Samantha Lopez has been with EXPONENTS for over fifteen years first as Director of Development & Contracts then Director of Quality Assurance and Chief Administrative Officer. Prior to coming to EXPONENTS Ms. Lopez, a graduate of New York University was at HIV Care Services, a program of Public Health Solutions, where she managed a portfolio of over 30 Ryan White Title I contracts. She began working in the non-profit sector as Assistant Director of Program Development for Elmhurst Hospital Center shortly after her college graduation. Ms. Lopez has also served on the Community Advisory Boards of two MHRA projects, FITA, and HIV CARE services.
Regina Edwards is the Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of Exponents, Inc. She has been with the organization for 23 years and oversees Finance, Human Resources, IT and Fundraising. Ms. Edwards directs the development and execution of major financial policies, plans, procedures, and controls and engages in financial analysis of all Exponents’ programs. She is responsible for formalizing the organization’s accounting practices and procedures and ensures that a fundraising plan is executed to support its sustainability. Ms. Edwards received her Bachelors’s in Accounting from Lehman College in the Bronx and came to Exponents with many years of not for profit experience under her hat. She served 6 years as Board Treasurer for the HIV Law Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing legal representation and advocacy for low-income people with HIV/AIDS. Ms. Edwards has happily made the non-profit sector a career choice and her life’s work.