National Postdoctoral Association

Stephanie Eberle, M.Ed., is chair of the NPA Board of Directors and assistant dean of BioSci Careers at Stanford University where they and their team support the academic, personal, career, and profession needs of med/doctoral students and postdoctoral trainees in the biosciences and technology fields. Within this position, they teach immersive, sector-specific courses, oversee the graduate IDP program, serve on the dean’s gender and sexual minorities taskforce, and build individualized connection opportunities between the Stanford community and alumni and employer partners. Eberle writes for Inside Higher Education, including essays on passion, managing career advice overload, and activism in the workplace. They consult within companies and organizations throughout the country and is a certified Strengths coach. They hold a Master of Education in community agency counseling, and a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and sociology, both from Ohio University.

William Mahoney, Jr., Ph.D., has a long-standing interest in professional development, focusing on graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty at the University of Washington (UW). As associate dean, he provides leadership to both the Office of Graduate Student Affairs and the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs to support inclusive learning environments across the UW educational ecosystem. He leads efforts related to graduate student and postdoctoral fellow recruitment and support, holistic mentorship, and career exploration and guidance.

Tom Kimbis, exectuive director and CEO of the NPA, brings years of experience serving as a liaison to the White House, building public-private partnerships, spearheading strategic planning, and engaging industry leadership. He has launched and led game-changing initiatives in areas as diverse as technical standards, energy policy, consumer protection, trade, stakeholder engagement, and political communications. Kimbis graduated with honors from Williams College with a Bachelor of Arts in political science, and from the University of Virginia with a Juris Doctor degree. He has earned certificates in leadership from the Brookings Institution and in management from the American Management Association. He currently serves as a trustee of Pickering Creek Audubon Center and on the Legal Advisory Council of the American Society of Association Executives.