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Dave Richardson

David W. Richardson

Executive Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation/Security Management Officer

217-333-2187

daverich@illinois.edu

Dave leads Sponsored Programs Administration, supporting the research enterprise throughout the entire lifecycle of an externally sponsored project, from proposal submission to award closeout.

Robin Beach

Robin Beach

Director, SPA Pre-Award

217-265-7688

beach@illinois.edu

Robin leads the Sponsored Programs Administration functional teams of the lifecycle, responsible for proposal submission and review, agreement negotiation and execution, and the related electronic systems and communications.

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Dan Harmon

Director, Data and Systems

217-333-2414

daharmon@illinois.edu

Dan leads the data and systems team, responsible for cash management, oversight of eRA software development and maintenance, and reporting. 

Cheryl Howerton

Cheryl Howerton

Director, Audit and Compliance

217-300-8658

gorman@illinois.edu

Cheryl manages the Audit and Compliance section, responsible for overseeing internal procedures ensuring compliance with institutional policies and procedures, state and federal laws, contractual obligations and external audits of sponsored projects, including the annual Single Audit

Karen Thomas

Karen Thomas

Director, SPA Post-Award

217-265-4096

kthomas2@illinois.edu

Karen leads the post-award function teams of the sponsored project lifecycle that administer the award account setups and management, invoicing, reporting, and closeouts.

Bryan Bachman

Bryan Bachman

Sr. Assistant Director, Operations and Systems

217-265-0082

bbachma2@illinois.edu

Bryan supports electronic systems used in the administration of sponsored projects, including the myResearch Portal, myProposals, and a variety of sponsor-specific online portals. 

Steffany Ballas

Steffany Ballas

Advanced Senior Award Management Coordinator, NSF Awards

217-300-6230

sballas@illinois.edu

Steffany administers NSF awards, providing guidance regarding award terms and conditions and performing tasks related to award setup, modifications, invoicing, financial reporting, and closeout. 

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Michelle Barkley

Proposal Coordinator

+1 (217) 244-5709

mbark3@illinois.edu

Michelle reviews and approves requests for external funding (i.e., proposals) on behalf of the Office for the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation. Find Michelle’s department assignments here.

Katie Bateman

Katie Bateman

Assistant Director, Proposals

217-300-2562

kbatema2@illinois.edu

Katie reviews and approves requests for external funding (i.e., proposals) on behalf of the Office for the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation. Find Katie's department assignments here.

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Carrie Blount

Associate Director, Federal Awards

217-244-1661

cblount@illinois.edu

Carrie oversees the post-award management of federal awards.

Justin Blount

Justin Blount

Assistant Director, Negotiations

217-300-3726

jblount2@illinois.edu

Justin is responsible for the timely negotiation of various types of sponsored project agreements, ensuring reasonable terms and conditions that comply with university policies, federal and state regulations, and sponsor requirements. See Justin's department assignments here.

Traci Buras

Traci Buras

Senior Coordinator, Cash and Data Management

217-333-7479

tburas@illinois.edu

Traci provides cash management and data retrieval support for SPA.

Meghan Calandro-Howell

Meghan Calandro-Howell

Senior Award Negotiator

217-300-2068

mcala2@illinois.edu

Meghan is responsible for timely negotiation of various types of sponsored project agreements, ensuring reasonable terms and conditions that comply with university policies, federal and state regulations, and sponsor requirements. See Meghan's department assignments here.

Susan Canfield

Susan Canfield

Advanced Senior Award Management Coordinator, Non-Federal Awards

217-244-1892

scanfiel@illinois.edu

Susan administers private awards, providing guidance regarding award terms and conditions and performing tasks related to award setup, modifications, invoicing, financial reporting, and closeout. 

Nam Carreon

Namneet Carreon

Senior Award Management Coordinator, Non-Federal Awards

217-300-6106

ncarreon@illinois.edu

Nam administers private awards, providing guidance regarding award terms and conditions and performing tasks related to award setup, modifications, invoicing, financial reporting, and closeout. 

