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Kepemimpinan
& Staf<\/h1>\n

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Kepemimpinan<\/h2>\n

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Kirimkan email ke Audrey Gordon<\/a><\/strong><\/span>
Bekerja sama erat dengan Dewan Direksi, komite, staf, dan relawan, Ibu Gordon bertanggung jawab atas pertumbuhan keuangan dan organisasi Yayasan Penelitian Progeria, pengembangan program, dan manajemen sehari-hari.<\/p>\n

Ibu Gordon lulus dari Tufts University dan Northeastern University School of Law. Sebelum mendirikan The Progeria Research Foundation, ia berpraktik hukum di Massachusetts dan Florida.<\/p>\n

Di tingkat lokal, dia adalah mantan Presiden Klub Rotary Peabody dan saat ini menjabat di Dewan Panitera Peabody. Ibu Gordon telah diakui atas prestasinya melalui Penghargaan Wanita Bisnis dan Profesional Tahun Ini dari North of Boston untuk organisasi nirlaba, dinobatkan sebagai Pahlawan Komunitas oleh Jewish Family Services, dan menerima Penghargaan Mary Upton Ferrin untuk kepemimpinannya. Di bawah manajemennya sebagai Presiden pendiri dan Direktur Eksekutif PRF, PRF telah dianugerahi peringkat Charity Navigator bintang 4 yang didambakan selama 10 tahun terakhir, dan PRF menerima Penghargaan Advokasi Organisasi Terkemuka Paul G. Rogers dari Research! America karena membawa progeria dari ketidakjelasan ke garis depan penelitian translasi yang sukses.<\/p>\n

Ibu Gordon tinggal di Peabody, Massachusetts bersama suaminya Rich Reed, putri-putrinya Nadia dan Svetlana, serta anjing-anjingnya Abbey dan Jager.<\/p>\n

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Leslie Gordon adalah salah satu pendiri The Progeria Research Foundation dan menjabat sebagai Direktur Medis sukarelawan organisasi tersebut. Dr. Gordon adalah Peneliti Utama untuk program PRF yang sedang berlangsung untuk Progeria, termasuk Registri Progeria Internasional PRF<\/a>,\u00a0Basis Data Medis dan Penelitian<\/a>,\u00a0Bank Sel dan Jaringan<\/a>, dan\u00a0Program Diagnostik Genetik<\/a>. Ia telah memimpin 11 pertemuan ilmiah internasional yang didanai oleh National Institutes of Health mengenai Progeria. Ia adalah Profesor Riset Pediatri di Rumah Sakit Anak Hasbro dan Sekolah Kedokteran Alpert di Universitas Brown serta Ilmuwan Riset di Rumah Sakit Wanita & Bayi di Providence, RI. Ia adalah Rekan Riset Anestesi di Sekolah Kedokteran Harvard dan Ilmuwan Staf Senior \u2013 Profesor Madya di Rumah Sakit Anak Boston.<\/p>\n

Dr. Gordon telah membuka jalan untuk menemukan pengobatan dan penyembuhan bagi mereka yang terkena Progeria. Ia adalah salah satu penulis pada penemuan gen Progeria tahun 2003 di Alam<\/em>, penulis utama studi penemuan pengobatan Progeria tahun 2012 di Jurnal Asosiasi Medis Amerika (JAMA). <\/em>Dia telah menjadi salah satu ketua empat Uji klinis obat Progeria<\/a> untuk anak-anak penderita Progeria di Rumah Sakit Anak Boston.<\/p>\n

Dr. Gordon menerima gelar sarjananya dari Universitas New Hampshire dan gelar Master dan MD, PhD dari Universitas Brown.<\/p>\n

