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I enjoy helping clients work through the nuances of policies and procedures, and how those nuances effect their business operations.  I think of compliance as a day-to-day mindset that should feel real and relevant to our clients.

McCulloch Cline

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Senior Manager

McCulloch joined Potomac River Partners in 2018.  He supports auditing and monitoring activities, developing policies and procedures, and compliance training.  He also provides assistance with data visualization and dashboard development.

Before joining Potomac, McCulloch worked as a Research Consultant at the Lewin Group in Falls Church, VA.  While at Lewin, he worked on program evaluation, learning and diffusion, and data analysis projects for public and private healthcare payers.  McCulloch has a Bachelor of Arts from the University in Virginia in Cognitive Science with a minor in Economics.

When he’s not working, McCulloch enjoys going on hikes and exploring local parks with his dog, traveling, and exploring the DC restaurant scene.

In the stringent realm of life sciences, I strive to embody Potomac's core values to improve ethics and optimize compliance practices for our clients.

Peter Jacobsen

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Associate

Peter joined Potomac River Partners full-time in 2023. He provides support across all service lines with an initial focus on compliance news summaries, business development operations, and training and communications.

Before joining full-time, Peter interned for Potomac in the summer of 2022 where he focused on business development strategy and internal projects. Peter graduated from the University of Virginia in 2023 with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics.

In his free time, Peter enjoys golf, playing guitar, rooting for DC sports teams, and spending time with friends.

 

I am driven by finding better, smarter ways to do things.  Helping clients from global pharma companies to small biotechs solve complex problems is the best part of what I do.

In the ever-changing domain of life sciences, compliance is paramount. The Potomac team's expertise and passion inspire me to deliver high-quality work to our clients to ensure resilient compliance programs.

Julia Tubridy

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Associate

Julia joined Potomac River Partners in 2024. She provides support across all service lines with an initial focus on compliance news summaries, policies and procedures, and retrospective monitoring.

Before joining full-time, Julia interned with Potomac in the summer of 2023 where she worked to strengthen the company’s search engine marketing and interactive training strategies. Prior to joining the Potomac team, Julia interned with the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative of Southwest Virginia, providing communications and technical writing services for the program. She was also an undergraduate researcher in a viral genetics lab studying mosquito-borne diseases. Julia graduated from Virginia Tech in 2023 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology.

In her free time, Julia enjoys running, practicing field hockey, and traveling with her family.

Compliance is more than setting rules and developing processes. Successful compliance professionals manage risk while working with business partners to achieve positive outcomes for the organization as a whole.

I am driven by the opportunity to help our clients develop and navigate policies more efficiently. It is rewarding to be able to make an impact with the help of my team. 

Jenni Heo

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Jenni joined Potomac River Partners in 2022. She provides support across all Potomac River Partners service lines, with current focus on policies & procedures and transparency.

 

Prior to joining Potomac River Partners, Jenni worked on compliance and engagement at the University of Maryland Health Center. Jenni has a MPS in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from the University of Maryland and a BA in History from College of William and Mary.

 

In her spare time, Jenni enjoys running, traveling, and spending time with her loved ones.

Compliance is more than following regulations; it's a commitment to ethical practices. By adhering to core values and principles, Potomac assists life sciences companies with the highest level of trust and ethical responsibility.

Sheena Adams

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Live Monitoring Manager

Sheena joined Potomac River Partners in 2023 as a Field Consultant. She focuses on Potomac River Partners’ auditing and monitoring service lines, specifically conducting live monitoring activities in the US.

Prior to joining Potomac River Partners, Sheena worked as an Ethics and Compliance Operations Partner at UCB, Inc. and held roles in Transparency as well as Auditing and Monitoring. Sheena has a Master of Science in Pharmacy with a concentration in Pharmacoeconomics from the University of Florida and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Georgia Southern University.

In her spare time, Sheena enjoys reformer pilates, traveling, and spending time with family and friends.

One of the most effective ways to ensure compliance is experiencing a day with your colleagues in the field. I’ve attended hundreds of speaker programs and conducted a multitude of ride-alongs; each opportunity provides valuable information to our clients on how to improve their compliance programs and tackle important concerns in the field.

Strengthening compliance isn’t just about rules – it’s about empowerment. By nurturing core values, Potomac empowers life sciences companies to embrace trust and responsibility, crafting a compliance culture that’s not just a requirement but a way of thriving.

Charis Duenas

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Live Monitoring Manager

Charis joined Potomac River Partners in 2023. She supports the auditing and monitoring service line, with an emphasis on supporting and managing live monitoring activities.

Prior to Potomac, Charis gained knowledge and experience in healthcare compliance from her work with Myovant Sciences and Pharmacyclics where she helped facilitate and uphold internal compliance programs. Charis has a Bachelor of Science from San Jose State University and a Compliance Certification from Seton Hall University.

Outside the compliance realm, Charis enjoys being a tourist in her own city, relishing in wine culture and mini road trips.

 

 

 

 

Education is a key element in creating a strong foundation for an organization's Compliance program. I am passionate about helping clients develop effective learning tools to support a culture of compliance. 

I enjoy helping clients at both big and small companies become more efficient through updating processes and using technology. It is rewarding to be able to make a direct bottom-line impact.

I am dedicated to fostering success through innovative approaches and efficient project management. Whether working behind the scenes or at the forefront of a project, my greatest fulfillment comes from seeing that my efforts have positively impacted others.

Cortney De La Rosa

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Manager

Cortney joined Potomac in 2024 after a successful year of supporting Potomac’s Internal Operations and HR initiatives as an Independent Consultant. In addition to driving productivity and efficiency within Operations and HR, she looks forward to spearheading Potomac’s recruiting efforts, as well as supporting the Training & Communication and Auditing & Monitoring service lines.

