Meet the Team

The Program for the Protection of Human Subjects (PPHS) team is available to discuss your research study and assist you and your team in complying with humans subjects protections regulations.

PPHS Management

OPEN POSITION
Senior Associate Dean for Human Subjects Research
Executive Director, IRB Chair

Theodore Bania, MD, MS, CIP
Associate Director, IRB Chair
Tel: 646-605-7377
theodore.bania@mssm.edu

Bevin Cohen, PhD, MPH, MS, RN
IRB Chair
Tel: 332-215-2975
bevin.cohen@mountsinai.org

Lori Jennex, MA, CIP
Associate Dean
Tel: 646-605-7379
Cell: 646-285-3689
lori.jennex@mssm.edu

Kayley Pratt, MHR, CIP
Assistant Director of Regulatory and Administrative Affairs
Tel: 646-864-7688          
kayley.pratt@mssm.edu                                                                                                                                                                                            
Jake Sutera, BA, CIP
Senior IRB Manager
Tel: 929-641-0916
jake.sutera@mssm.edu

Shanitra Butler, MS, CIP
IRB Manager
Tel: 929-641-0952
shanitra.butler@mssm.edu

Megan Richmond, BS, CIP
Assistant IRB Manager 
Tel: 646-605-7388              
megan.richmond@mssm.edu                                                                                                                                     

IRB Project Teams

Reliance Team – Supervisor: Kayley Pratt

Valentino Graci, MPH, CIP
Senior IRB Analyst
Tel: 929-641-0937
valentino.graci@mssm.edu

Benjamin Mills, MS, CIP
IRB Analyst II
Tel: 929-641-0919 
benjamin.mills@mssm.edu

Amanda Model, BA
IRB Associate II
Tel: 929 641-0932
amanda.model@mssm.edu

Expedited Team – Supervisor: Shanitra Butler

Sasha Broadstone, MS, CIP
IRB Analyst II
Tel: 332-777-7901
sasha.broadstone@mssm.edu

Skylar Singer, MA
IRB Analyst I
Tel: 929-641-0957
skylar.singer@mssm.edu

Kelly Roberts, BA
IRB Analyst I
Tel: 929-305-0120
kelly.roberts@mssm.edu

Eitan Scher, BA
IRB Associate II
Tel: 929-641-0933
eitan.scher@mssm.edu

Full Board Team – Supervisor: Jake Sutera

Schuyler Sattin, MA, CIP
IRB Analyst II
Tel: 929-641-0964
schuyler.sattin@mssm.edu

Samantha Margolin, MS
IRB Analyst I
Tel: 929 641-0913
samantha.margolin@mssm.edu

Valerie Costantini, BS, CIP
IRB Analyst II
Tel: 929-641-0958
valerie.costantini@mssm.edu

Laila Aleem, BA, CIP
IRB Analyst I
Tel: 929-641-0939
laila.aleem@mssm.edu

Page Bachrach, MS
IRB Associate II
Tel: 929-641-0931
page.bachrach@mssm.edu

Finance and Administrative Support – Supervisor: Lori Jennex

Olive Cole
Administrative Assistant II
Tel: 212-824-8200
olive.cole@mssm.edu

Valeria Rotundo
Financial Analyst I
Tel: 929-596-7953
valeria.rotundo@mssm.edu

Mohammad Musa
Financial Analyst I
Tel: 929-596-7586
mohammad.musa@mssm.edu