Craig S. Johnson
Client Manager and Research Analyst

cjohnson@rubinanders.com
617.547.7200

Craig Johnson brings a wide background of experience to Rubin/Anders, not only as a practicing attorney, stockbroker and financial advisor, but also as business owner, and lead facilitator for both private and corporate events. Craig graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. from William Paterson University in NJ, and earned his JD from Western New England College School of Law in MA.

John Gardinier
Client Manager.

John arrived at Rubin/Anders with substantial experience as a Client Manager. He helped create and manage key client relationships for leading companies within the financial services, legal information and technology consulting industries. John’s previous employers include the Jurisoft Division of LEXIS-NEXIS and Fidelity Investments. His clients included some of the country’s largest law firms and technology companies. John earned a B.A. in Journalism/English from the University of Massachusetts/Amherst.

Susanna Ryan
Director of Client Relations

Susanna Ryan arrived at Rubin/Anders with a substantial background as a client manager. Working for over ten years in the corporate relocation industry, she managed the accounts of several leading pharmaceutical, financial and retail corporations worldwide. Prior to this, Susanna earned a B.S. in finance from Siena College in Loudonville, NY, and worked in the banking industry as an account manager and lending officer. Her management experience serves her well as a client manager at Rubin/Anders.

Sheila Smith
Accounting Manager

Sheila Smith joined Rubin/Anders in 2004 with an extensive background as a consultant in finance and accounting. After earning her M.B.A. from Suffolk University in Boston, Sheila worked for several years as a consultant focused on strategic management for small to mid-sized companies. Her exposure to different industries and businesses gives her a diverse knowledge of strategy and business development which she brings to the Rubin/Anders team.

Cathy Turner
Ph.D. Director of Research

Cathy has diverse scientific interests in chemistry, molecular biology and biophysics. She holds a Ph.D. in biophysical chemistry from Yale University, where she worked in one of the leading laboratories studying the structure of the ribosome. Her doctoral work in structural biology focused on solution structure determination of a large ribosomal subunit protein using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. She holds a B.A. in chemistry from Middlebury College, where she studied the anticancer activity of platinum complexes. At Rubin/Anders she has been involved in projects spanning disciplines such as computer science, engineering, industrial design, medicinal chemistry, and others.

Santosha's interests span the areas of experimental characterization techniques of nanomaterials. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Rhode Island in Physics. Her doctoral research focused on the characterization of singlewalled carbon nanotube networks obtained by dielectrophoresis. She holds a masters in Electrical Engineering from the University of Houston. Her Masters research involved studying the interfaces between III-V semiconductor superlattices experimentally and theoretically using X-ray diffraction.

David is responsible for maintaining the Rubin/Anders computer network infrastructure. He has been involved in the Information Technology industry for 21 years, including implementing, training and managing IT at numerous international hospitality businesses, including The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company and Hilton Worldwide. He holds a B.S. in computer science from Northeastern University.

Alesia received her a law degree from New York University School of Law where she was the managing editor of the Law Review, a semi-finalist in the Orison S. Marden Moot Court Competition, and a Fellow in the Non-media Libel Law Program. She was general counsel of OrderTrust, Inc. in Lowell, MA, and an associate at Davis, Polk & Wardwell in New York City and at Goodwin, Proctor in Boston. Since 2001, Alesia has served a diverse array of clients in her private practice where she concentrates on corporate law, contracts and intellectual property. Prior to entering the law, Alesia received a B.A. in Journalism from Georgia State University and was an editor for a weekly newspaper. Alesia is also a writer focusing on professional articles and fiction.

Fred heads Nested Strategies, a web production company focused on providing:

marketing advice, content development and management

search engine optimization services

Website Design, Website Development and Maintenance

Danielle comes to Rubin/Anders Economics with an extensive background in client project and program management with a focus on technical, creative and editorial service content needs. She has been responsible for the strategy and success of premier client accounts and has handled a broad range of responsibilities that includes general project management and strategic consulting, budget analysis and forecasting, business development and staff management. Prior to this, Danielle worked as an account executive in various Boston advertising agencies and also as a staffing manager and technical recruiter.  She holds a B.S. from Boston College.

Anna received her Ph.D in metabolic diseases from the University of Buckingham in the United Kingdom. She has conducted research at Massachusetts General Hospital/Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Anna has expertise in the development of novel drugs to treat type II diabetes and obesity. She also has a vast knowledge of all areas of pre-clinical pharmacology and drug development with experience in academia and the biopharmaceutical industry. Anna has over 15 publications in peer reviewed journals and has presented research at numerous international scientific meetings and symposiums.

Amy Perkins
J.D. Assistant Director of Research

Amy received her law degree, magna cum laude, from New England School of Law in 1994, where she graduated second in her class of 199 and served on the New England Law Review. Following Amy's graduation from NESL, she began a judicial clerkship with the Massachusetts Superior Court, where she clerked for five years. Since 2001, Amy has worked as a contract attorney and has regularly prepared pleadings, motions and memoranda for complex cases venued in the United States Court of Federal Claims, Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, the First Circuit Court of Appeals as well as the Massachusetts District Courts, Superior Court and Appeals Court.

Mary Ellen received her doctorate in Nutrition from the University of Maryland. Her dissertation focused on macronutrient selection in rats subjected to food deprivation and cold exposure and its relationship to levels of corticosterone and aldosterone. She has also worked as a Registered Dietitian. She received her M.A. from Syracuse University in Nutrition and her B.S. from Lehigh University in Fundamental Sciences. Her current research interests include: sports nutrition and food selection in pregnant and obese populations.

Sidra Vitale
Legal Researcher

Sidra earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Physics with a concentration in Astrophyics from the University of California at Irvine in 1995.  As a software engineer at Alpine Electronics, she designed and developed map file compilers, map file reduction techniques utilizing algorithmic graph theory, and optimizing routing displays for GPS automobile navigation systems.  She graduating cum laude from New England School of Law, served on the New England Journal of Criminal and Civil Confinement, and was awarded a legal fellowship with the school after graduation.  She was named 2008 Pro Bono Advocate of the Year by Alternatives for Community and Environment for her environmental justice work as Legal Fellow.  She has worked as an immigration attorney since 2008, appearing regularly before the Immigration Court and on brief to the Board of Immigration Appeals and the First Circuit Court of Appeals.  She is an adjunct professor of legal research and writing at New England School of Law.

Gabrielle received her Ph.D. in Genetics and Molecular Biology, through the Indisciplinary Biomedical Sciences Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She conducted her doctoral work at Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, in the field of cancer cell biology. Her research focus was elucidating the molecular mechanisms that underlie the regulation and function of the ARF-MDM2-p53 tumor suppressor pathway in normal and cancer cells. She co-established a company that runs educational health programs overseas, and also works as a scientific editor.

Laura received her Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California, Berkeley. Her doctoral research on the regulation of gene expression focused on transcription elongation factor TFIIS. She holds a B.A. in Biochemistry from Rutgers University, where she studied the effects of dioxin on liver microsomal protein expression in rats. She has experience as a scientific editor and writer covering diverse topics in the biological sciences.