Executive Committee

Membership consists of the elected FDP Administrative Co-Chair, the elected FDP Faculty Co-Chair, a senior federal official identified by the Federal Agency Members, a representative from the National Academies Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable (non-voting), a senior federal science official (appointed by the Office of Science and Technology Policy), the FDP Executive Director (non-voting), and the Co-Chairs of each of the Operational and Programmatic Committees. The OSTP appointed senior federal official serves to provide a strong link to the National Science and Technology Council, Committee on Science and other relevant federal research entities with the FDP. The Co-Chairs can appoint additional members, with approval of the Executive Committee.

Responsibilities of the Chair of the Executive Committee

• Work closely with Executive Committee members, the GUIRR representative and GUIRR staff.
• Chair and attend all FDP meetings.
• Work with FDP Executive Director and Committee members on the development of meeting agendas.
• Participate in Executive Committee conference calls (10/yr) and ad hoc conference calls with various FDP committees (10/yr).
• Provide guidance and oversight to FDP Executive Director
• Serve as an ex officio member of all FDP committees and task forces.
• Provide guidance and oversight to the FDP committees and task forces.
• Oversee and endorse all formal written FDP position papers and/or recommendations.

Responsibilities of Executive Committee Members

• Attend all FDP meetings.
• Participate in development of meeting agendas.
• Participate in Executive Committee conference calls (10/yr).
• Participate in the preparation of any formal written FDP position papers and/or recommendations.
• Serve as the primary point of contact/advocate for a particular operational or functional standing committee.
• Represent the FDP at professional, university and federal agency meetings.
• Interact on behalf of the FDP with external groups: OSTP, OMB, NCURA, SRA, COGR, etc.
• Attend GUIRR Council meetings (3/yr) and report on the status of FDP activities.

Documents

• Phase VI Strategic Plan
• Phase VII Strategic Plan
• Demonstrations
• FDP Operating Guidelines (10/16/2020)
• Organization Chart

Congressional Testimony June 12, 2014

• Download Written Testimony from Dr. Susan Sedwick
• Download Summary of the Written Testimony

Member	Organization
Alexandra Albinak (Administrative Rep. and Co-Chair)	Johns Hopkins University
Michele Masucci (Faculty Rep. and Co-Chair)	Temple University
Dick Seligman (Interim Executive Director)	Federal Demonstration Partnership
Susan Anderson (ERI Representative)	College of Charleston
Cindy Hope	University of Alabama
Jim Luther	Duke University
Michelle Bulls	National Institutes of Health
Maria Koszalka	National Science Foundation
Denise Clark	University of Maryland, College Park
Robert Nobles	Emory University
Jeanne Hermann-Petrin	University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Kim Moreland	University of Wisconsin
Debbie Rafi	Office of Naval Research
David Robinson	Oregon Health & Science University
Tom Arrison	The National Academies, GUIRR
Lori Ann Schultz	University of Arizona
Larry Sutter	Michigan Technological University
Jennifer Taylor	University of Arkansas, Fayettville
Lynette Arias	University of Washington
Stephanie Scott	Columbia University
Diane Dean	National Institutes of Health
David Saunders	National Science Foundation
Melissa Korf	Harvard Medical School
Sara Pietrzak	Federal Demonstration Partnership