Our Committee Members

Education Committee

The Education Committee develops education and training programs for inspectors and for the staff in applicant and accredited facilities to promote knowledge and understanding of current standards, create awareness of commonly deficient and/or misunderstood requirements, and generally promote quality in cellular therapy.

Current members of Education Committee:

Position

Name

Organization

City

Country

Chair

Ngaire Elwood PhD

BMDI Cord Blood Bank

Parkville

Australia

Vice-Chair

DR. Robyn Lynette Rodwell PhD, MSc (GMP & QM)

Brisbane

Australia

Member

Nicole Aqui MD

Blood & Marrow Collection and Processing Program of the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

Philadelphia

United States

Member

Alex Babic MD, PhD

Saint Louis University Blood and Marrow Transplant Program

St. Louis

United States

Member

Patrick Hanley PhD

Children's National Cellular Therapy Laboratory

Washington

United States

Member

Mrs Harminder Kaur-Singh BSc, BA, SSGB, CPHQ

Cellular Therapy Program - CHU Sainte-Justine

Montréal

Canada

Member

Premal Lulla MD, MBBS

Baylor College of Medicine, Stem Cell Transplant Program, Texas Children's Hospital and Houston Methodist Hospital

Houston

United States

Member

Dr. Joseph Lynch MD

Geisinger Cellular Therapy Program

Danville

United States

Member

Debbie Nennstiel

Blood Assurance

Chattanooga

United States

Member

Folashade Otegbeye MD, MPH

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Cellular Processing Facility

Seattle

United States

Member

Jean Sanders MD

FACT Inspectorate

Bellevue

United States

Member

Joseph Schwartz MD, MPH

Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy

Omaha

United States

Member

Michele Sugrue MS, MT(ASCP)SBB

Guilfod

United States

Member

Priti Tewari MD

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy

Sugar Land

United States

Member

Zlatibor Velickovic PhD

Cell & Tissue Therapies WA

Perth

Australia

Member

Basem William MD, MRCP, FACP

OhioHealth Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program

Columbus

United States

Staff Liaison

Jamie Price

Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy

Omaha

United States