Thank you!
Pathway for Patient Health would like to thank the 100+ industry members who are volunteering as adjunct faculty, teaching assistants, academic assistants and mentors. This program is a true testament to the circle of life. Giving back to the generation coming behind us is so fulfilling and an inspiration to all. Thank you for your passion!
How Can I Get Involved?
You will be assigned directly to a student who will provide self-reflection pre-work for your review.
Approximate Time Commitment: At least one 2-hour meeting with your student. You may choose to continue meeting if there is mutual interest.
Join a live web-meeting to share your career journey and advice with students from across the entire program. The recording will be made available for the benefit of future students.
Approximate Time Commitment: 1 hour
Join a virtual team of industry volunteers to work directly with the Lead Professor at a participating university:
Team-teach online live (or on-campus if near a school offering the program). Use our pre-developed slides and listen to the recorded class to prepare for your session with students.
May organize live career discussion web-meetings with the students
Approximate Time Commitment: 2-6 hours per month (can be more or less based on your interests)
Join a virtual team of industry volunteers to work directly with Universities to help grade assignments and exams for professors leading the Quality Science Education Program for academic credit.
The virtual team will rotate grading assignments throughout the semester (answer key and brief training provided)
Approximate Time Commitment: 5 hours per month

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
Lao Tzu
Pathway Adjunct Faculty

Industry Faculty Teaching at La Salle University
The following industry professionals/regulators have been and/or are Pathway Adjunct Professors who have “adopted” La Salle University. These volunteers have taught, or are teaching, the Quality Science Education Program for La Salle University, and are engaging directly with students and professors.
Director, Global Quality and Compliance, Merck Digital QMS | Innovation | Transformation| Strategy | DEI
Merck
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Global Head and Executive Director Global Supplier Quality Management , Global Quality Systems and Compliance
Merck
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Director, Division of Establishment Support, Office of Regulatory Programs, Center for Device and Radiological Health
FDA
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Industry Faculty Teaching at The Wistar Institute
The following industry professionals/regulators have been and/or are Pathway Adjunct Professors who have “adopted” The Wistar Institute. These volunteers have taught, or are teaching, the Quality Science Education Program for the Wistar Institute, and are engaging directly with students and professors.
Industry Faculty Teaching at Xavier University
The following industry professionals have been and/or are Pathway Adjunct Professors who have “adopted” Xavier University. These volunteers have taught, or are teaching, the Quality Science Education Program for Xavier University, and are engaging directly with students and professors.
Course Development Experts

The following industry experts have been instrumental in developing impactful content to advance the understanding of product, process and systems quality across the globe. Thank you to each of them for sharing their time, talent, expertise, insight and passion!
Pathway Teaching Assistants

Industry Support of Clemson
The following industry professionals are Pathway Teaching Assistants who “adopted” Clemson University. These volunteers support the professor who is leading the Quality Science Education Program as an online program for academic credit at Clemson University.
Vice President - Global Supplier Quality, India R&D Quality & Business Transformation Quality
Boston Scientific
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Industry Support of Concordia University, St. Paul
The following industry professionals served as Pathway Teaching Assistants who “adopted” Concordia University, St. Paul. These volunteers supported the professor who was leading the Quality Science Education Program as an online program for academic credit at Concordia University, St. Paul.
Industry Support of California State University Channel Islands
The following industry professionals served as Pathway Teaching Assistants who “adopted” California State University Channel Islands. These volunteers supported the professor who was leading the Quality Science Education Program as an online program for academic credit at California State University Channel Islands.
Abbvie Support of University of Dayton
The following Abbvie professionals served as Pathway Teaching Assistants who “adopted” the University of Dayton. These volunteers supported the professor who was leading the Quality Science Education Program as an online program for academic credit at University of Dayton.
Industry Support of Georgia State University
The following industry professionals are Pathway Teaching Assistants who “adopted” Georgia State University. These volunteers support the professor who is leading the Quality Science Education Program as an online program for academic credit at Georgia State University.
Industry Volunteer Support of La Salle University
The following Industry Volunteers were Pathway Teaching Assistants who formed a team to “adopt” the La Salle University. These volunteers supported the professor who is leading the Quality Science Education Program as an online program for academic credit at La Salle University.
Industry Volunteer Support of University of Minnesota - Duluth
The following Industry Volunteers were Pathway Teaching Assistants who formed a team to “adopt” the University of Minnesota - Duluth. These volunteers supported the professor who is leading the Quality Science Education Program as an online program for academic credit at University of Minnesota - Duluth.
Digital Thread | Quality System modernization | Product Informatics
Siemens Digital Industries Software
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Academic Assistants

Industry Support of Pathway Students
The following industry professionals volunteered their time to support students who were participating in the online Quality Science Education program through Pathway for Patient Health. These volunteers supported students by grading assignments and exams, while providing insight to advance their learning.
Pathway Mentors

