Advocating for policies that grow our state’s life science industry.

In this fast-moving industry, BioCT keeps policy makers and influencers abreast of the latest developments and changing needs of the life science community.

Government Affairs Committee

The Government Affairs Committee is comprised of BioCT board members, industry executives and business advisors including the government relations firm of Rome, Smith, Lutz & Kowalski, which has deep expertise in matters impacting our industry.

LEADERSHIP

Jodie Gillon
President & CEO,
BioCT 

Christopher Smith
Partner,
Rome, Smith, Lutz & Kowalski

John Harkins
Vice President,
Rome, Smith, Lutz & Kowalski

government affairs committee

Joseph Oros
Director, State Government Affairs
AbbVie

Matthew O’Donnell
Senior Director, State Government Affairs,
Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease

Brian Rosen
Director, State Government Affairs, East
Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease

Stephen Burm
Director, State Government Affairs,
Northeast Region
BIO

Jennifer Herz
State Government Affairs, Regional Director,
Boehringer Ingelheim

 

Dmitri Siegel
Director, Alliance Development,
Bristol Myers Squibb

Joni Arvai
Senior Manager, State Government Affairs,
Bristol Myers Squibb

Karla White
State Government Affairs Manager, East Coast,
CSL Behring

Rich Horgan
Founder and CEO,
CURE Rare Disease

Kathy Andrews Bilotas
Director of State Government Affairs,
Eli Lilly

Bill Claffey
Partner, Tax Services,
Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina

Sandra Ribeiro
Director, State Government Affairs,
GSK

Lisa Roy
Director of Government & Community Relations,
The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine

 

John Kocinsky
Executive VP, Technical Opperations,
Mannkind

Kenneth Hiscoe
Government Relations Director,
Pfizer

Laura Ekas
SVP, Head of Corporate & Commercial Strategy,
Rallybio

Valerie Volpe
Federal Liason
Regeneron

Kathryn Lavriha
Director, State Government Relations,
Sanofi

Marie DeSanto Schweitzer
Director, Government Relations for Health Affairs,
University of Connecticut

Joann Lombardo
Senior Director, Governmental Relations,
University of Connecticut

Jillian Jackson
Associate Director of State Relations,
Yale University