NAVREF Board Members and VA Liaisons
As of October 2026
Name, Board Category, and Title
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Organization, City, and State
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Rebecca Rosales, MBA, CRA
Chief Executive Officer
Board Chair
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Northern California Institute for Research and Education
San Francisco, CA
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Leslie Hughes
Executive Director Vice Chair
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Foundation for Atlanta Veterans Education and Research Atlanta, GA |
Chris Wood, PhD
Secretary/Treasurer
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Dorn Research Institute
Columbia, SC
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Matthew Collier, MPA
Community Member
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McLean, VA
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Maggie Czarnogorski, MD, MPH
Community Member
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Vienna, VA |
David Cennimo
Associate Chief of Staff for Education
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New Jersey VA Health System
Union City, NJ
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Waqar Malik
Executive Director
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Wisconsin Corporation for Biomedical Research
Milwaukee, WI
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VACANT
Medical Center Director |
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VACANT
ACOS Research & Development |
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Thomas C. Ferguson M.D.
Chief of Staff
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VA Memphis Health Care System Memphis, TN
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Katrina Washburn, PhD
Executive Director
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South Florida VA Foundation for Research and Education
Miami, FL
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Birgit Roller
Executive Director
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Veterans Research and Education Association
Ann Arbor, MI
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VA Liaisons:
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Grant Huang, PhD
Acting Chief Research and Development Officer
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Department of Veterans Affairs
Office of Research and Development
Washington DC
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To reach any board member, please contact the NAVREF office by sending an email to admin@navref.org
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Board Meeting Schedule
FY 2025 | Date | Location | | Q1 | December, 8 2026 | Virtual | | Q2 | March 11, 2026 | Phoenix, AZ | | Q3 | June 8, 2026 | Virtual | | Q4 | September 27, 2026 | Washington, DC |
NAVREF board meetings are typically hosted by a member NPC. To host a board meeting, please contact the NAVREF office at admin@navref.org
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