Administration

A team of professionals ensures that the Institute’s resources and operations are optimized to support Whitehead’s core scientific mission.

Administrators

Ruth Lehmann in a blue blazer

Ruth Lehmann

President & Director

lehmann@wi.mit.edu

Ruth Lehmann is the director of the Whitehead Institute and a world-renowned cell and developmental geneticist whose work focuses on reproduction and maternal to embryo inheritance. She has served as director since July 2020. Previously, Lehmann was the Director of the Skirball Institute of Biomolecular...

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Martin Mullins

Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

mullins@wi.mit.edu

Martin Mullins joined Whitehead Institute in June 2007 as vice president, responsible for leadership, management and organization of the Institute’s administrative operations and affairs. He brings to the Institute more than thirty-five years of progressive management experience in pharmaceutical,...

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Sharon Stanczak

Sharon Stanczak

Vice President for External Relations & Secretary

stanczak@wi.mit.edu

Sharon has worked in the advancement field for over 25 years and currently serves as Vice President for External Relations and Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research. Before joining Whitehead Institute, she worked at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

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Directors

Craig Andrew in front of a green background.

Craig Andrew

Interim Director of Information Technology
cbandrew@wi.mit.edu

Carla DeMaria

Director of Intellectual Property & Sponsored Programs
demaria@wi.mit.edu

Lisa Girard

Director of Strategic Communications
lgirard@wi.mit.edu

Marcia Glatt

Director of Procurement & Special Projects
glatt@wi.mit.edu

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Jim Manganello

Director of Facilities Management and Environmental Health & Safety
jlm@wi.mit.edu

Roger Roach

Director of Information Technology Special Projects
rar@wi.mit.edu

Subha Sainathan

Subha Sainathan

Director of Research Finance
sainatha@wi.mit.edu

Dilly Wilson

Director of Human Resources and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer
dawilson@wi.mit.edu

Associate Directors and Managers

Pari Arokiaraj

Associate Director of Environmental Health & Safety
araj@wi.mit.edu

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Priya Prakash Budde

Manager of Advancement
pbudde@wi.mit.edu

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Olivia D'Avanzo

Controller
odavanzo@wi.mit.edu

Erin DeMarco

Manager of Advancement Operations & Donor Relations
edemarco@wi.mit.edu

Jen Fairchild

Human Resources Manager
jfairchild@wi.mit.edu

Sheri Farnum

Associate Director of Sponsored Programs
sfarnum@wi.mit.edu

Chris Kilday

Facilities Engineering Manager
ckilday@wi.mit.edu

Patrick Klupa

Manager of Business Information Systems
pklupa@wi.mit.edu

Jeff Landry

Manager of Payroll
jlandry@wi.mit.edu

Merrill Meadow

Manager of Science Communications
mmeadow@wi.mit.edu

Kelly Merrifield

Kelly Merrifield

Procurement & Sourcing Manager
merrifield@wi.mit.edu

Nina Miller-Browne

Nina Miller-Browne

Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis
nina@wi.mit.edu

Ann Misuraca

Manager of Accounting
ataormin@wi.mit.edu

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Amanda O'Connor

Manager of Benefits
tibbetts@wi.mit.edu

Shoji Takahashi

Shoji Takahashi

Associate Director of Intellectual Property
takahash@wi.mit.edu

Cameron Thompson

Manager of Technical Support
cameront@wi.mit.edu

Ning Zhuang

Data Warehouse Manager
zhuang@wi.mit.edu