Staff Directory Listing

Alexis Brubaker began her tenure with the university in 2012. Ms. Brubaker most recently served as Cornell’s Director for University Compliance and Privacy, where she played a pivotal role in the establishment of the University Compliance Office in 2020. With a more than decade-long tenure at Cornell, including five years as the biosafety officer within Cornell's Environment, Health, and Safety unit, Ms. Brubaker possesses extensive experience with regulatory compliance and safety initiatives within the University’s esteemed research community. Alexis has a background in forensic science and microbiology. She previously worked in bioterrorism response for state government, before starting her biosafety career at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). In her role as Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer, Alexis oversees the University Compliance, Policy, and Privacy, and Institutional Risk Management functions.  She has 18 years of experience in risk reduction and compliance, with extensive experience in project planning, leading teams, and business analysis.  

Ms. Joseph is the Chief Privacy and Clinical Compliance Officer at Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM).  Ms. Joseph has been with WCM for over a decade and has been instrumental in the development, implementation, and maintenance of Cornell’s exemplary clinical and clinical research billing compliance and privacy programs, while providing comprehensive oversight and ensuring compliance across the WCM campus. Previously, she served as Assistant Vice President and Corporate Compliance Officer at Northwell Health, where she led compliance and privacy programs for an extensive network of physician practices. Ms. Joseph holds a Bachelor of Art in Business Administration from Baruch College, an Executive MBA from Baruch-Zicklin School of Business, is currently pursuing her law degree, and possesses multiple specialized compliance certifications. Ms. Joseph will maintain reporting lines, directly to Dr. Szilárd Kiss, Associate Dean of Clinical Compliance, and Vipin Kamath, WCM's Chief Information Officer for Privacy Compliance, while also now reporting to Aditya Misra, Vice President & Chief Risk Officer.

Ed Evans started at Cornell in 2006 and prior to joining the University Compliance Office was the Controlled Substances and Regulated Chemicals Compliance Manager at Environmental Health and Safety. Ed started his tenure at Cornell as a researcher in the Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering where he moved on to become the compliance officer and safety officer for the Biofuels Research Laboratory. In his role as compliance manager, Ed is responsible for assisting University Compliance in the administrative oversight for regulatory compliance programs, university policy administration, and related activities and operations across all campuses of university.

He has over 10 years of experience in identifying compliance gaps and implementing strategies resulting in sustainable and compliant programs. 

Lorrie began her tenure with the university in 2001. Lorrie previously served as the EHS Management Systems Specialist within Cornell's Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) unit.  Lorrie has a background in website development, document management systems, and compliance tools. Prior to EHS, she worked in the Environmental Compliance and Sustainability Office for 10 years as an administrative assistant. She is currently the Compliance IT Specialist within the University Compliance Office.

Brittany supports the development and implementation of the university compliance program, institutional risk management program, university policy administration, and related initiatives across the university. Brittany has worked in higher education for over 10 years and has significant experience in project management, with a strong background in regulatory compliance. Before joining Cornell in 2024, Brittany previously worked in Emergency Management at Colgate University.

Ms. Alyssa Stablein is the Compliance and Policy Specialist at the University Compliance Office.  Ms. Stablein has more than 20 years of research experience, spending 10 of those within the compliance landscape, in AAVLD, ISO 17025, ISO 20387 and GLP environments. Prior to joining the University Compliance Office Alyssa served as the Quality Assurance Lead at the Cornell Veterinary Biobank, managing their compliance program for ISO 20387. Previously, Alyssa acted as a supervisor and compliance liaison to the Comparative Coagulation Laboratory in the Animal Health Diagnostic Center and contributed to the Cornell Animal Health Diagnostic Center Quality Assurance advisory team.  Alyssa holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Syracuse University and an MBA from Cornell’s Johnson Graduate School of Management.