Kaeri Martinez Medina
President (She/Her) | contact
As president of PSPDG, Kaeri manages relationships with outside organizations and alumni, leads long-term strategies, coordinates financial planning, and supports the development of PSPDG’s leadership team.
Kai is originally from Chicago, Illinois. After completing her undergraduate degree in biology at Brown University, she chose to purse my Ph.D. in virology at the University of Pennsylvania. Her work focuses on the biology of mRNA translation, RNA viruses, and host strategies to combat viral infectious diseases. As the science diplomacy chair within PSPDG, she hosts seminars dedicated to the intersection of diplomacy and science (pandemics, technology and AI). Along with other members of PSPDG, she is working to increase STEM student's proficiency in diplomacy, policy, and communication.
Rose Albert
Vice PrEsident (she/her) | contact
Rose supports PSPDG’s President by coordinating partnerships with external policy organizations and leading communications for PSPDG.
Rose grew up in Meridian, Mississippi and graduated with a BS in Chemistry and MPH in Environmental Health Sciences from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. While in Alabama, she developed a deep connection to southern environmental justice issues. Now as a PhD candidate in Pharmacology and lung biologist-in-training, her long-term goal is to return to the South to provide scientific support to communities most impacted by the climate crisis.
Georgia Mies
Treasurer (She/her) | contact
As the Treasurer of PSPDG, Georgia oversees finances for all three branches of the group. She also seeks new funding opportunities for PSPDG, manages its grants, and coordinates member reimbursements and purchase orders.
Georgia completed her bachelors degree at the University of Michigan with a double major in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and Evolutionary Anthropology. She is now a PhD candidate in the Genomics and Computational Biology graduate program through the Perelman School of Medicine at UPenn. She studies statistical and population genetics, with projects ranging from identifying variants contributing to cancer risk to studying selection in ancient human populations.
Miles Arnett
science Policy Chair (he/hiM) |contact
As science policy chair, Miles develops and organizes policy initiatives and events, by bringing together teams of passionate scientists to learn and teach each other the fundamentals of science policy.
Miles is a PhD student in the Bioengineering department at the University of Pennsylvania. He is currently researching cellular memory in the Raj Lab, and particularly how cancer cells develop resistance to targeted therapies. Outside of the lab, he hopes that his work as part of PSPDG will get more scientists thinking about how their work can positively impact society, and is otherwise keenly interested in election law, astronomy, and Boston sports. After graduation, he hopes to continue working in science policy, either as a career or as a supplement to academic research.
Gabriel Vega Bellido
science communication chair (He/him)| contact
Gabriel oversees and helps teams develop science communication initiatives and events, including training workshops, media production, and career exploration. He also helps coordinate collaborations between PSPDG's SciComm teams and other student groups.
Gabriel grew up on the unincorporated US territory of Puerto Rico, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez, and he is currently completing a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. His work centers on computational materials science, with a focus on building molecular dynamics models for soft matter systems that include liquid crystal molecules. As science communication chair, he hopes to promote the use of diverse forms of media to reach different audiences and explore the many avenues for sharing scientific insights.
Dimitris Boufidis
science Diplomacy chair (He/him)| contact
Dimitris creates events to promote science in diplomatic settings, educate members on international relations and foreign policy, and promote STEM as a crucial part of foreign affairs.
Dimitris Boufidis is a Bioengineering Ph.D. student at the University of Pennsylvania, working at the intersection of neural tissue engineering and flexible bioelectronics. Originally from Greece, he graduated from the University of Sheffield with the 2022 Chancellor’s Medal Award. He’s been recognized as a top 100 “Leader of Tomorrow” in the biotech industry (GS2020, Cambridge UK), national winner of the UK’s Student Employee of the Year 2020, and his volunteering work has been featured on The Guardian and BBC News. He’s a TEDx Speaker, passionate about STEM outreach, and an aspiring science policy and diplomacy professional. He is currently the Science Diplomacy Chair of the Penn Science Policy and Diplomacy Group (PSPDG) and an active member of the National Science Policy Network (NSPN).
Katie Mossburg
President Emerita (she/her) | contact
As the President Emeritus of PSPDG, Katie provides advice and support to the President and Executive Leadership team in long-term strategizing, financial planning, managing relationships with outside organizations, and developing PSPDG’s future leaders.
Katie grew up in West Virginia, and earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering from Boston University. She is now a fourth year PhD student in Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania. Her research focuses on developing ultrasmall metallic nanoparticles as novel contrast agents for breast cancer imaging.
Walker Gosrich
President Emeritus (He/Him) | contact
As President Emeritus of PSPDG, Walker provides advice and support to the President and Executive Leadership team in long-term strategizing, financial planning, managing relationships with outside organizations, and developing PSPDG’s future leaders.
Walker hails from the far reaches of upstate NY, and earned his Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from the University at Buffalo. He is currently a PhD Candidate in the GRASP Lab at University of Pennsylvania, researching the coordination of multi-robot teams via graph theory and machine learning. His policy interests are in regulation of autonomous weapons, and in the governance of AI and its use in large-scale human-facing systems.
