The American Physiological Society (APS) has announced the appointment of Colette Bean as Chief Publishing Officer; Dr. Dennis Brown as Chief Science Officer; and Meeghan DeCagna as Chief Engagement and Partnerships Officer. The three new hires join Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, Robert Price, a veteran APS staffer, in the establishment of a new chief-level team, completing a staff realignment.
Under the direction of APS Executive Director Scott Steen, the structural changes are intended to prepare the Society to achieve the ambitious goals laid out for the organisation by the APS Council and recent strategic plans. According to Steen, in coming years, APS will make changes to its publishing model to increase viability in the open access space; launch a new, stand-alone annual meeting in 2023; launch a new flagship journal; diversify revenue streams; double membership; and improve member engagement and experience.
Colette E. Bean joined APS in September as chief publishing officer. She will lead the publishing division, which includes all 15 APS journals and the launch of the newest APS journal, Function. Bean comes to APS from John Wiley & Sons, where she spent over 25 years serving in a variety of roles. She most recently served as vice president and society publishing director for the US. In this role, Bean oversaw the management of more than 350 society-owned journals spanning the life sciences, physical sciences, and social sciences and humanities.
Dr. Dennis Brown joined the APS staff in July as the Society’s first chief science officer. In this new role, he will serve as the Society’s primary scientific spokesperson and advocate, overseeing the science policy, scientific meetings, and education and member communities departments. He currently serves as professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and director of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Program in Membrane Biology. He has also held key leadership positions at APS, including serving as the Society’s 90th president and as editor-in-chief for both the American Journal of Physiology—Cell Physiology and Physiological Reviews. Brown will split his time between APS headquarters in Rockville, Md., and Boston, where he will retain his affiliation with both Harvard and MGH.
Meeghan De Cagna joined APS as the chief engagement and partnerships officer in March. In this newly created role, De Cagna is responsible for the marketing, membership, communications and business development teams. Prior to joining APS, De Cagna worked at the Endocrine Society as chief strategic partnerships officer and at the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), where she served as the vice president for trainee engagement and director of leadership development for AAPA’s Center for Healthcare Leadership and Management, an internal business consultancy working with some of the largest academic medical centers in the US.
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