Global Conference Planning Committee

The Global Conference Planning Committee (GCPC) holds responsibility to maintain the quality of the ACRP Global Conference professional development content, add professionalism and credibility to the sessions, and respond to evaluations made by conference participants. The GCPC is dedicated to oversight of the professional development content of the conference and is responsible for the integrity of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) function. For further information on the Global Conference Planning Committee’s goals, objectives, key responsibilities, and meeting schedule, please refer to the Committee Charge.

Current Global Conference Planning Committee Members

Chair Stephen Zalewski, PharmD, CCRC Investigational Drug Service Manager New Mexico VA Health Care System Albuquerque, NM	Maria Palmer, PhD Director NHS R&D Forum Bristol, United Kingdom
Vice Chair Deb Lasher, RN, MPH, CCRC, CCRA Senior Clinical Research Specialist Medtronic Minneapolis, MN	Robert Silverman, MD, PhD, FACP Executive Director, Worldwide Regulatory Affairs Merck & Co., Inc. North Wales, PA
ABoT Liaison Gary Shangold, MD President & CEO, InteguRx Therapeutics LLC President, Convivotech LLC Califon, NJ	Susan Flint, MS, RAC, CCRA, CCRP Principal Consultant Talaris Advisors LLC Westford, MA
Shay Brill, BS, MT(ASCP), PMP, CCRA Director of Operations Atlantic Research Group Charlottesville, VA	Bridget-Anne Kirwan, PhD, MSc, FESC Chief Scientific Officer/CEO SOCAR Research SA Nyon, Switzerland
Annette M. Bernstein, MBA, CCRA Program Manager Compliance Management Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson Lansdale, PA	Diana Naser, RN, MSN, MS Chief Operating Officer Naser and Naser Consulting Lees Summit, MO
Erika Stevens, MA Senior Manager Ernst & Young LLP New York, NY	Edward Zelnick, MD, FACOG, CPI CEO Horizon Institute for Clinical Research Hollywood, FL
Jacqueline Barrows, RN, CCRA Clinical Trials Manager Aptiv Solutions Bristol, RI	Anita Kablinger, MD, CPI Professor Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine Roanoke, VA
Laura Wollenweber, CCRC, BSE Medical College of Wisconsin Waukesha, WI