Our Team

AGRE is led by a board of highly-qualified and experienced professionals. They are committed to improving the quality of academic regulatory sciences and regulatory practices and outcomes.

Board Officers

President

Jonathan Helfgott, M.S.

Program Coordinator MS in Regulatory Science - Johns Hopkins

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Vice President

Ebrahim Al Njar, M.Sc.

Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist

Roche Diagnostics Middle East

Treasurer

Grace Gowda, M.Phar., Ph.D., RAC

Director, International Biomedical Regulatory Sciences Program College of Pharmacy,
University of Georgia

Secretary

Kaushal Shah, Ph.D.

Director & Clinical Associate Professor,

Clinical Research Management & Regulatory Science Programs,

Arizona State University

At-Large Members

Brian Savoie,
Sr. Vice President, Education & International Programs,
RAPS

Orin Chisholm, BSc (Hons), GCULT, PhD, SFHEA, FRAPS

Academic Lead

University of Sydney

Stephen F. Amato,

PhD, MBA, RAC (US/EU)

Director, Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance Programs

Northeastern University

Non-voting Committee Chairs

Chair, Nomination Committee

JoAnn Pfeiffer,

DrSC, MS, RAC, CCRA

Clinical Research Management & Regulatory Science Programs

Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation

Arizona State University

Chair, Website Committee

Dina Avery, DHSc, MA, MAEd

Director of Research Operations - The University of Alabama at Birmingham