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Kirimkan email ke Barbara Natke<\/a><\/span><\/strong>
Barbara Natke datang ke The Progeria Research Foundation dengan membawa lebih dari 20 tahun pengalaman di bidang Bioteknologi\/Farmasi. Sebelum bergabung dengan PRF, Dr. Natke menjabat sebagai Wakil Presiden Pengembangan Bisnis di AVEO Oncology dan Samyang Biopharm, AS, di mana ia bertanggung jawab untuk menciptakan jalur terapi transformatif di bidang penyakit langka dan onkologi melalui identifikasi mitra, penilaian uji tuntas ilmiah, dan negosiasi kesepakatan. Sebelumnya, Dr. Natke menjabat dalam berbagai peran dengan tanggung jawab yang semakin meningkat di organisasi Shire\/Takeda termasuk Direktur Ilmiah dan Pimpinan Uji Tuntas. Sebelum beralih ke sisi bisnis industri Farmasi, Barbara menghabiskan 8 tahun menjalankan kelompok laboratorium di Genzyme\/Sanofi setelah studi pascadoktoralnya di Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Natke meraih gelar PhD dalam Biokimia dari Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Boston dan gelar MBA dari Babson College.<\/p>\n

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Staf & Penasihat<\/h2>\n

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Dr. Collins memberi nasihat kepada Direktur Medis PRF mengenai hal-hal yang berkaitan dengan penelitian medis dan kemajuan ilmiah lainnya, termasuk terapi gen, untuk memajukan misi PRF untuk menemukan pengobatan dan penyembuhan bagi anak-anak dan dewasa muda dengan Progeria. Selama 25 tahun terakhir, dokter-ilmuwan yang terhormat ini telah menjadi pendukung setia dan kontributor utama di bidang penelitian Progeria, termasuk penemuan gen Progeria pada tahun 2003. Saat ini ia adalah anggota Tim Gen Progeria, <\/strong>sekelompok ilmuwan dan inovator terkenal di dunia yang luar biasa berkolaborasi dengan PRF untuk mengembangkan transformatif terapi penyuntingan gen<\/a> yang dapat menyembuhkan Progeria.<\/p>\n

Dr. Collins telah memprakarsai beragam penemuan penelitian sepanjang kariernya. Di bawah arahan Dr. Collins, Proyek Genom Manusia menghasilkan urutan lengkap pertama buku petunjuk DNA manusia pada tahun 2003. Selain Progeria, penelitiannya telah menghasilkan penemuan penyebab genetik dan potensi pengobatan fibrosis kistik, neurofibromatosis, dan Penyakit Huntington. Dari tahun 2009 hingga 2021, beliau menjabat di bawah tiga Presiden sebagai Direktur Institut Kesehatan Nasional AS, pendukung terbesar penelitian biomedis di dunia. Beliau telah menerima berbagai penghargaan atas kontribusinya bagi sains, kedokteran, dan masyarakat, termasuk Presidential Medal of Freedom, National Medal of Science, dan Templeton Prize.<\/p>\n

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Email Gina Incrovato<\/a><\/span><\/strong>
Gina bekerja sama erat dengan Direktur Eksekutif dan staf untuk memastikan semua kebijakan dan prosedur keuangan, sumber daya manusia, dan operasional lainnya dipatuhi. Semua itu agar Yayasan Penelitian Progeria berjalan seefisien dan seefektif mungkin. Ia telah memegang berbagai posisi di Yayasan Penelitian Progeria dan sangat antusias dengan peran barunya, yang dimulai pada bulan April 2019! Gina adalah lulusan Universitas Negeri Salem.<\/p>\n

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Kirimkan email ke Michelle Fino<\/a><\/span><\/strong>
Michelle mengawasi tim pengembangan PRF. Ia bekerja sama erat dengan Spesialis Pengembangan kami di semua acara internal termasuk Gala Night of Wonder, Turnamen Golf Klasik Cure Cup, dan lomba lari 5K International Race for Research. Michelle mengelola kampanye ONEpossible, Penggalangan Dana Tahunan, dan portofolio donatur yang antusias. Michelle lulus dari Bridgewater State University dan meraih gelar MBA dari Simmons University.<\/span><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Tracy Lessor” position=”Director of Communications” image_url=”https:\/\/www.progeriaresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/TraceyTN.jpg” disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”Tracy Lessor” module_class=”prf-person-module” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ position_font=”|700|||||||” position_text_color=”#00B2E2″ custom_margin=”||45px” z_index_tablet=”500″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

