Sponsored Programs Office
Julie Seppala
Director of Sponsored Programs Office
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
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)
Carol Wiitanen
Assistant Grants Analyst
906-487-2226
Administration Building 307
Administration Building 307
Specialties
- Develop, review, and approve budgets and proposals prior to submission for government granting agencies
- Review, interpret, and negotiate agreement terms and conditions for government agreements
- Post award support (eg. time extension, change in principal investigator, budget modifications, change in scope, etc., excluding accounting functions)
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)
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)
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
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.
Catherine Curto
Staff Assistant
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