Executive Committee
Officers
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Dr. Katherine N. Maloney – Chair 2023
Professor
Point Loma Nazarene University
Department of Chemistry
Professor
Point Loma Nazarene University
Department of Chemistry
Dr. Angie R. Angeles – Chair Elect 2023
Head of Process Chemistry
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, San Diego
Head of Process Chemistry
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, San Diego
Dr. Lamont Terrell – Past Chair 2023
Inclusion and Diversity Lead, Pharma R&D
GlaxoSmithKline
Inclusion and Diversity Lead, Pharma R&D
GlaxoSmithKline
Dr. Joseph S. Ward III – Interim Treasurer
Instructional Laboratory Services Manager
Department of Chemistry
University of Michigan
Instructional Laboratory Services Manager
Department of Chemistry
University of Michigan
Dr. Scott Sieburth – Secretary 2017-2023
Department of Chemistry
Temple University
Department of Chemistry
Temple University
Dr. Richard Broene – Secretary Elect 2023, Secretary 2024-2027
Professor, Department of Chemistry
Bowdoin College
Professor, Department of Chemistry
Bowdoin College
Dr. Emily C. McLaughlin – Program Chair 2023-2024
Associate Dean of the College & Associate Professor
Bard College
Associate Dean of the College & Associate Professor
Bard College
Scott Bagley- Program Chair Elect 2023-2024
Sr. Principal Scientist
Pfizer Medicine Design
Sr. Principal Scientist
Pfizer Medicine Design
Dr. Steven Silverman – Past Program Chair 2023-2024
Principal Scientist, Process Research and Development
Merck Research Laboratories
Principal Scientist, Process Research and Development
Merck Research Laboratories
National Organic Chemistry Symposium (NOS) Officers
Michelle Tran-Dubé – NOS Co-Chair 2023
Senior Principal Scientist
Worldwide Medicinal Chemistry
Pfizer
Senior Principal Scientist
Worldwide Medicinal Chemistry
Pfizer
Dr. Steven Silverman – NOS Co-Chair 2023
Principal Scientist
Process Research and Development
Merck Research Laboratories
Principal Scientist
Process Research and Development
Merck Research Laboratories
Dr. Edward E. Fenlon – NOS Chair 2025
Professor
Department of Chemistry
Franklin & Marshall College
Professor
Department of Chemistry
Franklin & Marshall College
Councilors
Dr. Huw Davies – Term of Office 2021-2023
Chemistry Building
Department of Chemistry
Emory University
Chemistry Building
Department of Chemistry
Emory University
Dr. M. Kevin Brown – Term of Office 2023
Associate Professor
Indiana University
Department of Chemistry
Associate Professor
Indiana University
Department of Chemistry
Dr. Steven Silverman – Term of Office 2023-2025
Principal Scientist, Process Research and Development
Merck Research Laboratories
Principal Scientist, Process Research and Development
Merck Research Laboratories
Dr. Lisa A. Marcaurelle – Term of office 2022-2024
Senior Director, Chemistry
GlaxoSmithKline
Senior Director, Chemistry
GlaxoSmithKline
Alternate Councilors
Dr. Stefan G. Koenig – Term of Office 2022-2024
Small Molecule Process Chemistry
Genentech Research & Early Development (gRED)
Small Molecule Process Chemistry
Genentech Research & Early Development (gRED)
Michelle Tran-Dubé – Term of Office 2021-2023
Senior Principal Scientist Worldwide Medicinal Chemistry
Pfizer
Senior Principal Scientist Worldwide Medicinal Chemistry
Pfizer
Dr. Scott Gilbertson – Term of Office 2022-2024
M.D. Anderson Professor
Department Associate Chair
Department of Chemistry
University of Houston
M.D. Anderson Professor
Department Associate Chair
Department of Chemistry
University of Houston
Dr. Monica Marie Arroyo – Term of Office 2023-2025
President, Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 336
Member, ACS Committee on Local Section Activities
Professor of Chemistry
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico
President, Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 336
Member, ACS Committee on Local Section Activities
Professor of Chemistry
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico
Members-at-Large
Dr. Katelyn Billings – Term of Office 2022-2024
Director, Discovery Chemistry
Relay Therapeutics
Director, Discovery Chemistry
Relay Therapeutics
Dr. Diane Carrera – Term of Office 2021-2023
Associate Director, Process Chemistry
Bolt Biotherapeutics
Associate Director, Process Chemistry
Bolt Biotherapeutics
Dr. Cathleen Crudden – Term of Office 2021-2023
Department of Chemistry
Queen’s University
Department of Chemistry
