Administration

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

Administrators
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Ruth Lehmann
President & Director

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

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

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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Laura Sander
Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer

Laura Sander is a financial professional who has worked in the nonprofit, for-profit, and public sectors with a focus on higher education and the nonprofit sector. She returned to the position of chief financial officer and treasurer at Whitehead Institute in 2023 after previously...

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Directors
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Craig Andrew

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

Carla DeMaria
Carla DeMaria

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

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Lisa Girard

Director of Strategic Communications  
lgirard@wi.mit.edu    

Marcia Glatt
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
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
Dilly Wilson

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

Associate Directors and Managers
Pari Arokiaraj
Pari Arokiaraj

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

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Lauren Cruz

Manager of Technology Support Services
lcruz@wi.mit.edu    
 

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Olivia D'Avanzo
Jen Fairchild
Jen Fairchild

Human Resources Manager    
jfairchild@wi.mit.edu    
 

Sheri Farnum
Sheri Farnum

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

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Chris Kilday

Facilities Engineering Manager
ckilday@wi.mit.edu

Patrick Klupa
Patrick Klupa

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

Jeff Landry
Jeff Landry

Manager of Payroll    
jlandry@wi.mit.edu    
 

Merrill Meadow
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
Ann Misuraca

Manager of Accounting    
ataormin@wi.mit.edu    

 

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Amanda O'Connor

Manager of Benefits
tibbetts@wi.mit.edu 

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Mary Sullivan

Manager Adv Operations & Donor Relations
marysull@wi.mit.edu

Shoji Takahashi
Shoji Takahashi

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

 

Ning Zhuang
Ning Zhuang

Data Warehouse Manager    
zhuang@wi.mit.edu