Behind COS:
Meet the Experts

Our team combines decades of expertise with innovative approaches to deliver customized solutions that capture the patient’s voice in healthcare research.

Board Leadership Team


Stacie Hudgens, MSc

Chief Executive Officer

Fabian Cordova, CPA/MBA

Chief Operating Officer

Executive Director Team


Claire Burbridge, MSc

Principal Scientific Advisor,
COA

Helen Doll, PhD

Executive Director,
Quantitative Science

Jennifer Beaumont, MS

Executive Director,
Quantitative Science

Director Team


Jason Randall, PhD

Senior Director,
COA

Sam Rousell, MSc

Senior Director,
Programming 

Diane Bock, BS

Senior Director,
Study Coordination

Lisa DeGisi

Senior Director,
Human Resources

Angie Viada, M.S./PMP/CSM

Senior Director,
Project Management

Sonia Arroyave

Director,
Operations

Chloe Tolley

Senior Director,
COA

Amy Howerter, PhD

Senior Director,
Prospective Studies

Rebecca Cheng

Senior Director,
Psychometrics

Alex Barsdorf, PhD

Senior Director,
COA

COS Professionals


Megan McCool-Myers

Associate Director II

Traci Abraham

Research Scientist II

Angela Stroupe, MA

Senior Research Scientist II

Elliott Blatt

Research Scientist I

Shruti Dave

Research Scientist II

Hollie Curgenven

Senior Study Coordinator I

Emma Coggins

SAS Programmer II

Coleen Del Rosario

Senior Research Associate I

Michael DeRosa, MA

Prin. Scientist/Programmer III

Maria Melchiorre, BA

Sr. Finance/Accounts Manager

Helen Jones

Operations Manager

Sophie Hughes

Senior Research Associate

Elaine Langlais

Study Coordinator II

Shaunna Kowalewski, BS

Associate Director I,
Compliance & Contracts 

Heli Kapadia

Research Scientists II/Programmer

Lucy Lloyd-Price, MSc

Research Scientist II

David Navarro, BS

Medical Writer 2

Sean Forrest, BA

Senior Manager,
Content & Digital Marketing

Hoan Do

Research Scientist II

Jennifer Clegg, MA

Associate Director II

Teenage McDowell

Senior Research Associate

Bridget Iwamuro, BS

Senior Study Coordinator II

Shannon Vaffis, PhD/MPH

Research Scientist II

Hailin Yu, MPH

Associate Director II/Programmer III

Joseph Gyorkey

SAS Programmer I

Alivya Barry

Research Associate II

Peter McPherson, PhD


Principal Scientist

Jake Bourgaize, BSc/MSc/PhD

Senior Research Associate

Clara Garrison

Associate Director

Sondra Arvayo, BS

Finance Manager

Flora Felix

Executive Assistant & Office Manager

Melanie Hughes

Research Associate I

Bill Gehringer, BS

Associate Director I

Swarna Nagiredla

Senior Study Coordinator II

Kerry Turner

Senior Data Manager

Lydia Raither, MSc

Research Scientist I

Cindy Umanzor-Figueroa

Research Scientist I

Lara Sams, MSc

Associate Director I

Natasha Schumacher

Study Coordinator II

Tron Tran, BA

Operations Manager

Swetha Reddy, MS

Senior Research Associate/Programmer II

Alyssa Bamer

Principal Scientist

Ibrahim Alfayoumi

Senior Research Associate

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