We are a collaborative community of research development professionals focused on enhancing Stanford University's research goals.
2024-2025 RD Community Officers:
- Chairs: Crystal Botham & Liz Seckel
- Communication Officers: Ilil Carmi & Megan Mayerle
- Professional Development Officers: Justin Crest & Preethi Nakkina
- Outreach Officers: Jamie Dent & Kiran Kocherlakota
- JEDI Officers: Vinita Bharat & Brandi Stephens
- Excellence in RD Officer: Susan Salkind
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Professional Development Committee
The Professional Development Committee focuses on developing and implementing activities and events that include career planning for research development as a profession, creating and disseminating resources for research development, and skill building for research development professionals.
JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion)
The JEDI Committee coordinates diversity and inclusion efforts for the RD Community @ Stanford. JEDI activities may include organizing didactic trainings at Stanford and our local and national research development communities.
Networking & Outreach Committee:
The Networking & Outreach Committee focuses on developing and implementing activities and events that strengthen the research development community at Stanford and our connection with the wider community beyond Stanford, e.g. research development professionals at UCSF, SJSU, USF, etc. Our research development community can also include key stakeholders, e.g., faculty, administrators, signing officials, trainees, etc.