Executive Committee
Officers
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Dr. Angie R. Angeles ‐ Chair 2024
Head of Process Chemistry
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, San Diego
Head of Process Chemistry
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, San Diego
Dr. Amy Howell ‐ Chair-Elect 2024
Professor
University of Connecticut
Department of Chemistry
Professor
University of Connecticut
Department of Chemistry
Dr. Katherine N. Maloney ‐ Past Chair 2024
Professor
Point Loma Nazarene University
Department of Chemistry
Professor
Point Loma Nazarene University
Department of Chemistry
Dr. Joseph S. Ward III ‐ Treasurer 2024-2027
Instructional Laboratory Services Manager
Department of Chemistry
University of Michigan
Instructional Laboratory Services Manager
Department of Chemistry
University of Michigan
Dr. Richard Broene ‐ 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) Officer
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 2024-2026
Chemistry Building
Department of Chemistry
Emory University
Chemistry Building
Department of Chemistry
Emory University
Dr. Lisa A. Marcaurelle ‐ Term of office 2022-2024
Executive Director, GSK Senior Fellow
Head of Encoded Technologies
GlaxoSmithKline
Executive Director, GSK Senior Fellow
Head of Encoded Technologies
GlaxoSmithKline
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. Elizabeth Swift ‐ Term of Office 2024-2026
Senior Scientist
Discovery Process Research
Janssen
Senior Scientist
Discovery Process Research
Janssen
Alternate Councilors
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
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
Alex Grenning ‐ Term of Office 2024-2026
Professor Department of Chemistry
University of Minnesota
Professor Department of Chemistry
University of Minnesota
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)
Members-at-Large
Leila Abrous ‐ Term of Office 2024-2026
Lecturer
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
California State University San Marcos
Lecturer
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
California State University San Marcos
Dr. Katelyn Billings ‐ Term of Office 2022-2024
Director, Discovery Chemistry
Relay Therapeutics
Director, Discovery Chemistry
Relay Therapeutics
Mingji Dai ‐ Term of Office 2024-2026
Professor
Department of Chemistry Emory University
Professor
Department of Chemistry Emory University
Dr. Karen Draths ‐ Term of Office 2022-2024
Department of Chemistry
Michigan State University
Department of Chemistry
Michigan State University
Aleksandra Holownia ‐ Term of Office 2024-2026
Senior Scientist
AbbVie
Senior Scientist
AbbVie
Dr. Jessica Hoover ‐ Term of Office 2023-2025
Professor
Department of Chemistry
University of Minnesota
Professor
Department of Chemistry
University of Minnesota
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
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
Andy McNally ‐ Term of Office 2024-2026
Professor Department of Chemistry
Colorado State University
Professor Department of Chemistry
Colorado State University
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. 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. Steven Wisniewski ‐ Term of Office 2023-2025
Associate Director, Chemical Process Development
Bristol Myers Squibb
Associate Director, Chemical Process Development
Bristol Myers Squibb
Ex-Officio Members*
Graduate Research Symposium (GRS) Organizers
Dr. Angie R. Angeles
Head of Process Chemistry Vertex Pharmaceuticals, San Diego
Head of Process Chemistry Vertex Pharmaceuticals, San Diego
Dr. P. Andrew Evans
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
Regional Meeting Liaison
Dr. Franklin A. Davis
Temple University
Department of Chemistry
Temple University
Department of Chemistry
Undergraduate Award Program Director
Dr. Nancy Mills
Emeritus Professor
Department of Chemistry Trinity University
Emeritus Professor
Department of Chemistry Trinity University
Web / Technology Team
Dr. Joseph S. Ward III
Instructional Laboratory Services Manager
Department of Chemistry
University of Michigan
Instructional Laboratory Services Manager
Department of Chemistry
University of Michigan
Dr. Brian J. Myers
Professor Department of Chemistry
Ohio Northern University
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Professor Department of Chemistry
Ohio Northern University
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Andrew Philip Freiburger
Computational Scientist I Argonne National Laboratory
Computational Scientist I Argonne National Laboratory
Jessica Sampson, Ph.D.
High-Throughput Experimentation Lab
University of Delaware
High-Throughput Experimentation Lab
University of Delaware
Dr. Khoi Van
*Ex-officio members may also hold elected positions
Division Officers
A historical list of all the Division’s Officers since 1925 is available as a
MS Excel File .