Team Members

Amir Tsemach, LLB

Director, Conflict of Interests

atsemac1@jhmi.edu

Ashley Carpenter, MA

Assistant Director, Conflict of Interests

acarpen7@jhmi.edu

Sara Waugh, MRA

Assistant Director, OI Compliance

swaugh6@jhu.edu

Debora Mace, BA

Conflict of Interests Specialist

dmace1@jhmi.edu

Nicole Obe, BA,

Research Integrity & Outside Interests Specialist

nobe1@jhu.edu

Kischa Singleton, CEA, DMC

Senior Administrative Coordinator

ksingle2@jhu.edu

The Committee on Outside Interests 

Voting Members: 

•  Ahmet Hoke, MD, Ph.D. – Chair, Professor of Neurology 
•  Charlene Gamaldo, MD, Professor of Neurology 
•  Daniel Laheru, MD, Professor of Oncology 
• Kenneth Pienta, MD, Professor of Urology 
• Lawrence Kleinberg, MD, Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences 
• Marikki Laiho, MD, Ph.D., Professor of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences 
• Patrick Forde, MBBCh, Associate Professor of Oncology 
• Philip Wong, Ph.D., Professor of Pathology 
• Russell Margolis, MD, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences 
• Shan Sockanathan, Ph.D., Professor of Neuroscience 
• Suzanne Topalian, MD, Professor of Surgery   

Non-Voting Members:  

• Amir Tsemach, LLB,  Director, Office of Outside Interests  
• Ashley Carpenter, MA, Assistant Director of Outside Interests
• Sara Waugh, MRA, Assistant Director, OI Compliance
• Deb Mace, BA, Conflict of Interest Specialist 
• Eunhae Gohng, J.D., Sr. Human Research Compliance Associate(IRB)
• Steve Kousouris, MS, MBA, Executive Director, Office at Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures (JHTV) 
• Stefanie Gregory, JD, Associate General Counsel, Office of the Vice President and General Counsel 
• Nicholas Tymocsko, J.D., Associate General Counsel, Office of the Vice President and General Counsel 
• ORA Representative