Team
Cheryl J. Priest, R.N.
Managing Partner &
Executive Director, Good Clinical Practice Services
Ms. Priest is both a Managing Partner and leads the Good Clinical Practice Services Group of Falcon Consulting Group. Ms. Priest joined Falcon in 2003, bringing over thirty years of experience in the Healthcare and Pharmaceutical/Biotech/Device Development Industries.
Ms. Priest formerly served in positions as Vice President, Training and Global Quality Assurance for Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Executive Vice-President of Global Clinical Quality Assurance and Vice President, Clinical Monitoring for Omnicare Clinical Research, a full service CRO. Ms. Priest was also Senior Manager, Safety Operations in Regulatory Affairs at Sterling Winthrop Pharmaceuticals Research Division. Ms. Priest’s other pharmaceutical industry experience includes positions as a regional CRA, Senior Clinical Research Manager; and was also a Research Nurse Coordinator at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. For many years Ms. Priest was involved in various roles and served on the Board of the Pharmaceutical Education and Research Institute (PERI).
Ms. Priest trained as a nurse at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and studied at Kutztown State College and Temple University. Ms. Priest currently serves on the Board of Trustees for Grand View Hospital in Pennsylvania, the Joint Conference/Patient Safety Committee, and is an active Member of the Institutional Review Board.
Sonja G. VanWye, R.N., M.S.N.
Director, Good Clinical Practice Services
Ms. VanWye is Director, Good Clinical Practice Services for Falcon Consulting Group. Ms. VanWye joined Falcon in 2005, bringing over twenty-five years of experience in the Healthcare and Pharmaceutical/Biotech/Device Development Industries.
Ms. VanWye formerly served in positions as Site Director Quality Assurance for sanofi-aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Ms. VanWye oversaw global operations for Good Clinical Practice, Good Laboratory Practice, Good Manufacturing Practice, and Computer Validation. In addition, was Clinical Trial Manager, Clinical Operations for DuPont Pharmaceuticals. Ms. VanWye's other pharmaceutical industry experience includes positions as a regional CRA, in-house CRA project manager, and safety officer.
Ms. VanWye obtained her nurse's training at the Nursing School of Wilmington. Ms. VanWye also received a Bachelor and Master degrees in Nursing from Wilmington College. Ms. VanWye is an adjunct instructor at Wilmington College Nursing program teaching Nursing Research to baccalaureate nursing students.