Email Tracy Lessor<\/a><\/span><\/strong>
Tracy Lessor memiliki lebih dari 25 tahun pengalaman di bidang sains dan komunikasi korporat di industri bioteknologi dan farmasi. Sebelumnya, beliau menjabat sebagai Direktur Eksekutif Urusan Korporat dan Hubungan Investor di Schr\u00f6dinger, di mana beliau memimpin seluruh komunikasi eksternal dan internal. Di Amgen, beliau memimpin komunikasi global untuk divisi biosimilar, termasuk peluncuran lima obat biosimilar pertama perusahaan. Di awal kariernya, beliau menghabiskan lebih dari satu dekade sebagai Wakil Presiden Senior di Feinstein Kean Healthcare\/Ogilvy, membentuk strategi dan mendongeng untuk terobosan ilmiah. Beliau meraih gelar Ph.D. di bidang biologi molekuler dan sel dari University of Medicine Greenebaum Cancer Center, gelar MBA di Babson College, dan merupakan Editor Life Sciences (ELS) yang tersertifikasi.<\/span><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Karen Gordon Betournay, CPDT-KA, AABP-CDT” position=”Social Media and Website Coordinator” image_url=”https:\/\/www.progeriaresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/KarenB.jpg” admin_label=”Karen Gordon Betournay, CPDT-KA, AABP-CDT” module_class=”prf-person-module” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ position_font=”|700|||||||” position_text_color=”#00B2E2″ custom_margin=”||45px” z_index_tablet=”500″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

Kirimkan email ke Karen Gordon Betournay<\/a><\/span><\/strong>
Karen bertanggung jawab untuk memperbarui dan memelihara platform media sosial PRF (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, dan banyak lagi!). Bekerja sama dengan Staf PRF, Karen juga memperbarui semua aspek situs web PRF. Karen telah menjadi spesialis situs web sukarelawan sejak PRF didirikan pada tahun 1999. Ia juga mendapat kehormatan sebagai Bibi Sam, dan saudara perempuan dari Direktur Eksekutif Audrey Gordon dan Direktur Medis Leslie Gordon.<\/p>\n

Karen lulus dari University of Massachusetts dan memiliki sertifikat Grooming\/Kennel Management dari Essex Agricultural and Technical College. Karen adalah pemilik Tata Krama Hewan, Inc<\/a>, menyediakan pelatihan dan konseling perilaku untuk anjing. Dia tinggal di New Hampshire bersama suaminya David, anak perempuan kembar Paige dan Skyler, anjing Jazz dan Logan, dan kucing Freddie Mercury.<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Marianna Castro Florez” position=”Patient Community Platform Administrator” image_url=”https:\/\/www.progeriaresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Marianna-150×150.jpeg” admin_label=”Marianna Castro Florez” module_class=”prf-person-module” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ position_font=”|700|||||||” position_text_color=”#00B2E2″ custom_margin=”||45px” z_index_tablet=”500″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

Kirimkan email ke Marianna Castro Florez<\/a>
<\/span><\/strong>Sebagai Administrator Platform Komunitas Pasien PRF, Marianna bertanggung jawab mengelola platform keterlibatan komunitas yang baru. Dalam posisi ini, ia mengelola penyiapan, pelaksanaan, dan pemeliharaan harian bersama tim PRF. Marianna juga mengelola dan memulai akun dan izin pengguna, berkolaborasi dengan tim Direktur Medis untuk mengidentifikasi pasien baru yang potensial, dan mengumpulkan umpan balik dari anggota komunitas dan tim PRF untuk membentuk fitur produk platform. Marianna memiliki gelar Sarjana Sains dalam Ilmu Biologi dengan minor dalam Kimia dari Universitas Rowan dan gelar Magister Kesehatan Masyarakat Global dari Universitas New York.<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Martha Hanlon, CPCC, ACC” position=”Philanthropy Officer” image_url=”https:\/\/www.progeriaresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MarthaH.jpg” admin_label=”Martha Hanlon” module_class=”prf-person-module” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ position_font=”|700|||||||” position_text_color=”#00B2E2″ custom_margin=”||45px” hover_enabled=”0″ z_index_tablet=”500″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n

