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Scott Sutherland

Vice President, Data Science

Scott Sutherland is a software engineer and data scientist, with two decades of experience in health research informatics. He has managed data science, software development, data management, and scientific survey projects in biotech, clinical care, and for biomedical research institutions, including the Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. He has worked on several large-cohort studies, including the National Institutes of Health’s Precision Medicine Initiative/All of Us Research Program, where he is a Principal Investigator, and the Women’s Health Initiative. Scott received his bachelor’s degree from The Ohio State University in 1995, by combining graduate and undergraduate courses in Computer Science and other disciplines for a one-of-a-kind degree in Interactive Media (web application development). He went on to become a faculty member in the Masters of Science program at the Purdue University School of Engineering, and Indiana University School of Informatics, helping found a new program and teaching a variety of courses related to development of internet-based applications. At the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard, Scott built and managed departments that served hundreds of cancer, rare disease, HIV, and public health studies. His domain has included many software engineering teams, a survey research call center, a data center, an analytics team, and a creative services team to help scientific projects accomplish their communications goals. Sutherland directed design and development of numerous scientific portals and patent-facing, web-based disease registries for cancer, heart disease, and rare disease studies. In addition, he has also been a PI for individual disease registries and served on IRB committees at two different institutions. While at the Broad Institute, Scott started and managed Operations Analytics for the All of Us Research Program. At Vibrent Health, Scott serves as Vice President for Data Science. He serves as the Principal Investigator for Analytics in the PTSC for the All of Us Research Program. He has built and managed Vibrent’s analytics team and directed strategy for the Analytics platform, reporting and services.

Mark Begale

Vice President

Mark identifies and nurtures new opportunities and collaborations with companies and organizations to form relationships between these entities and Vibrent Health for mutual benefit, in support Vibrent’s strategic vision and business outcomes. He has held leadership positions product partnerships and technology as director of products and chief technology officer for Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies. He is also a Principal Investigator of the National Institutes of Health’s Precision Medicine Initiative/All of Us Research Program. He holds a degree from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Mark has a strong in strong interest in precision medicine and is dedicated to his work at Vibrent because of his desire to help others.

Josh Schilling

Sr. Director, Health Solutions

Josh has more than 15 years of expertise in medical devices system design, product design, and development of both hardware and software solutions in the health industry. As a scientist and engineer, Josh is passionate about using sensors of all types from physiological personal health technology to environmental and passive sensing as a means to infer and improve the quality of life for everyonethrough solutions that anyone can afford.

Through ongoing engineering efforts, he has directly contributed to the continued improvement of Bluetooth technology while working with health device manufactures and standards bodies, to improve the technology's usefulness within the medical community. Early in his career, he developed Pulse Oximeter hardware/firmware to measure oxygenated blood found on oxygen bound to hemoglobin molecules in red blood cells. Some of his achievements include authorship of papers accepted into the IEEE, poster presentations at ATA, and several pending patents.

Josh has contributed to technological and scientific advancements at organizations including ContinuaHealth Alliance, Bluetooth SIG, USB I/F, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and various societies within IEEE, Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM), and American TelemedicineAssociation (ATA). Josh works with Vibrent’s medical partners to give back to the medical community by helping them adopt advancements and knowledge learned from Vibrent into their solutions while conforming to guidance set by international standards for medical devices (IEC 60601) and medical device software (IEC 62304).

Rachele Peterson

Director, Clinical Research

Rachele has more than 15 years of experience in clinical research and research administration, bringing to Vibrent firsthand knowledge and understanding of the needs of investigators and research teams. Most recently, she was the Executive Director and Principal Investigator of the All of Us Research Program at the University of Arizona and Banner Health where she led award management, milestone adherence, relationship stewardship, communications, research compliance and fiscal management. Rachele successfully harmonized 130 research staff across 14 enrollment sites in two states to ensure program goals and milestones were achieved using standardized operations, enrolling over 38,500 participants from diverse communities. Rachele is the primary leader engaging with Healthcare Provider Organizations in the All of Us Research Program, guiding cross-functional and strategic efforts to position and manage the Participant Technology Systems Center needs around policy development, customer support and engagement, and quality improvement. She identifies opportunities for Vibrent platform offerings and builds industry-academic relationships. As a lifelong learner focused on continuous improvement and innovation, Rachele holds a Master of Science in clinical research management from Arizona State University and is presently completing an Executive MBA at her alma mater. She has a Bachelor of Arts in public policy analysis from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She maintains two professional, national certifications as a Certified Research Administrator and Certified Clinical Research Professional.

Brandon Beltz, PhD

Director, UX Research

Brandon has 15 years of experience conducting user research and working in research laboratories. He is driven by a desire to understand how the fundamentals of human behavior impact the successful adoption and use of information technology. As the Director of User Research at Vibrent Health, Brandon establishes best practices, guidelines, and policies for conducting user research within the company and with partners. He provides overall company strategy and direction for user research efforts across multiple product lines and with different user populations. In two years, he has led and conducted over 35 user research studies using quantitative and qualitative approaches to deliver data driven insights to better shape product designs.

Catherine Freeland

Director, Health Research Commmunications

Catherine brings broad healthcare marketing communications experience and a passion for public health to Vibrent Health. She has more than15 years’ experience leading communications strategy for major academic medical centers in New York City and Denver, Colorado. She most recently served as the communications officer for the All of Us Research Program New York City Consortium. Catherine successfully deployed paid digital and social advertising, outdoor placements, direct mail, email, and SMS campaigns to recruit and retain nearly 26,000 NYC participants across the NYC Consortium. With a strong focus on inclusion for underrepresented communities in biomedical research, Catherine is committed through her work at Vibrent to securing the improved health and vitality of marginalized communities through increased accessibility and equity. Catherine has extensive experience leading institution-wide initiatives including the implementation of content management systems, customer relationship management tools, and digital asset management. Her work in both the public and private sector includes developing and implementing public health campaigns on issues such as child abuse and neglect prevention, smoking cessation, and public health funding. She has experience interfacing with federal, state, and local governments to implement public health campaigns and initiatives. Catherine received her Master’s in Public Health from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. A native of Colorado, Catherine and her family live in Washington Heights in NYC.

Lisa Kunst

Director, Digital Health Solutions

As the leader of the Vibrent Digital Health Solutions team, Lisa uses her 15+ years of professional project/program management experience in precision medicine research, healthcare, and information system implementations to help our research partners succeed. Her group works closely with our partners to kick off projects, implement protocols, launch research projects and provide continued consulting services to help researchers and study staff achieve their scientific and operational goals. Much of Lisa’s career has focused on reducing health disparities in underserved populations. Prior to joining Vibrent, Lisa was the Administrative Director for the All of Us Research Program’s Wisconsin consortium, based out of Marshfield Clinic Research Institute. She provided oversight of the statewide implementation and operations of All of Us, working with partners at UW-Madison, Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin, and Gundersen Health, as well as providing leadership for All of Us teams located at multiple Marshfield Clinic Health System locations. Lisa has significant expertise in all aspects of the lifecycle of clinical research, including award management, IRB communication, community engagement, enrollment, and participant retention, successfully leading the consortium to enroll over 12,500 participants with an exceptional rate of 68% of participants remaining actively engaged. Lisa earned a master’s degree in Administrative Studies from Missouri State University and also has been a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) through the Project Management Institute since 2016.