Federal Policy Committee
2023 Federal Policy Committee
Amy Redl, Chair
Sanofi
Dorcas Adekunle
AbbVie
Jeremy Allen
Spark Therapeutics
Bill Andresen
University of Pennsylvania
Missy Banashak
Incyte
Terri Booker
SickCells
Paula Burg
Pfizer
Chris Carter
Lehigh University
Michelle Consalvo
Takeda
Diana Dickson
Fujirebio Diagnostics
Julie Dietrich
West Chester University
Chelsey Fix
GBS-CIDP
Ryan Franscella
Temple University
Tony Gibson
University of Pittsburgh
Chuck Grezlack
Merck (Retired)
Sarah Guerrieri
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Clayton Hall
MDMA
Arielle Gurwitch
Iovance Biotherapeutics
Jill Hamaker
Emergent Biosolutions
Christine Harrison
Orchard TX
Cookab Hashemi
Inovio
Erin Hermance
Exelixis
Michael Hoerres
Cernostics
Paul Howard
Amicus Therapeutics
Katie Jones
Alexion
Chris Kovolski
Villanova University
Sarah Kyle
Eli Lilly
Bryan Lewis
Kidney Cancer Action Network
Rebecca Mandell
Organon
Mike Mattoon
Acadia Pharmaceuticals
Cate McCanless
Harmony Biosciences
Joe McGowan
Novartis
Tony Meehan
Venatorx
Mike Merola
Winning Strategies Washington
Katie Meyer
Novocure
Alicia Kerry Mica
B. Braun
Beth Mitchell
Cencora
Greg Montanaro
Drexel University
Katie Nash
University City Science Center
Jenny Nieto
Gilead
Katie Novaria
Bristol Myers Squibb
Michele Oshman
BIO
Bobby Patrick
AdvaMed
Beena Patel
Teva
John Ray
Kimbell & Associates
Mary Lacey Reuther
CSL Behring
Steve Sandor
Paratek Pharmaceuticals
Liz Schwartz
Merck
Paul Seltman
Smith & Nephew
Elizabeth Sharp
Cook Medical Group
Alexander Shaw
Prolifagen
Mary Beth Spencer
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Elizabeth Steele
Wuxi Biologics
Pete Stehouwer
Bayer
Michael Strazella
BIPC
Tim Swope
Johnson & Johnson
Debbie Tekavec
Carnegie Mellon University
Phil Thevenet
GSK
Ravi Upadhyay
Genentech
John Versaggi
LivaNova
Michele Washko
Life Sciences Greenhouse Investments
Amanda Wintersteen
Penn State University
Andrew Womack
IGM Biosciences
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