Staff Listing Alphabetized
TBA
Staff Assistant
Administration Building 308
Specialties
- Assist Corporate/Non-Federal analysts with proposal and award processes
- Coordinate the preparation and hardcopy/electronic submission of proposals and awards
- Track proposals and awards in departmental database
- Support the Memo of Understandings (MOU's), Cooperatives and International Agreements proposal and authorization process
Jim Baker
Director
Specialties
- Intellectual property/patents
- Technology licensing
- Corporate research
- Spin-off/start-up business development
Cathy Banfield
Assistant to the Vice President
Kristin Beck
Training Coordinator/Assistant Contract Analyst
Specialties
- Develop, review and approve budgets and proposals prior to submission for State of Michigan agencies and government contracting agencies
- Review, interpret and negotiate agreement terms and conditions for government agreements and contracts
- Post award support (eg. time extension, change in principal investigator, budget modifications, change in scope, etc., excluding accounting functions)
- Administer subcontracts under state contracts and grants
- Create, negotiate and administer subawards related to State of Michigan agency
- Develop and deliver learning opportunities to the University research community related to research policies and regulations
Jennifer Bukovich
Staff Assistant
Specialties
- Assist federal grants analysts with proposal and award processes
- Coordinate the preparation and hardcopy/electronic submission of proposals and awards
- Track proposals and awards in departmental database
- Prepare purchase requisitions for subwards under federal grants
- Review and track invoices related to subawards under federal grants
Kellie Buss
Grants Analyst
Specialties
- Develop, review and approve budgets and proposals prior to submission for federal pass through university and government granting agencies
- Review, interpret and negotiate agreement terms and conditions for government agreements and contracts
- Create, negotiate, and administer subawards related to grants
- Post award support (eg. time extension, change in principal investigator, budget modifications, change in scope, etc., excluding accounting functions)
Michael Carlson
Business Manager
Specialties
- Financial management and reporting of technology related accounts and sponsored projects
- Issue patent reimbursable payments
- Coordinate financial contacts both foreign & domestic
- Develop & utilize systems for measuring and reporting financial and non-financial performance for Research and Sponsored Programs & Technology and Economic Development
Suzan Caron
Sponsored Programs Associate
Links of Interest
Specialties
- Develop, review and approve budgets and proposals prior to submission for "other" agencies such as foundations, associations, and corporations
- Review, interpret and negotiate agreement terms and conditions for “other” agency agreements and contracts
- Post award support (eg. time extension, change in principal investigator, budget modifications, change in scope, etc., excluding accounting function
- Coordinate processing of ALL subawards
Kim Codere
Senior Grants Analyst
Specialties
- General oversight for government grant pre- and post award administration (excluding accounting functions)
- Develop, review and approve budgets and proposals prior to submission for government granting agencies
- Review, interpret and negotiate agreement terms and conditions for grant awards and modifications
- Create, negotiate and administer subawards related to grants
- Post award support (eg. time extension, change in principal investigator, budget modifications, change in scope, etc., excluding accounting functions)
John Diebel
Technology Licensing Associate
Specialties
- Solicits reviews and receives invention disclosures from faculty, students, and research personnel
- Describes features of disclosed inventions to patent counsel and office personnel for patentability assessments
- Assesses market potential for licensing of inventions or for sponsored research funding based on inventions
- Develops technology commercialization strategies and strategies for intellectual property protection
- Participates in negotiations for non-disclosure agreements, license agreements, material transfer agreements, and other related IP agreements with industry
Karen Foltz
Office Assistant
Specialties
- Distributes new index numbers
- Distributes new budgets
- Coordinates the collection of the Payroll Certification forms
Carol Frendewey
Office and Account Assistant
Specialties
- Expenditure Review (Purchase Requisitions, Travel Vouchers, Procurement Card Expenditures)
"A problem well stated is a problem half solved."
—Charles F. Kettering
—Charles F. Kettering
Diane Garrow
Mgr. Student Design Contracts
Specialties
- General oversight for student project and gift proposals and related contract pre- and post award administration
- Review, interpret, and negotiate terms and conditions for non-government sponsored student design projects
- Review and authorize student project and gift proposals for conformity and compliance with University policy
- Review student project and gift funding agreements for conformity and compliance with University policy
Cheryl Gherna
Coordinator, Research Integrity and Compliance Office
Specialties
- Coordinate and monitor activity that involves human and animal subjects
- Advise and assist researchers with applications and revisions that involve human and animal subjects
- Ensure compliance with federally mandated regulations
- Coordination of internal deadlines for limited submission funding opportunities
Chris Gruver
Billing Coordinator
Specialties
- Billing of Accounts Outstanding Billing/Receivable Collection Expenditure Review
Marilyn Haapapuro
Associate Director for Industrial Contracting
ATDC Building 203
Specialties
- Administration of industrial sponsored research agreements, including negotiation practices, proposal and award processes, and contract language.
