The Team
Who We Are
Mark Pykett
Chief Executive Officer
Mark joined the company in 2021 at its inception, bringing over 25 years of pharmaceutical industry executive management experience.
Jeff Allen
Vice President, Head of Toxicology
Jeff joined the company in 2021 and is involved with evaluating safety and efficacy of locally delivered therapeutics.
Jenna Barton
Senior Vice President, Finance
Jenna joined the company in 2021, bringing more than 15 years of financial and operational leadership experience.
Olga Flamini
Medical Director
Olga supports communications and operations with clinical sites and regulatory agencies and oversees electronic data capture and clinical databases.
Cheryl Demos Fludas
Vice President, Clinical Operations
Cheryl joined the Company in 2022, bringing more than 25 years of experience in clinical operations management roles across a multitude of therapeutic indications in pharma and in the CRO space.
Jordana Holovach
Vice President, Head of Communications and Community
Jordana joined the Company in 2021, bringing more than 20 years of experience in leadership roles in the non-profit/rare disease sector.
Stephanos Karakasidis
Executive Director, Head of Quality
Stephanos joined the Company in 2021, bringing more than 15 years of experience in various roles in the biotech and Contract Testing Organizations.
Nancy Barone Kribbs
Senior Vice President, Global Head of Regulatory Affairs
Nancy joined the company at its inception in 2021 and brings more than 25 years of experience in drug development.
Richard Layer
Senior Vice President, Head of Research
Rick joined the company in 2021, bringing more than 25 years of experience in the development of CNS therapies within the medical device, pharmaceutical, and gene therapy industries.
Thomas Madore
Director of Accounting
Thomas joined the company in 2022 and brings nearly 15 years of experience to the Myrtelle Finance team.
Christopher J. Morrison
Senior Vice President, Head of Technical Operations
Christopher joined the company in 2021, bringing more than 15 years of pharmaceutical industry and academic bioprocessing experience.
Cassandra Santiago
Office Manager, Executive Assistant
Cassandra joined the company in fall 2021 and brings more than 15 years of administrative and facilities management experience.