Kirim email ke Martha Hanlon<\/a>
<\/span><\/strong>Martha bergabung dengan tim pengembangan PRF dengan komitmen yang kuat terhadap misinya. Ia membawa lebih dari tiga dekade pengalaman dalam memajukan pekerjaan bermakna organisasi melalui filantropi berbasis hubungan, berinteraksi dengan para donor untuk memajukan inisiatif yang meningkatkan perawatan, memperluas akses, dan mempercepat inovasi dalam penelitian medis dan perawatan kesehatan. Sebagai Petugas Filantropi, ia memperkuat dan memperluas hubungan dengan individu yang mencari kesempatan untuk mendukung PRF.<\/p>\n

Ia pernah menduduki posisi pengembangan senior di The Carroll Center for the Blind, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Lahey Health System, dan Partner's Healthcare. Ia memulai kariernya di berbagai peran dalam pengembangan pendidikan tinggi. Martha meraih gelar sarjana di Providence College dan merupakan Pelatih Co-Active Profesional Bersertifikat, yang memberdayakan individu untuk mewujudkan tujuan mereka sesuai dengan nilai-nilai inti mereka.<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Odette Kent” position=”Donor Services Assistant ” image_url=”https:\/\/www.progeriaresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Odette-Pic-square.jpg” admin_label=”Odette Kent” module_class=”prf-person-module” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ position_font=”|700|||||||” position_text_color=”#00B2E2″ custom_margin=”||45px” z_index_tablet=”500″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

Kirimkan email ke Odette Kent<\/a><\/span><\/strong>
Odette bergabung dengan Progeria Research pada bulan Maret 2015 dan bekerja sama erat dengan Tim Pengembangan sebagai Asisten Layanan Donor paruh waktu. Ia bertanggung jawab atas input sumbangan harian ke dalam basis data dan mengelola surat penerimaan terkait, serta memantau Program Match Gifts. Sebelum bergabung dengan PRF, ia bekerja selama 15 tahun sebagai Asisten Administrasi dan Manajer Basis Data untuk Kantor Pengembangan di Austin Preparatory School. Ia meraih gelar Sarjana Sains dari Universitas Boston. Di waktu luangnya, ia mengelola rumah musim panas keluarganya di Maine, berkeliling dunia bersama suaminya, dan membantu mengurus 8 cucu mereka.<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Kelly Klimarchuk” position=”Database and Development Operations Manager” image_url=”https:\/\/www.progeriaresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Kelly-K.jpg” admin_label=” Kelly Klimarchuk” module_class=”prf-person-module” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ position_font=”|700|||||||” position_text_color=”#00B2E2″ custom_margin=”||45px” z_index_tablet=”500″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

Kirimkan email ke Kelly Klimarchuk<\/a>
<\/span><\/strong>Dalam peran ini, Kelly bertanggung jawab untuk mengelola sistem, data, dan proses yang mendukung kegiatan penggalangan dana dan pengembangan PRF. Ini termasuk memastikan integritas dan efektivitas operasi pengembangan, memungkinkan tim untuk melaksanakan strategi keterlibatan donor, melacak kemajuan, dan mencapai tujuan keuangan PRF.<\/p>\n

Kelly memiliki pengalaman lebih dari 20 tahun dengan basis data nirlaba, pernah bekerja di Perkins School for the Blind dan Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston. Kelly lulus dari University of Massachusetts Lowell.<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Darrien Marazzo” position=”Clinical Trial Coordinator” image_url=”https:\/\/www.progeriaresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Darrien.jpg” disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”Darrien Marazzo” module_class=”prf-person-module” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ position_font=”|700|||||||” position_text_color=”#00B2E2″ custom_margin=”||45px” z_index_tablet=”500″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

Kirimkan email ke Darrien Marazzo<\/a>
<\/span><\/strong>Darrien bertanggung jawab untuk mengelola semua logistik nonmedis untuk uji klinis, termasuk perjalanan dan penginapan, sekaligus bertindak sebagai titik kontak utama bagi keluarga penderita Progeria. Ia memainkan peran penting dalam memfasilitasi komunikasi antara PRF dan koordinator dari rumah sakit Boston yang berpartisipasi. Selain itu, ia membantu Koordinator Program Pasien dengan program-program terkait penelitian PRF lainnya.<\/p>\n

