
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.

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.

Kara Flyg
Director of Development
Phone: 617-324-0134
Email: kflyg@mit.edu

Jackie Foster
Financial Coordinator
Phone: 617-324-5679
Email: jafoster@mit.edu

Gayle Lutchen
Assistant Director for Administration
Phone: 617-452-2507
Email: gwolf@mit.edu

Julia Martin
Assistant to the Director
Phone: 617-324-2077
Email: jumartin@mit.edu

Catherine Nunziata
Events Coordinator
Phone: 617-715-5396
Email: nunziata@mit.edu

Julie Pryor
Communications Officer
Phone: 617-715-5397
Email: jpryor@mit.edu

Mary Roderick
Human Resources Business Partner
Phone: 617-324-0639
Email: maire@mit.edu

David Snyder
Senior Financial Assistant
Phone: 617-324-6120
Email: dsnyder@mit.edu

Detlamphone (Dan) Vongphayboun
Financial Officer
Phone: 617-324-0140
Email: dvong@mit.edu

Donna Wells
Senior Financial Officer
Phone: 617-452-2574
Email: donnab@mit.edu