Graduate School Alumni Association Board Membership

Membership for 2024-2025

OFFICERS

Chair 
Prof. Edward J. Balleisen '95 PhD History 
Vice Provost, Duke University 
Durham, NC  

Vice Chair 
Alicia E. Ellis ‘04 MA African American Studies, '09 PhD Germanic Languages & Literature 
Associate Professor of German & Department Chair, Colby College 
South Gardiner, ME 

Secretary 
Federico Galizia '98 PhD Economics 
Chief Risk Officer, International Finance Corporation 
Washington, DC  

Co-Treasurers 
Tammy L. Ingram '07 PhD History 
Associate Professor of History, College of Charleston 
Bridgeport, CT  

Anne Toker '88 BA, '98 PhD MB&B 
Partner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP 
New York, NY 

Immediate Past President 
Jia Chen '00 PhD Physics 
Senior Director, Medidata AI, Medidata Solutions 
New York, NY 

BOARD MEMBERS 

Ellen R. Babby '80 PhD French 
Nonprofit Management Consultant 
Scottsdale, AZ and Chevy Chase, CT

Yana Bebieva '18 PhD Geology & Geophysics 
Associate Manager Catastrophe Modeling, Progressive 
Houston, TX 

Kevin A. Oliveira Callender '15 PhD Psychology 
Chief People Officer, Cerebral 
Miami, FL  

Carol L. Chiodo '14 PhD Italian 
Director of Distinctive Collections and Digital Scholarship, Claremont Colleges Library 
Claremont, CA  

Stacey R. Davis '99 PhD History 
Professor of History & Curricular Area Team Leader, Humanities, The Evergreen State College 
Tacoma, WA  

Marisa P. Dolled-Filhart '05 PhD Genetics 
Scientific Vice President, Translational Department, Tumor Microenvironment Thematic Research Center at Bristol Myers Squibb 
Edison, NJ  

Kai Du '12 PhD Management 
Associate Professor of Accounting, Pennsylvania State University Smeal College of Business 
University Park, PA  

Françoise N. Hamlin '04 PhD African American Studies 
Associate Professor of History and Africana Studies, Brown University 
Cranston, RI  

Chun Hu '22 PhD Pharmacology 
Associate in Healthcare Investment, Canaan Partners 
Jersey City, NJ  

Diana Hu '15 PhD Engineering & Applied Science 
Strategy & Operations Manager, Google 
Redwood City, CA  

Sadia Khan '91 MA Economics 
Consultant, Seedat Chambers 
Dubai,  United Arab Emirates  

Kitty Koo-Tse '01 MS Psychology 
Director, Global Wealth of Investment Management, Bank of America Merrill Lynch 
Brooklyn, NY  

Sandra Kuzmich '89 PhD Pharmacology 
Managing Partner, Haug Partners LLP 
Sandy Hook, CT  

Shayna A. Liberman '14 MA Anthropology 
Director of Global Women's Strategy, Nike 
Portland, OR  

Linda C. Luisi '84 MA Soviet and East European Studies 
Retired Federal Manager 
Potomac, MD  

Zheng Martin Ma '07 PhD Computer Science 
Founder and Chairman, Happy Universe Studios 
Beijing,  China  

William F.L. Moses '88 MA International Relations 
Managing Director-Education, Kresge Foundation 
Northville, MI  

Nathan N. Nguyen '20 PhD Cell Biology 
Cryptologic Warfare Officer 
San Jose, CA  

Carlos Riobo '98 PhD Spanish & Portuguese 
Chair of the Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures at the City College of New York/City University of New York  
Scarsdale, NY 

Brooke A. Rosenzweig '10 PhD Chemistry 
Founder and CEO, Foundation Advisors, LLC 
Brooklyn, NY  

Stephanie N. Scarmo '06 MPH, '09 PhD Epidemiology & Public Health 
National Senior Director of Policy Research, Voices for Healthy Kids, American Heart Association 
Brooklyn, NY  

Gale Tenen Spak '76 PhD Political Science 
NJIT Emeritas Associate Vice President, Continuing and Distance Education and Principal, Bridge Their Future, LLC 
Aberdeen, NJ 

James V. Staros '74 PhD MB&B
Professor Emeritus & former campus Provost, University of Massachusetts
Leverett, MA  

Lisa A. Villeneuve MA French 
SVP Emerging Risks, New Product Appraisals, Citi 
New York, NY  

Bing Yuan '93 MA International Relations, '98 J.D. 
Managing Partner, Rockets Capital 
Beijing,  China  

Zipei “Stevn” Zhu '22 MS Statistics & Data Science 
Cofounder of HireCT  
Scottsdale, AZ 

ADVISORY TRUSTEES (non-voting)

Laura J. Brown '20 PhD Music 
Lead User Researcher, Monzo 
New Haven, CT  

H. Timothy Hsiao '10 PhD MB&B 
Chief Scientific Officer / Head of Research Strategy and Alliances, Solve ME/CFS Initiative, Inc. 
McLean, VA  

David R. Sanchez '84 MPhil, '84 MA Political Science 
Chief Executive Officer, Sanchez Global LLC 
Portland, OR  

Tongjia “Alex” Zhang '18 PhD Philosophy, '21 J.D. 
Assistant Professor of Law, Emory University School of Law  
Decatur, GA 

EX OFFICIO

Lynn Cooley, Ph.D.
Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences; C. N. H. Long Professor of Genetics and Professor of Cell Biology and of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Katie M. Chang '27 PhD Physics 
Chair, Graduate Student Assembly 

Former GSAA Board currently serving on YAA Board of Governors 

Zlatko K. Minev ’18 Ph.D. Applied Physics 
New York, NY

Cory McCruden ’23 Ph.D. Political Science
Brooklyn, NY
Head of Client Experience, Digital Business Banking, RBC

Vishnal Agrawal ’96 B.S., ’96 M.S. Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry, ’02 M.D. 
Falls Church, VA
Chief Strategy & Corporate Development Officer, Humana, Inc.

COMMITTEE and TASK FORCE MEMBERS 

Miho Kaneko '15 PhD Chemistry 
Associate, Goodwin 
Quincy, MA  

Nicholas G. Vincent ’17 PhD Microbiology
Associate, Williams & Connolly LLP
Washington, DC and Decatur, GA

Gary D. Fletcher '83 PhD Physics 
Founder & Principal, Rnddx Solutions LLC 
Media, PA  

Nitin Gambhir '93 MS Engineering & Applied Science 
Founder and CEO, Tethys Technology, Oceanus Securities 
New York, NY  

Bhaskar “BG” Ghosh '95 PhD Computer Science 
Chief Technology Officer & Partner, 8VC 
Palo Alto, CA  

Michael Rogawski '80 M.D., '80 PhD Biomedical Sciences 
Professor & Chairman, Univ of CA/Davis Medical Ctr 
Sacramento, CA 

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