Darrien meraih gelar dari Champlain College dengan latar belakang manajemen nirlaba, pemasaran, komunikasi, dan perawatan kesehatan. Dengan komitmen mendalam untuk meningkatkan sistem perawatan kesehatan, ia bersemangat untuk memastikan perawatan dan sumber daya terbaik bagi individu yang menghadapi tantangan medis. Di luar pekerjaan, Darrien adalah pecinta hewan peliharaan, dengan seekor anjing dan dua kucing, dan senang menghabiskan waktu dengan sahabat-sahabatnya yang berbulu.<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Paty McDonough” position=”Office Manager and Executive Assistant” image_url=”https:\/\/www.progeriaresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PatyM.jpg” disabled_on=”on|on|on” admin_label=”Paty McDonough” module_class=”prf-person-module” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ position_font=”|700|||||||” position_text_color=”#00B2E2″ custom_margin=”||45px” z_index_tablet=”500″ disabled=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

Kirim email ke Paty McDonough<\/a>
<\/span><\/strong>Dalam perannya, Paty memberikan dukungan langsung kepada Presiden dan Direktur Eksekutif PRF, Audrey. Ia juga mengelola kebutuhan kantor sehari-hari, dan memastikan segala sesuatunya berjalan lancar di balik layar. Paty memiliki pengalaman lebih dari 10 tahun di bidang manajemen administrasi dan operasional. Di luar pekerjaan, ia menikmati kegiatan di luar ruangan, menghabiskan waktu bersama putri-putrinya, dan mengekspresikan kreativitasnya melalui musik orisinal.<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Shelby Phillips” position=”Patient Programs Coordinator” image_url=”https:\/\/www.progeriaresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Shelby.png” admin_label=”Shelby Phillips” module_class=”prf-person-module” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ position_font=”|700|||||||” position_text_color=”#00B2E2″ custom_margin=”||45px” z_index_tablet=”500″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

Kirimkan email ke Shelby Phillips<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Shelby bekerja dengan keluarga yang baru diidentifikasi untuk memperkenalkan mereka pada program PRF. Dia adalah titik kontak utama bagi keluarga yang tertarik pada Bank Sel & Jaringan, Program Pengujian Diagnostik, dan Program Basis Data Medis & Penelitian milik Yayasan Penelitian Progeria. Shelby menyimpan data untuk Studi Sejarah Alam dan membantu Direktur Medis dengan penyimpanan data untuk proyek penelitian internal tambahan. Dia juga membantu keluarga yang tertarik dan dokter mereka untuk mendaftar di Program Akses Terkelola Sentynl untuk lonafarnib. Shelby bergabung dengan PRF pada bulan Juli 2024 dan berharap dapat terhubung dengan pasien dan keluarga mereka. Sebelumnya Shelby bekerja sebagai pekerja kesehatan masyarakat di mana dia membuat materi pendidikan untuk pasien yang hidup dengan epilepsi dan menghubungkan keluarga dengan sumber daya masyarakat setempat. Dia juga bekerja sebagai asisten penelitian selama 5 tahun, mempelajari gen yang terkait dengan Proyek Knockout Mouse. Shelby memperoleh gelar Magister Sains dalam Bioteknologi Hewan dan Ilmu Biomedis dari Universitas Massachusetts Amherst pada tahun 2022 dan gelar Sarjana Sains dalam Biologi pada tahun 2020. Di waktu luangnya, Shelby gemar membuat tembikar, menghadiri konser, dan duduk di dekat perairan.<\/p>\n

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Mary bekerja erat dengan Direktur Medis dan tim PRF untuk menanggapi komunikasi dari keluarga dan dokter mengenai minat untuk terlibat dalam program PRF termasuk uji klinis.<\/p>\n

