2007 OHRP
Research Community Forum

Executive Steering Committee

Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP)

Shirley Hicks, R.N.
Director
Division of Education and Development
Office for Human Research Protections
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The Tower Building - 1101 Wootton Parkway - Suite 200
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: 240-453-8227 Fax: 240-453-6909
shirley.hicks@hhs.gov - [New 5/15/2006]

Darlene Marie Ross, B.S.
Executive Secretary, Human Subjects Research Subcommittee
Public Health Analyst, Division of Education and Development
Office for Human Research Protections
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The Tower Building - 1101 Wootton Parkway - Suite 200
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: 240-453-8127 Fax: 240-453-6909
darlene.ross@hhs.gov - [New 5/15/2006]

Florida Hospital

Laura Orem, CIP, CIM
Program Manager, Institutional Review Board
Florida Hospital
212 E. Winter Park Street
Orlando, FL 32804
Phone: 407-303-5581 Fax: 407-303-3638 Laura.orem@flhosp.org

Fouad Hajjar, M.D.
Chairman, Institutional Review Board
Florida Hospital
212 E. Winter Park St.
Orlando, FL 32804
Phone: 407-303-2080
Fouad.hajjarmd@flhosp.org

Lee Johnson, MA, CCC-SLP
Vice President
Florida Hospital
601 E. Rollins St.
Orlando, FL 32804
Phone: 407-303-6959
Lee.johnson@flhosp.org

Alma Cheveres
Office/Events Coordinator
Institutional Review Board
212 E. Winter Park St.
Orlando, FL 32804
Phone: 407-303-5581 Fax: 407-303-3638
Alma.cheveres@flhosp.org

Jane Crofton, RN, BSN, CCRC
Administrator
Florida Hospital Cancer Center Research
601 E. Rollins St.
Orlando, FL 32804
Phone: 407-303-2091
Jane.crofton@flhosp.org

Kathleen Herman, M.S.W.
Lead Coordinator
Institutional Review Board
Florida Hospital
212 E. Winter Park St.
Orlando, FL 32804
Phone: 407-303-2091; Fax: 407-303-3638 Kathleen.herman@flhosp.org

Karin Kowalczyk, R.N., BSN, CCRC
Research Quality Improvement Specialist
Office of Research Administration
Florida Hospital
601 E. Rollins St.
Orlando, FL 32804
Phone: 407-303-2850
Karin.kowalczyk@flhosp.org

Grace Lai, BSN, R.N.
Research Coordinator
Medical Education
Florida Hospital
601 E. Rollins St.
Orlando, FL 32804
Phone: 407-303-2859
Grace.lai@flhosp.org

Penny Porteous, R.N., M.S.A., CCRC
Cardiovascular Research & Registry Director
Florida Hospital
601 E. Rollins St.
Orlando, FL 32804
Phone: 407-303-7556
Penny.porteous@flhosp.org

Orlando Regional Healthcare System

Tara Roberts
Manager
Institutional Review Board
Orlando Regional Healthcare System
86 W. Underwood Street, MP 7
Orlando, FL 32806
Phone: 321-841-5895 Fax: 321-843-6065
Tara.roberts@orhs.org

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Allisun Feazell, CIP
Oncology Project Coordinator
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando
1400 South Orange Avenue, MP# 780
Orlando, FL 32806
Phone: 321-841-1862 Fax: 321841-3255 Allisun.feazell@orhs.org

University of Central Florida Hospital

Barbara Ward, B.S., CIM
Coordinator
Institutional Review Board
University of Central Florida
Office of Research and Commercialization
12201 Research Pkwy, Ste. 501
Orlando, FL 32816-3246
Phone: 407-882-2276 & 407-823-2901 Fax: 407-823-3299 bkward@mail.ucf.edu or irb@mail.ucf.edu