Stephanie Seidel joined the TB Alliance in July 2005 and is a member of the External Affairs team. She acts as Program Manager of Community Engagement and focuses on the development and implementation of community engagement strategies around several of TB Alliance’s clinical research programs. She is responsible for managing a small grants program; providing guidance and technical assistance to research sites in the development of their own community outreach programs as well as developing materials to educate communities about TB drug research and development and measuring the impact of community engagement on the outcomes of clinical research. Prior to joining the TB Alliance Ms. Seidel studied at the Yale School of Medicine Physician Associate program, where she developed her interest in the treatment of infectious diseases. She has a long history of patient education and advocacy, and previously worked for Planned Parenthood of Connecticut as a patient advocate and clinic assistant, providing counseling for patients on issues related to women’s health, communicable disease prevention and treatment, and family planning. Ms. Seidel holds a B.A. in Cultural Anthropology and Latin American Literature from Earlham College, and completed Post Baccalaureate pre-medical studies at SUNY Purchase.