Mary memulai kariernya sebagai perawat penelitian klinis di bidang Onkologi di University of Pittsburgh dan lembaga-lembaga satelitnya. Ia menjadi perawat penelitian onkologi sponsor dengan tanggung jawab sebagai manajer lokasi untuk uji klinis onkologi tahap awal sebagai pemantau data klinis dan memberikan pengawasan regulasi dan dukungan umum untuk tim-tim institusional yang melaksanakan uji klinis. Ia telah bekerja untuk sponsor termasuk Merck, Pfizer, Novartis, dan Wyeth.<\/p>\n

Mary memperoleh gelar Sarjana Seni dan Magister Seni dari Universitas Boston dan lulus dengan pujian dari Sekolah Keperawatan Rumah Sakit Western Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=\u201dChristina Sollecito\u201d position=\u201dAsisten Administratif Eksekutif untuk Direktur Medis\u201d image_url=\u201dhttps:\/\/www.progeriaresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Christina.jpg\u201d admin_label=\u201dChristina Sollecito\u201d module_class=\u201dprf-person-module\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.23.1\u2033 position_font=\u201d|700|||||||\u201d position_text_color=\u201d#00B2E2\u2033 custom_margin=\u201d||45px\u201d z_index_tablet=\u201d500\u2033 global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n

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Christina adalah Asisten Administrasi Eksekutif paruh waktu untuk Direktur Medis dan Salah Satu Pendiri Progeria Research Foundation, Dr. Leslie Gordon.<\/p>\n

Dalam posisi ini, Christina memberikan dukungan dan mengelola kalender yang sangat aktif untuk Dr. Gordon dan berfungsi sebagai kontak utama dengan rumah sakit, peneliti, dokter, dan keluarga di seluruh dunia untuk menjadwalkan rapat, komunikasi, dan panggilan konferensi.<\/p>\n

Christina telah meraih gelar Sarjana Sains dari Universitas Northeastern. Ia memiliki latar belakang yang beragam sebagai Asisten Administrasi Eksekutif, Manajer Pemasaran, dan Manajer Produk. Perhatiannya terhadap detail dan motivasinya untuk membantu orang lain telah memungkinkannya untuk meraih kesuksesan dalam kariernya.<\/p>\n

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Kirimkan email ke Kristine Valente<\/a><\/span><\/strong>
Kristine adalah Manajer Kantor dan Asisten Eksekutif PRF yang mendukung fungsi harian Presiden dan Direktur Eksekutif. Pengalaman kerjanya mencakup lebih dari sepuluh tahun bekerja di divisi Treasury dan Private Banking di sebuah bank besar serta beberapa tahun pengalaman dalam penjualan Real Estat. Kristine sangat antusias dengan kesempatan untuk bekerja di lingkungan yang membuat perbedaan bagi mereka yang paling rentan. Kristine adalah lulusan Salem State dengan gelar Sarjana Bisnis.<\/p>\n

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CORPORATE OFFICERS AND STAFF<\/h1>

President and Executive Director
<\/strong><\/b>Audrey Gordon, ESQ<\/a>.
<\/strong>Working closely with the Board of Directors, committees, staff and volunteers, Ms. Gordon is responsible for ensuring The Progeria Research Foundation\u2019s financial growth, program development and day to day management.<\/u><\/u><\/p>

<\/u>\u00a0<\/u>Ms. Gordon is a graduate of Tufts University and Northeastern University School of Law, and is an attorney licensed to practice in Massachusetts since 1988 and Florida since 1990. She has extensive civil litigation experience in both states. Locally, she is a member of the Peabody Chamber of Commerce, on the Board of the Peabody Rotary Club, and has served on the Peabody Board of Registrars since 2006. Nationally, Ms. Gordon serves on the Board of Advisors of\u00a0Global Genes|RARE Project\u00a0and the\u00a0Rare Disease Report.\u00a0\u00a0She is the 2004 winner of the North of Boston Business and Professional Women of the Year award for non-profit organizations, and the 2005 recipient of the Mary Upton Ferrin Award for leadership in her community. She was honored as a Community Hero by Jewish Family Services in April 2009. Under her leadership as PRF\u2019s founding President and Executive Director, PRF was first awarded a 4-star Charity Navigator rating (which has endured for the past 5 years), and PRF received Research!America\u2019s 2014 Paul G. Rogers Distinguished Organization Advocacy Award for bringing progeria from obscurity to the forefront of successful translational research.<\/p>

