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2009-2010 AMWA Mid-Atlantic Officers: Biographies

President

Stefan Schuber

Stephen enjoys the challenges of medical writing and editing, helping teams of authors to produce technically accurate and correctly formatted manuscripts for publication. When authors need rigorously creative communication tools, Stephen helps them find novel solutions, including articles for peer review, posters, Web communications, white papers, and other documents. For nearly 25 years he has helped communicators with technical writing, editing, compendial communications, and publishing activities involving pharmaceuticals, biologicals and biotechnology, regulatory affairs, and analytical sciences. In addition to his medical writing skills, at the US Pharmacopeia he contributed to General Chapters that are legally enforceable by the Food and Drug Administration and other drug regulatory agencies worldwide. He is responsible for Stimuli articles in Pharmacopeial Forum, a bimonthly journal of compendial review and standards development. In this ISO 9001– and ISO 17025–certified organization he has written and edited SOPs and has collaborated with colleagues internationally. He reads widely, learns quickly, and applies his skill sets creatively to help professionals communicate with each other.

Immediate Past President

Debbie Luyo

Debbie is in the process of meeting final requirements for completion of an MS in Biomedical Science at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland. She is currently exploring employment and freelance writing opportunities. She was formerly a biologist at the National Institutes of Health, where she also worked as a lab technician in the Laboratory of Immunology of the National Eye Institute. In addition, she worked part time as a polysomnography technologist for GWSDC/Adventist Healthcare. Debbie has a BA in Biology from Hood College. She rejoined the Mid-Atlantic Chapter in 2006.

President-Elect

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Treasurer

Evangelyn Kanabus

 

Secretary

Karen Learner

Karen is an editorial administrator in the Communications and Patient Information Department at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). She works on ASCO's patient information website, People Living With Cancer. In addition to supporting the daily operation of PLWC, she manages the weekly PLWC feature article program. She also serves as lead copy editor for patient information materials and department projects, including print materials and content for the website. Karen has a BA in journalism from Ohio Wesleyan University. She has been a member of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter since 2005.

Associate Chapter Conference Coordinator

Kecia Brown

 

Chapter Conference Coordinator

Wendy Moltrup

 

Volunteer Coordinator/Membership Director

Cynthia Haggard, PhD

Cynthia is a medical writer who does both regulatory writing and writing for the public. She recently worked for Lockheed Martin on a National Cancer Institute contract to research new cancer drugs and write short definitions in 7th-grade-level prose to be posted on cancer.gov. She is currently working towards AMWA's Core Certification program in medical writing, with a concentration in writing for pharmaceutical companies, and has taken the classes for writing clinical study reports, filing INDAs, and reporting clinical trials. Last year, she worked on a clinical study report for Nabi Biopharmaceuticals of Rockville MD.

Cynthia has a PhD in experimental psychology from the University of Maryland at College Park. Her studies focused on neuroscience, cognitive science, motor control and perception. She has been a member of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of AMWA since 2005.