Queen’s University
Dr. Karen Draths – Term of Office 2022-2024
Department of Chemistry
Michigan State University
Department of Chemistry
Michigan State University
Dr. Jon T. Njardarson – Term of Office 2021-2023
Professor
University of Arizona
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Professor
University of Arizona
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Dr. Michael Pirrung – Term of Office 2022-2024
Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
University of California, Riverside
Professor of Pharmaceutical Science
University of California, Irvine
Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
University of California, Riverside
Professor of Pharmaceutical Science
University of California, Irvine
Dr. Daisy Rosas Vargas – Term of Office 2022-2024
Science Educator and Communicator
Science Educator and Communicator
Dr. Elizabeth Swift – Term of Office 2021-2023
Senior Scientist
Discovery Process Research
Janssen
Senior Scientist
Discovery Process Research
Janssen
Dr. Daniel J. Weix – Term of Office 2023-2025
Wayland E. Noland Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Wayland E. Noland Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Dr. Jessica Hoover – Term of Office 2023-2025
Professor
Department of Chemistry
University of Minnesota
Professor
Department of Chemistry
University of Minnesota
Dr. Vanessa M. Marx – Term of Office 2023-2025
Principal Scientist II
Global Discovery Chemistry
Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research
Principal Scientist II
Global Discovery Chemistry
Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research
Dr. Steven Wisniewski – Term of Office 2023-2025
Associate Director, Chemical Process Development
Bristol Myers Squibb
Associate Director, Chemical Process Development
Bristol Myers Squibb
Dr. André K Isaacs – Term of Office 2023-2025
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of the Holy Cross
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of the Holy Cross
Ex-Officio Members
Recent past Officers
Dr. Robert E. Maleczka, Jr. – Past Treasurer 2018-2022
Department of Chemistry
Michigan State University
Department of Chemistry
Michigan State University
Virtual Program Officers
Dr. Steven Silverman
Principal Scientist
Process Research and Development
Merck Research Laboratories
Principal Scientist
Process Research and Development
Merck Research Laboratories
Dr. Karl Hansen
Vice President, CMC
Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc.
Vice President, CMC
Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc.
Mr. Scott Bagley
Sr. Principal Scientist
Pfizer Medicine Design
Sr. Principal Scientist
Pfizer Medicine Design
Regional Meeting Liaison
Dr. Franklin A. Davis – Regional Meeting Liaison
Temple University
Department of Chemistry
Temple University
Department of Chemistry
Graduate Research Symposium Organizers
Dr. Angie R. Angeles – Graduate Research Symposium
Head of Process Chemistry
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, San Diego
Head of Process Chemistry
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, San Diego
Dr. P. Andrew Evans – Graduate Research Symposium
Alfred R. Bader Chair in Organic Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
Queen’s University
Alfred R. Bader Chair in Organic Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
Queen’s University
Dr. Brett P. Fors – Graduate Research Symposium
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Cornell University
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Cornell University
Undergraduate Award Program Director
Dr. Nancy Mills – Undergraduate Award Program Director
Emeritus Professor
Department of Chemistry
Trinity University
Emeritus Professor
Department of Chemistry
Trinity University
Web Masters
Dr. Joseph S. Ward III – Lead Web Master
Instructional Laboratory Services Manager
Department of Chemistry
University of Michigan
Instructional Laboratory Services Manager
Department of Chemistry
University of Michigan
Dr. Brian J. Myers – Web Master
Professor
Department of Chemistry
Ohio Northern University
Professor
Department of Chemistry
Ohio Northern University
Dr. Khoi Van – Assistant Web Master
Andrew Philip Freiburger – Assistant Web Master
Computational Scientist I
Argonne National Laboratory
Computational Scientist I
Argonne National Laboratory
Division Officers
A historical list of all the Division’s Officers since 1925 is available as a MS Excel File .