Contact
The principals of Gryphon Scientific are experienced leaders with strong technical and research management skills. For more information on our services call 301-270-0671. Our fax number is 301-270-0673.
Office Locations
Boston Area
973 Hale Street
Beverly, Massachusetts 01915
D.C Area
6930 Carroll Avenue, Suite 810
Takoma Park, MD 20912
- If using the redline, we are located two blocks from the Takoma Park stop.
- There is two-hour visitor parking available behind our office building.
Dr. Rocco Casagrande
Managing Director
rocco@gryphonscientific.com
301-270-0671
301-270-0673 fax
Dr. Rocco Casagrande holds a B.A. in chemistry and biology from Cornell University and a Ph.D. in experimental biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. From December 2002 to March 2003, Dr. Casagrande worked as a United Nations biological weapons inspector in Iraq, where he participated in more than 50 inspections and acted as the chief of the U.N. biological analysis laboratory. In a prior post, Dr. Casagrande led a team of biologists and engineers at Surface Logix, a Boston-based biotechnology firm, to develop and test real-time detectors for biological agents. In his most recent position, he led the homeland security practice at Abt Associates, one of the nation's largest public policy research and consulting firms. He has published numerous articles on biological defense and has consulted on chemical and biological warfare and defense for several congressional offices and government agencies.
Casagrande Publications
Joan Mullen
Managing Partner
joan@gryphonscientific.com
978-922-0383
978-921-1225 fax
With an undergraduate degree in economics, Joan Mullen interrupted her law school plans to take a job at Abt Associates, then a young firm designed by Clark Abt to bring the analytic techniques of the defense industry into civilian public policy decision-making. Over the next 35 years, she held almost every position in the organization, ultimately heading all of the firm's domestic public policy practices. Under her leadership, domestic research and consulting nearly doubled, moving to $100 million in 2001. Joan launched many new practice areas, including a group devoted to law and criminal justice issues, behavioral health, clinical trials and epidemiology, and homeland security. Throughout most of her tenure at Abt Associates she continued to manage projects and to publish on issues related to sentencing and incarceration.
Kimberly Legrow
Business Manager
kimberly@gryphonscientific.com
603-672-2793
603-672-4347 fax
For business management issues, contact Kimberly Legrow. Also an Abt Associates alum with over ten years' experience in business operations, Kimberly supervises our accounting and administrative functions and provides management and logistical support to our projects. She is also an exceptionally capable ally for planning and managing meetings and conferences.