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OSP Business Units


Cost Analysis & Compliance
Operations
Research Administration
Sponsored Projects Accounting

Research Administration

This unit serves as the official institutional signatory for grants, contracts and cooperative agreements, and negotiates and administers agreements on behalf of the University. This unit reviews and authorizes proposal submissions as well. Responsibilities include monitoring institutional compliance with terms and conditions of grants and contracts, as well as compliance with Federal and State regulations, budgeting of expenditures, seeking sponsor approval for revisions to awards and issuance of subcontracts.

As part of Research Administration, the Office of Industry Contracting (OIC) is responsible for reviewing and executing sponsored research agreements with private industry, including sponsored research agreements, clinical trial agreements and subcontracts, among others. OIC also negotiates and executes all (industry, federal or other party) Confidentiality Agreements (CDAs and NDAs) and Data Use Agreements for the entire UNC-CH campus. The OIC mission is focused on streamlining support for industry-funded sponsored projects, increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of our operations and helping make Carolina a better partner to industry.

  Research Administration Management

Jennifer Teixeira Senior Director, Research Administration jennifer.teixeira@unc.edu (919) 962-8005
Stacy Barca Assistant Director, Research Administration sbarca@unc.edu (919) 962-4679
Team Managers
    Martika Jenkins Research Administration Manager (Team 5) mljenkin@email.unc.edu (919) 843-6181
    Christina Lawrence Research Administration Manager (Team 6) csondrini@unc.edu (919) 962-2813
    Rhonda Clark Research Administration Manager (Team 7) rhonda_clark@unc.edu (919) 962-7763
    Marc Bonarigo Research Administration Manager (Team 8) marcb@unc.edu
Lance Underwood Assistant Director, Research Administration link@email.unc.edu (919) 962-5523
Team Managers
    Cara Petitt Research Administration Manager (Team 1) carap@live.unc.edu (919) 966-2542
    Thomas Lee Research Administration Manager (Team 2) tblee@email.unc.edu (919) 445-2769
    Kathryn Calderone Research Administration Manager (Team 3) Kathryn_calderone@unc.edu (919) 962-4665
    Jo Shanklin Research Administration Manager (Team 4) shanklin@unc.edu (919) 962-4938
Kim Austin Director, Contracting fitzgekl@email.unc.edu (919) 962-0483
Team Managers
    Kaylie Orlan Contracting Team Manager (Non-Industry) kaylie_mccraw@med.unc.edu (919) 962-4686
    Laura Parker Contracting Team Manager (Clinical) parkel@unc.edu (919) 843-2891
    Angela Smolik Contracting Team Manager (Non-Clinical) asmolik@email.unc.edu (919) 962-6242
    Brie Teer Contracting Team Manager bteer@email.unc.edu (919) 962-4678
Department Assignments By Team
To locate the Sponsored Projects Specialist assigned to a specific department, please click here to access the Sponsored Projects Specialist Search tool in RAMSeS.

  Team 1

Cara Petitt Research Administration Manager carap@live.unc.edu (919) 966-2542
Lexi Damacus Sponsored Projects Specialist lexi_damacus@unc.edu (919) 962-5121
Nathan Jones Sponsored Projects Specialist nathan.jones@unc.edu (919) 962-3238
John Strayhorn Sponsored Projects Specialist jkstray@email.unc.edu (919) 962-4687
Leigh Ann Van Acker Sponsored Projects Specialist leighann@unc.edu (919) 843-5519
Mandy Wilson Sponsored Projects Specialist mandy.wilson@unc.edu (919) 962-1498

  Team 2

Thomas Lee Research Administration Manager tblee@email.unc.edu (919) 445-2769
Paige Eyberg Sponsored Projects Specialist peyberg@unc.edu
Amy Grissom Sponsored Projects Specialist amy_grissom@unc.edu (919) 843-6250
Susan Soltis Sponsored Projects Specialist soltis@email.unc.edu (919) 843-7271
Andrew White Sponsored Projects Specialist amwhit@unc.edu (919) 843-7778
Reggie Wilkins Sponsored Projects Specialist reginald_wilkins@unc.edu (919) 843-8326

  Team 3

Kathryn Calderone Research Administration Manager Kathryn_calderone@unc.edu (919) 962-4665
Susan Lucas Sponsored Projects Specialist slucas@med.unc.edu (919) 962-4683
Lindsey McLean Sponsored Projects Specialist lindseymclean@unc.edu (919) 962-4692
Caitlin Murn Sponsored Projects Specialist cmurn@unc.edu (919) 962-7926
Fatou Traore Sponsored Projects Specialist fatou@email.unc.edu (919) 962-7255

