Executive Director & Staff

Kristin Loomis – President & Executive Director
Kristin is the Co-founder and Executive Director of the Foundation. A graduate of Wellesley and Harvard Business School, Kristin was a publishing and marketing executive before devoting herself full-time to non-profit activities. Kristin directs the HHV-6 Foundation staff, administers the Foundation’s advocacy and initiates research collaborations along with the Scientific Director.

Jill Chase – Vice President Jill brings an extensive background in clinical research and administration to the Foundation. With graduate degrees in Neuroscience and Neuropsychology and a Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering, Jill worked on multi-site clinical trials at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York while teaching at Columbia University and managed clinical trial studies for a medical device company in Santa Barbara. Jill has worked at the HHV-6 Foundation since 2007, coordinating international research collaborations and managing the HHV-6 & 7 repository with the Scientific Director.  She also developed the protocol and IRB proposal to establish the ciHHV-6 repository and registry, which she manages.

Judith Anderson – Advisor & Patient Advocate Judith is a sales and marketing consultant in the technology industry who brings her skills to the Foundation to assist with researcher collaborations, outreach, planning, marketing and patient advocacy.

Jason Stanley – Conference Administrator Jason Stanley holds a BA in Legal Studies from UC Berkeley and handles most general IT and day-to-day tasks for the foundation. He is an avid woodworker and can often be found cruising the surf on a stand-up paddleboard.