Materials Science & Engineering (M-Z)

As Assistant Lead Contracting Officer, Tim provides mentoring and guidance on award negotiation in accordance with applicable University policies and sponsor requirements/provisions. He also reviews RFPs, processes gifts and grants, and negotiates contracts, subawards, and modifications thereto.

Previously, Tim served as Coordinator of the Master Agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from 2005 through 2023. Tim also was instrumental in developing and administering Penn State’s research administration internship program which began in 2017. This program was featured in a National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) Magazine article on Penn State’s partnership with South Hill Business School on recruiting new research administrators. He also was an instructor of the ACES program for many years and has presented at the NCURA national conference.

Tim came to OSP in 1998 as a Negotiator and was promoted to Team Leader/Associate Director in July 2007 where he served in this role until 2023. He is currently in a phased retirement where he continues to support OSP utilizing his many years of experience. Prior to coming to Penn State, Tim worked for HRB Systems (now Raytheon) for 15 years in various roles in Property Inventory, Procurement, Cost Analysis, and Contracts.

Stacey serves the PSU Research Administration community by leading a team of Negotiators who are each responsible for diverse negotiation portfolios. She provides training and guidance to assist Negotiators with negotiating terms and conditions appropriate for an educational institution.  In addition to her management responsibilities, she also has her own negotiation portfolio. Stacey is returning to Penn State after working as an Interim Manager and Senior Sponsored Programs Specialist at a major Health Care Research Institute.

Stacey has over twenty-five years of research administration experience, having worked in Penn State's Office of Sponsored Programs as a Negotiator, Senior Negotiator, Export Compliance Specialist, and Data Security Compliance Specialist. Stacey previously chaired the OSP Policy Committee, OSP Agreement Templates Committee, OSP Subcontracts Committee, OSP Data Security Compliance Committee, and the Data Acquisition Working Group (DAWG). Stacey has served as a Penn State ACES Instructor of Data Security, Grants and Contracts, and Subaward/Subcontracts. Additionally, Stacey has presented on multiple topics for the National Council of University Research Administrator (NCURA) at both the regional and national levels.

Earlier in her career, Stacey worked as a Grants and Contracts Negotiator in the Office of Research Affairs at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center College of Medicine, as a Senior Buyer in the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center College of Medicine Purchasing Services, and as a Buyer at The Pennsylvania State University's Office of Purchasing Services, University Park. Stacey holds a Bachelors of Arts in English from Rider University.