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 Scientific & Strategy Officer

Fabian Cordova, CPA/MBA

Chief Executive Officer

Executive Director Team


Claire Burbridge, MSc

Principal Scientific Advisor
COA

Helen Doll, PhD

Principal Scientific Advisor
Quantitative Science

Jennifer Beaumont, MS

Executive Director
Quantitative Science

Amy Howerter, PhD

Executive Director
Prospective Studies

Alex Barsdorf, PhD

Executive Director
COA

Director Team


Jason Randall, PhD

Senior Director
COA

Rebecca Cheng

Senior Director
Psychometrics

Sam Rousell, MSc

Senior Director
Programming 

Lisa DeGisi

Senior Director
Human Resources

Diane Bock, BS

Senior Director
Study Coordination

Angie Viada, MS/PMP/CSM

Senior Director
Project Management

Chloe Tolley

Senior Director
COA

John Caffrey

Senior Director
Finance & Procurement

Sonia Arroyave

Director,
Operations

COS Professionals


Megan McCool-Myers

Associate Director II

Traci Abraham

Research Scientist II

Angela Stroupe, MA

Senior Research Scientist II

Elliott Blatt

Research Scientist II

Shruti Dave

Research Scientist II

Hollie Curgenven

Senior Study Coordinator II

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

Associate Director
Operations

Sophie Hughes

Senior Research Associate

Elaine Langlais

Study Coordinator II

Shaunna Kowalewski, BS

Associate Director,
Compliance & Contracts 

Heli Kapadia

Research Scientists II/Programmer

Lucy Lloyd-Price, MSc

Research Scientist II

David Navarro, BS

Medical Writer II

Sean Forrest, BA

Senior Manager,
Content & Digital Marketing

Hoan Do

Research Scientist II

Jennifer Clegg, MA

Associate Director II

Tenage McDowell

Research Scientist I

Bridget Iwamuro, BS

Senior Study Coordinator II

Shannon Vaffis, PhD/MPH

Research Scientist II

Hailin Yu, MPH

Associate Director II/Programmer III

Ibrahim Alfayoumi

Senior Research Associate

Alyssa Bamer

Principal Scientist

Joseph Gyorkey

SAS Programmer I

Alivya Barry

Research Associate II

Peter McPherson, PhD

Principal Scientist

Clara Garrison

Associate Director

Jake Bourgaize, BSc/MSc/PhD

Senior Research Associate

Nicole Clarke

Senior Research Scientist II

Rasika Bombatkar

Research Associate I

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 II

Cindy Umanzor-Figueroa

Research Scientist I

Lara Sams, MSc

Associate Director I

Natasha Schumacher

Senior Study Coordinator I

Tron Tran, BA

Operations Manager

Swetha Reddy, MS

Senior Research Associate/Programmer II

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