Keisha Manderson is the new assistant to the director of research and directors of finance and administration at ARLIS. She provides executive management support to Dr. Knott, offers project support to both Kiran Dhillon and David Price, all while coordinating customer relations, business development and strategic outreach activities. Prior to working at ARLIS, she was a special assistant at NIH in Bethesda, Md. and provided program and onboarding support to a research program.
Manderson also worked for the State of Maryland as the executive assistant to the director of data and advanced analytics for MDTHINK (Maryland Total Human Services Integrated Network), a transformative and groundbreaking technology modernization program that integrates health and human service delivery for the Maryland Department of Human Services. She has experience working as a graphic designer and put together the Publication Bulletin for the Library of Congress.
Manderson is a certified audio engineer and worked for over 10 years at local radio stations as a host and disc jockey. She is mom to two teenage boys and enjoys spending her free time at their soccer games. She loves to travel and enjoys her friends and family outside of work.