Terri Bray, M.S., M.B.A.

Director, Environment, Health, and Safety, Frederick National Laboratory

As director of Environment, Health and Safety, Terri Bray brings more than twenty years of experience in program development and implementation, organizational change management, and facilities and research program management. She has led many high-impact project teams to deliver multiple critical and first-of-its-kind projects related to facilities, organizational changes, and management systems.

Prior to joining Frederick National Laboratory in December 2013, Bray was the Deputy Director of Environment, Safety and Quality Assurance at Argonne National Laboratory and held a number of progressively responsible nuclear materials research and facilities management positions there.

She received a B.S. in Nuclear Engineering from Kansas State University, a M.S. in Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and an M.B.A. in Operations Management from DePaul University.

Rebecca Kelly, M.E.

Mission Systems Engineer on The Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer (EZIE) at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Rebecca’s expertise is on spacecraft design and development with a focus on systems engineering aspects including mission ops, requirements definition, risk assessment and mitigation, and subsystem overview. She has experience in drafting proposals, academic papers, and various other technical communications. She also has multiple experiences with space systems projects, mission designs, and hands-on flight testing.

Angel Boardley

Angel Boardley is a first-generation Biology student, currently in her senior year at Hood College. Angel’s journey in biomedical and biotechnology research began early. At the age of 17, she started her first internships at prestigious institutions such as The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, where she delved into HIV-related neuroscience research, and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where she explored precision medicine protein biochemistry research.

After a brief hiatus from research to focus on her academic endeavors and entrepreneurial pursuits, including establishing her own business, Angels Promise Co., specializing in nanny and family development services, Angel returned to the field with renewed passion and purpose. She applied her business experience to her passion for biology in an internship with KamTek Inc., where she learned the ins and outs of running a biotech company. She was recognized by the state of Maryland as Intern of the Month in Science and Technology for her efforts in this role. During the summer of 2023, she interned at the Center for Prostate Disease Research with the Department of Defense, and she is currently an intern at the National Cancer Institute, focusing on HIV research.

With each opportunity, Angel continues to demonstrate her unwavering commitment to scientific inquiry and her potential to make significant contributions to the field of biomedical sciences and biotechnology.

Tanja Grkovic, Ph.D.

Staff Scientist in the Molecular Targets Program at the National Cancer Institute

Tanja obtained her Ph.D. degree from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, followed by postdoctoral appointments at the Molecular Targets Laboratory, National Cancer Institute in Frederick, Maryland, and the Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery in Brisbane, Australia. She spent six years as a Senior Scientist in the Natural Products Support Group at the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research before joining the Natural Products Branch at the National Cancer Institute in 2020 as a Staff Scientist. At NCI, Tanja’s work is focused on the isolation and identification of biologically active marine- and plant-sourced natural products with emphasis on the development and applications of novel technologies.

MODERATOR

Joy Beveridge, M.S.

Before retiring in early 2023, Joy was the Operations Director for the Clinical Monitoring Research Program Directorate (CMRPD) at the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research. She oversaw a generous portfolio of work that CMRPD manages in support of the National Cancer Institute and other institutes at the National Institutes of Health. Her degrees from Hood College and University of Maryland-Baltimore are in biology and microbiology.

Passionate about fostering meaningful connections, Joy actively contributes to Woman to Woman Mentoring, Inc., a 501(C)3 non-profit organization that seeks to cultivate mentoring relationships that provide women with guidance, support, and connections. She started volunteering with Woman to Woman Mentoring after she completed the Leadership Frederick County (LFC) Program in May 2016. Additionally, Joy serves as an active member of the Hood College Board of Associates, and contributes greatly to the Hood College/Frederick Health Resource Garden, further contributing to her commitment to community engagement.