Staff

Global Plasma

Penrod-Josh

Joshua Penrod
Senior Vice President
Head of Global Plasma

Balboni

Sonia Balboni
Senior Director
Lead for Global Plasma Initiatives

Alexa Wetzel
Director
Lead for European Plasma

Brenda Norman
Senior Manager
Lead for Data Programs

Krueger-Diana

Diana Krueger
Manager
Lead for IQPP Audits

Nahla Wu

Nahla Wu
Manager
Lead for Standards

Stackman Bobbi

Bobbi Stackman
Coordinator
Global Plasma

Global Regulatory & Quality Policy

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Dominika Misztela
Senior Director
Head of Global Regulatory Policy

Fransen Michelle

Michelle Fransen
Manager
Lead for Project & Study Management

Evelina Kozubovska

Evelina Kozubovska
Manager
Lead for European
Regulatory Policy

Michelle Mason

Michelle Mason
Coordinator
Regulatory & Quality Support
& QSEAL Administrator

Public Affairs, Europe

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Maarten Van Baelen
Executive Director
Head of Europe

Petrovsy Web

Karl Petrovsky
Senior Director
Lead for EU Public Affairs

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Sándor Tóth
Director
Lead for Government Affairs, Europe

Conrads Melanie

Melanie Conrads
Executive Assistant, EU

Public Affairs, U.S.

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Julie Birkofer
Senior Vice President
Head of U.S.

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Tom Lilburn
Senior Director
Lead for Government Affairs

Speir-Bill

Bill Speir
Senior Director
Lead for State Affairs

Tim Swope
Assistant Director
Lead for Government Affairs

ONeil April

April O'Neal
Executive Assistant, U.S.

Global Communications

Faraz Kermani Senior Director Head of Global Communications	Rachel Liebe Manager Lead for Communications Production	Manisha Kakar Manager Lead for Social Media
	Abigail Van Waes Coordinator Global Communications

Global Operations & Finance

Gene

Gene Stroshane
Senior Director
Head of Global Operations
& Finance

Izzi-Cathy

Cathy Izzi
Senior Director
Lead for Human Resources
& Membership

McCormick

Mike McCormick
Director
Lead for IT Systems
& Facilities

Smith-Charon

Charon Smith
Senior Manager
Lead for Accounts Payables
& Recievables

PPTA News

HHS Launches Plasma and Blood Donation Campaign +

On August 4, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched a new nationwide campaign, Giving=Living, intended to draw awareness to the importance of plasma and blood donation, especially following a steep decline in both caused by the Covid pandemic.
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PPTA Statement on the draft EU Substances of Human Origin Regulation +

PPTA welcomes positive developments but regrets missed opportunities to support plasma donors and patients who rely on plasma-derived medicinal products (PDMPs)

Brussels, Belgium (July 14, 2022). While the text of the draft regulation on Substances of Human Origin (SoHo) addresses a number of PPTA’s concerns, it has missed the opportunity to help Member States increase plasma collection to improve the reliable availability of life-saving, plasma-derived therapies to patients with a wide range of rare and complex, chronic diseases. As much as 38% of the plasma used to produce medicines for the EU’s 300,000 rare disease patients who rely on PDMPs comes from the U.S., a reliance highlighted during the pandemic, when critical plasma donations declined significantly.
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Monkeypox Virus and Plasma Protein Therapies +

PPTA considers that the current MPXV outbreak is not a concern for the safety margins of plasma protein therapies manufactured by PPTA member companies. This assessment is also shared by other concerned parties (AABB, WHO).

Since May 2022, Monkeypox virus (MPXV) infections have been reported in non-endemic countries across Europe and North America (WHO, CDC, ECDC). People who use plasma protein therapies are understandably concerned about whether their therapies remain safe, with respect to MPXV. To address this issue, PPTA has summarized currently available facts.
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Announcing PPTA’s New Global Chair +

It is with great pleasure that the Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association (PPTA) announces the election of Giles Platford from Takeda to the Chair of the PPTA Global Board.
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Learn more about the need for plasma donors, plasma donation, and how you can save and improve lives.
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The need for plasma and plasma donors is more urgent than ever before. Visit givingplasma.org to learn more and to find a donation center near you.

"How Is Your Day?" is an initiative to raise awareness of the unique nature of plasma protein therapies and the value they provide to patients. It aims to inform and educate decision makers and the general public worldwide.

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