:
Despina Hardy |
Despina is a graduate of Westminster
University, London, UK.. She has a degree in
clinical podiatry with experience working in Private
Practice, National Health and the prison service.
Once moving to the US, Despina has been employed
administratively in Health Insurance (medical
review) and doctors offices. Despina is a recent
graduate of the Clinical Research Coordinator
Program, Gateway Community College, Phoenix and is
transitioning into the clinical research arena while
supporting the efforts of AZ ACRP. |
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Treasurer:
Katie
Gano, BS, CCRP
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Katie has
been in research for 5 years and currently works in Cancer
Clinical Research at the Mayo Clinic Arizona, specializing
in hematology clinical trials.
Katie is
SoCRA certified, and completed the GateWay Community College
CRC program in 2004.
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| Secretary:
Sharon Fleck, BS,
CCRP
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Sharon currently
serves as Research Data Specialist for TGen Clinical
Research Services at Scottsdale Healthcare.
She is involved in Phase I Oncology Trials including
drugs and biological agents often first-in-man.
Previously, she was both Clinical Research Associate
and IRB Coordinator at the City of Hope Bone Marrow
Transplant Program at Banner Good Samaritan
Hospital. Sharon is SoCRA certified, and
completed the GateWay Community College CRC program
in 2004. |
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Membership:
Laura Wilkes, CCRC
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Laura has been in clinical research for 18 years.
She is currently working in the Bone Marrow
Transplantation Department at Banner Health Good
Samaritan as the Research Regulatory Affairs
Coordinator. She is a graduate of the Clinical
Research Coordinator Certificate Program at Gateway
Community College. She has been a certified CRC
with ACRP for the past 7 years. |
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Community Liaison:
Linda A. Mottle, MSM-HSA,
RN, CCRP
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Ms Mottle has over 30 years
experience in health administration and clinical research management.
Linda is an RN, with a BS in Health Planning and Administration, and a
Masters of Science in Health Management, and is nationally certified as
a clinical research professional. She has been a manager, analyst and
consultant in federal and state health planning agencies, and private
health systems initiating, designing, implementing, and managing new
health service delivery models, products, and research departments.
Linda was the Operational Manager
for the Telemedicine Research Department at Partners Health System, the
parent company of Massachusetts General Hospital. She is a board member
of the Association of Clinical Research Professionals Phoenix Chapter
and the Arizona Bioindustry Association. Linda is also on the Clinical
Trial Center Advisory Board at Inje University in Busan, South Korea
where she has taught advanced CRC workshops for several years. Ms.
Mottle also served as the national consumer representative on the FDA-
Center for Devices and Radiological Health Circulatory System Medical
Device Advisory Panel.
In early 2003, she designed, and
implemented the second Community College based Clinical Research
Coordinator training program in the United States at GateWay Community
College. In January, 2007 Linda transferred to ASU, College of Nursing
and Healthcare Innovation as the Director for the new Center for
Healthcare Innovation and Clinical Trials where she is conducting and
developing industry sponsored clinical trials. She is also manages
several new graduate clinical research management programs, including a
Certificate, MS degree and continuing education courses for Clinical
Research Management. |
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Newsletter:
Dee McCall
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Educational Coordinator:
Fadimatou Hattendorf
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Sponsorship
Coordinator:
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Webmaster:
Barbara Marusiak.
RN. BSN, CRC, CRA
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Barbara
is Associate Project Manager at Bard
Peripheral Vascular in Clinical Affairs. She is
currently in the Stent Graft Franchise and busily
working on clinical trials. A recent graduate of
the Gateway
Community College CRC program, Barb is now in the
new graduate clinical research management program at
ASU, College of Nursing and Healthcare Innovation.
Graduated from Hackley Hospital School of Nursing in
1973 - spent many years in the US Air Force. |
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Undeclared Officers: |
Tiffany Layton, RN, CCRP |
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Julie Lynk |
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Vicki Camacho |
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Cris Wells,
RT, MBA, MHSA |
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Board Meeting Dates
2008 |
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