Tamara Chapman

Tamara Chapman

Award Management Coordinator, NSF Awards

217-333-4849

chapman2@illinois.edu

Tamara administers NSF awards, providing guidance regarding award terms and conditions and performing tasks related to award setup, modifications, invoicing, financial reporting, and closeout. 

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Nick Dabbs

Deputy Export Compliance Officer

ndabb2@illinois.edu

Nick provides compliance support to researchers and units working with sensitive, export controlled data.

Connor Dalzell

Connor Dalzell

Senior Systems Specialist

217-244-4498

cdalzel2@illinois.edu

Connor performs duties related to data entry for incoming and outgoing proposal and award information within the university's grants management system, routes communication between internal staff and external customers, and assists in the management of SPA's general email inbox.

Cale Doubet

Cale Doubet

Assistant Director, Data and Systems

217-244-7035

cdoubet@illinois.edu

Cale oversees sponsored project billing, automated financial reporting, and letter of credit draw processing and provides support for the Banner Grants module.

Jeff Eaton

Jeff Eaton

Award Management Coordinator, NSF Awards

217-300-7396

jeaton@illinois.edu

Jeff administers NSF awards, providing guidance regarding award terms and conditions and performing tasks related to award setup, modifications, invoicing, financial reporting, and closeout. 

Peter Elliot

Peter Elliott

Assistant Director, Processing and Records Management

217-300-5280

elliott6@illinois.edu

Peter leads the system specialist team, with oversight related to data entry for incoming and outgoing proposal and award information within the university's grants management system, routing communication between internal staff and external customers, and assisting in the management of SPA's general email inbox.

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Stephanie Facer

Award Management Coordinator, Federal Awards

217-333-6659

smillan2@illinois.edu

Stephanie administers federal awards, providing guidance regarding award terms and conditions and performing tasks related to award setup, modifications, invoicing, financial reporting, and closeout.

Stephanie Fellmann

Stephanie Fellmann

Associate Director, Proposals

217-265-7682

russel33@illinois.edu

Stephanie reviews and approves requests for external funding (i.e., proposals) on behalf of the Office for the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation. Find Stephanie's department assignments here.

Kevin Frerichs

Kevin Frerichs

Assistant Director, Award Management, Non-Federal Awards

217-244-7034

kfrerich@illinois.edu

Kevin oversees post-award administration for private and State of Illinois projects. He also acts as a liaison between department personnel and sponsor administrators, provides financial reports, and manages award invoicing. 

Kathy Gentry

Kathy Gentry

Senior Export Compliance Officer

217-300-5943

ksgentry@illinois.edu

Kathy provides compliance support to researchers and units working with sensitive, export controlled data.

Jayne Goby

Jayne Goby

Associate Director, Policy and Data Management

217-244-4759

goby@illinois.edu

Jayne manages data retrieval and analysis and automated tool development, supporting the research reporting needs of sponsors and the University of Illinois System. She also oversees various online systems and processes including cost share and semi-annual expenditure confirmations.

Steven Goodreau

Award Negotiator

swg@illinois.edu

Steven is responsible for timely negotiation of various types of sponsored project agreements, ensuring reasonable terms and conditions that comply with university policies, federal and state regulations, and sponsor requirements.

Hannah Gorrie

Proposal Coordinator

217-265-9848

hpgorrie@illinois.edu

Hannah reviews and approves requests for external funding (i.e., proposals) on behalf of the Office for the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation. Find Hannah's department assignments here.

Yen Vi Green

Yen Vi Green

Coordinator, Audit and Compliance

2173002485

yenvi@illinois.edu

Yen Vi coordinates the functions of the administrative division in SPA. Special emphasis is placed on compliance with institutional policies and procedures, state and federal law, and contractual obligations.

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Spring Harrison

Business Administrative Associate

217-265-0761

sharriso@uillinois.edu

Spring provides administrative support to facilitate and support the operations and services of Sponsored Programs Administration.

