TATRC’s MMSIV Division Gains Long-Awaited PO!

September 30, 2021  |  Download PDF

Ms. Anne Gallo, Project Officer Medical Modeling, Simulation, Informatics and Visualization (MMSIV)

Anne was born in Lansing, Michigan and grew up in the suburbs west of Philadelphia. She attended Villanova University where she received a BA in psychology. At George Washington University in D.C., she earned her Master’s degree in Education and Human Development majoring in Counseling, especially within schools. For five years, she worked as a School Counselor, leading small and individual counseling sessions as well as teaching classroom guidance lessons. Anne led the elementary counselors in the development of a county-wide curriculum for the in-class lessons.

For the next 15 or so years, Anne raised three sons and became very involved with their lives through her many hours volunteering and involvement with the elementary school PTA and by acting as the Team Parent for their travel ice hockey teams. Going back to school, Anne became a National Certified Medical Assistant and worked at a local pediatrician’s office. She also taught at Frederick Community College as an Adjunct Professor, successfully bringing 4 new cohorts of medical assistants to the local medical community. Most recently, Anne worked for the Frederick Health Department. When the pandemic hit in March 2020, Anne helped lead a team to sort and deliver PPE to local nursing homes, assisted living centers and doctor’s offices, as well as to FCPS in anticipation of children returning to school. She also worked with the first pop-up testing sites and helped run the first two vaccine clinic sites in the County.

As part of the MMSIV team, Anne diligently works as a Project Officer and Research Assistant. Anne can be found behind the scenes supporting her division director, MAJ Patricia Schmidt, and keeping fellow team members on track with research projects. She also helps prepare some of the technology used by the medics in the NEXUS lab, as well as preparing various documents needed for VIP visits and the individual projects within the division.

In her spare time, Anne enjoys reading (particularly biographies and historical fiction), crocheting (which she learned sitting on the cold bleachers of Skate Frederick while her boys had ice hockey practice—GO CAPS!), Sudoku, and visiting with her sons over home-cooked meals.

A warm welcome to Anne from the team here at TATRC!