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Cindy Gist, M.H.A., Vice President of Patient Care Services and Clinical Laboratories. Cindy has worked at SCCA for 16 years in leadership positions in clinical and laboratory areas.  She began her career as manager of the Cellular Therapy Lab and then moved to Clinical Operations managing the solid tumor clinics. Her current area of oversight is Clinical Laboratories, Patient Access, Clinical Analytics, Education and Development, and Operational Readiness for the new clinic building. She received her M.H.A. from the University of Washington School of Public Health.



Cindy Gist

Tom Purcell, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Purcell joined the organization from University of Colorado Health where he served as CMO of the Highlands Ranch Hospital and South Metro Denver, System Director of the Oncology Service Line at University of Colorado Heath, Executive Medical Director of Oncology Services at University of Colorado Hospital and Associate Director for Clinical Services at University of Colorado Cancer Center. Dr. Purcell received his M.D. from Emory University School of Medicine and earned an MBA from University of Chicago. He completed a fellowship in Medical Oncology at Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center.



Tom Purcell

Kristianne Blake was president of the accounting firm of Kristianne Gates Blake, P.S. for 34 years, and she continues to provide tax and financial planning services for select clients. Blake was a certified public accountant for 30 years and worked for 12 years for an international accounting firm. She has served for more than 20 years on various boards of public companies and registered investment companies, including service as a board chair, audit committee chair and governance committee member. She is currently audit committee chair for the Russell Investment Company and the Russell Investment Funds, and she is the lead director of the board of Avista Corp. Blake was a regent at the [University of Washington](/org/university-of-washington) for 12 years. She has also served on many nonprofit and economic development boards in the Spokane community. 



Kristianne Kristi Blake

Dr. Timothy Dellit is the interim CEO of UW Medicine. He also holds the positions of interim executive vice president for Medical Affairs and interim dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Washington (UWSOM). Dellit previously served as chief medical officer of UW Medicine; as executive vice dean for clinical affairs at UWSOM; as vice president for medical affairs at UW; and as president of UW Physicians (UWP). His leadership positions at Harborview Medical Center have included medical director of the General Infectious Diseases Clinic and Antimicrobial Stewardship Program and medical director of infection control. While on the University HealthSystem Consortium Advisory Panels, Dellit was the lead author on the Infectious Disease Society and Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America’s guidelines for developing an institutional program to enhance antimicrobial stewardship. He was named the Seattle Business Magazine’s 2018 Medical Group Executive of the Year for his efforts as president of UWP. 

Timothy H. Dellit

David Browdy is the current Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Fred Hutchinson. David has also served on the board of directors for the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics, ARUP Laboratories, and Hydrocephalus Association. In addition, they have been a part of the Advisory Panel on Research for the Association of American Medical Colleges since September 2012. 

Browdy graduated from [Northeastern University](/org/northeastern-university) with a degree in Finance and Accounting. David began their career in public accounting with [KPMG](/org/kpmg) in Boston, MA before moving to Seattle, WA to join Amazon.com in their corporate finance group. After Amazon, Browdy held various finance leadership positions at [T-Mobile](/org/t-mobile), Expedia, Inc., and Clearwire Corporation before joining University of Utah Health in 2013.

David Browdy has a MS with Distinction in business, public and private management policy from Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business and a BS in biomedical engineering from [Northwestern University](/org/northwestern-university).

David Browdy reports to Thomas J. Lynch Jr., President and Director. They are on a team with Kimberly Ovitt - VP, Chief Data Officer, Brittany Mccreery - Vice President, Quality, Safety and Value, and Jeff West - Vice President, Facilities & Campus Operations.

David Browdy

Kathy Surace-Smith is the Vice Chair at [Fred Hutch](/org/fred-hutch). Kathy has also worked as Principal at Lochleven Consulting PLLC, VP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at SonoSite Inc., and International Counsel at Alcatel N.V.

Kathy has extensive experience in legal and business consulting. Kathy has represented a global health nonprofit in the acquisition of a nonprofit pharma company and acted as legal counsel for a genomics company.

At SonoSite, Kathy was responsible for the company’s legal affairs, including litigation, intellectual property, compliance, and regulatory matters. Kathy also served as the corporate secretary, managing the board of directors’ meeting process and corporate governance compliance.

