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Simon Joins Policy Analysis Center As Director
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 Tweet
Viviana Simon has joined the Policy
Analysis Center as its halftime director.
She joins the center from the
Society for Women's Health Research, where she
was vice president for Scientific Affairs and
directs the organization’s scientific
programs, including its Isis Fund
Interdisciplinary Research Network.
The Policy Analysis Center is a partnership
between The Horizon Foundation and the
Association of Community Services of Howard
County (ACS). It focuses on policy research,
analysis, evaluation and data collection that
respond to the needs of the county’s health
and human service organizations.
Horizon Foundation president and CEO
Richard M. Krieg said it was Simon's
"substantial background in research
management" that made her standout from the
rest of the candidates in a regional search
for the Policy Analysis Center’s
director.
ACS Executive Director Anne Towne notes
that since Simon lives and volunteers in
Howard County, she brings the additional
knowledge of local resources and
programs.
Simon began her career at Proteome
Inc./Incyte Genomics, where she was senior
editor of human databases. She joined the
Society for Women's Health Research in 2002 as
program manager.
She holds a B.A. in Microbiology from the
University of Massachusetts, Amherst and a
Ph.D. in cell biology from Columbia University.
She also completed a postdoctoral fellowship
at the Banting and Best Institute at the
University of Toronto, in Ontario,
Canada.
A resident of Columbia, she serves on the
board of directors of Alianza de la Comunidad,
an organization that advocates for the county's
Hispanic community.
Founded in 2007, the Policy Analysis Center
has conducted a number of studies that have
informed leadership decisions in the health and
human services arena. More information on
the Center can be found at www.policyanalysiscenter.org.
Simon can be reached at 410-715-9543.
The Horizon Foundation, Howard County’s
largest philanthropy, addresses community
health issues through strategic grants,
community programs and partnerships with
private and public institutions.
The Association of Community Services
of Howard County is a network of human
services providers, community and faith-based
organizations, government agencies, and
community advocates. For information about the
Association of Community Services, call
410-715-9545 or visit www.acshoco.org.
CONTACT:
Richard M.
Krieg
410-715-0311
rkrieg@thehorizonfoundation.org
Anne
Towne
410-715-9545
Anne.Town@acshoco.org
Jean
Moon & Associates
410-730-0316
jeanmoon@verizon.net