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Leadership

Working to Advance Postdoc & Graduate Student
​Support & Professional Development at the National Level

I hold leadership positions in two of the main organizations focused on supporting graduate student and postdoctoral scholar career and professional development in the United States:
The National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) & Graduate Career Consortium (GCC)
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NPA Board of Directors, 2020 - 2025
Treasurer and Chair of Finance Committee, 2023
​Chair of Strategic Planning Committee, 2021-2023
  • Read our 2021-2024 NPA Strategic Plan
Postdoc Industry Council liaison
​Member of the Resource Development Committee
Former liaison to The POSTDOCket, the online newsletter of the NPA, & Advocacy Committee
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GCC Communications Officer, Aug 2020 - July 2022
Communications Committee Chair, Aug 2022 - July 2023​
​Follow GCC on Twitter & LinkedIn
  • Read our GCC Newsletter & Quarterly Committee & Leadership Updates
Member of the Education Research Committee
Member of the Benchmarking Committee
Non-academic career readiness assessment working group
Recently, I was selected to serve on a National Academies roundtable focused on mentorship, well-being, and professional development of graduate students and postdocs.
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Member, Roundtable on Mentorship, Well-being, and Professional Development
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM)

2023 - 2025

This group will will seek out examples of improvements and innovations in supportive services and effective mentorship to ultimately catalyze the creation of a more inclusive and equitable higher education and science, technology, engineering, and medicine (STEMM) research ecosystem.
More on our project scope

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