Kim McDonald-Taylor - President
I am your CRAC President, Kim McDonald-Taylor. I have been in the pharmaceutical industry since 1988 on both Big Pharma and CRO sides. Currently, I am with Wyatt Health Management as their Director of Clinical Services. Prior to pharma, I did basic toxicology research for many years at the Ontario Veterinary College as well as wildlife biology research. In my spare time (do I have any?), I am a Girl Guider leader with my daughter, enjoy downhill skiing, genealogy research, birding and photography, especially of my 2 children and husband. It's a busy but rewarding life! CRAC is now a viable, energetic organization with exciting things planned. I hope to see you at future meetings as they are both informative and fun.
To contact Kim, please send email to kims-news@rogers.com
Brenda Nolf - Public Relations Chairperson
Brenda's background is as a registered nurse who took the long road, first a Diploma, Bachelors degree, and then a Masters. Her clinical experience has been in cardiology in the Coronary Care Unit and correctional nursing. Brenda started her clinical research experience as a Cardiology research nurse/study co-coordinator. Later, expanded her experience in pharma as a Clinical Research Associate, and on the CRO side as a Project Manager. Currently, she is a Senior Clinical Research Associate at Schering-Plough Canada Inc.
To contact Brenda, please send email to brenda.nolf@spcorp.com
Annette Monteiro - Memberships Chairperson
Annette's clinical research experience spans over 10 years working in central lab, quality assurance and project management. She has worked with Phase I-IV clinical trials in both pharma and CRO companies. After completing her BSc. in Biology at York University, she pursued a post-graduate certificate in Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs at Seneca College. She currently works at Covance as a Clinical Research Associate. Annette looks forward to meeting many of you at the future events being planned for CRAC!
To contact Annette, please send email to anne_z24@hotmail.com
Shelina Ladak - Meeting Chairperson
Shelina is working as an Associate Project Manager with Covance. She has been with the CRAC Executive Committee for over 5 years. As the mother of a young child, she is a very busy lady!
To contact Shelina, please send email to shelinaladak@hotmail.com
Joandice Tigley - Treasurer
I manage the books for CRAC. Currently, I am working at the Ontario government in the Ministry of Health. I am a big traveller, having many of the great sites checked offmy list. Ihope to meet you at the CRAC dinner meetings!
To contact Joandice, please send email to joandicetigley@yahoo.ca
Meetu Bhogal - Executive Member
After completing a Master of Science degree in Biology from York University , I enrolled in the Clinical Research postgraduate certificate program at Humber College , where I got introduced to the wonderful world of pharmaceutical research! I am currently working at Allergan Inc., in the Medical Affairs and Health Economics and Outcomes Research division. I am extremely happy to be a part of the CRAC Executive team, and I look forward to meeting you all at future meetings!
To contact Meetu, please send email to Bhogal_Meetu@Allergan.com
Patricia Jones, ART, RAC (CAN/US/EU) - Meeting Chairperson
Pat is a Medical Laboratory Technologist with 38 years of experience in health-care and pharmaceutical/biologics manufacturing industries, including 20 years in Quality and Compliance. Since 2002, as Associate Director, Compliance at CanReg Pat's primary focus was compliance auditing and training in the areas of GCP, GMP, GLP, ISO (medical devices) and related Quality Systems. She performed sponsor, clinical site, and manufacturing due diligence, supplier qualification, and general compliance audits in Canada , US, and Europe , and delivered training courses to public and company-specific audiences. Pat holds certifications from the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) in Canadian, US, and European Regulatory Affairs, and acted as reviewer for the 2002 RAC Canada textbook. As well as serving on the CRAC Executive Committee, Pat is an Executive Member of the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (Canada), and Chair of the ACRP Canada Education Committee.
To contact Patricia, please send email to pjones@sourcecable.net
Susie Lee - Meeting Chairperson
Susie has worked in regulatory affairs in pharmaceuticals companies for over 10 years. She is currently interested in clinical trials, especially clinical trials in medical devices for both registration and reimbursement purposes. She enjoys being actively involved in various organizations and is pleased to join the CRAC executive. In her spare time, her family, gardening and trying to keep fit keeps her busy.
To contact Susie, please send email to susielee_98@yahoo.com
Lawrence Reiter - Executive Member
Lawrence doesn't have any experience in Canada being a recent arrival in the country. He has been very involved in the South African Clinical Research Assocation (SACRA) for many years in roles of Treasurer, Secretary, Chairman and Webmaster. He also helped set up the 1st Annual Clinical Trial Conference in South Africa. He has been involved in Clinical Research for 12 years and is also involved in a GCP training school.
To contact Lawrence, please send email to lreiter@criteriuminc.com