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Regional Council

Poornima Shubhakar

Regional chair Poornima Shubhakar Senior Director, Strategic Planning & Operations Beigene, Ltd.

Sarah Haworth

Regional deputy chair Sarah Haworth Manager Deloitte LLP

Jiji John

Regional treasurer Jiji John Gilead Sciences

Deanna Saxbe

President, Corporate Relations Deanna Saxbe Associate Project Manager Just-Evotec Biologics

Tanya Booke

President, Education and Events Tanya Booke Head of Talent Development and Culture MannKind Corporation

Shawn Takiguchi

President, Marketing and Communications Shawn Takiguchi Ecosystem Lead (WA, OR, AK, ID, MT, CA) Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.

Christen Buseman

President, Member Experience Christen Buseman Director Marketing, Health Systems and Key Accounts Amgen Inc.

Kristen Brunson

President, Member Value Offerings Kristen Brunson Executive Marketing Director, Cancer Immunotherapy Roche Genentech

Jennifer Gibbins

President, Volunteer Experience Jennifer Gibbins Sr Mgr R&D Operations Amgen Inc.

Marielle Hajducko

Vice President, Corporate Relations Marielle Hajducko Founder & President The Leader’s DNA

Ann Lucchesi

Vice President, Marketing and Communications Ann Lucchesi Principal Consultant

Jennifer Richards

Vice President, Member Value Offerings Jennifer Richards Principal Consultant/Owner Power Richards Consulting Group

Leanne  Suenaka Nunez

Vice President, Volunteer Experience Leanne Suenaka Nunez West Region Director- Key Accounts Amgen Inc.

Regional Directors

Amrita Bhowmick

Regional Deputy Director, Mentoring Amrita Bhowmick Quality Engineering Manager BD (Becton, Dickinson and Co)

Sandra  Tavitian

Regional Deputy Director, Mentoring Sandra Tavitian

Amy Gamber

Regional Director, Business Development Amy Gamber Founder and VP Consulting Practice

Kelsey Johnson

Regional Director, Corporate Relations Operations and Insights Kelsey Johnson Marketing UCB, Inc.

Colleen Carpinella

Regional Director, Education and Events Operations and Insights Colleen Carpinella Insights Director Spherix Global Insights

Alyssa Weakley

Regional Director, Membership Engagement Alyssa Weakley Director, Access, Coverage & Pricing Amgen Inc.

Vimala Selvaraj

Regional Director, Volunteer Recruitment Vimala Selvaraj Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research