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HOV Executive Team
Our Executives bring decades of valuable medical, technical and marketing experience to the Healing Our Village Team.
Meet our Management Team:
- Dr. James R. Gavin, III, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Medical Officer
- Dr. Lenore Coleman, President & Co-Founder
- Mr. Deryck Wade, Vice President – Clinical Operations
Dr. James R. Gavin, III, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Medical Officer
James R. Gavin III, M.D., Ph.D., graduated from Livingstone College in Salisbury, N.C., in 1966 with a degree in chemistry. He earned his Ph.D. in biochemistry from Emory University in 1970 and his M.D. degree from Duke University School of Medicine in 1975. Dr. Gavin is Clinical Professor of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA and Clinical Professor of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine. He was president of the Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA from 2002-2004. He served as senior scientific officer at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) from 1991-2002 and director of the HHMI-National Institutes of Health Research Scholars Program from 2000-2002. ...more about Dr. Gavin
Dr. Lenore Coleman received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of California, San Francisco. She completed an ASHP approved residency in Ambulatory Care at the USC School of Pharmacy. Dr. Coleman has been a practicing pharmacist for over 28 years and has worked as a clinical pharmacist in Acute Care, Ambulatory Care, Long Term Care, and Community Pharmacy settings. Within each of these practice settings, Dr. Coleman has focused on the care and management of people with diabetes. Dr. Coleman is currently Associate Professor at the Xavier College of Pharmacy in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Coleman holds the title of research fellow, Center of Excellence, Howard University. A Certified Diabetes Educator of 10 years, Dr. Coleman provides education and drug therapy management to minority patients nationwide. ...more about Dr. Coleman
Mr. Deryck Wade, Vice President – Clinical Operations
Deryck Wade is a Clinical Development professional who has over 26 years of experience in the pharmaceutical / biotechnology industry. Mr. Wade has held senior management positions in several different companies including a large tier 1 pharmaceutical company, a large tier 1 biotechnology company and a select number of mid-sized biotechnology companies. He has extensive knowledge of the clinical trials process having directed the clinical programs within these Clinical Research organizations across many therapeutic areas. Mr. Wade has held leadership positions on multiple Clinical Development project teams that submitted Regulatory Applications four of which resulted in FDA approvals for drugs or technologies. He has developed and implemented the Clinical Operations infrastructures within the Clinical Development departments in those organizations not only in the US offices but also in European affiliates. ...more about Mr. Wade