Courtland LaVallee has been practicing project management in and out of the biopharmaceutical industry since 1988. He has led positions at companies such as Onyx, Elan and Theravance, and is currently Executive Director, Project Management at Dynavax Technologies.

Eileen M. Girten is Director of Medical Writing at Pfizer and is experienced in regulatory and publications writing, submissions, and mentoring. She is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia and has taught Regulatory Documentation Processes for the Biomedical Writing program. Eileen earned a BA in Chemistry from Rosemont College, an MS in Psychology from Saint Joseph’s University, and an MS in Biomedical Writing from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.