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Board of Directors

CASSS is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. The Board is responsible for setting organizational policy, planning and allocating resources effectively, providing fiscal oversight and accountability, and ensuring legal and ethical integrity throughout the organization.

Our current board members are listed below:

 

President


Jamie Moore
SVP, Global Head of Technical Development
Gilead Sciences

Vice President and Secretary

Mark Schenerman
President
CMC Biotech-MAS Consulting

Treasurer


Joseph Kutza
Senior Director, Regulatory CMC Policy 
Eli Lilly and Company 

Board Members

Markus Blümel
Director, Global Lead Analytics Standards
Novartis AG
Andrew Chang
Vice President of Quality and Regulatory Compliance, Quality Intelligence and Inspection
Novo Nordisk, Inc.

Christof Finkler
Senior Portfolio and Technical Advisor for Biotech Development
F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.

Nomalie Jaya
Executive Director Analytical Development and Quality Control
Immunome Inc.

Carmilia Jiménez Ramírez
Owner and Chief Consultant
Miliar BioPharma Solutions
Sarah Kennett
Executive Portfolio Director, Pharma Technical Regulatory
Genentech, a Member of the Roche Group
Yasuhiro Kishioka
Review Director, Office of Cellular and Tissue-based Products
Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA)
Andy Weiskopf
Vice President, CMC Regulatory Affairs
Sana Biotechnology
Heidi Zhang
EVP, Head of Tech Operations
Tune Therapeutics

Associate Directors

The Board is elected by the Associate Directors (ADs), a large and diverse group of volunteers who represent the various communities that comprise the organization. The ADs advise the board on issues of importance to the membership-at-large.

One of the priorities of the Board has been to broaden member participation at all levels. If you have volunteered on any CASSS organizing committee, you are invited to become an Associate Director and further help direct the future of CASSS. Together, our volunteers advance the CASSS community in the direction of dignity, respect, scientific truth, and the betterment of humanity.

According to CASSS’ bylaws, the Associate Director’s responsibilities include: 

  • Advise the Board of Directors on policy and strategic direction for the organization. 
  • Elect the Board of Directors.
  • Nominate and select the CASSS Award recipient.
  • Have a direct impact on CASSS’ future.

What are the requirements to become an Associate Director?

  • A passion for the mission and vision of CASSS.
  • Attending at least one CASSS Symposium or Forum every three years.
  • Actively participate in the affairs of CASSS by participating in approximately two Associate Director’s meetings annually (in-person when possible, otherwise via teleconference).
  • Participate in the election of the Board of Directors.

Past CASSS Presidents

  • Julia Edwards, Genentech, a Member of the Roche Group
  • Nadine Ritter, Global Biotech Experts, LLC
  • Wassim Nashabeh, Genentech, a Member of the Roche Group
  • John Frenz, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
  • Frantisek Svec, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • William Hancock, Genentech, Inc., Agilent Technologies, and Thermo Fisher Scientific

Hear from Associate Directors about their CASSS experience:

Jenny Chen, Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

Ken Miller, BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.

 

Brian Nunnally, CSL Seqirus