Shannon Valenti, MBA, CIP has over 16 years of experience in administration and coordination of research involving depression, ophthalmology, and physical medicine & rehabilitation. Shannon worked for the University of Pittsburgh IRB for five years as a research review coordinator and manager and has been an IRB Committee Member since 1999. Shannon currently works for the University of Pittsburgh Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI) as a Regulatory Compliance Facilitator, assisting researchers with development and conduction of their protocols and understanding the regulatory aspects of research. Shannon currently works with Information Technology people at UPMC health system to assist with regulatory compliance of research involving the use of the electronic health record.