At Alcatel N.V., Kathy was responsible for all legal aspects of Alcatel’s activities in North America, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, financing, litigation, and intellectual property.

Kathy Surace-Smith holds an A.B. in Politics from [Princeton University](/org/princeton), where they graduated Magna Cum Laude. Kathy then attended Columbia Law School, where they earned their J.D. Surace-Smith also holds a degree in International Law and Economics from the Geneva Graduate Institute.

Kathy Surace-Smith

Leigh Morgan is a board member at [Fred Hutch](/org/fred-hutch). Leigh was previously the Chief Operating Officer at the [Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation](/org/bill-melinda-gates-foundation) from January 2014 to December 2017.

Leigh is a key architect of the strategic transformation efforts at the Gates Foundation. Leigh was accountable for a $175M budget and led a team of 200+ dedicated professionals. Her portfolio included chairing the organization's first cross-enterprise governance body which oversaw the prioritization, sequencing, and execution of priority strategy initiatives, and strengthening enterprise-wide digital platforms, information/physical security, human capital, travel, and facilities capabilities.

As a member of Executive Leadership Team, Leigh was a key contributor to international development, global health, and domestic education strategies domestically and internationally. Leigh co-sponsored the foundation’s Open Access initiative. Leigh represented the foundation to external constituencies, key partners, and policy makers around the world.

Leigh Morgan's educational career includes an A.B. from [Duke University](/org/duke-university) in Religion and a Master of Science (MS) from [American University](/org/american-university) in Organization Development. Leigh also holds an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters (HonPhD) from the Asian University for Women.

Leigh Morgan

Julie McElrath is currently the Director of the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division at [Fred Hutch](/org/fred-hutch). Prior to this role, they worked as a Research Technician in the HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN) Laboratory at [Fred Hutch](/org/fred-hutch) from February 2016 to March 2018. In this role, they performed studies as part of ongoing clinical trials to identify and characterize induced T-cell responses in recipients of investigational/candidate vaccines for HIV, Ebola, and other related infectious diseases. 

 Julie completed an independent-project in which they performed epitope mapping via ELISpot and ICS assays on stimulated PBMC samples from HVTN 106. Epitope mapping allowed their to compare the breadth and depth of the immune response in vaccine recipients from each arm of the trial. These experiments were the primary endpoint for the trial, and produced a wealth of data which was featured in the primary manuscript.

During their time as a Research Technician, some of their key duties included maintaining GCLP-compliant records of assays, equipment usage, reagent preparation, etc., preparing and maintaining reagents, stocks, cultures, and lab supplies, and performing ELISPOT and ICS assays to characterize vaccine-induced T-cell responses. Julie also gained experience in operating and carrying out maintenance and QC of laboratory equipment through their work in this role.

Julie McElrath has a Bachelor's Degree in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology from the [University of Washington](/org/university-of-washington). Julie is currently continuing their education with a focus in Applied Immunology at the University of California San Diego.

Julie McElrath works with Bruce Clurman - EVP & Deputy Director, Nancy E. Davidson - Director, Clinical Research, and Paul Buckley - Director, Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. Julie McElrath reports to Thomas J. Lynch Jr., President and Director.

Julie McElrath

Kelly O'Brien is the Vice President of Philanthropy at [Fred Hutch](/org/fred-hutch). Kelly has over 25 years of experience in the field of development and fundraising. 

Kelly began their career in 1989 as the Director of Development at [Emory University](/org/emory-university)'s Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing. Kelly then spent four years as the Development Officer at the Seattle Art Museum, before taking on the role of Director of Individual Giving at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 2001. 

In 2010, Kelly was promoted to Executive Director of Development and Campaign Director at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, where they oversaw all aspects of the museum's fundraising efforts. Kelly left the museum in 2015 to join [Fred Hutch](/org/fred-hutch). 

Kelly is a highly respected development professional, with a proven track record of successful fundraising campaigns. Kelly is passionate about their work and committed to helping [Fred Hutch](/org/fred-hutch) achieve its mission to eliminate cancer and related diseases.

Kelly O’Brien has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and Government as well as Economics from [Emory University](/org/emory-university). Prior to that, they attended St Thomas Aquinas for their high school education.