Medical Director
\"\"Leslie B. Gordon, MD, PhD<\/a><\/strong>
Leslie Gordon is a co-founder of The Progeria Research Foundation\u00a0and serves as the organization's volunteer Medical Director. Dr. Gordon is the Principal Investigator for ongoing PRF programs for Progeria, including the PRF International Progeria Registry<\/a>, Medical and Research Database<\/a>, Cell and Tissue Bank<\/a>, and the Genetic Diagnostics Program<\/a>. She has organized 8 National Institutes of Health-funded, international scientific meetings<\/a> on Progeria. She is Professor of Pediatrics Research at Hasbro Children\u2019s Hospital and the Alpert Medical School of Brown University in Providence, RI; Research Associate in Anesthesia at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children\u2019s Hospital and Research Scientist at Women & Infants Hospital, all in Boston, MA. She was co-author on the 2003 gene discovery for Progeria, lead author of the 2012 Progeria treatment discovery study, and is co-chair of four Progeria clinical drug trials<\/a> at Boston Children\u2019s Hospital.<\/p>

She has received the March of Dimes Basil O\u2019Connor Award, the American Heart Association Scientist Development Award, The Gerontological Society of America Award for contributions to Progeria, a National Institutes of Health Bench to Bedside Grant, and the Mother of the Year award from Working Mother Magazine.<\/p>

Dr. Gordon earned her bachelor's degree in Zoology from the University of New Hampshire in Durham, New Hampshire. She went on to receive a master's degree and medical and doctorate degrees from Brown University and the Brown University School of Medicine respectively, where she achieved top honors in the medical program.<\/p>

Clerk
Barbara F. Gordon, ESQ.<\/strong>
Barbara F. Gordon earned an Associate's Degree from Boston University School of Business in 1955. She married Burt in 1958 and they have four daughters and seven grandchildren. In 1979 she earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Boston University and in 1981 a Master's Degree in Education from Salem State College. In 1995 she earned a Juris Doctor degree from Massachusetts School of Law, and currently has her own practice. She and her husband are long-standing members of Temple Beth Shalom in Peabody, Massachusetts.<\/p>

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Treasurer
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Paula L. Kelly, CPA
<\/b>Paula is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at Dean College, teaching Financial and Managerial Accounting for the past five years.\u00a0 Prior to that she worked for Citrin Cooperman (formerly Kirkland Albrecht & Fredrickson, P.C.) providing accounting and tax services to individuals and small businesses.\u00a0 She also worked as the Director of Corporate Accounting for Dunkin\u2019 Donuts managing financial reporting and the budgeting process.\u00a0 She earned an M.B.A from Providence College and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text]<\/p>

STAFF<\/strong><\/h1>

Director of Operations
\"\"<\/a><\/strong>Gina Incrovato<\/a>
<\/strong>Gina works closely with the Executive Director and staff to ensure all financial, human resources, and other operational policies and procedures are followed. All so The Progeria Research Foundation runs as efficiently and effectively as possible. She has held different positions at The Progeria Research Foundation and is enthusiastic about her new role, which began in April 2019!\u00a0 Gina is a graduate of Salem State University.<\/p>

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Donor Relations Director and Development Officer
Lynne MacKenzie<\/a>
<\/strong>Lynne oversees Donor Development (donation tracking, solicitation, data entry, donor\u00a0recognition) and created and maintains PRF\u2019s social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter,\u00a0Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube, CrowdRise, FirstGiving, and more!).<\/p>

As a lifelong Peabody resident, she loves working at The Progeria Research Foundation's\u00a0headquarters in her home town. \u00a0Lynne is a 1988 graduate of Salem State College, where she majored in English\/Art. After working many years as a Marketing Representative for A&M\u00a0and Virgin Records, she shifted to part time administration as National Sales Assistant at Epic\u00a0Records and Office Assistant at Universal Distribution.<\/p><\/div>

