Staff Contact List
Through the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, SPA Staff worked remotely, monitoring phones, emails, and mail according to university policy and recommendations. After August 2, 2021, SPA staff will continue with alternative work arrangements 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)
- 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)
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
- Austin Dallas, Sr GCO (dalla077@umn.edu)
- Lorrie Awoyinka, PGCO, (612) 626-2265 (lorrie@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
- Tracy Burdett, Sr. GCO (burde047@umn.edu)
- Riana Fletcher, Sr GCO, (612) 624-5856 (fletc070@umn.edu)
- Pat Donnell, PGCO, (612) 301-1411 (donne096@umn.edu)
- Kelsey Grachek, GCO, (612) 625-0996 (grach013@umn.edu)
- Kristina McReynolds, Sr GCO (mcrey018@umn.edu)
- Karen Sachi, PGCO & EFS Award Setup Specialist, (612) 624-0895 (sachi003@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: April Coon
- Nic Allyn, PGCO, (612) 625-7054 (ally0007@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)
- Victoria Troxler, Sr GCO, (612) 624-9567 (vtroxler@umn.edu)
- LJ Turgeon, Sr GCO (singh320@umn.edu)
Team Five
Lead: Pamela Webb
- Jason Binczik, UFRA GCO (jbinczik@umn.edu)
- Bridget Foss, PGCO, (612) 624-5571 (foss0134@umn.edu)
- Sarah Danner, Sr GCO, (612) 626-0270 (sndanner@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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Alisande Allaben, Program Associate, (320) 589-6469 (allabeam@morris.umn.edu)
- Jodi Sperr, Post-Award Grants Coordinator, (320) 589-6465 (sperrj@morris.umn.edu)
- Samantha Deseth, Pre-Post Grants Coordinator (desethsj@morris.umn.edu)