The following industry professionals volunteered their time to mentor students who participated in the Quality Science Education program. These volunteers reviewed their student’s self-reflection, shared their career journey, offered advice on future possibilities, and provided a glimpse into what it is like to work in industry. The mentors below are listed with the companies they were affiliated with when they served as mentors.
Andreas Abend, Merck
Jennifer Ahearn, GMPACT
Keyhan Afaghi, Nektar Therapeutics
Mohamed Anas Ahmad, CSL Behring
Abdiel Alvarez, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care
Kristin Arntzen, Thermo Fisher
Laurie Auerbach, Compliance Prodigies
Julie Avery, Self-employed
Khaudeja Bano, MD, Amgen
Kim Beaulieu, Boston Scientific
Marina Belilovets, Tarsus
Taylor Betz, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care
Kankshit Bheda, EY-Parthenon
Dominique Biazzo, Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US Inc.
Edwin Bills, Edwin Bills Consultant
Robin Blankenbaker, Siemens Digital Industries Software
Scott Blood, T2Biosystems, Inc.
Grace Breen, DSI - DS InPharmatics
Denise Breiner, AtriCure Inc.
Kimberly Brooks, Boston Scientific
Paula Burge, Eagle Creek Consultants
Tarrah Bushee, Agilent Technologies
Ingrid Cabalza, Illumina, Inc.
Steve Caldwell, Illumina
LeReece Campbell, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care
Mark Chamberlain, ThermoFisher Scientific
Sprinkle Christian, Thermo Fisher
Lind Claudio, Gilead
Justin Collins, ThermoFisher Scientific
Brent Conatser, Elanco Animal Health
Litza Cowan, Illumina
Clark Davies, Abbott Laboratories
Stefanie Dickson, Pfizer
Scott Docherty, P&G
Vikash Dubey, ILBS
Aaron Dunbar, Boston Scientific
Phil Duncanson, AstraZeneca
Shane Dupont, Boston Scientific
Maria Fagan, RQM+
Julie Farley, Boston Scientific
Rebecca Fechter, National Resilience
Melissa Figgins, QxP
Zillery Fortner, Honeywell
Nancy Fulginiti, Amring Pharmaceuticals
Carrie Fritz, PPD
Michelle Gardner, Merck & Co.
Amanda Garner, Illumina
Lisa Gibson, ThermoFisher Scientific
Stephanie Göbel, Beyond Conception GmbH
Max Goldberg, Merck
Michael Gosha, DePuy Synthes
Jaqunda Grubbs, Johnson & Johnson MedTech
Ghada Haddad, Merck & Co.
Susan Hart Chapman, P&G
Sheryl Helsinger, J&J Vision Care
Melissa Hendrix, Axogen, Inc
Eric Henry, King & Spalding LLP
Eva Henry, Merck Sharp & Dohme
Syeda zaineb kubra Hussaini, Jitu
Richa Jaiswal, Merck
Jacquelyn Johnson, Johnson & Johnson Vision
Rima Jonkute, ThermoFisther Scientific
David Joppru, Boston Scientific
Nneoma Kalu, Pioneer Surgical Technology
Azeem Khan, BeiGene
Yoon Kim, ThermoFisher Scientific
Rob Klein, Atricure
Missy Kline, Forge Biologics
Rob Krhoun, Boston Scientific
Isabelle Lafosse Marin, ThermoFisher Scientific
Cynthia Lake, Merck
Matthew LaRouche, Cook MyoSite
Rita Lopez, Johnson & Johnson
Jaclyn Loushine, Takeda
Shriekanth Iyer, Irdeto B.V
Betsy Macht, Walden University
Caroline Massaro, J&J
David McAnany, QSI Associates
Michael McCoy, Abbvie
Mac McKeen, Boston Scientific
Niraj Mehta, Merck & Co.
Marsha Mergy, AstraZeneca
Michelle Miller, Illumina Inc
Salima Mody, Merck
Jayet Moon, Agilent Technologies
April Muir, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Dave Murray, Illumina
Vijaya Musunuru, Merck
Md Saddam Nawaz, ACI HealthCare Limited
Jessica Ngani, Boston Scientific Corp
Steven Niedelman, King & Spalding
Darin S. Oppenheimer, BD
Amy O Sullivan, Johnson and Johnson Vision Care
Scott Overton, CSL Seqirus
Cathleen Owen, Q Laboratories LLC
Heather Owens, Merck
Kristen Parr, ACTivate Technologies, Inc.
Cathy Parraga, P&G
Kandarp Patel, Illumina
Cesar Perez, Food and Drug Administration
Deepika Pothiraju, Signus
Deepika Raina, L’Oreal
Daniel Roberts, Medical Device How
Susan Rolih, Clinical Research Consultants
Arijit Roy, Boston Scientific
Madeleine Ryan, Abbott
Nathan Sabich, Merz
Chhaya Sanathara, Merck & Co. Inc
Matt Schmucki, AstraZeneca
Mary Shannon, Johnson & Johnson Vision
Peter Shearstone, ThermoFisher Scientific
Diane Sherrard, P&G
Giedre Sinkunaite, ThermoFisher Scientific
Jodi Small, Abbott Labs
Clayton Smith, Krayton Innovations
Ahmed Soliman, Purdue University
Rodney Stark, P&G
Julie Strom, Abbott
Robyn Sweinhart, Xellia Pharmaceuticals
Suzanne Tanguay, P&G
Mitch Tirea, Edwards Lifesciences
Elaine Trinh, Johnson & Johnson
Beth Usrey, Quality Executive Partners
Tyler Vandivort, UCB Biopharma
Jessica VanKirk, Johnson & Johnson
Diana Velasquez, CSL Behring
Sam Venugopal, PwC
Guillermo Villa, Johnson & Johnson MedTech
Nohreen Villanueva, J&J Vision Care
Geoff Waby, Obelis USA LLC
Loyda Wheeler, Alafair Biosciences
Jamie Wilson, Sage Therapeutics
Lisa Winstead, Resilience
Kip Wolf, Thaumazo Bioscience Management
Kristine Yahaghi, Johnson & Johnson MedTech
Kim Young, Instem
Yu Zhao, Bridging Consulting LLC