Graduate School Alumni Association Board Membership

Membership for 2023-2024

OFFICERS

Chair 
Ms. Jia Chen ‘00 Ph.D. Physics 
New York, NY
Senior Director, Medidata AI, Medidata Solutions

Vice Chair 
Prof. Edward J. Balleisen ‘95 Ph.D. History 
Durham, NC
Vice Provost, Duke University

Secretary
Mr. David R. Sanchez ‘84 M.A. Political Science
Portland, OR
Chief Executive Officer, Sanchez Global LLC

BOARD MEMBERS 

Ellen R. Babby ‘80 Ph.D. French 
Chevy Chase, MD & Scottsdale, AZ
Nonprofit Management Consultant 

Yana Bebieva ‘18 Ph.D. Geology & Geophysics 
Houston, TX
Associate Manager Catastrophe Modeling, Progressive

Laura J. Brown ‘20 Ph.D. Music 
New Haven, CT

Carol L. Chiodo ‘14 Ph.D. Italian 
Claremont, CA
Librarian for Collections and Digital Scholarship, Harvard University

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

Alicia E. Ellis ‘04 M.A. African American Studies, ‘09 Ph.D. Germanic Languages & Literatures
South Gardiner, ME
Associate Professor of German & Department Chair, Colby College

Federico Galizia ‘98 Ph.D. Economics 
Washington, DC
Chief Risk Officer, International Finance Corporation

Bhaskar Ghosh ‘95 Ph.D. Computer Science
Palo Alto, CA
VP of Engineering and Operations, NerdWallet

Chun Hu ‘22 Ph.D. Pharmacology 
Shanghai, China

Tammy L. Ingram ‘07 Ph.D. History 
Bridgeport, CT
Associate Professor of History, College of Charleston

Sadia Khan ‘91 M.A. Economics 
Islamabad, Pakistan
Consultant, Seedat Chambers

Kitty Koo-Tse ‘01 M.S. Psychology 
Brooklyn, NY
Director, Global Wealth of Investment Management, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Sandra Kuzmich ‘89 Ph.D. Pharmacology 
Sandy Hook, CT
Managing Partner, Haug Partners LLP

Benoit J. Mercereau ‘02 Ph.D. Economics 
Paris, France
Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Arvella Investments

Nathan N. Nguyen ‘20 Ph.D. Cell Biology 
San Jose, CA
Cryptologic Warfare Officer

Carlos Riobó ‘98 Ph.D. Spanish & Portuguese 
Scarsdale, NY
City University of New York, Ph.D. Program in Latin American, Iberian, and Latino Cultures

Stephanie N. Scarmo ‘06 M.P.H. ‘09 Ph.D. Epidemiology and Public Health
Brooklyn, NY
National Senior Director of Policy Research, Voices for Healthy Kids, American Heart Association

Levi M. Smith ‘19 Ph.D. Cell Biology 
Palo Alto, CA
Life Sciences Venture Capital Investor 

Gale Tenen Spak ‘76 Ph.D. Political Science
Aberdeen, NJ
Evangelist, HackerU and Principal, Bridge Their Future, LLC.

James V. Staros ‘74 Ph.D. Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry 
Leverett, MA
Professor Emeritus & former campus Provost, University of Massachusetts

Anne Toker ‘98 Ph.D. Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry 
New York, NY
Partner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Jessica Tuan '12 M.S. Engineering & Applied Science 
New Haven, CT
Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases, Yale School of Medicine

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

Zipei "Steven" Zhu ‘22 M.S. Statistics and Data Science 
Scottsdale, AZ
Cofounder of Hirey

Esther Zirbel ‘93 Ph.D. Astronomy 
Nantucket, MA
CEO and Founder, Educational Coaching Consultant

ADVISORY TRUSTEES (non-voting)

Dr. Stacey R. Davis ‘99 Ph.D. History 
Tacoma, WA
Professor of History & Curricular Area Team Leader, Humanities, The Evergreen State College

Kai Du ‘12 Ph.D. Management
University Park, PA
Associate Professor of Accounting, Smeal College of Business, Penn State University

OrLando H. Yarborough ’10 Ph.D. Genetics
New Haven, CT
Founder, The Well Company

Huiqiong Wang ‘07 Ph.D. Engineering & Applied Science 
Woodbridge, CT
Professor, Department of Physics, Xiamen University Malaysia

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

Christopher J. Lindsay ‘26 GRD. Astronomy 
Graduate Student Assembly Chair 

Immediate Past President, GSAA
James L. Shulman ‘93 Ph.D. Renaissance Studies
New York, NY 
Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, American Council of Learned Societies

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

Simon Morris Ingold ’07 M.A. International Relations 
Global Head FB&A, Siegfried Holding AG

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