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Vicky Funanage, PhD (Chair)

Director of Biomedical Research
Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware


Bethany Hall-Long

Lieutenant Governor
State of Delaware


Melissa Harrington, PhD

Associate Vice President for Research
Delaware State University


Omar A. Khan, MD MHS FAAFP

President & CEO
Delaware Health Sciences Alliance (DHSA)


Brian Levine, MD

Associate Chief Academic Officer
Designated Institutional Official
Institute for Learning, Leadership & Development (iLEAD)
Associate Medical Director LifeNet/CareNet Transport Christiana Care Health System
Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine Jefferson Medical College


Tammy L. Loucks, MPH, DrPH

Science Development Officer—South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research (SCTR) Institute
Associate Professor—Academic Affairs Faculty
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina


Charles G. Riordan, PhD

Vice President, Research, Scholarship & Innovation
University of Delaware


Marlene A. Saunders, DSW, MSW

Chair, ACCEL Community Advisory Council


Thomas Shaffer, MSE, PhD

Associate Director, Nemours Biomedical Research
Program Director of COBRE Center for Pediatric Research
Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware