Our Administration
Gabrielle Ammirato
Administrative Assistant
Phone: 617-324-2077
Email: ammir193@mit.edu
Farrah Belizaire
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Justice (DEIJ) Program Officer
Email: farrahab@mit.edu
Jill Crittenden
Scientific Advisor
Phone: 617-324-3977
Email: jrc@mit.edu
Jill Crittenden supports the McGovern Institute’s strategic goals by working with the director, faculty, and staff to establish research programs and communicate scientific discoveries to donors and to the public. Prior to joining the McGovern headquarters staff, Jill worked as a Research Scientist in the laboratories of Ann Graybiel and David Housman, after receiving her PhD in Biomedical Sciences from Baylor College of Medicine.
Robert Desimone
McGovern Institute Director Robert Desimone is responsible for the overall scientific direction of the institute and is supported by the institute’s administrative staff. His lab studies the brain mechanisms underlying attention. Prior to joining the McGovern Institute in 2004, he was director of the Intramural Research Program at the National Institutes of Mental Health.
Kara Flyg
Director of Development
Phone: 617-324-0134
Email: kflyg@mit.edu
Jacqueline Foster
Financial Assistant
Phone: 617-324-2077
Email: jafoster@mit.edu
Sarah Frank
Events Coordinator
Phone: 617-324-5679
Email: sarahf22@mit.edu
Meaghan Jalbert
Human Resource Business Partner
Phone: 617-324-0639
Email: macdonme@mit.edu
Gayle Lutchen
Director, Administration and Finance
Phone: 617-452-2507
Email: gwolf@mit.edu
Aliya March
Human Resources Assistant
Phone: 617-258-5579
Email: amarch2@mit.edu
Zella Pirello
Program Administrator
Phone: 617-715-5396
Email: zpirello@mit.edu
Julie Pryor
Communications Officer
Phone: 617-715-5397
Email: jpryor@mit.edu
David Snyder
Financial Coordinator
Phone: 617-324-6120
Email: dsnyder@mit.edu
Beth Ann Turnquist
Financial Officer
Phone: 719-838-0324
Email: bethann@mit.edu
Rubina Veerakone
Development Writer
Phone: 617-253-5441
Email: rubinav@mit.edu
Donna Wells
Senior Financial Officer
Phone: 617-452-2574
Email: donnab@mit.edu