Our Teams
SR organization / TEAMS SUMMARY Organization Chart TEAM ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Renee Gonzales, Interim Assistant Vice President, Sponsored Research
renee.gonzales@northwestern.edu
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Proposals and Award Acceptance
The Proposals and Award Acceptance Team provides both pre- and post-award support to the Northwestern research community including, but not limited to, proposal review and submission, award negotiation and acceptance and post-award non-financial management. The team is comprised of Sponsored Research Officers, who also serve as official administrative points of contact at Northwestern University.
Andrea Zakrzewski, Senior Director, Proposals & Award Acceptance
a-zakrzewski@northwestern.edu
[Open] Assistant Director, Proposals & Award Acceptance
Aaron Sklar, Assistant Sponsored Research Officer
aaron.sklar@northwestern.edu
Adrienne Simms, Sponsored Research Officer
adrienne.simms@northwestern.edu
Alyssa Morren, Associate Sponsored Research Officer
alyssa.morren@northwestern.edu
Carrie Holbo, Sponsored Research Officer
carrie.holbo@northwestern.edu
Jason Hawkins, Sponsored Research Officer
jason.hawkins@northwestern.edu
Daniel Johnson, Associate Sponsored Research Officer
johnsondanielj@northwestern.edu
Lindsay Haukebo, Associate Sponsored Research Officer
lindsay.haukebo@northwestern.edu
Mary Rosenthal, Sponsored Research Officer
m-rosenthal3@northwestern.edu
Nadine Killick, Sponsored Research Officer
nkillick@northwestern.edu
Pamela Hawkins, Senior Sponsored Research Officer
p-hawkins@northwestern.edu
Stephanie Logaras, Sponsored Research Officer
s-logaras@northwestern.edu
Taylor Carl, Sponsored Research Officer
taylor.carl@northwestern.edu
Trinity Adamsel, Assistant Sponsored Research Officer
trinity.adamsel@northwestern.edu
Vanessa Santamaria, Assistant Sponsored Research Officer
vanessa.santamaria@northwestern.edu
Vianey Rodriguez, Assistant Sponsored Research Officer
vianey.rodriguez@northwestern.edu
Contracts & Negotiations
The Contract and Negotiations Team drafts, reviews, and negotiates agreements and contracts for sponsored research projects, and ensures that all contracts and agreements comply with Northwestern University policies and processes. The team consists of Contracts and Negotiation Managers, Contracts Officers, and Contracts Coordinators.
Clay Arnett, Senior Director, Contracts & Negotiations
clay.arnett@northwestern.edu
Adrienne Lundquist, Associate Director, Contracts & Negotiations
adrienne.lundquist@northwestern.edu
Avril Xinyi Liu, Contracts & Negotiations Manager
avril.xinyi.liu@northwestern.edu
Bria Daily, Contracts & Negotiations Manager
bria.daily@northwestern.edu
Debbie Thomas, Contracts Officer
debbie.thomas@northwestern.edu
Gary Adams, Contracts Officer
gary.adams@northwestern.edu
Jacob Roehm, Contracts Officer
jacob.roehm@northwestern.edu
Jeff Mollet, Associate Contracts Officer
jeff.mollet@northwestern.edu
Kayla Jennings, Associate Contracts Officer
kayla.jennings@northwestern.edu
Khala Turner, Contracts Officer
khala.turner@northwestern.edu
Marlene Isom, Contracts Officer
marlene.isom@northwestern.edu
Maureen McCabe, Contracts & Negotiations Manager
maureen.mccabe@northwestern.edu
Olivia Kappers, Associate Contracts Officer
olivia.kappers@northwestern.edu
Awards Management
The Awards Management Team provides pre- and post-award support, including establishing awards in Northwestern enterprise systems and processing post-award management reporting and requests. The Awards Management team consists of Awards Management Associates.
Michael S. Ferguson, Director, Awards Management
ferguson-m@northwestern.edu
Amelia Weiss, Awards Management Associate
amelia.weiss@northwestern.edu
Christian Zavala, Awards Management Associate
christian.zavalabucio@northwestern.edu
Jack Jeffries, Awards Management Associate
jack.jeffries@northwestern.edu
Joshua Katsimpalis, Awards Management Associate
joshua.katsimpalis@northwestern.edu
Julius Alexander, Awards Management Associate
julius.alexander@northwestern.edu
Nino Campos, Awards Management Associate
n-campos@northwestern.edu
Trin Kitisoontornpong, Awards Management Associate
trin.kitisoontornpong@northwestern.edu
Subcontracts Management
The Subcontracts Management Team drafts, issues, negotiates, and executes outgoing subcontract agreements, conducts subrecipient risk assessments, and completes post execution activities such as federal FFATA reporting. The team consists of Sponsored Research Officers and a Subcontracts Coordinator.
Tyra Darville-Layne, Director, Subcontracts Management
td-layne@northwestern.edu
Bonnie Cairns, Assistant Sponsored Research Officer
bonnie.cairns@northwestern.edu
Danielle Giddens, Assistant Sponsored Research Officer
danielle.giddens@northwestern.edu
Jeri Gann, Assistant Sponsored Research Officer
jeri-@northwestern.edu
Lora Zygman, Sponsored Research Officer
lora.zygman@northwestern.edu
Natalie Corbin, Assistant Sponsored Research Officer
natalie.corbin@northwestern.edu
Tiffany Gregory, Sponsored Research Officer
tiffany.gregory@northwestern.edu
Zara Khan, Compliance Specialist
zara.khan@northwestern.edu
Business Systems & Operations
The Business Systems and Operations Team supports Sponsored Research’s electronic research administration initiatives, ensures the highest quality sponsored projects data, communicates timely information to the research community, and facilitates efficient business process across the SR office. BSO consists of three groups: a systems and data group that provides functional support to CERES users, analyzes and reports research data, and ensures data integrity for proposal and award activity; a communications, administration and training group that manages the sponsored research website and listservs, provides support for office operations, and develops training resources; and a coordinator group that manages workflow for units within SR.
Kimberly Griffin, Senior Director, Business Systems & Operations
kimberly.griffin@northwestern.edu
Systems and Data
Sara Krentz, Assistant Director, Systems and Data
s-krentz@northwestern.edu
Alexa Palmero, Data Assistant
alexa.palmero@northwestern.edu
James Godowic, Sponsored Research Senior Analyst
james.godowic@northwestern.edu
Luke Miller Grimm, Sponsored Research Senior Analyst
lhmiller@northwestern.edu
Michael Scherer, Sponsored Research Senior Analyst
michael.scherer@northwestern.edu
Communications, Administration, & Training
Melissa Mizwa, Assistant Director, Administration & Strategic Communications
mmizwa@northwestern.edu
Lia Floreno, Training Specialist
lia.floreno@northwestern.edu
Karen Richardson, Administrative Assistant
k-richardson2@northwestern.edu
Sponsored Research Coordinators
Monique Drones, Manager, Sponsored Research Coordination
m-drones@northwestern.edu
Anthony Williams, Sponsored Research Coordinator
anthony.williams1@northwestern.edu
Art Miranda, Sponsored Research Coordinator
a-miranda@northwestern.edu
David Adduci, Sponsored Research Coordinator
david.adduci@northwestern.edu
Melinda More, Sponsored Research Coordinator
melinda.more@northwestern.edu