FDAAA Announces Officers and Board Members

The Food and Drug Administration Alumni Association (FDAAA), whose members consist of FDA alumni and current employees, has announced its leadership for 2019-2020.

The officers of the Association will be (asterisks mark positions with new incumbents):

• *Chair: Deb Autor
• *President: Allen Sayler
• *Vice President: Anne Marie Finley
• *Treasurer: Brian Mayhew
• Vice Chair: Robert Brackett
• Secretary: Marie Urban
• General Counsel: Jessica O’Connell
• *Nancy Myer, past Chair (Ex-Officio)

The members of the FDAAA Board of Directors will be:

• Deb Autor (Chair)
• Dennis Baker
• Lisa Barclay
• Robert Brackett (Vice Chair)
• Cathy Carnevale
• *Richard Baldwin
• Anne Marie Finley
• Ed Steele
• Fredda Shere-Valenti
• *Lawrence Bachorik
• Marie Urban
• Kathryn Zoon

The leadership will be announced at the “Spring Fling: that FDAAA holds annually with the FDA to celebrate the collaboration between FDA and the Association.

Deb Autor, elected as FDAAA chair, said: “I am delighted to become Chair of the FDAAA, the official global network of former and current FDA employees, connecting and supporting alumni, the Agency, and the public health community. We strongly believe that once an FDAer, always an FDAer. Today, the Association has an active social calendar, mentors current FDA employees, conducts training sessions, recognizes accomplishments through an active awards program, supports student scholarships for those entering regulatory affairs, has an active international program, and is available to help FDA management and staff as needed. Please join us and help to serve those who have served!”