Staff
Lawrence D. Sher, M.D., FAAP
Dr. Sher is the medical director of PRA. He has served as the principal investigator for over 200 clinical research trials focusing on allergic rhinitis, asthma, COPD, COVID-19, hypertension, pneumonia, sinusitis, vaccines and more.
Leigh Ann Schmidt, FNP
Leigh Ann is a board licensed family nurse practitioner. She focuses on our food allergy studies, particularly peanut. Leigh Ann is a South Bay native and loves working and raising her family in the same community that she grew up in.
Renée Goldstein
As our CFO, Renée manages all cost, managerial, and financial accounting for PRA. She is responsible for the day-to-day administration of accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, benefits, and human resources.
Debbie Cappy, CCRC
Debbie serves as PRA’s Director of Regulatory and QC. She has played a key role in over 300 clinical research trials. Debbie’s areas of expertise include, but are not limited to, allergic rhinitis, asthma, ADHD, and vaccinations.
Monika LaraLin
Monika manages both the research coordinators and research assistants at Peninsula Research Associates. She helps maintain a high level of patient care while ensuring all of our research goals are being met.
Heather Mendoza
Heather has been working as a clinical research coordinator at Peninsula Research Associates since 2017. She currently devotes her time to phase III trials, focusing primarily on asthma, atopic dermatitis and diabetes studies.
Kristen Currie
Kristen joined PRA as a clinical research coordinator in 2018. She works with Oral Immunotherapy (OIT) food allergy trials, including peanut and egg allergy studies. Kristen’s love for working with children shines through in her patient interactions.
Paige Endo
Paige is a clinical research coordinator at PRA who, since joining our team in 2020, has worked on various COVID-19 vaccine and COVID-19 antibody treatment studies. Paige is passionate about helping patients receive quality healthcare.