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SPA Management Team
- Pamela Webb, Associate Vice President for Research and Innovation Administration, (612) 624-1648 (pwebb@umn.edu)
- April Coon, Director, (612) 624-7021 (john5885@umn.edu)
- Nic Allyn, Assistant Director, (612) 625-7054 (ally0007@umn.edu)
- David Hagen, Associate Director, (612) 626-9895 (hagen027@umn.edu), Office of Cost Analysis
- Amy Rollinger, Associate Director, (612) 625-1359 (amyg@umn.edu)
- Janine Stammler, Operations Manager, (612) 626-7437 (Lehm0070@umn.edu)
Principal Grant & Contract Officers
- Lorrie Awoyinka, (612) 626-2265 (lorrie@umn.edu)
- Pat Donnell, (612) 301-1411 (donne096@umn.edu)
- Bridget Foss, (612) 624-5571 (foss0134@umn.edu)
- April Nelson, (612) 624-0035 (amswartz@umn.edu)
- Karen Sachi, (612) 624-0895 (sachi003@umn.edu)
- Victoria Troxler, (612) 624-9567 (vtroxler@umn.edu)
Grant & Contract Officer (GCO) & Department Assignments
See Grant & Contract Officer (GCO) and departmental assignments by unit (download) to find someone in your office who can help you with your sponsored project.
Employees Listed by Categories of Work
Award Closeouts
Robert Delutri, (612) 624-9004 (spamon@umn.edu)
Grant Administrators
Team One
Lead: April Coon
- Lorrie Awoyinka, PGCO, (612) 626-2265 (lorrie@umn.edu)
- Jennifer Howland, Sr GCO, (612) 624-2028 (howla047@umn.edu)
- Kim Makowske, Sr GCO, (612) 626-3818 (makowske@umn.edu)
Team Two
Lead: Amy Rollinger
- Tracy Burdett, Sr GCO, (612) 624-2038 (burde047@umn.edu)
- Samantha Deseth, Sr GCO, (612) 624-6569 (desethsj@umn.edu)
- Pat Donnell, PGCO, (612) 301-1411 (donne096@umn.edu)
- Stuart Engel, Sr. GCO, (612) 624-7059 (enge0671@umn.edu)
- Karen Sachi, PGCO & EFS Award Setup Specialist, (612) 624-0895 (sachi003@umn.edu)
- Elliot Skurich, Sr GCO, (612) 624-6389 (eskurich@umn.edu)
- Pat Struzyk, Sr GCO, (612) 301-2574 (struz004@umn.edu)
- Benjamin Wichterman, GCO, (612) 626-4982 (bwichter@umn.edu)
Team Three
Lead: Nic Allyn
- Brett Carlson, Sr GCO, (612) 626-7441 (carls234@umn.edu)
- Christina Doherty, GCO, (612) 624-6569 (doher170@umn.edu)
- Josh Gates, Sr GCO, (612) 624-8869 (gates191@umn.edu)
- Hannah Haley, Sr GCO, (612) 624-8340 (haley249@umn.edu)
- Sarah Hulke, GCO, (612) 624-1379 (hulk0021@umn.edu)
- Jon Jee, Sr GCO, (612) 625-1037 (jonjee@umn.edu)
- Victoria Troxler, PGCO, (612) 624-9567 (vtroxler@umn.edu)
- LJ Turgeon, Sr GCO, (612) 625-0413 (singh320@umn.edu)
Team Four
Lead: Amy Rollinger
- Blaine Chaulklin, GCO, (612) 626-2724 (chaul010@umn.edu)
- Riana Fletcher, Interim PGCO, (612) 624-5856 (fletc070@umn.edu)
- Kelsey Grachek, Sr GCO, (612) 625-0996 (grach013@umn.edu)
- Kristina McReynolds, Sr GCO, (612) 625-3379 (mcrey018@umn.edu)
- Adam Struzyk, GCO, (612) 626-2244 (struz005@umn.edu)
- Danielle Thomas, GCO, (612) 626-7929 (thom8661@umn.edu)
Team Five
Lead: Nic Allyn
- Matt Armitage, UFRA GCO, (612) 625-6920 (armit013@umn.edu)
- Jason Binczik, UFRA Sr. GCO, (612) 624-0850 (jbinczik@umn.edu)
- Sarah Danner, B&I Sr. GCO, (612) 626-0270 (sndanner@umn.edu)
- Kayla Doherty, B&I Sr. GCO, (612) 625-8826 (doher159@umn.edu)
