Clinical Researcher of the Year – The Americas 2021 Results
Clinical Research Co-ordinator
Gold
Omar Kalash – The Ohio State University Medical Center
Silver
Alexandria Huntsman – PPD
Bronze
Francesca Vigil – Benchmark Research
Finalists
Colette Hilliard
Vasantha Lakshmi Raparthi – PPD
New Clinical Research Associate (less than 4 years’ experience)
Gold
Amelia Zessin – Labcorp Drug Development
Silver
Rheall Roquet – PPD
Bronze
Ali Drury-Sibiga – ICON plc
Finalists
Logan Burrell – PPD
Si Yin Chin – PPD
Sarah Comfort – PPD
Mariana Diaz Mercado Gonzalez – ICON plc
Ron Frianeza – PPD
Brenda Giebe – PPD
Andrea Rakic – Labcorp Drug Development
Marissa Tangerini – PPD
Chloe Truong – MedTrials, Inc
Experienced Clinical Research Associate (more than 4 years’ experience)
Gold
Danya Dorantes Cana – Labcorp Drug Development
Silver
Marissa Wiegelman – PPD
Bronze
Monique Schatzman – ICON plc
Finalists
Raamachandhiran “Raam” Gunasakaran – PPD
Viktor Kolesnichenko – ICON plc
Elena Manea – PPD
Dana Miceli – Syneos Health
Danielle Rivas – ICON plc
Amy Saperstein – PPD
George Youssef – Labcorp Drug Development
Jessica Yu – Labcorp Drug Development
Clinical Trial Manager
Gold
Rafi Ahmad – ICON plc
Silver
Denesy Mancenido – ICON plc
Bronze
Jessica Gail Nario – AceLink Therapeutics
Finalists
Teresann Crowe – ICON plc
Sarah Gray Horwood – PPD
Sarah Hooper – ICON plc
Kimberly Stephenson-Miles – ICON plc
Lorene Ward – Syneos Health
Project Manager
Gold
Leigh Miller – Precision for Medicine
Silver
Celine Tizon – Parexel International
Bronze
David Lew – IQVIA Biotech
Start Up – Singles
Gold
Nabila Shoaib – ICON plc
Silver
Polina Fridman – ICON plc
Bronze
Anderson Miyashita – PPD
Company Team of the Year
Gold
There’s No CRoYing in Research – PPD
Nicole Stoffel, Ashley Nolan, Michelle Straka, William “Bill” Thornton
Silver
Critical Thinkers – PPD
Rodlyne Alexis, Kristina Carter, Amy Robert, Naeem Shaikh, Marissa Tangerini, Antoinette Torres
Bronze
Troop 1572 – ICON plc
Brandi Brake, Helen Elam, Maxie Jackson, Deirdre Knapp, Shericka Thompson
Finalists
Movers, Shakers, & Barrier Breakers – ICON plc
Melissa Leedom, Julie Franklin, Stephanie Luque, Ronda McPherson, Joyce Gaudieri
Close Encounters of a Research Kind – ICON plc
Kari Guthrie, Laura Lapsys, Dan Lee, Alicia Neitzel
The cONCquerors (Oncology Research in a post-COVID world) – Labcorp Drug Development
Lauren Bellew, Jennifer Eisenberger, Natacha Grand, Julie Wilhjelm, Amelia Zessin
The Patient Centric Partners – PPD
Taylor Kozam, Alexander Sifuentes, Taylor Simmons
Sourcerers – PPD
Natasha Williams, Jaden Lantz, Melisa Soland
Strategic Partnership Team of the Year
Gold
The Perfect Mix – ICON plc
Heather Jared, ICON plc
Carrie Lewis, Endo
Lora Rudolph, Endo
Leslie Ruhno Grimes, ICON plc
Silver
ePRO COAches – ICON plc
Kelly Doyle, Merck
Susan Fallon, Merck
Robert Schneck, Merck
Jessica Zischang, ICON plc
Start Up Team of the Year
Gold
The Speed Queens – PPD
April Gadow, Rachel Albert, Heather Figueroa
Silver
Start-Up SMK-Down – ICON plc
Michelle Millard, Kate Akers, Sarah Driskell
Bronze
Activation All-Stars – PPD
Keowanna Best, Monica Ermanni-Babson, Melissa Lancaster
Finalists
Thundercats – Labcorp Drug Development
Anastasia Cheng, Claire Kendle, Ryan Knezek
Clinical Cinco – PPD
Angeli Carreon, Erica Harris, Kyle Niquette
Clinical Research Company of the Year
Winner
ICON plc