- Develop, review and approve budgets and proposals prior to submission to industrial sponsors, including those with federal pass-through funds.
- Review, interpret and negotiate agreement terms and conditions with industrial sponsors.
- Review, interpret and determine applicability of Federal Acquisition Regulations in federal pass-through awards.
- Provide post award support (eg. time extensions, changes in principal investigator, budget modifications, changes in project scope).
Tom Holzberger
Grant Accountant
Specialties
- Foundation, Association, Federal Pass Through, State, State Pass Through (Project & Budget Setup, Assist in Expenditure Processing, Project Close-Out)
Jim Jackovich
Senior Contracts/Grants Analyst
Specialties
- General oversight for industry/corporate (federal pass through industry) contract pre- and post award administration (excluding accounting functions)
- Develop, review and approve budgets and proposals prior to submission for industry/corporate (including federal pass through industry)
- Review, interpret and negotiate agreement terms and conditions related to corporate sponsors
- Post award support (eg. time extension, change in principal investigator, budget modifications, change in scope, etc., excluding accounting functions)
Lisa Jukkala
Manager Government Contracts/Training
Specialties
- General oversight for all Department of Defense and government contract pre- and post award administration (excluding accounting functions)
- Develop, review and approve budgets and proposals prior to submission for all Department of Defense and government contracting agencies
- Review, interpret and negotiate agreement terms and conditions for all Department of Defense and other government agreements and contracts
- Create, negotiate and administer subawards related to contracts
- Post award support (eg. time extension, change in principal investigator, budget modifications, change in scope, etc., excluding accounting functions)
Kelly Kallio
Grant Accountant
Specialties
- Federal Awards (Project & Budget Setup, Assist in Expenditure Processing, Project Close-Out)
Robin Kolehmainen
Patent/License Manager
Specialties
- Reviews, negotiates, and processes Non-Disclosure Agreements, Material Transfer Agreements
- Manages the University Trademark Program entailing the processing of license agreements with vendors to use university logos
- Administering legal matters (patents)
- Processes and manages license agreements with the university
- Information system management
Peter A. Larsen
Mgr. Sponsored Programs Enhancement
Specialties
- Pre-submission assistance for federal and state sponsored proposals
- Proposal development—writing, editing, gathering required items for submission
- Development of broader impacts, education, and outreach plans for proposals
- Development of management and assessment plans for proposals
Gina LeMay
Manager-Sponsored Operations
Specialties
- Assist faculty and staff in the proposal and execution of non-dollar agreements such as Memo of Understandings (MOU's), Commercial Software Licenses,
- Manage our internal human resources by preparing job descriptions, interview questions, handling hiring paperwork, etc
- Develop and oversee internal business and data processes by continually reviewing and improving the processes
- Manage the departmental finances and budget
- Assist the department with special projects
Jacob Manchester
Business Information and Systems Analyst
Specialties
- Manages the Vice President for Research (VPR) TechTracS database to ensure data integrity and provide user support.
- Analyzes data to design, create and communicate information to internal VPR and external customers.
- Creates and maintains documentation of the reporting procedures and operational processes for the VPR area.
Mike Morley
Manager, Tech Commercialization
Links of Interest
Specialties
- Invention disclosure and portfolio management
- Commercial and intellectual property assessment for new technologies
- Technology marketing, commercialization planning, and licensing
Donna Peterson
Office Assistant
Specialties
- Administers room reservations for the Ford Conference Suite
- Assist Patent License manager in Non-Disclosure Agreements/Material Transfer Agreements process
- Assist Unrestricted Sponsored Programs & Student Design Contracts Manager with Student Design/Enterprise proposals and awards processes
Dawn Pichette
Office Assistant
Specialties
- Assist Federal Contract Analysts with proposal and award processes.
- Coordinate the preparation and hardcopy/electronic submission of proposals and awards.
- Track proposal and awards in departmental databases.
- Prepare purchase requisitions for subawards under federal contracts.
- Review and track invoices for subawards under federal contracts.
Joanne Polzien
Director, Research Integrity and Compliance and Director, Institutional Compliance and Ethics
Beverly Schmitz
Office Assistant
Specialties
- Support the VPR area in general day-to-day office operations, including tasks such as ordering & maintaining office supplies, mail pickup and delivery, updating & maintenance of internal forms, processing payroll, credit card reallocation, etc.
- Data enters all proposals into the department database.
- Assists in data maintenance, including pending proposal cleanup and closeout of expired projects.
- Review and communicate proposal information to Tech Today.
Richelle Schwaller
Grant Accountant
Specialties
- Industry (Project and budget setup, assist in expenditure processing, project close out).
- Outstanding billing/receivable collection.
