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 

government affairs committee

Bill Claffey
Partner, Tax Services
Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina

Kathy Bilotas
Director of State Government Affairs
Eli Lilly

Dmitri Siegel
Director, Alliance Development
Bristol Myers Squibb

Jennifer Herz
State Government Affairs, Regional Director
Boehringer Ingelheim

Jillian Jackson
Associate Director for State Government Relations
Yale University

Joann Lombardo
Senior Director, Government Relations
UCONN

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

Joseph Oros
Director, State Government Affairs
AbbVie

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

Kathryn Lavriha
Director, State Government Relations
Sanofi

Marie Schweitzer
Director, Government Relations For Health Affairs
UCONN

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

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

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

Sandra Ribeiro
Director, State Government Affairs
GSK

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

Stephen Burm
Director, State Government Affairs, Northeast Region
BIO

John Kocinsky
Executive VP, Technical Operations
Mannkind

Valerie Volpe
Federal Liaison
Regeneron

Kenneth Hiscoe
Government Relations Director
Pfizer

Jack Quinn
Head, State Government Affairs
Regneron

Geoffrey Becker
Government Affairs Program Director, US State Government Affairs
Medtronic

Rich Jacob
Associate VP for Federal and State Relations
Yale University

Stephen Bloch
CEO and Founder
EvolveImmune

Ranjit Bindra
MD, PhD
Yale

Laura Srebnik
Associate Director, State Government Affairs- East
Biomarin