Sarah Hasib

Sarah Hasib

Senior Award Negotiator

217-300-9152

sfhasib@illinois.edu

Sarah is responsible for the timely negotiation of various types of sponsored project agreements, ensuring reasonable terms and conditions that comply with university policies, federal and state regulations, and sponsor requirements. See Sarah's department assignments here.

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Joe Hedges

Senior Software Engineer

217-265-5103

jhedge1@illinois.edu

Joe is responsible for development and maintenance of data-driven software applications for SPA.

Ryan Holmes

Ryan Holmes

Assistant Director, Audit and Compliance

217-244-0069

rpholmes@illinois.edu

Ryan coordinates the functions of the administrative division in SPA. Special emphasis is placed on compliance with institutional policies and procedures, state and federal law, and contractual obligations.

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Amy Hubbard

Administrative Assistant

217-300-1914

hubbrd@illinois.edu

Amy provides administrative support to facilitate and support the operations and services of Sponsored Programs Administration.

Maddie Jackson

Maddie Jackson

Senior Systems Specialist

mgjacks2@illinois.edu

Maddie performs duties related to data entry for incoming and outgoing proposal and award information within the university's grants management system, routes communication between internal staff and external customers, and assists in the management of SPA's general email inbox.

Paula Jorge

Paula Jorge

Associate Director, Negotiations

217-244-8824

hjorge@illinois.edu

Paula is responsible for the management and professional development of assigned award negotiators within SPA and is a subject matter expert on a wide variety of award issues, performing highly specialized and complex contract negotiations.

Jamie McCracken

Jamie Keeney

Advanced Senior Award Management Coordinator, Federal Awards

217-244-7659

jamccrac@illinois.edu

Jamie administers federal awards, providing guidance regarding award terms and conditions and performing tasks related to award setup, modifications, invoicing, financial reporting, and closeout. 

Jerald Kimble

Jerald Kimble

Coordinator, Audit and Compliance

217-333-9090

jkimble2@illinois.edu

Jerald coordinates the functions of the administrative division in SPA. Special emphasis is placed on compliance with institutional policies and procedures, state and federal law, and contractual obligations.

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Susanne Klein

Senior Award Negotiator

217-300-8857

sklein10@illinois.edu

Susanne is responsible for timely negotiation of various types of sponsored project agreements, ensuring reasonable terms and conditions that comply with university policies, federal and state regulations, and sponsor requirements.

Kristie Lamoreux

Kristie Lamoreux

Associate Director, Audit and Compliance

217-265-7707

lamoreux@illinois.edu

Kristie directs and coordinates activities related to compliance with institutional policies and procedures, state and federal laws, and contractual obligations with special emphasis on working with external parties (i.e., agencies and auditors as well as other Illinois units).

Anita Lieb

Anita Lieb

Senior Coordinator, Data and Systems

217-300-7582

alieb@illinois.edu

Anita provides automated financial reporting, sponsored project billing and letter of credit draw support, and assists with the management of the Banner Grants module.

Charletta Little

Charletta Little

Coordinator, Audit and Compliance

2172444831

clittl7@illinois.edu

Charletta coordinates the functions of the administrative division in SPA. Special emphasis is placed on compliance with institutional policies and procedures, state and federal law, and contractual obligations.

Sarah Lorbiecki

Sarah Lorbiecki

Sr. Assistant Director, Award Management, NSF Awards

217-244-9603

slorbiec@illinois.edu

Sarah oversees post-award administration for NSF projects. She also acts as a liaison between department personnel and sponsor administrators, provides financial reports, and manages award invoicing. 

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Frank Madden

Senior Award Negotiator

217-244-2181

fmadden2@illinois.edu

Frank is responsible for timely negotiation of various types of sponsored project agreements, ensuring reasonable terms and conditions that comply with university policies, federal and state regulations, and sponsor requirements.

