Our staff at the Cancer Research Institute's headquarters in New York City hold special expertise in nonprofit management, medical communications, marketing and development, special event planning, and database administration. Each member of our team is passionate about the work we do and is committed to conquering cancer through immunotherapy.

CEO
Jill O'Donnell-Tormey, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer and Director of Scientific Affairs
Senior Staff
Brian M. Brewer
Director of Marketing and Communications
Lynne A. Harmer
Director of Grants Administration and Special Events
Vanessa M. Lucey, Ph.D., MBA
Director, CRI Venture Fund and Clinical Accelerator
Alfred R. Massidas
Chief Financial Officer and Director of Human Resources
Sharon Slade
Director of Strategic Initiatives
People
Arthur N. Brodsky, Ph.D.
Science Writer
Angela Bui
Strategic Initiatives Coordinator
Ryan Godfrey
Grants Administrator
Cierra Howard
Community Fundraising Coordinator
Rupinder Kaur
Senior Manager of Operations and Officer of Planned Giving
Marla S. Lawson
Associate Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations
Jasmine Lingard
Senior Manager of Special Events
Melinda Lopez
Receptionist and Community Fundraising Coordinator
Deanne Marbach
Development Officer
Katherine McCluskey
Project Coordinator
Shasell Negron
General Manager / Workplace Giving Campaign Manager
Alice Northover
Senior Marketing Manager
Caroline Offit
Associate Director of Patient Engagement
Laura Pearce, M.S.
Consultant, Head of Clinical Alliances
Hannah Ressinger
Development Assistant and Assistant to the CEO
Kajol Sankar
Donation Processing Assistant
Chary Sathea
Social Media Manager
Alexa Schles
Graphic Designer
Devi Sharma
Donations Processing Manager
Jun Tang, Ph.D.
Senior Manager, CRI Venture Fund and Clinical Accelerator
Jia Xin "Annie" Yu, Ph.D.
Research Analyst, CRI Venture Fund and Clinical Accelerator
Qing Hua Zhang
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Recent Blog Posts

An interview with bestselling author Charles Graeber about his new book, The Breakthrough: Immunotherapy and the Race to Cure Cancer.

Dr. Jill O’Donnell-Tormey participated in an expert panel discussion on rare cancers for The Forum at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in February 2019.
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