Kelly O’Brien reports to Thomas J. Lynch Jr., President and Director. and Sergey Smirnov - Associate Director, Corporate Partnerships reports to Kelly O’Brien. They are on a team with Fred Appelbaum - EVP & Deputy Director, Garnet Anderson - SVP, Director - Public Health Sciences, and Niki Robinson - Vice President, Research Administration.

Kelly O’Brien

Jennifer Griffith is the Vice President of Government and Community Relations at [Fred Hutch](/org/fred-hutch). Jennifer has over twenty years of experience working in government and politics.

Griffith began their career as a Legislative Assistant for U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe. Jennifer then worked as a Research Associate for the Women's Research & Education Institute and as a Program Associate for Resource Women. In February 2007, they became the Deputy Staff Director for the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. Jennifer held this position until January 2011, when they became Chief of Staff for U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell.

Griffith left Cantwell's office in December 2014 to become Senior Vice President at The Petrizzo Group. Jennifer returned to the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration in February 2017 as the Democratic Staff Director. Jennifer held this position until May 2017.

Jennifer Griffith has a Master of Arts in Public Policy from The George Washington University and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from [Gonzaga University](/org/gonzaga-university).

Their manager is Thomas J. Lynch Jr., President and Director. Some of their coworkers include Sue Biggins - SVP, Director - Basic Sciences Division, Christopher Li - Faculty Director, Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and Nancy E. Davidson - Director, Clinical Research.

Jennifer Griffith

Allan Jones is a board member at [Fred Hutch](/org/fred-hutch) and a financial advisor. Allan has also worked as an assistant director/program ops manager, clinical research budget & billing office at the [University of Washington](/org/university-of-washington), a clinical research manager at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and a staff research associate and equity research assistant at UCSF and [Robertson Stephens](/org/robertson-stephens), respectively. Allan has over fifteen years of experience in the financial and research industries.

Allan Jones has an MPH from [Columbia University](/org/columbia-university) in the City of New York in Health Policy and Management and a BA from [Williams College](/org/williams-college) in Biology with a concentration in Biochemistry.

Allan Jones

Philip Kent is currently a Board Member at [Fred Hutch](/org/fred-hutch). Philip was previously employed at [Fred Hutch](/org/fred-hutch)inson Cancer Research Center.

Philip Kent earned their Doctor of Philosophy in Human/Medical Genetics from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Philip then went on to earn their MBA from the University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business.

Philip Kent

Steven Haydon is the Vice President and General Counsel at [Fred Hutch](/org/fred-hutch). Steven has a long history of working in the legal field, with their most recent position being at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Steven worked there from June 2017 to November 2019 as the Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Legal & Regulatory Affairs.

Steven Haydon has a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Intellectual Property & Information Law from the University of Houston Law Center, a Doctor of Law (J.D.) from the University of Iowa College of Law, and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Business Administration and Steven'story from [Luther College](/org/luther-college).

They work with Paul Buckley - Director, Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Kelly O’Brien - Vice President, Philanthropy, and Christopher Li - Faculty Director, Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. Steven Haydon reports to Thomas J. Lynch Jr., President and Director.

Steven Haydon

Paul Buckley is the current Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at [Fred Hutch](/org/fred-hutch). Prior to this, they served as the Assistant Vice President and Inaugural Director of the Butler Center at [Colorado College](/org/colorado-college) from July 2014 to January 2020. Buckley has also worked as the Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Students at [Dartmouth College](/org/dartmouth) from January 2011 to December 2014 and as the Associate Dean for Student Life at Andrews University from January 2008 to December 2011. Buckley began their career in 1998 as the Associate Director, Office of Multicultural Affairs, and The WellsLink Leadership Program Coordinator at [Syracuse University](/org/syracuse-university).

Their manager is Thomas J. Lynch Jr., President and Director. Paul Buckley works with Jodi Burke - Vice President, Human Resources, Kimberly Ovitt - VP, Chief Data Officer, and David Browdy - VP & CFO.

Paul Buckley

A world-renowned scientist, highly respected oncologist and successful cancer center leader, Dr. Lynch is motivated by the patients he’s treated to break down silos and free the scientific creativity that will spark new cures.

Thomas J. Lynch Jr.

