Meet Our Staff
Nathan Blouin, MBA, CRA
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Development
Nathan Blouin has over 10 years’ experience in research development and pre-award sponsored research administration. As Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Development, he constantly looks for new ways to support the research mission of the university.
Kelley Cardone, MSW, MAT
Research Development Coordinator
Kelley’s responsibilities include agency outreach and engagement, development of affinity groups for the OVCR research priority areas, identification of funding opportunities, and proposal development support.
Rachelle Myers, MA
Limited Submisions Coordinator
Rachelle oversees the universityʼs federal and foundation limited submission opportunities for faculty and postdocs.
Caroline Dilworth, PhD, MSPH
Research Development Manager
Caroline Dilworth works with UNC teams applying to large and complex grant opportunities by providing administrative and proposal development support.
Kurt Thurber, MA, MBA
Strategic Research Associate
As a Strategic Research Associate, Kurt will help identify contract opportunities and pipelines for sustainable funding. He will assist in identifying collaborative efforts pan-university, the university system, and with external partners in academia and the private sector.
Nate Warren, PhD
Research Development Manager
Nate Warren works with UNC teams applying to large and complex grant opportunities by providing administrative and proposal development support. He joined the Office of Research Development in 2022.
ORD Alumni
B. Gail Whitfield, BA (retired)
Executive Assistant to the Director
gail_whitfield@unc.edu
Ms. Whitfield retired from UNC in 2020 after 24 years of exemplary service to the University. She supported ORD, OPA and the OVCR with a broad range of administrative, financial, internal grant coordination, and personnel management functions. Gail was a founding staff member of ORD, where she played an integral role in structuring office policies, procedures, and standards of operations.
Contact Our Office
Office of Research Development
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
308 Bynum Hall, CB# 4012
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-4012
Phone: (919) 962-7503
Email: ord@unc.edu