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David Richardson

David Richardson
Associate Vice President for Research
Director of Sponsored Programs

Phone: 814-865-1372
E-mail: dwr14@psu.edu

John Anthony

John Anthony, Assistant Negotiator
Phone: 814-865-3242
E-mail: jta11@psu.edu

John is responsible for and manages the Tobacco Settlement Program for Penn State. John also negotiates and processes gifts, grants, contracts, subawards, and modifications thereto.

Jill Brasher

Jill Brasher,
Negotiator

Phone:
814-863-3655
E-mail: jtf140@psu.edu

Units Assigned:

College of Engineering

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Civil and Environmental Engineering

Eberly College of Science

  • Astronomy & Astrophysics
  • Physics

Jill reviews and processes proposals to state and federal agencies, industries, and non-profits; and negotiates and processes gifts, grants, contracts, subawards, and modifications thereto.

Brenda Brooks

Brenda Brooks, Negotiator
Phone:
814-863-0715
E-mail:
bad8@psu.edu

Units Assigned:

College of Agricultural Sciences

  • Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences

College of Engineering

  • Chemical Engineering
  • Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering

College of Health and Human Development

  • Kinesiology
  • Recreation Parks & Tourism Management

Brenda reviews and processes proposals to state and federal agencies, industries, and non-profits; and negotiates and processes gifts, grants, contracts, subawards, and modifications thereto.

Stacey Bucha

Stacey Bucha, Negotiator
Phone:
814-865-5579
E-mail:
sxg9@psu.edu

Units Assigned:

Behrend College

College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

  • Earth and Environmental Systems Institute

College of Information Sciences & Technology

The Graduate School

Smeal College of Business

Stacey reviews and processes proposals to state and federal agencies, industries, and non-profits; and negotiates and processes gifts, grants, contracts, subawards, and modifications thereto. Stacey also serves as Policy Development Coordinator, working with David Richardson to update and develop new research administration policies.

Lori Cole

Lori Cole, Senior Processor
Phone: 814-865-0338
E-mail: lac3@psu.edu

Lori is responsible for providing support in the processing of proposals, awards, subcontracts and related documents. She also serves as the Contractual Mail Coordinator for the office and is responsible for logging awards and disseminating correspondence to the appropriate teams and provides support to the Director of the Office of Research Information Systems.

Cecelia Doty

Cecelia Doty, Compliance Coordinator
Phone: 814-863-4019
E-mail:ced10@psu.edu

Cecelia is responsible to the Senior Associate Director for coordinating and maintaining non-financial compliance systems for Penn State sponsored research portfolio.  Current duties include oversight of delinquent reporting systems, consulting agreement justifications, conflict of interest submissions, coordination of export control compliance systems, support of a number of Electronic Research Administration systems and other duties as assigned.

Kathy Garman

Kathy Garman, Processor
Phone: 814-865-1375
E-mail:kfo1@psu.edu

Kathy is the office receptionist and is responsible for the handling of the office mail. As the Scanning Coordinator she is responsible for the scanning of contractual documents. She also serves as the Proposal Coordinator for tracking and disbursing proposal information to the appropriate colleges.

Cheryl George

Cheryl George, Export Compliance Officer/Negotiator
Phone:
814-863-0674
E-mail:
cqm2@psu.edu

Units Assigned:

College of Engineering

  • Electrical Engineering

Cheryl works with Penn State faculty and OSP negotiators to coordinate review of sponsored projects for export control compliance. Cheryl also reviews and processes proposals to state and federal agencies, industries, and non-profits; and negotiates and processes gifts, grants, contracts, subawards, and modifications thereto.

John Hanold

John Hanold, Senior Associate Director
Phone: 814-863-0768
E-mail: jhh6@psu.edu

John has overall responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the Office of Sponsored Programs. He provides training, assists in review/negotiation of agreements and proposals, and handles all personnel actions.