In addition to leading the Public Health Sciences Division, Dr. Anderson is also the principal investigator of the Fred Hutch–based Women’s Health Initiative, a long-term nationwide research program that investigates the most frequent causes of death, disability and poor quality of life among postmenopausal women.

Garnet Anderson

Kristi Stiffler

Nancy E. Davidson

Brittany Mccreery

Kimberly Ovitt

Julie Nordstrom is a community volunteer, a member of the [UW Medicine](/org/northwest-hospital-medical-center) advisory board, and a member of the board of the [Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation](/org/institute-for-health-metrics-and-evaluation). She is former chair of the [UW Medicine](/org/northwest-hospital-medical-center) board and former chair of the [University of Washington Medical Center](/org/university-of-washington-medical-center) board, and she was the founding co-chair of the UW Department of Global Health leadership council. Nordstrom is also a trustee for Save the Children US. Nordstrom has a bachelor’s degree from UW and a law degree from [Seattle University](/org/seattle-university). 



Julie Nordstrom

Terry McDonnell, D.N.P., A.C.N.P.-B.C, Chief Nursing Officer, Terry McDonnell oversees the organization's clinical professional staff and ensures they are delivering patient-centric care. She is also an acute-care-certified, doctoral-level nurse practitioner who specializes in treating patients with gastrointestinal cancers. Her expertise includes managing cancer-related fatigue and providing supportive care. She has been the recipient of several awards throughout her career, including the Schwartz Center Compassionate Caregiver Award, which recognizes health care professionals for their dedication to patients and families.



Terry McDonnell

Jeff Leek

Tami Deeb

Dr. Elizabeth Prescott, chief of staff for the Fred Hutch Director’s Office, facilitates information flow and decision-making through collaboration with both administrative and scientific partners throughout the Hutch. She also participates in the development of strategies and processes to advance key initiatives.

Elizabeth Prescott

Jeff West

Hilary Hehman

Jodi Burke

Dr. Biggins studies one of biology’s most fundamental processes: how cells sort chromosomes, the long molecules in which DNA is packaged. Errors in chromosome sorting can contribute to cancer and other diseases. Dr. Biggins has served on numerous national scientific committees, including the Next Generation of Science committee of the National Academy of Science, which aims to improve science for early stage investigators in the country. She is currently a member of the Coalition of Life Sciences, a national alliance that fosters policies to promote research in the US.

Sue Biggins

Dr. Holland is an internationally renowned neurosurgeon and brain cancer researcher. He has spent his career working across disciplines to address the molecular basis of brain tumors and develop new treatment approaches. He also directs the Fred Hutch–based Seattle Translational Tumor Research, a multidisciplinary, multiorganizational effort to translate laboratory findings into precise, personalized treatment options for patients with solid tumors.

Eric Holland

Dr. Robinson oversees all strategic planning for [Fred Hutch](/org/fred-hutch) and leads several administrative teams that support and accelerate our science.


Niki Robinson

Sergey Smirnov

Kelly Patrick

Marion Dorer

Connie Kravas

Pete Shimer

Christopher Li

Norman Metcalfe

Richard Anderson

Chris Gregoire

Carl Behnke

Mike Clayville

Holly Dillon

Mark Fleischauer is a Board Member at [Fred Hutch](/org/fred-hutch). Prior to that, they were a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Washington, Department of Medical Oncology from July 2013 to July 2020. Before that, they were an IRTA Postdoctoral Fellow at NIEHS from July 2006 to October 2008, conducting research in molecular biology of breast cancer metastasis and the effects of dietary essential fatty acids on these processes. Mark was also a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences from January 2006 to December 2008. Mark began their career as a Research Intern at Protasis LLC from January 2005 to May 2005.

Mark Fleischauer has a Ph.D. in Molecular Bioscience from Washington State University and a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from [Youngstown State University](/org/youngstown-state-university).

Mark Fleischauer

Robert Herbold

Satya Nadella

Paul Reed

Paula Reynolds

James Sinegal

Theresa Gillespie

Stephen Graham was an administrative assistant at Straub Clinic & Hospital from January 1983 to December 1992. Stephen is currently a board member at [Fred Hutch](/org/fred-hutch).

[ Stephen Graham's educational career began when they attended college. After they graduated, they went on to the University of Hawaii at Manoa. ]

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