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MOBIO serves to connect, develop, and advance the state’s bioscience community.

 

Thank you to our outgoing board members. Your professionalism and passion for improving the industry are always encouraging and valued.

 

We sincerely appreciate those serving on the executive committee and welcome our new and returning board members. Please reach out, connect, and get to know them.

 

MOBIO’s continued success is because of your support and guidance.

MOBIO Executive Committee Board of Directors - updates underway

Christopher Kennedy, Board Chair

CEO

Pacific Genetech

Wendi Godwin, Vice Chair

Director of US Regulatory Affairs
Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health

Jerad Seurer, Treasurer

General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Mentari Therapeutics


Michael Adrian,General Counsel

Business Transactions Partner

Lathrop GPM

Betsy Boedeker, Secretary

District Director of the Center for Plant and Life Sciences

St. Louis Community College

Julie Baker

Assistant Vice Chancellor for State Relations

Washington University in St. Louis

Ginger Ertel

SVP, Pharmacy Member Services

Vizient

Damon Broyles

 Vice President Clinical Innovation, Informatics & Precision Medicine

Mercy Technology Services

Sean Grove

Director, Government Affairs & Advocacy

Par Health


Tom Spencer

Vice Chancellor for Research

Division of Research, Innovation and Impact

University of Missouri

Sarah Waun

Senior Manager, State Government Affairs

Genentech

MOBIO Board of Directors

Lu Alleruzzo

Chief Executive Officer and Cofounder

Immunophotonics, Inc.


Scott Brown, Immediate Past Chair

Regional Director

Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Ratan Chopra

Vice President Research

Cover Cress Inc.

Jordan Feuerborn

Associate Director, State Government Affairs & Policy

Merck

Deana Hancock

Director, Animal Research

Novus International

Ben Johnson

Senior Vice President, Strategy and Operations 

BioSTL


John Komlos

Principal and Vice President

ARCO Construction Company

Tim McCoy

Director of Strategy

Tarlton Corporation

Roy Pura

Senior Director, State Government Affairs 

CSL Behring

Tracey Truitt

Shareholder

Sandberg Phoenix

Kevin Webb

President and Chief Operating Officer

API Innovation Center


Kimberly Young

President

KC Animal Health Corridor

Justin Arnold

Director, US State Government Affairs

Johnson & Johnson



John Bucksath

CEO/Board Member

KCAS Bioanalytical and Biomarker Services

Drue Duncan

Director, U.S. Public Affairs and State Government Relations

Pfizer, Inc.

Robert (Bob)  C. Huebner

Principal Consultant

Latham Biopharm Group

Kevin Johnson

Associate Director, State Government Affairs

Amgen


Allen Kunkel

Vice President Research & Economic Development

Missouri State University

Quinten Messbarger

President and CEO

Missouri Innovation Center

Dennis Ridenour

President and CEO

BioNexus KC

Dean Van Galen

President

Missouri Southern State University



Robert White

Dean, College of Biosciences

Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences


Kristine Werking

Sr. Director, Integrated Health Surveillance and Diagnostics

MRIGlobal

Jeff Biskup

President, CEO, Founding Principal, and Chairman

CRB



Grant Cale

Senior Director, Strategic Alliance Liaison

Bristol Myers Squibb

Robert Etchells

CEO

Metro Park Warehouses

Diane Grossenheider

Director Business Development

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.


Matt Hutzler

Executive Director, Business Development

Inotiv

Steve Knorr

President

Endovac Animal Health


John Land

General Manager

CIC St. Louis


Sean Morris

President and CEO

Amplifi Vascular


Karla Roeber

Vice President External Affairs

Office of the President

Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

Dominique Wales

Director, State Government Relations

Sanofi

Jeffrey  Williams

Deputy Director of Midwest State & Local Government

Bayer