Lindsey Fernandez
President Emerita (She/Her)|Postdoctoral Fellow | contact
As the President Emeritus of PSPDG, Lindsey provides advice and support to the President and Executive Leadership team in long-term strategizing, financial planning, managing relationships with outside organizations, and developing PSPDG’s future leaders.
Erin K. Reagan
President Emerita (she/her) | contact
As the President Emeritus of PSPDG, Erin provides advice and support to the President and Executive Leadership team in long-term strategizing, financial planning, managing relationships with outside organizations, and developing PSPDG’s future leaders.
Erin grew up in rural Pennsylvania, not far from Philadelphia. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry and Physics from Hofstra University and recently completed her PhD in Cellular and Molecular Biology at the University of Pennsylvania, where she researched the use of mRNA vaccines for preventing infectious diseases. She currently serves as an Eagleton Science and Politics Fellow placed within the New Jersey Legislature.
Past Leadership
Throughout PSPDG’s history, we’re grateful to have been led by extremely motivated and hard-working individuals. Our previous leaders have devoted time, energy, and skill to the vision and activities of the group, and given current and future leadership the framework to succeed in our endeavor to share science with the world.
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Katie Mossburg - President
Devin M. Burris - Communications Coordinator
Hersh Sanghvi - Treasurer
Stefan Peterson - Science Policy Chair
Kaeri Martinez Medina - Science Diplomacy Chair
Amanda N. Weiss - Science Communication Chair
Rose Albert - External Organizations Liaison
Walker Gosrich - President Emeritus
Lindsey Fernandez - President Emerita
Erin K. Reagan - President Emerita
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Lindsey Fernandez - Co-President
Walker Gosrich - Co-President
Alison L. Knasin - Communications Coordinator
Katie Mossburg - Science Policy Co-Chair
Stefan Peterson - Science Policy Co-Chair
Amanda N Weiss - Science Communication Chair
Hersh Sanghvi - Treasurer
Shannon L. Wolfmann- President Emeritus
Erin K. Reagan - President Emeritus
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Shannon L. Wolfman - President
Walker Gosrich - Science Policy Chair
Julia Han Noll - Science Communication Chair
Amanda Weiss - Interim Science Communication chair
Stephen Mell - Communications Coordinator
Lindsey Fernandez - Treasurer
Erin K. Reagan - President Emerita, Racial Justice Deputy
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Erin K. Reagan - President, Racial Justice Deputy
Shannon Wolfman - Science Policy Chair
Tori Lovins - Science Diplomacy Chair
Alisa “Alice” Sukhina - Science Communication Chair
Stephen Mell - Communications Coordinator
Alexandra Maldonado-Lopez - Treasurer, SACNAS Liaison
Julia Han Noll - Podcast Director, Science Communication Workshop Series Deputy
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Erin K. Reagan - President, Policy Co-chair, Video Director
Shannon Wolfman - Policy Co-Chair
Tori Lovins - Diplomacy Chair
Krystal Haislop - Communications Officer
Alexandra Maldonado-Lopez - Treasurer
Julia Han Noll - Podcast Director
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Penn Science Policy and Diplomacy
Erin K. Reagan — President, Policy Chair, Diplomacy Chair, Treasurer, Video Director
Reno Kriz — Vice President
Ambika Natesan — Communications Chair
Camille Testard — Podcast Director
Anne Fosnocht — Blog Director
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Adrian Rivera-Reyes — Co-president of Science Policy, founder
Enrique Lin Shiao — Co-President of Science Diplomacy, founder
Ian McLaughlin — Co-President of Science Communication, founder
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Science Policy Group
Adrian Rivera-Reyes — President
Jamie DeNizio — Vice President
Liana Vaccari — Treasurer
Ian McLaughlin — Communications Coordinator
Science Diplomacy Group
Enrique Lin Shiao — Chair and Founder
Liana Vaccari — Vice Chair
Ryan Mayers — Head of Operations
Martin Iwanicki — Webmaster
Sharon Kim — Secretary
Jonathan Rumley — Treasurer
Matthew Moronta — Head of Communications
Benjamin Schmitt — Director of Alumni Engagement
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Penn Science Policy Group
Adrian Rivera-Reyes — President
Michael Allegrezza — NSPG Liaison
Annie Chen — Discussion Group Coordinator
Shaun O’Brien — Advocacy and Postdoctoral Affairs Coordinator
Ian McLaughlin — Communications Chair
Penn Diplomacy Group
Enrique Lin Shiao — Chair and Founder
Alexandra Delaney — Vice Chair
Stephen Goldstein — Head of Operations
Seleeke Flingia — Webmaster
Sarah Sneed — Secretary
Martin Iwanicki — Treasurer
Benjamin Schmitt — Director of Alumni Engagement
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Penn Science Policy Group
Michael Allegrezza — President and Founder / NSPG Liaison
Chris Yarosh — Vice President
Katy Ong — Treasurer / Co-Discussion Group Coordinator
Shaun O’Brien — Advocacy and Postdoctoral Affairs Coordinator
Ian McLaughlin — Communications Chair
Annie Chen — Co-Discussion Group Coordinator