Lisa Hipple

Lisa Hipple, Associate Director
Phone:
814-863-4720
E-mail: lah8@psu.edu

Units Assigned:

Eberly College of Science

  • Dean's Office

Earth and Mineral Sciences

  • Astrobiology Center
  • Dean's Office

Engineering

  • Acoustics

Materials Research Institute

Lisa provides administrative oversight for the team and the Research Administration Working Group. She reviews and processes proposals to state and federal agencies, industries, and non-profits; and negotiates and processes gifts, grants, contracts, subawards, and modifications thereto.

Lindsay Holyfield

Lindsay Holyfield, Processor
Phone: 814-863-4732
E-mail: lhh10@psu.edu

Lindsay is responsible for providing support in the processing of proposals, awards, subcontracts and related documents.

Danelle Kissell

Danelle Kissell, Negotiator
Phone: 814-865-3308
E-mail: dlk20@psu.edu

Units Assigned:

College of Communications

College of Engineering

  • Center for Nanotechnology Education
  • Engineering Science & Mechanics
  • Facilities Engineering Institute
  • Radiation Sciences and Engineering
  • SEDTPP

College of Health & Human Development

  • Biobehavioral Health
  • Communication Disorders
  • Health Policy and Administration
  • Human Development and Family Studies
  • Nutritional Sciences

Danelle reviews and processes proposals to state and federal agencies, industries, and non-profits; and negotiates and processes gifts, grants, contracts, subawards, and modifications thereto.

Michelle Kuhn

Michelle Kuhn, Processor
Phone: 814-863-2464
E-mail: mqf1@psu.edu

Michelle is responsible for providing support in the processing of proposals, awards, subcontracts and related documents.

Lynn Mitchell

Lynn Mitchell, Negotiator
Phone: 814-867-1332
E-mail:
lpm10@psu.edu

Units Assigned:

College of Earth & Mineral Science

  • Materials Science and Engineering

College of Engineering

  • Architectural Engineering
  • Bioengineering

Eberly College of Science

  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Forensic Science
  • Mathematics
  • Statistics

Lynn reviews and processes proposals to state and federal agencies, industries, and non-profits; and negotiates and processes gifts, grants, contracts, subawards, and modifications thereto.

Faith Norris

Faith Norris, Industrial Processor
Phone: 814-865-0453
E-mail: fkn1@psu.edu

Faith is responsible for providing support in the processing of proposals, awards, subcontracts and related documents. She also coordinates and assists in the processing of industrial confidentially, proprietary and master agreements.

JoAnn Parsons

JoAnn Parsons, Negotiator
Phone: 814-863-0587
E-mail: jxp5@psu.edu

Units Assigned:

College of Arts and Architecture

Capital College

 

JoAnn helps coordinate preparation and submission of proposals for OSP. She is also responsible for the coordination of research opportunity dissemination, Grants.gov, NIH Commons, and FastLane coordination assistance. She is the OSP Webmaster.

Wendy Peck

Wendy Peck, Office Manager
Phone: 814-863-0643
E-mail: wly2@psu.edu

Wendy's primary duties are to support the Associate Vice President for Research. Additional duties include assisting all teams in all phases of the office functions as well as to supervise and direct the OSP staff assistants.

Patty Prestash

Patty Prestash, Grant Coordinator
Phone: 814-863-3389
E-mail: pvp1@psu.edu

Patty is responsible for processing agreements such as tuition and memorandums of agreement. Patty reviews and processes proposals to state and federal agencies, industries, and non-profits.

Jackie Raiser

Jackie Raiser, Associate Director
Phone: 814-863-3411
E-mail: jlk3@psu.edu

Units Assigned:

College of Engineering

  • Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering

 

Jackie provides administrative oversight for the team and the Research Administration Working Group. She reviews and processes proposals to state and federal agencies, industries, and non-profits; and negotiates and processes gifts, grants, contracts, subawards, and modifications thereto.

Jodi Reed

Jodi Reed, Grants Coordinator
Phone: 814-865-6875
E-mail: iou7@psu.edu

Jodi is responsible for providing support in the processing of proposals, awards, subcontracts and related documents. She also serves as the Subcontract Coordinator for the office, overseeing the processing of subcontract agreements; and the Budget Assistant for four departmental budgets.

