Leadership

Matthias Salathe, M.D.- Vice Chancellor for Research, President, KUMC Research Institute, Inc.

Paul Toler, MBA- Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Administration, Executive Director, KUMC Research Institute, Inc.

Administrative Team

Kelly Robertson- Administrative Director

Danelle Dupuis- Administrative Assistant

Strategic Initiatives

Ruth Sosnoff, Ph.D., MBA- Executive Director, Strategic Research Initiatives

Natalia Loskutova - Project Director

Jodi Potts - Project Coordinator

Margaret Brumberg - Faculty Recognition & Awards Manager

Jennie Andra - Communications Coordinator

Controller's Office

Matthew Woolley- Controller

Madison Mermis- Assistant Controller

Carly Gunnels- Accounting Manager

Bill Godfrey - Senior Research Fiscal Analyst

Andrew Thao- Accounts Payable Specialist I

Leigh Stigler- Accounts Payable Specialist I

Genevieve Burk - Accounts Payable Specialist

Tiffany Sherry- Revenue and Accounts Receivable Specialist

Clinical Trial Finance

Lisa Severance- Assistant Director, Clinical Trial Fiscal Operations

Simon Schmidt- Clinical Trial Finance Manager

Lori Neece- Clinical Trial Senior Fiscal Analyst

Dakoda White- Clinical Trial Fiscal Analyst

Celia Gomez- Clinical Trial Fiscal Analyst

Shannon White Hat - Clinical Trial Fiscal Analyst

Brittney Swarts - Clinical Trial Fiscal Analyst

Sara Hansen- Clinical Trial Calendar Analyst

Akeisha Gratts- Clinical Calendar Analyst

Aaron Krehbiel- Clinical Trial Contracts Assistant

Budget Development & Negotiation

Sonja Way- Assistant Director, Budget Development & Negotiation

Cheryl Shorter- Clinical Trial Budget Manager

Adam Brubaker- Senior Budget Analyst

Jared Benefield - Budget Analyst

Randy Johnson- Budget Analyst

Sylvia Dupuis- Budget Analyst

Brenda Merrick - Budget Analyst

Alena Blakley - Budget Analyst

Alexis Bigelow - Budget Analyst

Systems & Data Analysis

Frank Visconti- Director

Derrick Breshears- Systems Administrator

Kyle Stephens- Director, Human Research Protection Program

Melody Solace- IRB Assistant Director

Rachel Marsh- IRB Liaison- Wichita

Emily Swanger- IRB Administrator

Kathy Jurius- IRB Reliance Manager

Hannah Barfoot- IRB Generalist

Kerianne Nash- IRB Generalist

Emily Olschki- IRB Generalist

Jane Salisbury- IRB Generalist

Jamie Phalp- Senior Director, Clinical Research Operations

Heather Fell- Clinical Research Operations Manager

Grace Graham- Administrative Assistant

Investigator Support Program

Annie Fors - Associate Director, Investigator Support Program

Jennifer Pennington- Assistant Director, Investigator Support Program 

Sarah Maalouf- Clinical Research Monitor

Nisha Sharma - Senior Regulatory Coordinator

R. Scott Smith- Project Manager

Quality Assurance Program

Joy Pestano- Program Director, Quality Assurance

Sadiya Ahmed- Quality Assurance Associate

Kara Carlson- Quality Assurance Associate

Clinical Trial Management

Dani Alexander- Associate Director, Clinical Trial Management

Kate Nance- Site Development and Feasibility Specialist

Zelimir Bauk - Senior Portfolio Manager

Sonia McCoy- Senior Portfolio Manager

Emma Stuart-Grant- Portfolio Manager

Michael Valentin - Portfolio Manager

Jill Sibley - Portfolio Manager

Kelly Kluthe- Portfolio Manager

Gina Brown, J.D.- Director, Research Contracts Office

Christopher Mantei, J.D.- Research Contracts Analyst

Brandon Fortman - Research Contracts Analyst

Madeline Nagel- Research Contracts Analyst

Amanda Hamar- Research Contracts Analyst

Jared Brown - Research Contracts Analyst

Bethany Redden- Research Contracts Assistant

Andrew Gray - Director, Research Development

Laura Mussulman- Project Director

Maria Hondras- Research Support Manager

Sachidevi Puttaswamy - Research Development Manager

Jennifer Staley- Senior Director, Research Systems Operations

Doug Ross- Research Support Administrator

Megan Hummelgaard- Research Support Administrator

Ashley Carlson- Director, Research Training & Communications

Ross Stone- Research Training Manager

Annelise Mozzoni- Instructional Design Coordinator

Kara Price - Content Management Specialist

Kerri Lewis - Research Communications Specialist

Mario Medina, Ph.D., CRA- Senior Director

Monica Strathman- Sponsored Programs Specialist, Training & Support

Operations

Kelly Mason, Ph.D.- Manager

Jackie Harmon- Grants Administrator

Skylar Vance- Grants Administrator

Award Management

Taps Wray- Director

Sue Cooper- Grant Officer

Lauren Lesiak- Grant Officer

Josie Zamora- Grant Administrator

Vanessa Meriwether- Grants Administrator

Dara Canady- Grants Administrator

Lora Tallant- Grants Administrator

Post-Award 

Matt Morgan, CFRA- Director

Reggie Foster- Grants Administrator- Post-Award 

Doug Harris- Senior Budget Analyst

Linda Hubbart-Williams- Grants Administrator- Post-Award 

Rensi Yu, CRA- Sponsored Research Specialist, Financial Reporting

Lily Yu, CGMS- Senior Financial Research Administrator

Eric Liu - Grants Administrator - Post-Award

Shawnette Graham - Federal Clinical Trial Finance Administrator

Contracts

Michael Albright, Ph.D.- Director

Jay Dillon- Grant Administrator 

Susan Perrin- Grant Administrator

Anjuli Rajprasad - Budgets and Contracts Specialist

Data Management & Effort Reporting

Rita Huerta-Suarez, CPRA- Assistant Director

Suraj Keshary- Grants Data Coordinator