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Rosalyn Maziarka

Proposal Coordinator

217-333-3891

ralm1920@illinois.edu

Rosalyn reviews and approves requests for external funding (i.e., proposals) on behalf of the Office for the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation. Find Rosalyn's department assignments here.

Julie McCabe

Julie McCabe

Senior Proposal Coordinator

217-244-9029

jvance@illinois.edu

Julie reviews and approves requests for external funding (i.e., proposals) on behalf of the Office for the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation. Find Julie's department assignments here.

Brian Merrill

Brian Merrill

Assistant Director, Data and Systems

217-333-6835

bmerrill@illinois.edu

Brian oversees sponsored project cash management processes and procedures and provides data and automated tool support for SPA.

Alison Morgan

Alison Morgan

Senior Associate Director, Non-Federal Awards

217-333-9272

alync1@illinois.edu

Alison oversees the post-award management of non-federal awards, including private and State of Illinois awards.

Justin Morgan

Justin Morgan

Senior Coordinator, Data & Cash Management

217-300-1938

jmorg07s@illinois.edu

Justin provides cash management and data retrieval support for SPA.

Sadi O'Donnell

Sadi O'Donnell

Senior Award Management Coordinator, Federal Awards

217-244-6998

sjodonne@illinois.edu

Sadi coordinates the functions of award closeout and compliance with institutional policies and procedures, state and federal law, and contractual obligations, with special emphasis placed on award closeout as it relates to final reporting requirements, reviewing activity on closed awards, investment income, and fixed price revenue sweep.

Christina Orange

Christina Orange

Senior Coordinator, Audit and Compliance

217-300-0505

cnorange@illinois.edu

Christina coordinates the functions of the administrative division in SPA. Special emphasis is placed on compliance with institutional policies and procedures, state and federal law, and contractual obligations.

Tina Owens-Anderson

Tina Owens-Anderson

Advanced Senior Award Management Coordinator, Non-Federal Awards

217-333-8283

towens@illinois.edu

Tina administers private awards, providing guidance regarding award terms and conditions and performing tasks related to award setup, modifications, invoicing, financial reporting, and closeout. 

Chris Patton

Chris Patton

Assistant Director, Federal Awards

217-333-4496

chpatton@illinois.edu

Chris oversees post-award administration for the Departments of Defense, Energy, Education, and Interior portfolio. He also acts as a liaison between department personnel and sponsor administrators, provides financial reports, and manages award invoicing. 

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Carla Pinaire

Award Management Coordinator, Non-Federal Awards

217-333-2662

carlac@illinois.edu

Carla administers private and State of Illinois awards, providing guidance regarding award terms and conditions and performing tasks related to award setup, modifications, invoicing, financial reporting, and closeout.

Jule Robinson

Julie Robinson

Associate Director, Negotiations

217-244-4753

jrobnsn@illinois.edu

Julie is responsible for the management and professional development of assigned award negotiators within SPA and is a subject matter expert on a wide variety of award issues, performing highly specialized and complex contract negotiations.

Beverly Roland

Beverly Roland

Advanced Senior Systems Specialist

217-300-5276

beverly7@illinois.edu

Beverly performs duties related to data entry for incoming and outgoing proposal and award information within the university's grants management system, routes communication between internal staff and external customers, and assists in the management of SPA's general email inbox.

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Kelly Ryan

Award Management Coordinator, Federal Awards

217-244-4940

kmryan6@illinois.edu

Kelly administers federal awards, providing guidance regarding award terms and conditions and performing tasks related to award setup, modifications, invoicing, financial reporting, and closeout.

Jen Schuster

Jennifer Schuster

Senior Award Management Coordinator, Non-Federal Awards

217-300-7520

jschustr@illinois.edu

Jennifer administers private and State of Illinois awards, providing guidance regarding award terms and conditions and performing tasks related to award setup, modifications, invoicing, financial reporting, and closeout. 