Diane Shaw

Diane Shaw, Negotiator
Phone: 814-865-1373
E-mail: djk2@psu.edu

Units Assigned:

Abington

Altoona

Ben Franklin

College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

  • AESEDA
  • Energy and Mineral Engineering
  • Energy Institute

Diane reviews and processes proposals to state and federal agencies, industries, and non-profits; and negotiates and processes gifts, grants, contracts, subawards, and modifications thereto.

Tim Stodart

Tim Stodart, Associate Director
Phone:
814-865-1027
E-mail: tms21@psu.edu

Units Assigned:

College of Agricultural Sciences

  • Dean's Office
  • Farm Operations
  • Information and Communications Technology
  • Poultry Science
  • Resident Education
  • Special Operations

College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

  • Geography

College of Engineering

  • Larson Transportation Institute

Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment

Tim provides administrative oversight for the team and the Research Administration Working Group. He reviews and processes proposals to state and federal agencies, industries, and non-profits; and negotiates and processes gifts, grants, contracts, subawards, and modifications thereto.

Rosemarie Stover

Rosemarie Stover, Processor
Phone: 814-865-3307
E-mail: rvs8@psu.edu

Rosemarie is responsible for providing support in the processing of proposals, awards, subcontracts and related documents.

Melissa Surovec

Melissa Surovec, Negotiator
Phone: 814-865-6875
E-mail: mdr5@psu.edu

Units Assigned:

College of Agricultural Sciences

  • Ag and Extension Education
  • Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology
  • Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research
  • Crop & Soil Sciences
  • Food Science
  • Fruit Research & Extension Center
  • Pesticide Education Program
  • Plant Pathology
  • School of Forest Resources

College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

  • Geosciences

Melissa reviews and processes proposals to state and federal agencies, industries, and non-profits; and negotiates and processes gifts, grants, contracts, subawards, and modifications thereto.

Jennifer Taylor-Hillebrand

Jennifer
Taylor-Hillebrand, Negotiator

Phone:
814-865-2032
E-mail: jth18@psu.edu

Units Assigned:

College of Agricultural Sciences

  • Cooperative Extension Service
  • Dairy and Animal Science
  • Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
  • Southeast Field Research & Extension

College of Earth & Mineral Sciences

  • Meteorology
  • PA Space Grant

College of the Liberal Arts

Jennifer reviews and processes proposals to state and federal agencies, industries, and non-profits; and negotiates and processes gifts, grants, contracts, subawards, and modifications thereto.

Helen Tyson

Helen Tyson, Senior Negotiator
Phone: 814-863-4020
E-mail: hrt2@psu.edu

Units Assigned:

College of Education

College of Engineering

  • Computer Science & Engineering
  • Dean's Office

College of Health and Human Development

  • Centers in the College of Health and Human
  • Dean's Office
  • Nursing
  • PA Office of Rural Health
  • School of Hospitality Management

Dickinson School of Law

Social Science Research Institute

Helen reviews and processes proposals to state and federal agencies, industries, and non-profits; and negotiates and processes gifts, grants, contracts, subawards, and modifications thereto.

Karen Woomer

Karen Woomer, Negotiator
Phone:
814-865-8337
E-mail: kxm5@psu.edu

Units Assigned:

College of Agricultural Sciences

  • Agricultural & Biological Engineering
  • Entomology
  • Horticulture
  • International Agricultural Programs

Berks College

Miscellaneous Units

Other Commonwealth Colleges

Outreach

Karen reviews and processes proposals to state and federal agencies, industries, and non-profits; and negotiates and processes gifts, grants, contracts, subawards, and modifications thereto.

Kim Wright

Kim Wright, Processor
Phone: 814-863-8118
E-mail: kiw2@psu.edu

Kim is responsible for providing support in the processing of proposals, awards, subcontracts and related documents. She also serves as back up to Subcontract Coordinator, Budget Assistant, and Proposal Coordinator.