Our Team

Beth Williams, Director of Project Management, has worked in the
pharmaceutical industry for more than 13 years. Her leadership role is rooted in practical experiences developed as a project manager. Beth is responsible for key project activities including the operational conduct of studies, coordination of vendors and client communication. Beth maintains high quality, scientific and ethical standards, while ensuring timely management of the study from protocol inception to CSR finalization.

Brandi Eckard holds the position of Director, Recruitment for DVCR. Eckard has more than six years of experience in the clinical research industry with her experience solely focused on study volunteer recruitment. Her study recruitment efforts range in a variety of populations from healthy volunteers to patient population trials and has a successful track record of recruiting studies on time. 

Caitlyn Logan is an experienced industry veteran in the CRO space. She has managed multiple CRO departments including quality control, training and clinical operations. Caitlyn also holds a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt achieved in 2017 and was also part of the six-year B.A./M.D. program at UMKC where she earned her B.A. in Chemistry.  

Chris Hardage has over 25 years of clinical research experience with an emphasis on early clinical development and Phase 1 studies for over 20 years. His industry
experience includes clinical trial coordination, project management, clinical monitoring, quality control, clinic operations and site management. Chris
leverages his extensive and diversified background daily to ensure that optimal customer service is achieved throughout the client relationship.

Crystal Sounakhen, Senior Study Manager, has more than 10 years of research experience as a coordinator and study manager focused on Phase I studies in both healthy volunteers and patient populations. Crystal serves as one of the primary points of contact to ensure seamless communication and project oversight throughout study conduct.

Donnie Keeney, Senior Staff Pharmacist, is a licensed pharmacist in the States of Kansas and Missouri. He has more than five years of clinical research experience practicing as a pharmacist in a Phase I unit. He holds a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) from the University of Kansas and is certified to administer immunizations.

Greg has worked in the CRO industry in both business development and commercial leadership roles for over 2 decades.  His experience in preclinical, early clinical and late clinical research provide him deep knowledge of the drug development process.  For the past 9 years, Greg’s focus has been in the early clinical development space.  He is known for building strong long-term relationships with clients based on trust and responsiveness.

Jon Larson is the Training Director at Dr. Vince Clinical Research. He brings two decades of healthcare experience with eight years focused on clinical research. He has managed multiple clinical offices including sleep labs, physician practices and urgent care centers. He is known for his clinical knowledge and team development skills.

Justin Couture has been a nationally registered paramedic for 14 years with a decade of work specifically in clinical research. Couture has held several roles in the medical research field ranging from direct patient care to clinic supervision and project management. He is advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS) certified and has completed graduate-level education in organizational leadership.

Mark Gasper holds the position of Manager, Laboratory Operations. Mark has eight years of laboratory experience with more than six of those years in Phase I clinical research. He has a range of experience from roles as head of shipping and sample logistics, as well as leadership roles communicating between sponsors and central and local labs. He is known for managing supply chains to meet project timelines.

Michelle Neaderhiser is a nurse with over 25 years of clinical research experience. Her expertise is in the management of Clinical Operations and Study Management for Phase 1 clinical trials. She focuses on protocol reviews as it relates to
operationalizing trials for clinical conduct. She is known for collaboratively working with multiple departments to effectively conduct trials from study start-up through final report. She prides herself on prioritizing client requests.

With 25 years of service as a paramedic, Michelle Braithwait functions as Manager, Safety Operations. Braithwait received a Bachelor of Nursing in 2013 and is advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS) certified. Her eight years of clinical research experience includes multiple roles in the field ranging from IP administration, telemetry monitoring to a director role of a 100+ bed Phase I unit.

Paul Watson, Facilities Manager, has more than 25 years of experience working across the clinical research industry. Paul has served as a research coordinator conducting various patient population clinical trials. He has also been a facilities manager at a  Phase I unit and is known for his attention to detail.

Robert Wall joins DVCR as the Manager of the Regulatory Department with over 6 years of clinical research experience. Robert has managed regulatory and submissions teams for Phase I clinical research sites and has worked closely with study managers, CROs, Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) and medical writers to organize and streamline processes and workflows.

Shari Clark serves DVCR as Director, Laboratory Operations. Shari has over 25 years of laboratory and clinical research experience. She is also a certified Medical Technologist and has spent 15 years in Data Management. Clark has held several leadership positions during her time at a Phase I unit as well as two large CROs.

Tasha Velazquez, Training Manager, has worked in the healthcare industry for over 20 years. Her 7 years in clinical research combined with her in-depth knowledge of clinic procedures is instrumental in the training of our research
staff. Tasha leverages her knowledge and skills during didactical instruction to create an ideal training environment that improves staff learning, comprehension and performance within the Dr. Vince Clinical Research organization.

Tom Slaughter has nearly 2 decades of experience in quality department roles within the pharmaceutical industry and early clinical development space. He has broad expertise implementing and maintaining quality compliance with applicable regulations including cross functional team building. Former roles have included Director of Quality Control and Pharmacy QC Specialist. Tom leads a company-wide initiative to leverage and integrate multiple technology-based platforms that create the optimal environment for study execution.

Todd Janssen has been a practicing registered pharmacist (RPh) for 28 years with the last 10 years focused in clinical research. He received training in compounding at Professional Compounding Centers of America. Janssen’s expertise in clinical trial dose preparation includes powder in capsule, over-encapsulation, aseptic preparation including non-sterile to sterile formulations and powder in solution applications.