- Bridget Foss, B&I PGCO, (612) 624-5571 (foss0134@umn.edu)
- Jonathan Hansen, UFRA Sr. GCO, (612) 626-9439 (hans4956@umn.edu)
- April Nelson, UFRA PGCO, (612) 624-0035 (amswartz@umn.edu)
- Crystal Nickles, B&I Sr. GCO, (612) 625-6528 (nickl043@umn.edu)
- Josh Schultz, UFRA GCO (schu4926@umn.edu)
- Pat Struzyk, UFRA Sr. GCO, (612) 301-2574 (struz004@umn.edu)
- Katherine Thomas, B&I Sr. GCO, (612) 626-8267 (alle1089@umn.edu)
- April Young, B&I Sr. GCO, (612) 624-5066 (youn2842@umn.edu)
Float
- Shannon Lovelace, Sr. GCO, (612) 626-7718 (slovelac@umn.edu)
EFS Award Setup Team
Lead: Amy Rollinger
- Frances Allyn, EFS Award Setup Specialist, (werne205@umn.edu)
- Torie Buberl, EFS Award Setup Specialist (tbuberl@umn.edu)
- Susie Kofuji, EFS Award Setup Specialist (kofuj003@umn.edu)
- Karen Sachi, PGCO & Co-Lead of Award Setup Team, (612) 624-0895 (sachi003@umn.edu)
Subaward Team
- Rylee Pelzer, Subaward Compliance Officer, (612) 624-2086 (rcchrist@umn.edu)
- Sam Haus, Subaward Invoice Coordinator, (612) 625-0112 (hausx008@umn.edu)
- Keleigh Johnson, Administrative Associate - Subawards, (612) 301-1677 (moyer012@umn.edu)
Training and Education
- Frances Spalding, SPA Training Coordinator, (612) 625-0848 (spald003@umn.edu)
- Lucas Lynch, Assistant Training Coordinator, (612) 626-0985 (lync0172@umn.edu)
Support Staff - Twin Cities
- Robert Delutri, SPA Processing Specialist, (612) 624-9004 (delut001@umn.edu)
- Nici Giusto, SPA Processing Specialist, (612) 624-5599 (giust007@umn.edu)
- Claudia Hankin, SPA Processing Specialist, (612) 624-0327 (hank0010@umn.edu)
- Paul King, Principal Office & Admin Specialist (pking@umn.edu)
- Yoko Kofuji, SPA Processing Specialist (kofuj004@umn.edu)
- Karen Merrill, Principal Office & Admin Specialist (merri038@umn.edu)
- Bryan Nash, UFRA & SPA Processing Specialist (nash0180@umn.edu)
- Greta Pahr, SPA Processing Specialist (pahrx006@umn.edu)
- Shawntai Sharp, SPA Processing Specialist (ssharp@umn.edu)
MN-GEMS
- Kristen Berning, Specialist (kberning@umn.edu)
- Sarah Resemius, GCO, (612) 626-2633 (resem003@umn.edu)
Office of Cost Analysis
- David Hagen, Director, (612) 626-9895 (hagen027@umn.edu)
- Chris Larson, Financial Analyst, (612) 624-4542 (larso169@umn.edu)
- Jim Romportl, Financial Analyst, (612) 624-1059 (romp0002@umn.edu)
- Holly Schuveiller, Senior Financial Analyst, (612) 625-8017 (schuv004@umn.edu)
Export Controls and International Programs
- Pat Briscoe, Export Controls and International Projects Officer, (612) 625-3860 (bris0022@umn.edu)
Duluth, Sponsored Projects Administration
- Claudia Carranza, Director, (218) 726-7582 (ccarranz@d.umn.edu)
- Tess Miller, Executive Office & Admin Specialist, (218) 726-8153 (tessmill@d.umn.edu)
- Thomas Quinn, Grant & Contract Administrator, (218) 726-7355 (tquinn@d.umn.edu)
- Brady Rivers, Grant & Contract Administrator, (218) 726-6735 (brivers@d.umn.edu)
- Steve Wick, Grant & Contract Administrator, (218) 726-7471 (sawick@d.umn.edu)
Morris, Grants Development
- John Hamerlinck, Director, (320) 589-6462 (hamer111@morris.umn.edu)
- Jodi Sperr, Post-Award Grants Coordinator, (320) 589-6465 (sperrj@morris.umn.edu)