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The YANA Advisory Board

Practitioners, regulators, educators, and sponsors who advise our workforce development programs and review every credential before it ships. They are independent of YANA's commercial decisions and are listed publicly so anyone can scrutinize who shapes the work.

Portrait of Dr. Amara Okafor, MD, MPH
Chair · Clinical Practice

Dr. Amara Okafor, MD, MPH

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Twenty years leading multi-site oncology trials across North America and West Africa. Guides competency mapping for clinical operations credentials.

GCP E6(R3)Site readinessEquity in trials
Portrait of Dr. Rajiv Menon, PharmD
Vice Chair · Regulatory & Quality

Dr. Rajiv Menon, PharmD

Former Senior Reviewer, U.S. FDA

Former FDA reviewer with deep experience in inspection findings and CAPA design. Advises on assessment rigor and audit-readiness.

FDA inspectionsQuality systemsPharmacovigilance
Portrait of Dr. Helen Marchetti, PhD
Education & Assessment Design

Dr. Helen Marchetti, PhD

King's College London, School of Medical Education

Psychometrician focused on competency-based assessment for healthcare professionals. Oversees blueprint validity and candidate fairness reviews.

PsychometricsSimulation designCompetency frameworks
Portrait of David Chen, MS
Industry & Sponsor Liaison

David Chen, MS

VP, Clinical Operations · Mid-cap Biotech

Brings the sponsor-side perspective on workforce readiness and the credentials hiring managers actually trust at offer time.

Sponsor hiringWorkforce planningAI in clinical ops
Portrait of Dr. Sofia Reyes, MD
Patient Safety & Healthcare Systems

Dr. Sofia Reyes, MD

Director of Research Operations, Academic Medical Center (LATAM)

Champions the safety and ethics dimensions of every credential, with a particular focus on community-based research settings.

Patient safetyInformed consentCommunity research
Portrait of Dr. Yousef Al-Hashimi, MD
Global Workforce & Emerging Markets

Dr. Yousef Al-Hashimi, MD

Regional Lead, MENA Clinical Research Network

Advises on regional adaptation of YANA credentials and accreditation reciprocity across emerging clinical research markets.

MENA & APACWorkforce capacityAccreditation
Board charter

How the board operates

  • Independent of YANA's product and revenue decisions.
  • Reviews every credential blueprint, exam form, and recertification cycle.
  • Two-year renewable terms; conflicts of interest disclosed publicly.
  • Quorum required for credential launches and material changes.
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