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 serves as the Medical Writing Therapeutic Area Lead at Pfizer and brings nearly 17 years of medical writing experience spanning publications and regulatory documentation. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from Rosemont College, a Master of Science in Psychology from Saint Joseph’s University, and a Master of Science in Biomedical Writing from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (currently Saint Joseph’s University). Ms. Girten is located in New Jersey.