Prior to joining Potomac, Cortney gained experience in the professional services space having spent 7 years at McKinsey and PwC before branching off as an Independent Consultant. Throughout her career, she gained knowledge in project management, operational efficiency, people operations, and retrospective auditing.

Cortney earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of South Florida where she studied psychology and biomedical science. She lives in the Tampa Bay area with her husband and their three children. When she is not working, Cortney enjoys spending time watching her children excel in their hobbies including equestrian sports, baseball, and musical theater.

Creating an ethical culture in the life sciences industry requires a personal touch. Compliance provides the means and I provide the passion.

Rieve Bule

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Manager

Rieve joined Potomac River Partners in 2021. He provides support across all Potomac service lines, with initial focus on training, communications, and Compliance News Summaries.

Prior to joining Potomac, Rieve supported content operations and analytics at Mytonomy, a digital health patient education start-up. Before that, he interned in the Ethics & Compliance Department at Novo Nordisk and on the Professional Engagement team at the American Diabetes Association. Rieve graduated from Georgetown University in 2019 with a Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management and Policy.

In his free time, Rieve enjoys writing, improv comedy, and rooting for the Philadelphia Flyers.

Can your transparency program endure an internal audit? I enjoy helping our clients turn state and federal reporting obligations into programs that can pass further scrutiny.

Infusing design into our work transforms information into understanding. I not only help clients differentiate, but also make their communications simple, beautiful, relevant, and easy to use.

Meredith Swartz

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Design Specialist

Meredith joined Potomac River Partners in 2008. Meredith brings expertise in communications strategy and graphic design and leads our messaging, branding, and creative projects and services. While at Potomac, she has created visually appealing communications for nearly every client, helped bring compliance training programs to life, developed unique designs for codes of conduct and various compliance policies, and launched an engaging “brand story” for one client’s aggregate spend and transparency initiative. Prior to joining Potomac, Meredith showcased her design talents in a variety of industries, including healthcare, hospitality, retail, education, and nonprofit, while also leveraging her strategy experience to build brands, craft marketing campaigns, define user experiences, and develop corporate collateral programs. Meredith has an MBA in Marketing and Strategy from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design from the University of Michigan. In her spare time, Meredith enjoys travel, movies (good and bad), books (only good ones), quality family time, and unique dining adventures.

An effective compliance program isn’t just about checking boxes. It’s a strategic advantage. Companies that stay ahead of compliance risks can protect their reputation, earn stakeholder trust, and lay the groundwork for long-term commercial success.

Kelly Listro

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Senior Manager

Kelly joined Potomac River Partners in January 2025. Her expertise spans all of Potomac’s service lines, with a particular focus on policy and procedure development, auditing and monitoring, and compliance program assessments. Since 2019, she has partnered with compliance officers to build and sustain effective programs at every stage of commercialization.

Prior to joining Potomac, Kelly worked in Baker Tilly’s healthcare consulting practice where she supported regional client growth efforts for life sciences companies in the Bay Area and across the West Coast. In addition to her life science experience, Kelly has also consulted with companies across the healthcare industry, including working with healthcare nonprofits, payors, and providers. Kelly holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Allied Health Sciences from Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, MI.

A remote employee of Potomac, Kelly calls Chicago, IL home. When she’s not working, Kelly enjoys listening to true crime podcasts while walking Chicago’s 606 trail and trying new restaurants around the city.

I enjoy helping our clients find the best ways to build and maintain a great compliance program and enable their team members to feel empowered in their own compliance obligations.

Kate Bell

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Manager

Kate Bell joined Potomac River Partners in 2020 supporting our Transparency & Aggregate Spend and the Auditing & Monitoring service lines.

Kate has worked in the life sciences industry since 2010 and has experience working with pharmaceutical and medical device companies of all sizes, including those operating under a Corporate Integrity Agreement. Prior to joining Potomac, Kate was a Compliance Manager for Publicis Health and Amplity Health, where she managed transparency training, collection and reporting; as well as investigations, new client onboarding, general compliance training, auditing, and developing and revising policies and procedures.

Kate has a bachelor’s degree from Canisius College in Buffalo, NY. She also holds certifications in internal auditing. During her free time, Kate enjoys spending time with her family, reading, painting, gardening and spinning records.

Compliance is not a barrier; it's a bridge that ensures we serve our clients with integrity, guiding them safely toward their goals while upholding the highest standards.

Alison Garmon

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Manager

Alison joined Potomac River Partners in January 2025, bringing with her a strong background in the life sciences industry. She focuses on Potomac's transparency, auditing, and monitoring service lines. Before joining Potomac, Alison worked at the medical device company Dexcom, Inc., where she played a key role in supporting the compliance department, leading transparency efforts, training initiatives, and commercial compliance operations.

Alison previously worked as a Quality Assurance Specialist at VMS Biomarketing, including developing robust risk mitigation and audit plans that ensured compliant functioning across all networks. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Sciences from Indiana University and a Compliance Certification from Seton Hall University.

Alison calls Carmel, Indiana home. When she's not working, you’ll find her exploring new destinations, running along the Monon Trail, or baking and cooking delicious meals for her friends and family.

Potomac's commitment to developing trust-based relationships and their values-centric identity drives me to help our clients improve their processes and become more ethical, dynamic organizations. 

Nathan Troutman

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Senior Associate

Nathan joined Potomac River Partners in 2023. He provides support across all Potomac service lines.

Prior to joining Potomac, Nathan worked on clinical research enrollment and commercial operations at Vanda Pharmaceuticals. Nathan graduated from The College of William & Mary in 2020 with a Bachelor of Arts in History and a Minor in Economics.

In his free time, Nathan coaches high school lacrosse. He also enjoys rowing, playing Spikeball, and cooking with friends and family.