Administration

GPEN Board of Directors

GPEN, Inc. is a 501c(3) not-for-profit organization incorporated in the State of Kansas, USA. All corporate powers of GPEN, Inc. are exercised by the organization’s Board of Directors. Members currently include: 

*Elected by the faculty members of KU’s Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
**Elected by GPEN’s Full Member Institutions
Name Affiliation Title End of Term
Ken Audus The University of Kansas Chair*
Teruna Siahaan The University of Kansas Vice Chair- Secretary*
Yoshi Takakura Kyoto University Member-at-Large**
Jeff Krise The University of Kansas Treasurer*

GPEN Executive Committee

Members of GPEN’s Executive Committee are elected by the member institutions and serve to advise the organization’s Board of Directors on matters relating to the organization’s programs. 

*Selected by the faculty members of KU’s Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry/ BOD
**Elected by GPEN’s Full Member Institutions
***Elected by the EC
Name Affiliation Title End of Term
Bianca Liederer Genentech Ad hoc Industrial Liaison*
Christel “Kicki” Bergstrom Uppsala University Member-at-Large**
Christian Schoneich The University of Kansas Member-at-Large**
Jeff Krise The University of Kansas Ad hoc*
Joe Nicolazzo Monash University Member-at-Large**
Ken Audus The University of Kansas Ad hoc*
Kim Brouwer University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Member-at-Large**
M. Vitoria Bentley Universidade de São Paulo Member-at-Large**
Teruna Siahaan The University of Kansas Ad hoc*
Yoshi Takakura Kyoto University Ad hoc*
Steve Schwendeman University of Michigan Member-at-Large**