Executive Director
Valerie Montgomery Rice, M.D.
Sr. Vice President for Health Affairs and
Dean, School of Medicine
Business: (615) 327-6337
vmontgomery-rice@mmc.edu

Scientific Director
Ayman Al-Hendy, M.D, Ph.D.
Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Phone: (615) 963-3148
ahendy@mmc.edu

Associate Director
Gloria Richard-Davis, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Phone: (615) 327-6059
gdavis@mmc.edu

Program Manager
Patricia Stokes
Phone: (615) 327-6405
pstokes@mmc.edu

Senior Development Officer
Robert C. Stephens
Phone: (615) 327-6657
rstephens@mmc.edu

Fiscal Officer
Quincy Byrdsong
Phone: (615) 327-3114
qbyrdsong@mmc.edu

Program Coordinator
Narquita Kizzie
Phone: (615) 963-3133
nkizzie@mmc.edu

Senior Administrative Assistant
Libby Krause
Phone: (615) 327-6531
lkrause@mmc.edu

Biological Samples Acquisition Core
Billy Ballard, MD, D.D.S.
Phone:  (615) 327-6663
brballard@mmc.edu

Radiological Core
Anthony Disher, M.D.
Phone: (615) 327-5625
adisher@mmc.edu

Endocrinology Core
Anthony Archibong, Ph.D.
Phone: (615) 327-5714
aarchibong@mmc.edu

Exercise Trainer
Monica Coote
Phone: (615) 963-3111
mcoote@mmc.edu

Fitness Core
Gwinnett Ladson, M.D.
Business: 615-327-6753
gladson@mmc.ed

Nutrition Core
Ada Knight, Ph.D.
Phone: (615) 963-3112
apknight@mmc.edu  

Research Nurse Manager
Jacqueline Borom Harris
Phone: (615) 963-3134
jbharris@mmc.edu

Behavioral Research Core
Vanessa Elliott, Ph.D.
Phone: (615) 327-5854
velliott@mmc.edu