Brigid Flanagan, BA, RN, CCRC is a certified Clinical Research Coordinator who joined Fresenius Medical Care, a large dialysis organization, as the National Research Coordinator in 2003. In that role, Brigid oversaw the research approval process for clinical trials in all Fresenius US facilities. As Director, Brigid coordinates and monitors enrollment in multi-center trials across the US and Puerto Rico. Prior to joining Fresenius, Brigid was the Vice President and Executive Director of Operations for Biomedical Research Alliance of New York. Brigid received a BA in Sociology from Trinity College in Dublin Ireland, and her RN training in England prior to relocating to New York. She completed an MS in Bioethics at Union Graduate College-Mt. Sinia Sch. of Medicine in 2009.