Administrative Staff (in alphabetical order)

Josh Aaseng, B.F.A.

Mr. Aaseng is a returned Peace Corps volunteer who served in Ukraine creating and implementing youth programs and initiatives. At TVG, Josh will support Molly Boettcher in the organization and execution of various projects including the 3rd Annual Open House this November.

Tess Bayon, B.S.

Ms. Bayon received her Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Baguio, Baguio City, Philippines, a Registered Nursing Assistant license (Washington State), and experience in finance and mortgage lending. She joined the Tumor Vaccine Group in March 2007 as a Program Assistant. Her duties and support for the Tumor Vaccine Group includes coordinating the purchasing cycle, maintaining office machines and supplies, maintaining record keeping/filling, room scheduling for meeting/trainings and handling a variety of accounting tasks.
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Molly Boettcher, B.A.

Molly received her BA in 2000 from the University of Washington. After three years with Gastroenterology as administrative and fellowship coordinator she joined the Tumor Vaccine Group in 2008 as Program Operations Specialist. Her support for the Tumor Vaccine Group will be in the areas of grant management, website development, faculty assistance and event coordination and outreach.

Liz O'Donoghue, B.A.

Liz worked as consultant developing custom database solutions for a variety of clients. Her duties with the Tumor Vaccine Group will include developing a new Mouse Colony Management System and supporting existing TVG databases.

Kathleen Tietje, Ph.D.

Dr. Tietje is a Senior Research Scientist in the UW Division of Oncology, and the Administrative Director of the Tumor Vaccine Group. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Washington, Department of Pharmacology in 1991, and has expertise in research program development and project management, contract negotiation, and clinical trial implementation. Prior to joining the Tumor Vaccine Group in 2006, she was the Program Administrator for the Cancer Prevention Program at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
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