Nancy Wintering is the Assistant Director of Research at Thomas Jefferson University’s Marcus Institute of Integrative Health and a recipient of the 2022 SOCRA President’s Special Recognition Award. A Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 30 years of experience, she has overseen Phase I–III research studies and is a strong advocate for patient-centered research and community collaboration.

A Certified Clinical Research Professional (CCRP) since 2007, Nancy has held multiple leadership roles within SOCRA and served as faculty across several training programs. She is a prolific educator and author, having coauthored over 75 peer-reviewed articles and numerous book chapters, and has mentored nearly 100 student interns. Nancy is dedicated to advancing the clinical research profession through education, mentorship, and improved communication in the informed consent process.

Radhika Sivaramakrishna, PhD, PMP, CSSBB, CCRP has over 30 years of experience having served in roles of increasing responsibility on all sides of the business (academic site, sponsor, CRO, 3rd party vendor) in project management, clinical operations, operational excellence, outsourcing and other related areas. She has significant experience in multiple therapeutic areas including oncology, immunology and rare diseases. She is PMP-certified, is an ASQ-certified black belt as well as has a CCRP certification through SOCRA.

Currently she is a consultant working with biotech companies strategically in different aspects of project management, clinical operations, process excellence and outsourcing. Prior to this, she was Senior VP, Clinical Operations and Compliance at Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative, a non-profit organization partnering with multiple drug manufacturers and academic sites to run large platform studies studying new therapies for breast cancer and other therapeutic indications. She manages multiple groups including clinical operations, monitoring, drug safety, drug management, site regulatory as well as quality. Prior to this role, she was Senior VP, Program Management, overseeing clinical trial operational aspects as well as patient advocacy for an ultrarare pediatric indication. Prior to that, she was VP, Project Delivery at Strategikon where her team ensured project management and consultative services for successful clinical trial planning, budgeting and outsourcing. She also has worked in project management and clinical operational roles at Connect Biopharma, Astex and Jazz. Prior to this she was Executive Director, Clinical Operations and Project Management at Rainier Therapeutics where she not only served as the global lead on several studies, but also led project management across all functions. Prior to Rainier Therapeutics, she was Senior Director of Clinical Outsourcing, Operational Excellence and Project Management at Dynavax where she oversaw relationships with all clinical vendors as well as led multiple infrastructure process improvement initiatives. Prior to Dynavax, she spent several years at Covance, where her most recent position was Executive Director, Alliance Management. In this role, she was responsible for overall global program and portfolio management for several pharmaceutical/biotech sponsor clients holding ultimate accountability for successful delivery of clinical trials that Covance runs for these clients. Prior to this, at the Immune Tolerance Network, UCSF, she was Senior Director, Clinical Operations where her department oversaw 30+ clinical trials in the areas of transplantation, T1 diabetes, allergy, MS, and other autoimmune disorders. Dr Sivaramakrishna also served on the board of SOCRA for several years and is on the project and program management faculty for SOCRA’s conferences.

She was invited by UC San Diego Extensions to develop a course on project management in clinical trials which has been running since 2017

Dan has over 34 years of combined clinical, regulatory, and research experience in the hospital, academic medical center, and industry settings, with over 20 years as a research compliance consultant. He is currently the Senior Director of Clinical Operations for Calyxo, Inc., a medical device company, an Instructor for the Clinical Research Conduct and Management Program at UC Berkeley Extension, and an invited Lecturer and Mentor for the Robinson Life Science, Business, and Entrepreneurship Program at UC Berkeley. He was previously the Senior Director of Global Clinical Affairs for Align Technology, the Senior Director of Clinical Affairs for NeuroVision, a Senior Clinical Program Manager for Gilead Sciences, the Director of the IRB Administration at UC Davis, and the Director of Clinical Affairs for Volcano Corporation (now Philips); and he has held other leadership positions in industry and academia. Dan is a past Board Member and President of SOCRA, and previous Chair of SOCRA's Northern California Chapter. He has been a Certified Clinical Research Professional (CCRP) for over 22 years, and was honored to receive the SOCRA President’s Award in 2024 for his contributions to clinical research excellence. Dan has a BA in Molecular and Cell Biology, with an emphasis in Neurobiology, from UC Berkeley; and he completed graduate course work in the areas of Public Health and Medicine.

Lisa Benson, is a Pediatric Research Consultant and formerly the Sr. Vice President of Clinical Site Network at the Institute for Advance Clinical Trials for Children. Her pediatric research background is extensive with over 40 years in the field. She has experience in external infrastructure development and working to establish best practices and common tools for pediatric clinical trials. She has led educational programs and works with sites to ensure engagement of patients, parents, and children of all ages. Formerly she comes from the Department of Research at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, CT where she was Senior Director of Research Operations and Sponsored Program, including the Clinical Trials Unit, Research Compliance, Research Finance, Contracts, and Grants. She has extensive experience in site management, quality, compliance and inter-institutional collaborations. Ms. Benson is regarded as a highly-respected research administrator and clinical research operations expert. She is a Certified Clinical Research Contract Professional and has served as board member of the Society of Clinical Research Associates (SOCRA). She has held leadership roles for the Clinical Research Associates of the Children’s Oncology Group. Ms. Benson is a well-known educator and author in pediatric clinical research operations and administration, serving on the faculty of SOCRA, as an invited speaker.