Leadership Team

Joni Glandon, Chief Financial Officer, has nearly 20 years of experience in finance and accounting, with the last decade focused on early phase clinical development. Ms. Glandon received her degree in Accounting and Finance from Iowa State University and has extensive experience creating financial and clinical study budgets, financial reporting and analysis and system implementations. She leads the team responsible for creating all clinical trial site budgets and ensuring that they meet the needs of our biopharmaceutical sponsors.

Beth Williams, Executive Director of Clinical Trial Services, has worked in the pharmaceutical industry for more than 13 years. Her leadership role is rooted in practical experiences developed as a project manager. Beth is responsible for key project activities including the operational conduct of studies, coordination of vendors and client communication. Beth maintains high quality, scientific and ethical standards while ensuring timely management of the study from protocol inception to CSR finalization.

Dr. Steven Hull joins DVCR as a seasoned researcher having participated in more than 400 clinical trials as an Investigator or Medical Monitor. He practiced internal medicine, pulmonary medicine, and sleep medicine for over 30 years and holds certificates in numerous clinical research competencies. Dr. Hull takes pride in his hands-on approach and collegiality, which provides DVCR with the medical expertise and guidance to enhance the performance, quality and oversight of the investigators and research team.

Dr. George Atiee has over 35 years of experience in clinical research and has participated as an investigator in well over 300 clinical studies. Before his role with DVCR, Dr. Atiee served in various leadership roles such as Vice President, Medical Director, Site Director and Lab Director for multiple CROs. Dr. Atiee brings a unique perspective to our organization with his ability to assess critical study paths and provide operations teams with efficient strategies for enrollment, data collection and biomedical interventions.

Dr. William Lavery serves as a Principal Investigator at DVCR. He has participated in over 40 clinical trials as a Principal Investigator or Sub-Investigator and is board-certified by the American Board of Allergy and Immunology. In his journey to become a Physician Scientist, Dr. Lavery earned a PhD in Molecular and Cellular Physiology. Dr. Lavery has published over a dozen peer-reviewed research articles and book chapters as well as presented at numerous national meetings. Prior to joining DVCR, he worked in private practice treating adult and pediatric patients for various allergy, asthma and immunologic disorders.

Caitlyn Logan is an experienced industry veteran in the CRO space. She has managed multiple CRO departments including quality control, training and clinical operations. Caitlyn also holds a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt achieved in 2017 and was also part of the six-year B.A./M.D. program at UMKC where she earned her B.A. in Chemistry.

Chris Hardage has over 25 years of clinical research experience with an emphasis on early clinical development and Phase 1 studies for over 20 years. His industry experience includes clinical trial coordination, project management, clinical monitoring, quality control, clinic operations and site management. Chris leverages his extensive and diversified background daily to ensure that optimal customer service is achieved throughout the client relationship.

Korey Nevitt, Executive Director of Site Partnerships, has been in clinical research for over two decades with robust experience in operations, commercial strategy and planning and global site partnerships. Korey is responsible for the growth and expansion of our strategically aligned site partners ensuring our multi-site studies are conducted by the most capable investigators that they are aligned with our commitment to speed, customer service and delivering the highest quality data possible to our biopharmaceutical clients.

Michelle Neaderhiser is a registered nurse with over 25 years of clinical research experience. Her expertise is in the management of Clinical Operations and Study Management for Phase 1 clinical trials. She focuses on completing comprehensive protocol reviews as they relate to operationalizing trials for clinical conduct. She is known for collaboratively working with multiple departments to effectively conduct trials from study start-up through final report. She prides herself on prioritizing client requests and providing excellent customer service.

Zach Bader, Vice President of Business Development, has more than 13 years of experience in the CRO industry in both operations and business development positions. Mr. Bader has managed multiple global teams in his past roles at both small and large CROs. He also has a proven track record for helping sponsors navigate through their early phase needs.

Greg has worked in the CRO industry in both business development and commercial leadership roles for over two decades.  His experience in preclinical, early clinical and late clinical research provides him with deep knowledge of the drug development process.  For the past 11 years, Greg’s focus has been on the early clinical development space.  He is known for building strong, long-term relationships with clients based on trust and responsiveness.

Anita Phillips, Senior Project Manager, has over 20 years of combined experience in project management, business development, quality assurance and the laboratory. Anita has extensive experience running single-site and multi-site Phase I-III clinical trials with large pharma and CROs. Anita is a goal-oriented professional with impeccable organization and time management skills, dedicated to meeting active timelines while maintaining the highest quality for all studies from protocol inception to CSR finalization.

Brandi Eckard has more than nine years of experience in the clinical research industry, focusing solely on study volunteer recruitment. Her recruitment efforts range in a variety of populations, from healthy volunteers to patient population trials, and she has a successful track record of recruiting studies on time.

Cara White is the Senior Manager of Data Management at Dr. Vince Clinical Research. Cara has worked in the clinical research industry for over a decade, with experience in recruitment and laboratory, and she currently specializes in data management. As a Database designer and Lead Data Manager, Cara specialized in ensuring data integrity and accuracy in clinical trials by following CDISC and SDTM guidelines. Cara’s responsibilities include managing the design of eSource for all data capture as well as reviewing and cleaning data after the trial has been completed to ensure prompt database delivery.

Gerald has 10 years of experience in the clinical research industry. He spent much of his early clinical research career in the laboratory. His last 4 years were dedicated to conducting screening and follow-up visits. He prides himself in the informed consent process and building rapport with the clinical trial participants.

Iqra Shaikh, Manager of Site Partnerships, brings over a decade of experience in the pharmaceutical industry to her role. With a foundation built on practical expertise as a study start-up specialist, Iqra oversees pre-activation activities including site selection, feasibility assessments and client communications. She is committed to ensuring rigorous adherence to scientific integrity and ethical guidelines while effectively managing multi-site studies from site selection to activation.

Jeff Heinzman has overseen Phase 1 studies for more than 12 years, with roles in project management and clinical operations. His advocacy for transparent communication and elevating the sponsor experience guides our team to uniquely complement early phase projects from both small and large pharmaceutical clients.

Justin Couture has been a nationally registered paramedic for 15 years, with over a decade of work specifically in clinical research. He has held several roles in the medical research field, ranging from direct patient care to clinic supervision and project management. He is Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certified and holds a master’s degree in Organizational Leadership.

Karen Beede Manager, Data Management, has worked in the pharmaceutical industry for more than 15 years. Karen has spent the last 10 years working in early phase clinical trials and has held several leadership positions during her time in early phase and in a large CRO.

Kari Young has more than seven years of experience in the clinical research industry. She started her research career on the clinic floor as a clinical research technician. Her last five years have been dedicated to food services which includes extensive experience in protocol-driven critical meals.