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Children’s Memorial Research Center Board of Directors pictured left to right in alphabetical order.

Boards & Committees

Children’s Memorial Research Center Board of Directors 2011

  • Peter B. Bensinger, Jr.
    Jill Brennan
    Mrs. Charles F. Clarke, Jr. (Eleanor)
    James Donaldson, MD
    James R. Donnelley
    Andrew R. Gelman
    Thomas P. Green, MD
    Mary J.C. Hendrix, PhD
    Arthur L. Holden, Board advisor
    Kirk B. Johnson
  • Malcolm S. Kamin
    Anthony K. Kesman
    Patrick M. Magoon
    James E. Malackowski
    John F. Manley
    Eric G. Neilson, MD
    Seth Prostic
    Marleta Reynolds, MD
    Alan Schriesheim, PhD
    H. Scott Silverman, DPhil
    Jeffrey A. Wolfson

Medical Research Institute Council

  • Chairman
    Seth A. Prostic
  • Executive Vice Chairman
    Lesli Falk
  • Vice Chairmen
    Lisa M. Florence-Ray
    David A. Sherman
  • Co Chairmen 2011 Medical Research Campaign
    Beth M. Gross
    Susan S. Pluss
  • Secretary
    Nancy Berberian^
  • Assistant Secretary
    Alison M. Mitchell
  • Treasurer
    David P. McHugh
  • Assistant Treasurer
    David Heller
  • Legal Advisor
    Sally L. Venverloh
  • Board Committee Chairmen
    Annual Giving: Rebecca K. Kempton, MD, Virginia Mullin, PsyD
    Corporate: Gail H. Gassner, Mimi Sherman
    Data: Marilyn Freund
    Foundations: Lynda Sax Gordon, Debra H. Jarett
    Major Gifts: Meredith Bluhm-Wolf, Lisa Lewis
    Marketing: Rebecca Katz Erlich, David A. Sherman
    Membership: Lori Gersten, Marti Zelikoff
    MRJBF Liaisons: David P. McHugh, Michelle Lev
    Nominating: Richard Tannenbaum, Gary M. Wolfson
    NSMRJB Liaison: Gail H. Gassner
    Planned Giving: Lori A. Hess-Pleiss, Sally L. Venverloh
    Research & Education: Bradley Martin, Steven Mogul
    Special Events: Lisa M. Florence-Ray, Jamie Pasquale
    Tribute: Ned S. Robertson
  • Board of Directors
    Elizabeth S. Appelbaum^
    Meredith Bluhm-Wolf^
    Stephie Blum
    Alice Cannon
    Jennifer Crane
    Donna G. Drescher^
    JoAnn Eisenberg, PhD^+
    Emily Emmerman^
    Rebecca Katz Erlich
    Mary Gail Fitzpatrick
    Marilyn Freund
    Jacqueline Friedman
    Gail H. Gassner^
    Ruth Geller^+
    Andrew R. Gelman+
    Lori Gersten^
    Lynda Sax Gordon
    Corey R. Harris
    Lori A. Hess-Pleiss
    Tom Hinkes
    Debra H. Jarett
    Deborah Jarol
    Malcolm S. Kamin+
    Sandra Kamin^
    Andrea Katz
    Rebecca K. Kempton, MD
    Michelle Lev
    Lisa Lewis^
    Debra K. Marcus^
    Bradley Martin
    Kevin McMeen
    Steven Mogul
    Virginia Mullin, PsyD
    Annie L. Murray
    Phoebe Stone Nitekman
    Jamie Pasquale, PsyD
    Jenny Patinkin^
    Philip Richardson
    Ned S. Robertson+
    Emilio S. Salvi
    Mimi Sherman^
    H. Scott Silverman, DPhil.
    Dana Singerman
    Scott Strusiner
    Richard Tannenbaum+
    Robin B. Weissman
    Judy Weitzman
    Tina Wolf^
    Gary M. Wolfson+
    Marti Zelikoff
    Stephen Zimmer
    Amy Zoller
  • Sustaining Members
    Joan B. Brodsky
    Alan Freeman
    Andrea Kott
    Jan Bergman Weinstein
  • Honorary Life Members
    Eva Cohon
    Marilyn Fields^
    Ellyn K. Katz
    Herbert A. Loeb, III+
    Cindy F. Wile+
  • Ex-Officio Directors
    Mary J.C. Hendrix, PhD
    Patrick M. Magoon
    Bernard L. Mirkin, PhD, MD^^
  • The MRIC is fortunate to have two thriving junior boards, which also support pediatric biomedical research at Children’s Memorial Hospital – the Medical Research Junior Board Foundation (MRJBF) and the North Suburban Medical Research Junior Board (NSMRJB).
  • MRJBF Co-Chairmen
    Jason Goodman
    Christin Pullano
  • NSMRJB Co-Chairmen
    Courtney Fahn
    Melanie Goodman
    Michelle Grossman
  • ^ Advisory Board Member
    + Past MRIC Chairman
    ^^ Deceased

Distinguished Lecturer Seminar Series Committee

  • Chair: Martha C. Bohn, PhD
    Ellen Chadwick, MD
    Monica Cintron
    Isabelle De Plaen, MD
    Sookyong Koh, MD, PhD
  • Jennifer Krcmery
    Nikia Laurie, PhD
    Yong-Chao Ma, PhD
    Christopher Payne, PhD
    Brian Corstange, Seminar Series coordinator

News Committee

  • Chair: Peggy Murphy, MILS
    Francine Blazowski, MSW
    William Goossens
    Vita Lerman
    Marianne Reed
    Jason Ruprecht, MBA
  • Paul Schumacker, PhD
    Erin Shields
    Cheryl Sroka
    Ellen Szalinski
    Jolanta Topczewska, PhD
    Greg Wendling

Pritzker Research Library Committee

  • Chair: Philip Iannaccone, MD, PhD
    Sara Ahlgren, PhD
    Jenifer Cartland, PhD
    Jim Crandall
    Laura Herzing, PhD
  • Peggy Murphy, MILS, Librarian
    Jhumku Kohtz, PhD
    Tara Massimino, MA
    H.J. Przybylo, MD
    Xiao-Di Tan, MD
    Alexis Thompson, MD, MPH

Radiation Safety Committee

  • Chair: Eugene Anandappa, MD
    Mary Ann Anderson
    Daniel Boggs
    Joel Charrow, MD
    Sandra Clark
    Isabelle De Plaen, MD
    Barbara Fleming
    Michelle Garza
    Ken Gray
    Laura Gruber
    Mary Norene Jamieson, RN, BS
    Barbara Karl
  • Erik King, MD
    Annie Muñana, BSN, MJ
    Michael Mutolo, MS
    Janice Nuuhiwa
    William Pappas
    Chris Pedrak
    Christine Pytel
    Ali Shaibani, MD
    Frederick Smith, MD
    Abbey Studer
    Glenn Sullivan, MBA, Radiation safety officer
    Candice Viverito
    David Wax, MD

Website Advisory Committee

  • Chair: Peggy Murphy, MILS
    Joshua Fedewa
    Nehal Gosalia
    Christopher Payne, PhD
  • Marianne Reed
    Jeffery Shaw
    Tina Tsinonis
    Greg Wendling

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

Institutional Biosafety Committee

Institutional Review Board