Gordon Roble, DVM, MBA
Associate Vice President, Shared Resources
As Associate Vice President of Shared Resources at Fred Hutch and Associate Director of Shared Resources for the Fred Hutch/University of Washington/Seattle Children’s Cancer Consortium, Dr. Gordon Roble oversees the scientific operations of twelve specialized core facilities. He held previous leadership positions as senior director of Translational Shared Resources and director of the Comparative Medicine Shared Resource. Dr. Roble also serves as Fred Hutch’s Attending Veterinarian.
Nationally, he is actively involved in collaborative Cancer Center Shared Resource initiatives, including as a founding member of the Shared Resources Management Affinity Group and the National Alliance for Cancer Center Shared Resources. Dr. Roble earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Tufts University and completed postdoctoral training in laboratory animal medicine through the Tri-Institutional Training Program (MSKCC/Weill Cornell/Rockefeller University) in NYC. He also holds an MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business.
Cassie Sather
Associate Operations Director, Shared Resources
Cassie Sather serves as Associate Operations Director of Shared Resources at Fred Hutch and Assistant Director of Shared Resources for the Fred Hutch/University of Washington/Seattle Children’s Cancer Consortium, providing administrative and project management leadership for the center’s shared scientific resources. She brings more than three decades of experience at Fred Hutch, primarily in Shared Resources. Her scientific background in genomics and extensive experience directing the Genomics Shared Resource inform her approach to research operations, connecting the needs of scientists and core facilities with effective administrative support.
Cassie is President of the Western Association of Core Directors (WACD), a regional chapter of the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities (ABRF). Nationally, she leads the Shared Resources Management (SRM) program for the National Alliance of Cancer Center Shared Resources (NACCSR) and co-leads the SRM Affinity Group for the Association of Cancer Center Administrators (ACCA). Through these national SRM leadership roles, Cassie fosters collaboration across cancer centers and elevates the shared-resource community’s perspective on issues of national importance.
Stuart Tenney
Associate Vice President, Finance and Operations, Clinical Labs and Research Enterprise Operations
Stuart Tenney has been at Fred Hutch since 2010 and currently oversees business operations, finance, project management, and administration for Clinical Labs and Research Enterprise Operations (CREO) at Fred Hutch Cancer Center. His portfolio includes six clinical laboratories, Shared Resources, Precision Oncology, the Institutional Review Office, Integrated Research Centers, and clinical and translational research programs. He works in partnership with department leaders to align resources, operational priorities, and financial planning with their scientific and clinical goals.
His experience at Fred Hutch includes 10 years as a Program Operations Director in the Clinical Research Division. He joined Shared Resources in January 2020 as Senior Operations Manager. These roles have given him broad leadership experience across diverse research programs and a practical understanding of the infrastructure, financial stewardship, and administrative support needed to sustain complex scientific operations.
Stuart is actively involved with the Society of Research Administrators International (SRAI), the Association of Independent Research Institutes (AIRI), the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities (ABRF), and the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR). These professional connections inform his work through shared knowledge, peer collaboration, and engagement with issues affecting research administration and operations. He also serves on the board of the Global Leadership Forum.