Please join us to welcome Vanna Hovanky, who started as a Clinical Research Coordinator Associate with BMT last week!

Vanna graduated from Stanford University for both her Bachelors of Science in Human Biology (Class of 2018) and her Masters of Science in Community Health and Prevention Research (Class of 2019).  Previously, Vanna was a a dental student for the past year and a half before deciding on a career change to pursue her passion for clinical research, which grew from her time in the Stanford Community Health and Prevention Research master’s program.

Vanna is excited to get to know the team and to continue growing my skills working with clinical data. Fun fact: Vanna enjoys knitting, origami, and social dance.

Please send Vanna a virtual hello and welcome her to the CCTO team!

Please join us to welcome back Sarah Kramer, who started as a temp Administrative Associate with Admin Team last week!

Sarah received her undergraduate degree at San Francisco State University, majoring in Sociology and minoring in Human Sexuality Studies. Sarah has a Masters degree in Education Policy from the Stanford Graduate School of Education, where she focused on gender violence prevention.  Previously, Sarah have held a variety of administrative roles at Stanford, both at the School of Medicine and on the main campus, and is returning to CCTO in this temp position.  Sarah also work at a local non-profit makerspace called Maker Nexus, where she taught classes on laser cutters, industrial sewing machines, digital design, and textiles-based projects.

Sarah is looking forward to re-joining the CCTO Admin team, and providing additional support during this transitional period. She would love for staff to feel free to reach out, and join us on the watercooler slack channel for more social interactions!

Please send Sarah a virtual hello and welcome her to the CCTO team!