Jessica Steenbergen

Jessica Steenbergen

Senior Award Negotiator

217-300-4382

knicker@illinois.edu

Jessica is responsible for timely negotiation of various types of sponsored project agreements, ensuring reasonable terms and conditions that comply with university policies, federal and state regulations, and sponsor requirements. See Jessica's department assignments here

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Jennifer Sturm

Senior Award Management Coordinator, Federal Awards

2173005549

jahood@illinois.edu

Jennifer administers federal awards, providing guidance regarding award terms and conditions and performing tasks related to award setup, modifications, invoicing, financial reporting, and closeout.

Kyle Sturm

Kyle Sturm

Senior Award Management Coordinator, Non-Federal Awards

217-300-9107

sturm2@illinois.edu

Kyle administers private awards, providing guidance regarding award terms and conditions and performing tasks related to award setup, modifications, invoicing, financial reporting, and closeout. 

Kamil Tamimie

Kamil Tamimie

Sr. Assistant Director, Training, Outreach, and Data Management

217-244-0315

tamimie@illinois.edu

Kamil facilitates SPA internal and external training and outreach efforts and leads the campus-wide SPaRC program. She is also responsible for data management, data integrity, and reporting associated with the myResearch Portal and myProposals systems.

Tameka Tanner

Tameka Tanner

Senior Award Management Coordinator, Federal Awards

217-300-7331

tanner13@illinois.edu

Tameka administers federal awards, providing guidance regarding award terms and conditions and performing tasks related to award setup, modifications, invoicing, financial reporting, and closeout. 

Francis Thomas

Francis Thomas

Senior Award Negotiator

217-300-5406

francist@illinois.edu

Francis is responsible for timely negotiation of various types of sponsored project agreements, ensuring reasonable terms and conditions that comply with university policies, federal and state regulations, and sponsor requirements. See Francis's department assignments here.

Kathie Veach

Kathie Veach

Pre-Award Shared Services (PASS) Coordinator

2172447758

veach@illinois.edu

Kathie provides specialized support for the College of Media, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the College of Law, assisting faculty directly in preparing proposals and customizing tools and processes that encourage the pursuit of external funding in these disciplines.

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Shayna Ward

Award Management Coordinator, Federal Awards

shayna3@illinois.edu

Shayna administers federal awards, providing guidance regarding award terms and conditions and performing tasks related to award setup, modifications, invoicing, financial reporting, and closeout.

Michelle Ward

Michelle Ward

Assistant Director, Award Management, Non-Federal Awards

217-300-2487

mlward01@illinois.edu

Michelle oversees post-award administration for private projects. She also acts as a liaison between department personnel and sponsor administrators, provides financial reports, and manages award invoicing.

Davorian Ware

Award Management Coordinator, Federal Awards

217-333-2017

dware3@illinois.edu

Davorian administers federal awards, providing guidance regarding award terms and conditions and performing tasks related to award setup, modifications, invoicing, financial reporting, and closeout. 

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Jillian Weathers

Award Negotiator

+1 (217) 333-6400

jillew@uillinois.edu

Jillian is responsible for timely negotiation of various types of sponsored project agreements, ensuring reasonable terms and conditions that comply with university policies, federal and state regulations, and sponsor requirements.

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Holly Womack

Advanced Senior Proposal Coordinator

217-265-5284

hwomack@illinois.edu

Holly reviews and approves requests for external funding (i.e., proposals) on behalf of the Office for the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation. Find Holly's department assignments here.

Rosine Yao

Rosine Yao

Assistant Director, Federal Awards

217-300-2106

reya@illinois.edu

Rosine oversees post-award administration for the National Institute of Health, NASA, and the USDA portfolio. She also acts as a liaison between department personnel and sponsor administrators, provides financial reports, and manages award invoicing. 

Stephen Young

Steve Young

Senior Systems Specialist

217-300-6811

steve85@illinois.edu

Steve performs duties related to data entry for incoming and outgoing proposal and award information within the university's grants management system, routes communication between internal staff and external customers, and assists in the management of SPA's general email inbox.