COMP Leadership
Chair (2021)
Daniel Ortwine
Ortwine Consulting LLC
Traverse City, MI
dan.ortwine_AT_gmail.com
Chair-Elect (2022)
Jana Shen, Ph.D.
University of Maryland
Baltimore, MD
Jana.Shen_AT_rx.umaryland.edu
Immediate Past Chair (2020)
Newsletter (2021)
Seonah Kim, Ph.D.
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
Seonah.Kim_AT_colostate.edu
Secretary (2021-2023)
Social Media Chair
Katrina Lexa, Ph.D.
Denali Therapeutics
San Francisco, CA
katrina.lexa_AT_gmail.com
Assistant Secretary (2021-2023)
Olexandr Isayev, Ph.D.
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
olexandr_AT_cmu.edu
Treasurer (2019-2021)
Lewis Whitehead, Ph.D.
1910 Genetics
Cambridge, MA
lewisthejust_AT_gmail.com
Assistant Treasurer (2019-2021)
Minority Affairs
Shanadeen Begay, Ph.D.
Northeastern University
Boston, MA
shanadeen_AT_gmail.com
Councilor I (2019-2021)
Christine M. Aikens, Ph.D.
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS
cmaikens_AT_ksu.edu
Councilor II (2020-2022)
Journal of Molecular Graphics & Modelling Editor (COMP Liaison)
Sticker Designer
Emilio Xavier Esposito, Ph.D.
exeResearch LLC
East Lansing, MI
emilio.esposito_AT_gmail.com
Councilor III (2021-2023)
Emilio Gallicchio, Ph.D.
Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, NY
egallicchio_AT_brooklyn.cuny.edu
Alternate Councilor I (2019-2021)
Vanda Glezakou, Ph.D.
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Richland, WA
Vanda.Glezakou _AT_pnnl.gov
Alternate Councilor II (2020-2022)
Kira Armacost, Ph.D.
GlaxoSmithKline
Philadelphia, PA
kira.x.armacost _AT_gsk.com
Alternate Councilor III (2021-2023)
Sticker Designer
Robert Paton, Ph.D.
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
robert.paton _AT_colostate.edu
Program Chair (2021)
Lee Woodcock, Ph.D.
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL
hlw_AT_usf.edu
Program Co-Chair (2021)
Alex Dickson, Ph.D.
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
alexrdAT_msu.edu
Program Co-Chair (2021)
Maria Nagan, Ph.D.
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
maria.nagan_AT_stonybrook.edu
Undergraduate Programming Chair (2021)
Ashley Ringer McDonald, Ph.D.
Cal Poly
San Luis Obispo, CA
armcdona_AT_calpoly.edu
Multidisciplinary Program Planning Group (2021)
Luke E. K. Achenie, Ph.D.
Virginia Tech University
Blacksburg, VA
achenie AT vt.edu
COMP Award Coordinator (2021)
Carlos Simmerling, Ph.D.
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
carlos.simmerling_AT_stonybrook.edu
COMP Award Coordinator (2021)
Adrian Roitberg, Ph.D.
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
roitberg_AT_qtp.ufl.edu
Social Media Coordinator (2021)
Heidi Klem
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
Heidi.Klem_AT_colostate.edu
Social Media Coordinator (2021)
Lauren Raguette
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
Lauren.Raguette_AT_
stonybrook.edu
Media & Member Relations (2021)
Y. Jane Tseng, Ph.D.
National Taiwan University
Taipei, Taiwan
yjtseng_AT_csie.ntu.edu.tw
Bylaws Chair (2021)
Edward Sherer, Ph.D.
Merck
Rahway, NJ
edward_sherer_AT_merck.com
COMP Members-at-Large
Members-at-Large are former COMP Executive Committee members that continued to champion the COMP division and are still active in either the COMP division or the ACS.
Veerabahu Shanmugasundaram, Ph.D.
Celgene
Cambridge, MA
veerabahu.shanmugasundaram_AT_gmail.com
Veer was COMP's Secretary for several years and is active in leading Boston Area Group for Informatics and Modeling (BAGIM).
Wendy Cornell, Ph.D.
IBM
Yorktown Heights, NY
cornell_AT_us.ibm.com
Wendy is an active member of the Committee on Chemical Abstract Services (CCAS) where she was CCAS' chair for three years (term-limit).
Terry Stouch, Ph.D.
Science for Solutions, LLC
Princeton, NJ
tstouch_AT_gmail.com
Terry has been a longstanding past councilor for COMP.