SPA Staff are working remotely, monitoring phones, emails, and mail according to university policy and recommendations following the COVID-19 pandemic.
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)
- Nic Allyn, Assistant Director (ally0007@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)
- Kim Makowske, Sr GCO, (612) 626-3818 (makowske@umn.edu)
- Jennifer Howland, Sr GCO (howla047@umn.edu)
- Danielle Thomas, GCO (thom8661@umn.edu)
Team Two
Lead: Amy Rollinger
- Karen Sachi, PGCO & EFS Award Setup Specialist, (612) 624-0895 (sachi003@umn.edu)
- Pat Donnell, PGCO, (612) 301-1411 (donne096@umn.edu)
- Riana Fletcher, Sr GCO, (612) 624-5856 (fletc070@umn.edu)
- Tracy Burdett, Sr GCO (burde047@umn.edu)
- Kelsey Grachek, GCO, (612) 625-0996 (grach013@umn.edu)
- Kristina McReynolds, Sr GCO (mcrey018@umn.edu)
- Elliot Skurich, Sr GCO (eskurich@umn.edu)
- Adam Struzyk, GCO (struz005@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
- Victoria Troxler, PGCO, (612) 624-9567 (vtroxler@umn.edu)
- Brett Carlson, Sr GCO, (612) 626-7441 (carls234@umn.edu)
- Hannah Haley, Sr GCO (haley249@umn.edu)
- Sarah Hulke, GCO (hulk0021@umn.edu)
- Josh Gates, Sr GCO (gates191@umn.edu)
- Jon Jee, GCO (schil753@umn.edu)
- LJ Turgeon, Sr GCO (singh320@umn.edu)
Team Five
Lead: Nic Allyn
- April Nelson, UFRA PGCO, (612) 624-0035 (amswartz@umn.edu)
- Bridget Foss, PGCO, (612) 624-5571 (foss0134@umn.edu)
- Sarah Danner, Sr GCO, (612) 626-0270 (sndanner@umn.edu)
- Kayla Doherty, UFRA GCO (doher159@umn.edu)
- Katherine Thomas, Sr GCO (alle1089@umn.edu)
- Jonathan Hansen, UFRA GCO, (612) 626-9439 (hans4956@umn.edu)
- Kyle Kovel, UFRA & B&I Sr GCO (kovel009@umn.edu)
- Jason Binczik, UFRA GCO (jbinczik@umn.edu)
- Pat Struzyk, Sr GCO, (612) 301-2574 (struz004@umn.edu)
- April Young, Sr B&I GCO (youn2842@umn.edu)
EFS Award Setup Team
Lead: Amy Rollinger
- 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)
- 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)
- Christina Doherty, SPA Processing Specialist (doher170@umn.edu)
- Nici Giusto, SPA Processing Specialist, (612) 624-9888 (giust007@umn.edu)
- Claudia Hankin, SPA Processing Specialist, (612) 624-9225 (hank0010@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, UFRA & SPA Processing Specialist (nash0180@umn.edu)
- Sarah Resemius, Principal Office & Admin Specialist (resem003@umn.edu)
- Shawntai Sharp, SPA Processing Specialist, (612) 626-4982 (ssharp@umn.edu)
- Yoko Kofuji, SPA Processing Specialist (kofuj004@umn.edu)
MN-GEMS
- Kristen Berning, Specialist (kberning@umn.edu)
- Blaine Chaulklin, GCO (chaul010@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
- Claudia Carranza, Director, (218) 726-7582 (ccarranz@d.umn.edu)
- Thomas Quinn, Grant & Contract Administrator, (218) 726-7355 (tquinn@d.umn.edu)
- Tess Miller, Grant & Contract Admin Assistant (essmill@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)
- Jodi Sperr, Post-Award Grants Coordinator, (320) 589-6465 (sperrj@morris.umn.edu)
- Samantha Deseth, Pre-Post Grants Coordinator, (320) 589-6469 (desethsj@morris.umn.edu)