People
Research Administration at the School of Engineering is overseen by Dean for Research, David Hwang.
Research Policy and Compliance is directed by Pamela Baker-Webber, the Senior Director of Research Policy. Her team includes the Senior Compliance and Reporting Specialist, Julie Zabbo. Research Administration is directed by Melissa Francis, the Senior Director of Research Administration. Within her team, management consists of the Associate Director of Research Administration and Finance (ADRAF), the Assistant Director for Research Administration Systems and Training (ADRAST), and three Assistant Directors of Research Administration and Finance (ADRAFs) and these individuals oversee the portfolio management team who are assigned to provide life-cycle research administrative support to particular faculty and research centers.
Management
| Pamela Baker-Webber | Senior Director of Research Policy |
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| Melissa Francis | Senior Director of Research Administration |
| Rady Rogers | Associate Director of Research Administration and Finance (ADRAF) |
| Ashley Bens | Assistant Director of Research Administration Systems and Training (ADRAST) |
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Assistant Director of Research Administration and Finance (ADRAF) |
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| Kate Roman | Assistant Director of Research Administration and Finance (ADRAF) |
| Asma Sharif | Assistant Director of Research Administration and Finance (ADRAF) |
Research Administrative Teams
All staff are divided into smaller teams and are noted below as Senior Research Portfolio Managers (SRPMs), Research Portfolio Managers (RPMs), Research Portfolio Administrators (RPAs), Administrative Manager for Research (AMRs), or Senior Research Administration Consultant (SRAC).
For the most up-to-date list of portfolio assignments, please reference our Google Sheet.
Additional filter views:
- Sorted by RPM
- Sorted by manager (listed as "ADRAF")
Rady Rogers |
Asma Sharif |
Kate Roman |
Olga Kolas |
Ashley Bens |
| Tara Araque (RPM) | Nyasha Bovell (RPA) | Tanya Donnelli (RPM) | Lydia Oranski (SRPM) | Rajat Dawar (RPM) |
| Shweta Chhetri (SRPM) | Joan Cassidy (AMR) | Shweta Khatri (SRPM) | Deni Peric (RPA) | Allison Hill (SRAC) |
| Felice Gardner (RPM) | Michelle Costa (RPM) | Angie Leahey (RPM) | Milena Perez (RPM) | Jess Ruppert (RPM) |
| Ed Lee (RPM) | Laura Lamp (RPM) | Cecilia McCormack (AMR) | Ganna Savostyanova (SRPM) | Amy Walsh (SRPM) |
| Becky Leung (SRPM) | Sandra Louis Jean (RPM) | Evie Santana-Nola (RPA) | Stacia Zatsiorsky (RPM) | |
| Marisa Reilly (RPM) | Bonnie McFarlane (SRPM) | |||
| Frehiwot Tesfaye (RPA - reports to Shweta Chhetri) | Ryane Watkins (RPA) |