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About ORSP

Our Mission

We safeguard and advance U-M’s research enterprise by providing our partners with effective and efficient pre-award and non-financial post-award services for the compliant administration of externally sponsored grants, contracts, and ancillary agreements.

Our Vision

We aspire to be recognized within U-M and across the globe as the leading provider of authoritative, innovative, and high value guidance on the conduct of sponsored research and other funded activities.

Our Core Values

Balance
Respect
Integrity
Teamwork
Excellence

Our Motivation

We are motivated by the transformative research outcomes we enable, the positive role we play in sustaining U-M’s reputation for excellence, and the knowledge that our efforts are helping to create a better world and a more promising future.

Our Guiding Principles

1. We serve three customers with every transaction. Our success lies in how well we: (a) advocate for our research community in its pursuit of scholarly excellence, (b) protect our university from financial and reputational harm, and (c) help our sponsors achieve their scientific and programmatic goals.

2. We act ethically and with integrity at all times. Upholding this principle is the right thing to do. It promotes the public’s trust in the wisdom of funding research, enables us to responsibly reduce administrative burden and manage risk, and encourages effective research administration throughout U-M.

3. We treat others with kindness, dignity, and respect, and we have a right to expect the same in return. We demonstrate this principle most clearly by how we interact with our colleagues and customers, and how we promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion within ORSP and across the U-M research ecosystem.

Office of Research and Sponsored Projects

Address: 
3003 South State Street
First Floor, Wolverine Tower
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1274
Main Phone: (734) 764-5500
answered M-F 8 am - 5 pm
Fax: (734) 763-4053, 764-8510
Campus Drop Boxes: For any deliveries to Wolverine Tower, you can use campus mail.

The ORSP Organization

ORSP is a unit of the Office of the Vice President for Research.

Org Chart, Staff Lookup, and Alphabetical Staff Listing


Full Alphabetical Listing below

  1. Alameddine, Karen - Director, Proposals and Award Management
  2. Anderson, Andrea M. - Executive Director, Sponsored Projects
  3. Baxter, Emily - Director, Contracts
  4. Bohensky, Christy - Lead, Award Management
  5. Bowker, Luke - Administrative Assistant Associate
  6. Brady, Zach - Associate Pre-Award Officer
  7. Burns, Joey - Project Representative
  8. Buss, Kellie - Assistant Managing Project Representative
  9. Case, Patrick - Project Representative
  10. Causo, Ana - Assistant Director, Clinical Trials
  11. Chie, Kate - Senior Project Representative
  12. Chimienti, Fabio - Project Manager Senior
  13. Chowfin, Sunita - Project Representative
  14. Colthorp, Constance - Communications Manager
  15. Curry, Dawn - Administrative Assistant
  16. DeVries, Christopher - RAAC Project Manager
  17. Dickey, Laura - Manager, Business Intelligence and Analytics
  18. Dill, Debra - Senior Project Representative
  19. Donald, Justin - Project Representative
  20. Fletcher, Leigh - Associate Pre-Award Officer
  21. Floreno, Lia - Training Specialist Lead
  22. Fraley, Joseph - Policy & Planning Analyst
  23. Gibbons, Sam - Associate Director, Pre-Award
  24. Hammoud, Gabrielle - Project Representative
  25. Haunert, Lark Ann - Assistant Managing Project Representative
  26. Haynes, Patricia - Senior Project Representative
  27. Howard, Lizzie - Project Representative
  28. Jackson, Tonia - Associate Director, eRA Systems
  29. Javarinis, Arielle - Senior Project Representative
  30. Johnson, Joe - Assistant Managing Project Representative
  31. Kiel, Lisa - Executive Secretary
  32. Kingsley, Erin - Manager, Pre-Award
  33. Kissell, Ashley - Administrative Assistant Intermediate
  34. Krasa, Rob - Associate Pre-Award Officer
  35. Lankton, Ryan - Assistant Managing Project Representative  
  36. Larkin, Tracey - Senior Project Representative 
  37. Longe, Jeffrey - Senior Project Representative
  38. Lopez, Natalie - Administrative Assistant Senior
  39. Lowery, Ute - Project Representative
  40. Marchelletta, Daniela - Assistant Managing Project Representative
  41. Martell, Reynaldo - Senior Project Representative
  42. McAllister, Mike - Senior Project Representative
  43. Mohamud, Sucaad - Business Operations Support
  44. Nagler, Caitlin - Project Representative
  45. Pascual, Kim - Administrative Assistant Intermediate
  46. Paluchniak, Thomas - Senior Project Representative
  47. Pinchem, Priscilla - Administrative Assistant Intermediate
  48. Quick, Michele - Project Representative
  49. Reel, Amanda - Senior Project Representative
  50. Reeves, Kristy - Assistant Project Representative
  51. Sampson, Karen - Project Representative
  52. Sanders, Sara - Assistant Project Representative
  53. Santoro, Jane - Administrative Assistant
  54. Satkowiak, Andy - Director, Operations and Administration
  55. Schwab, Tracy - Support Staff Manager
  56. Simms, Polly - Business Intelligence Analyst - Intermediate
  57. Smithers, Tiffany - Assistant Project Representative
  58. Spurgeon, Jessica - Administrative Assistant Associate
  59. Strzempek, Kate - Project Senior Manager
  60. Tahash, Rose - Assistant Director, Operations and Administration
  61. Timmermans, Becca - Project Representative
  62. Tulk, Shelby - Administrative Assistant Associate
  63. Ward, Eric - Assistant Director, Unfunded Agreements
  64. Waterbury, Kristin - Associate Pre-Award Officer
  65. Watkins, Kristy - Assistant Project Representative
  66. White, Shandra - Assistant Vice President for Research-Sponsored Projects
  67. Wiggins, Elaina - Assistant Project Representative
  68. Williams, Patti - Administrative Assistant Intermediate
  69. Wilson, Sabrina - Administrative Assistant Intermediate
  70. Wleklinski, Kevin - Associate Director, Contracts
  71. Woods, Patrick - Managing Project Representative

References and Resources

Questions?

For questions about our staff, please call (734) 764-5500 between 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday.