Staff Contact List
Through the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, SPA Staff worked remotely, monitoring phones, emails, and mail according to university policy and recommendaitons. After August 2, 2021, SPA staff will continue with alternative work arangements as outlined in Pamela Webb's announcement.
SPA Management Team
- Pamela Webb, Associate Vice President for Research Administration, (612) 624-1648 (pwebb@umn.edu)
- April Coon, Director, (612) 624-7021 (john5885@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)
Principal Grant Administrators
- Nic Allyn, (612) 625-7054 (ally0007@umn.edu)
- Lorrie Awoyinka, (612) 626-2265 (lorrie@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)
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)
eProtocol
For trouble using eProtocol, contact the eProtocol Helpline: Derek Krogstad, Sr GCO, (612) 624-0467 (krogs026@umn.edu)
Grant Administrators
Team One
Lead: April Coon
- Katherine Allen, GCO (alle1089@umn.edu)
- Lorrie Awoyinka, PGCO, (612) 626-2265 (lorrie@umn.edu)
- Austin Dallas, Sr GCO (dalla077@umn.edu)
- Matt Grove, GCO, (612) 624-8869 (grove246@umn.edu)
- Jennifer Howland, Sr GCO (howla047@umn.edu)
- Kim Makowske, Sr GCO, (612) 626-3818 (makowske@umn.edu)
Team Two
Lead: Amy Rollinger
- Karen Sachi, PGCO & EFS Award Setup Specialist, (612) 624-0895 (sachi003@umn.edu)
- Riana Fletcher, Sr GCO, (612) 624-5856 (fletc070@umn.edu)
- Kelsey Grachek, GCO, (612) 625-0996 (grach013@umn.edu)
- Amanda Prince, GCO, (612) 624-2038 (princ190@umn.edu)
- Elliot Skurich, Sr GCO (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: April Coon
- Nic Allyn, PGCO, (612) 625-7054 (ally0007@umn.edu)
- Brett Carlson, Sr GCO, (612) 626-7441 (carls234@umn.edu)
- Pat Donnell, Sr GCO, (612) 301-1411 (donne096@umn.edu)
- Josh Gates, Sr GCO (gates191@umn.edu)
- Jon Jee Schill, GCO (schil753@umn.edu)
- Victoria Troxler, Sr GCO, (612) 624-9567 (vtroxler@umn.edu)
- LJ Turgeon, GCO (singh320@umn.edu)
Team Five
Lead: Pamela Webb
- Bridget Foss, PGCO, (612) 624-5571 (foss0134@umn.edu)
- Sarah Danner, Sr GCO, (612) 626-0270 (sndanner@umn.edu)
- Caroline Elverud, Sr B&I GCO (elve0051@umn.edu)
- Jonathan Hansen, UFRA GCO, (612) 626-9439 (hans4956@umn.edu)
- April Nelson, UFRA PGCO, (612) 624-0035 (amswartz@umn.edu)
- Pat Struzyk, Sr GCO, (612) 301-2574 (struz004@umn.edu)
- Mike Vanderboom, Sr B&I GCO (mvanderb@umn.edu)
- April Young, Sr B&I GCO (youn2842@umn.edu)
EFS Award Setup Team
Lead: David Hagen
- Karen Sachi, PGCO & Co-Lead of Award Setup Team, (612) 624-0895 (sachi003@umn.edu)
- Frances Allyn, EFS Award Setup Specialist, (612) 624-0061 (werne205@umn.edu)
- Torie Buberl, EFS Award Setup Specialist, (612) 624-9225 (tbuberl@umn.edu)
- Susie Kofuji, EFS Award Setup Specialist, (612) 626-7929 (kofuj003@umn.edu)
Subaward Team
- Sam Haus, Subaward Invoice Coordinator, (612) 301-1866 (hausx008@umn.edu)
- Rylee Pelzer, Subaward Compliance Officer, (612) 624-2086 (rcchrist@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
- Jason Binczik, UFRA Coordinator, (612) 624-0850 (jbinczik@umn.edu)
- Robert Delutri, Executive Office & Admin Specialist, (612) 624-9004 (delut001@umn.edu)
- Nici Giusto, Executive Office & Admin Specialist, (612) 624-9888 (giust007@umn.edu)
- Claudia Hankin, Executive Office & Admin Specialist, (612) 624-9225 (hank0010@umn.edu)
- Keleigh Johnson, Executive Accounts Specialist, (612) 301-1677 (moyer012@umn.edu)
- Paul King, Principal Office & Admin Specialist, (612) 626-8267 (pking@umn.edu)
- Karen Merrill, Principal Office & Admin Specialist, (612) 624-5243 (merri038@umn.edu)
- Bryan Nash, Executive Office & Admin Specialist (nash0180@umn.edu)
- Sarah Resemius, Principal Office & Admin Specialist (resem003@umn.edu)
- Shawntai Sharp, Executive Office & Admin Specialist, (612) 626-4982 (ssharp@umn.edu)
Office of Cost Analysis
- David Hagen, Director, (612) 626-9895 (hagen027@umn.edu)
- Holly Schuveiller, Senior Financial Analyst, (612) 625-8017 (schuv004@umn.edu)
- Chris Larson, Financial Analyst, (612) 624-4542 (larso169@umn.edu)
- Jim Romportl, Financial Analyst, (612) 624-1059 (romp0002@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
- Elizabeth Rumsey, Associate Director, (218) 726-7471 (erumsey@d.umn.edu)
- Claudia Carranza, Grant & Contract Admin Assistant, (218) 726-7582 (ccarranz@d.umn.edu)
- Richard Jaworski, Grant & Contract Administrator, (218) 726-6735 (rjaworsk@d.umn.edu)
- Thomas Quinn, Grant & Contract Administrator, (218) 726-7355 (tquinn@d.umn.edu)
- Brady Rivers, Executive Office & Admin Specialist, (218) 726-8153 (brivers@d.umn.edu)
Morris, Grants Development
- John Hamerlinck, Director, (320) 589-6462 (hamer111@morris.umn.edu)
- Alisande Allaben, Program Associate, (320) 589-6469 (allabeam@morris.umn.edu)
- Jodi Sperr, Post-Award Grants Coordinator, (320) 589-6465 (sperrj@morris.umn.edu)
MN-GEMS
- Kyle Kovel, Sr GCO (kovel009@umn.edu)
- Kaitlin Ostilie, GCO (ostli015@umn.edu)