Offices & Support
Office of Research Integrity and Compliance (ORIC) ORIC is dedicated to building an environment that fosters the responsible conduct of research by promoting the principles of scientific and administrative excellence, and compliance with both the letter and the spirit of governing regulations.
ORIC oversees the research compliance committees, including:
- Institutional Review Board (IRB)
- Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and
- Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC).
Annie Muñana, BSN, MJ, Director
Catherine Powers, RD, LDN, CRRC, Associate director
Jessica Banks, Research compliance coordinator, IRB
Joshua Fedewa, Research compliance coordinator, IRB
Kristen Kenney, LVT, CPIA, Coordinator, IACUC
Sharon Modelski, Administrative assistant, ORIC
Andrea Slay, Senior administrative assistant, IRB
Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) OSP supports the research center by expediting funding for sponsored programs and assuring excellent stewardship of financial resources. OSP is responsible for the administration of sponsored programs, which includes pre- and post-award management of proposals, grants, and contracts; and assists physician-scientists in seeking and managing external funding.
Harmony Maple, MPA, Director
Colleen Garbe, MBA, Associate director, Grants & Contracts
Roberta Gerard, BSN, Assistant director, Post-award
Krista Harnish, Assistant director, Grants & Contracts
Kristine Martens, JD, Assistant director, Industry Sponsored Clinical Trials
Tara Massimino, MA, Assistant director, Grants & Contracts
Rochanna Thomas, Senior administrative assistant
Greg Wendling, Assistant director, Post-award
Information Technology (IT) The IT department provides services supporting desktop management and server services for end users. It aids in the acquisition and/or development of software and hardware systems as well as implementation.
Jason Ruprecht, MBA, Director
James Crandall, Network analyst
Chris de Espinosa, Network analyst
Jefferey Shaw, Senior network analyst
Timothy Skimina, MS, Manager of research computing
Office of the President and Scientific Director Francine Blazowski, MSW, Special assistant to the President
Office of the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Peg Rainey, Executive assistant
Office of the Senior Vice President and Deputy Director-Basic Sciences Denise Lilly, Executive assistant
Engineering Thomas Morlock, John Van Valkenberg
Facility Operations Tony Rankin, CM
Human Resources Javette Simmons
Purchasing Gail Wright
Receiving Steven Simmons
Research Support
Jose Hernandez, DVM, Director
Lisa Forman, MS, DVM, Consultant
Sean Flannery
Raul Gonzalez
Alyssa Hoekstra
Brooke Palmer
Rudes Ramirez
John (J.C.) Williams
Safety / Radiation Safety Glenn Sullivan, MBA
Security Peter Gorham