
About MHSRS
HJF is excited to be attending the Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS)! As the largest annual military medical conference hosted by the Department of Defense, this four-day educational symposium draws approximately 3,500 researchers, scientists, and others interested Combat Casualty Care, Military Operational Medicine, Clinical and Rehabilitative Medicine, Military Infectious Diseases, and more.

Tuesday, Aug 15
1000-1100
Meet the Proposals Team
Lisa Straker – Deputy Director Investigator Initiatives
Dr. Sheara Fewell – Sr Director of Business Development
Hanna Benjamin-Smith – Business Development Manager (CAMRIS)
Sumer Guffey – Client Relationship Manager
1100-1200
Meet HJF Recruiting
Brock Hall – Director, Talent Acquisition
Dr. Daniel Clifton – Scientist and HJF Principal Investigator with CHAMP
Anna Komitov – Client Relationship Manager
Scott Pinto – Capture Manager
1300-1400
Meet Strategic Initiatives
Cynthia Gilman, JD – Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
Dr. Sheara Fewell – Sr Director of Business Development
Lisa Straker – Deputy Director Investigator Initiatives
Dyneisha Herbert-Felder – Deputy Director Business Development
Anna Komitov – Client Relationship Manager
Sumer Guffey – Client Relationship Manager
Scott Pinto – Capture Manager
Nancy Blowe – Capture Manager
Lily Kamali – Meetings Manager
Brandi Eden - Meetings Manager
1530-1630
Meet the PM Team
Betty Crosby – Director Domestic Operations
Ashley Dory – Sr Program Manager, San Antonio
Arnaud Belard – Sr Director Program Operations
Maria Voelkel – Director Program Management for USU Departments
Marcello Pilia – Director Program Management for USU Centers and Programs
Stacey Zeno – Director Program Management for USU Centers and Programs
Erica Solomon – Director of Military Health (CAMRIS)
Dyneisha Herbert-Felder – Deputy Director Business Development
1630-1730
Meet the Execs
Joseph Caravalho, Jr., MD MG, US Army (Retired) – President and CEO
Betsy Folk – Chief Operating Officer
Cynthia Gilman, JD – Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
Corey Hastings, MBA, CPA – Chief Financial Officer
Stephen Dalal DVM MPH, COL, US Army (retired) – Vice President, U.S. Research Development
Andrea Stahl, PhD, COL, US Army (Retired) – Vice President, USU Operations
Tiffany Hamm, PhD – Vice President, Global Research Development
La Shaun Berrien, Ph.D. - Sr Vice President, Research Administration & Innovation Management
Blake Haase – Vice President of Contracts and Legal (CAMRIS)
Wednesday, Aug 16
1000-1100
Meet the Technology Development Team
Dr. Linda Yaswen-Corkery – Director Technology Transfer
Dr. T. Allen Morris – Senior Director Technology Transfer
Beth Johnson – Sr. Technology Transfer Specialist
Norman Gardner – Director, Clinical Research & Education
Anna Komitov – Clinical Relationship Manager
1100-1200
Meet HJF Recruiting
Brock Hall – Director, Talent Acquisition
Sumer Guffey – Client Relationship Manager
Scott Pinto – Capture Manager