Our Team

David Esposito
President and Chief Executive Officer

David Zacks, MD, PhD
Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer

Connie Chang, MBA
Chief Operating Officer

Penny Fleck, MT, MBA
Chief Development Officer

Andrew Kocab, PhD
Vice President, Research

Michael Woolliscroft, MBA
Senior Director, Financial Planning and Analysis

Amanda Maciel
Director of Finance

Brian Schickedanz
Director, Clinical Operations

Anjalie Mahabir
Clinical Research Coordinator

Angelo Scarsella, MA
Director, Clinical Data Management

Kristin Hanley
Lead Regulatory and Compliance Consultant

Barbara Berglund
Lead CMC Consultant

Linda Kemnitz
Manager, Administrative Operations

Nichole Runnels
Senior Administrative Assistant

Cecilia Owen
Senior Administrative Assistant

Jordan Byrne
Rackham Graduate School
University of Michigan
2023 intern

Abigail Garber
College of Pharmacy
University of Michigan
2022 intern

Simran Kalra
Stephen M. Ross School of Business
University of Michigan
2023 intern

Sreeja Konatham
School of Health Sciences
Eastern Michigan University
2024 intern

Katerina Kornievskaia
College of Pharmacy
University of Michigan
2024 – 2025 intern

Alexa Lyon
School of Kinesiology
University of Michigan
2023 intern

Siddarth (Sid) Plakkot
Stephen M. Ross School of Business
University of Michigan
2025 intern

Anabelle Schlakman
College of Literature, Science & Arts
University of Michigan
2025 intern

Brooke Smiley
Rackham Graduate School
University of Michigan
2025 intern

Jessica Tai
College of Arts and Science
New York University
2022 intern

Brian Valladares
Rackham Graduate School
University of Michigan
2024 intern