Our Teams
Cathy Barrera, Assistant Vice President, Sponsored Research
c-barrera@northwestern.edu
For an overview of the Sponsored Research office, see our organization chart. Expand the options below to read more about each team and to see a listing of team members. For information about capsules, visit our Capsules page.
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
Carrie Holbo, Assistant Director, Proposals
carrie.holbo@northwestern.edu
Anna Roth, Associate Sponsored Research Officer
anna.roth@northwestern.edu
Daniel (Johnson) Megyeri, Associate Sponsored Research Officer
johnsondanielj@northwestern.edu
Lindsay Haukebo, Associate Sponsored Research Officer
lindsay.haukebo@northwestern.edu
Maggie Hays, Associate Sponsored Research Officer
maggie.hays@northwestern.edu
Olivia Gill, Associate Sponsored Research Officer
olivia.gill@northwestern.edu
Jason Hawkins, Assistant Director, Award Acceptance
jason.hawkins@northwestern.edu
Adrienne Simms, Sponsored Research Officer
adrienne.simms@northwestern.edu
Alyssa Morren, Sponsored Research Officer
alyssa.morren@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
(Open), Assistant Director, Award Management
Aaron Sklar, Assistant Sponsored Research Officer
aaron.sklar@northwestern.edu
Christian Zavala, Assistant Sponsored Research Officer
christian.zavalabucio@northwestern.edu
Jack Jeffries, Assistant Sponsored Research Officer
jack.jeffries@northwestern.edu
Joshua Katsimpalis, Assistant Sponsored Research Officer
joshua.katsimpalis@northwestern.edu
Nino Campos, Assistant Sponsored Research Officer
n-campos@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
Claire Schneider, Associate Contracts Officer
claire.schneider@northwestern.edu
Debbie Thomas, Contracts Officer
debbie.thomas@northwestern.edu
Jeff Mollet, Contracts Officer
jeff.mollet@northwestern.edu
Kayla Jennings, Contracts Officer
kayla.jennings@northwestern.edu
Kendall Simms, Associate Contracts Officer
kendall.simms@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
Nathan Johnson, Associate Contracts Officer
nathan.johnson@northwestern.edu
Olivia Kappers, Contracts Officer
olivia.kappers@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
Lora Zygman, Assistant Director, Subcontracts Management
lora.zygman@northwestern.edu
Danielle Giddens, Sponsored Research Officer
danielle.giddens@northwestern.edu
Jeri Gann, Assistant Sponsored Research Officer
jeri-@northwestern.edu
Natalie Corbin, Sponsored Research Officer
natalie.corbin@northwestern.edu
Suzan Zarour, Assistant Sponsored Research Officer
suzan.zarour@northwestern.edu
Tahir Fazal, Assistant Sponsored Research Officer
tahir.fazal@northwestern.edu
Tiffany Gregory, Sponsored Research Officer
tiffany.gregory@northwestern.edu
Zara Khan, Associate Sponsored Research Officer
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;
- an awards setup group that established awards in Northwestern enterprise systems and processes post-award management reporting and requests;
- a coordinator group that manages workflow for units within SR.
s-krentz@northwestern.edu
Systems and Data
Alexa Palmero, Data Assistant
alexa.palmero@northwestern.edu
Amelia Weiss, Sponsored Research Senior Analyst
amelia.weiss@northwestern.edu
James Godowic, Sponsored Research Senior Analyst
james.godowic@northwestern.edu
Michael Scherer, Sponsored Research Senior Analyst
michael.scherer@northwestern.edu
Awards Setup
Jordan Mathews, Award Setup Associate
jordan.mathews@northwestern.edu
Julius Alexander, Award Setup Associate
julius.alexander@northwestern.edu
Kat Harris, Award Setup Associate
katura.harris@northwestern.edu
Kat Nydegger, Award Setup Associate
kathryn.nydegger@northwestern.edu
Lucy Highland, Award Setup Associate
lucy.highland@northwestern.edu
Trin Kitisoontornpong, Award Setup Associate
trin.kitisoontornpong@northwestern.edu
Sponsored Research Coordinators
Monique Drones, Manager, Sponsored Research Coordination
m-drones@northwestern.edu
Art Miranda, Sponsored Research Coordinator
a-miranda@northwestern.edu
David Adduci, Sponsored Research Coordinator
david.adduci@northwestern.edu
Fatimah Firdaus, Sponsored Research Coordinator
fatimah.firdaus@northwestern.edu
Melinda More, Sponsored Research Coordinator
melinda.more@northwestern.edu
Communications, Administration, & Training
Melissa Mizwa, Associate Director, Administration & Strategic Communications
mmizwa@northwestern.edu
Rowena Kramer, Training Specialist
rowena.kramer@northwestern.edu
(Open), Program Coordinator