Meet the COE Team
About COE
Leadership
Susan T. Vadaparampil, PhD, MPH
Associate Center Director
Vani Nath Simmons, PhD
Assistant Center Director
Jennifer Vidrine, PhD, MS
Assistant Center Director
Kedar Kirtane, MD
Associate Member
Operations
Kenisha Avery, MPH
Manager
Ian Fitzpatrick
Community Benefits Specialist
Bahrija Hoti
Executive Assistant
Merida Flythe
Executive Assistant
Alma Tiscareno
Management Assistant
Data Integration Management Team
Mariana Arevalo, PhD
Applied Research Scientist II
Nathanael B. Stanely, PhD
Applied Research Scientist
Yayi Zhao, MA, MS
Research Data Analyst
Bianca Augusto
Research Project Manager
Research Partnerships Team
Allison Nguyen, MPH, MCHES
Research Partnership Program Manager
Jaqueline Beaushaw
Patient and Family Advisory Program Manager
Clinical Trials Engagement Team
Viviam Sifontes, MPA, M.Ed., CDP
Research Community Health Educator II
Delilah Hernandez, MHS
Research Community Health Educator II
Community Outreach and Engagement Team
Elliott Tapia-Kwan, MA
Research Coordinator III
Paula Hernandez
Research Coordinator II, Tobacco Treatment Specialist
Topher Larkin
Community Outreach Worker Specialist
Jeanette Palencia, CCHW
Senior Community Outreach Worker
Viviana Suarez, CCHW
Senior Community Outreach Worker
Winnie Cajuste
Research Community Health Educator
Juanita Carbajal, MPH
Research Community Health Educator
Crystal Gomez
Research Community Health Educator I
Jorge Masson, MPH
Community Navigator II
Barbara Arocha Diaz
Community Patient Navigator
Tina Inman, MS, CGC
Genetic Risk Education and Access Coordinator
Keith Liotta
Tobacco Treatment Specialist