Melody Mak-Jurkauskas

Melody Mak-Jurkauskas, Clerk, is Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs, WuXi Apptec, which serves the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device industries. She received her postdoctoral training at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and started her pharmaceutical industry career in Cambridge and never left. A member of the Riverside Community Council–Cambridge/Somerville, she says, “Riverside’s services are important and the staff members are not only highly competent, but they’re creative, smart and care a great deal. I find the organization incredibly inspiring!” Melody lives in Cambridge with her husband Valdas and their two sons, and is an active parent volunteer at her boys’ school. She also fills her downtime playing the piano and practicing yoga.