Event Director and Development Officer<\/strong>
\"\"<\/strong>Michelle Fino
<\/strong><\/a>Michelle manages all PRF in-house events including our signature Night of Wonder Gala, Cure Cup Classic Golf Tournament and International Race for Research 5K road race.\u00a0 She manages a portfolio of enthusiastic donors and works closely with our PRF Chapters.\u00a0 Media contact,\u00a0Life According to Sam<\/i>\u00a0curriculum lead and many other special projects make life exciting at PRF!\u00a0 Michelle is a graduate of Bridgewater State University and has an MBA from Simmons University.<\/p><\/div>

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Senior Development Officer
\"\"<\/strong>Lytta Teta<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>
Lytta works with the Development team to implement fundraising initiatives, create key messages and materials, and build relationships with long-term donors.<\/p>

Previously, Lytta was Director of Development at James L. McKeown Boys & Girls Club in Woburn, MA; prior to that she spent eight years in Advancement at the Museum of Science, Boston. Lytta graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, where she began her fundraising career as a student caller for the university\u2019s Annual Fund.<\/p>

Clinical Trial Coordinator\/Family Liaison
<\/strong>Molly McDermott<\/strong><\/a>\"\"<\/strong>
Molly joined PRF in April 2018 and is the first point of contact with the newly diagnosed families.\u00a0 She works with the hospital\u2019s trial team, as the liaison for the families, on trial related logistics.\u00a0 Molly coordinates trial visits to Boston from all over the world, securing passports, visas, airfare, lodging, setting up visits for the trial families.<\/p>

Molly\u2019s career has been in non-profit organizations assisting families, working at the American Cancer Society in Cleveland, Ohio after graduating from Ohio University.\u00a0 In 2012 she moved east and was a Clinical Care Specialist for the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Massachusetts before joining PRF.<\/p>

Office Manager\/Executive Assistant
\"\"Kristine Valente<\/a><\/strong>
Kristine is PRF\u2019s Office Manager and Executive Assistant supporting the daily functions of the President and Executive Director. Her work experience includes ten plus years working in the Treasury and Private Banking divisions of a major bank as well as several years of Real Estate sales experience.\u00a0 Kristine is excited for the opportunity to work in an environment that is making a difference for those who are most vulnerable. Kristine is a Salem State graduate with a BS in Business.<\/p>

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Part-time Executive Administrative Assistant<\/strong>
\"\"Christina Sollecito<\/strong><\/a>
Christina is the part-time Executive Administrative Assistant to the Medical Director and Co-Founder of Progeria Research Foundation, Dr. Leslie Gordon.<\/p>

In this position, Christina provides support and manages an extremely active calendar for Dr. Gordon and serves as the primary contact with hospitals, researchers, clinicians, and families throughout the world for scheduling meetings, communications and conference calls.<\/p>

Christina has earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Northeastern University. She has a varied background as an Executive Administrative Assistant, Marketing Manager, and Product Manager. Her attention to detail and motivation to helping others has made it possible to be successful in previous positions.<\/p>

Data Specialist
<\/strong>\"\"Odette Kent<\/a>
<\/strong>Odette came to Progeria in March of 2015 and works closely with the Development Team as the part-time Donor Services Assistant.\u00a0 She is responsible for the day to day input of gifts into the database and running the corresponding letters of receipt as well as monitoring the Match Gifts Program.\u00a0 Before coming to Progeria, she worked for 15 years as the Administrative Assistant and Database Manager for the Development Office at Austin Preparatory School.\u00a0 She has a Bachelor of Science degree from Boston University.\u00a0 In her spare time she manages her family summer home in Maine, travels the world with her husband and helps take care of their 5 grandchildren.<\/p>

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Web Site Coordinator<\/strong>
Karen Gordon Betournay, <\/a>CPDT-KA, AABP-CDT<\/strong>
Working closely with the PRF Staff, Karen is responsible for maintaining and updating all aspects of PRF's website. Karen has been the volunteer web site specialist since PRF was founded in 1999. She also has the honor of being Sam's Aunt, and sister to Executive Director Audrey Gordon and Medical Director Leslie Gordon.<\/p>

Karen is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts and is certified in Grooming\/Kennel Management from Essex Agricultural and Technical College. Karen is the owner of Animal Manners, Inc<\/a>, providing training and behavior counseling for canines. 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