  Team 4

Jo Shanklin Research Administration Manager shanklin@unc.edu (919) 962-4938
Sandra Barsalou Sponsored Projects Specialist sandee64@email.unc.edu (919) 962-6632
Derek DeLong Sponsored Projects Specialist drdelong@email.unc.edu (919) 962-4396
Amy Elliott Sponsored Projects Specialist winnamy@email.unc.edu (919) 962-8003
Jaclyn Kostyla Sponsored Projects Specialist jkostyla@email.unc.edu (919) 962-4676
Esther Thompson Sponsored Projects Specialist esther09@email.unc.edu (919) 962-4246

  Team 5

Martika Jenkins Research Administration Manager mljenkin@email.unc.edu (919) 843-6181
Patti Baer Sponsored Projects Specialist patricia.baer@unc.edu
Ryan Bingham Sponsored Projects Specialist Ryan_Bingham@unc.edu
Adam Decatur Sponsored Projects Specialist decatur@email.unc.edu (919) 962-3397
Andrea Taylor Sponsored Projects Specialist gaila@live.unc.edu (919) 843-2609

  Team 6

Christina Lawrence Research Administration Manager csondrini@unc.edu (919) 962-2813
Madeline Bowers Sponsored Projects Specialist annemb@email.unc.edu (919) 843-1341
Brandon Ciraulo Sponsored Projects Specialist bciraulo@unc.edu (919) 966-1239
Andrea Flor Sponsored Projects Specialist acflor@email.unc.edu
Marybeth Lavrakas Sponsored Projects Specialist lavrakas@unc.edu (919) 962-7762
Jessica McKown Sponsored Projects Specialist jmckown@unc.edu

  Team 7

Rhonda Clark Research Administration Manager rhonda_clark@unc.edu (919) 962-7763
Sarah Hamilton Sponsored Projects Specialist sarah.hamilton@unc.edu (919) 962-8002
Jalisa Melton Sponsored Projects Specialist jalisam@unc.edu
Sydney St. Pierre Sponsored Projects Specialist sydneyte@email.unc.edu (919) 445-0933
Joy Wahnefried Sponsored Projects Specialist Joy_Wahnefried@unc.edu
Chester Williams Sponsored Projects Specialist chester.williams@unc.edu (919) 843-9238

  Team 8

Marc Bonarigo Research Administration Manager marcb@unc.edu
Frank Aucompaugh Sponsored Projects Specialist aucompau@email.unc.edu (919) 966-3413
Julie R. Cook Sponsored Projects Specialist julie_cook@unc.edu (919) 962-4693
Doreen Tuck Sponsored Projects Specialist doreent@unc.edu

  Industry Contracting

Kim Austin Director, Contracting fitzgekl@email.unc.edu (919) 962-0483
Sandra Florence Contracting Coordinator sandi.florence@unc.edu (919) 445-2929
Ginger Morgan Contracting Coordinator ginger_morgan@unc.edu

 

The Contracting Officers review and negotiate contracts for industry sponsored projects, including clinical trials and non-clinical research and related agreements, serving as liaisons between sponsors and University faculty.

Laura Parker Contracting Team Manager (Clinical) parkel@unc.edu (919) 843-2891
Laura Bowness Contracting Officer bowness@unc.edu (919) 962-4663
Courtney Creekmore Contracting Officer ccreekmo@email.unc.edu (919) 843-7894
Dana Gatz Contracting Officer dana_gatz@unc.edu (919) 843-0833
Lauren Jacobson Contracting Officer ljacob@email.unc.edu (919) 966-1181
Seyi Lawal Contracting Officer folawal@unc.edu (919) 962-6518
Andrew Philip Contracting Officer andrewjp@unc.edu
Tyler Tarrant Contracting Officer ttarrant@email.unc.edu (919) 843-3198
Angela Smolik Contracting Team Manager (Non-Clinical) asmolik@email.unc.edu (919) 962-6242
Joshua Bennett Contracting Officer joshua.bennett@unc.edu (919) 962-4675
Christine Cline Contracting Officer cecline@unc.edu (919) 843-2891
Diane Koltz Contracting Officer dkoltz@email.unc.edu (919) 962-6246
Charis Link Contracting Officer rcharis@unc.edu (919) 962-4685
Emily Linz Contracting Officer elinz@email.unc.edu (919) 843-9656
Khadeeja Mullard-Clements Contracting Officer dmullard-clements@unc.edu

  Non-Industry Contracting

Kaylie Orlan Contracting Team Manager (Non-Industry) kaylie_mccraw@med.unc.edu (919) 962-4686
Megan Bennett Contracting Officer mebenn@email.unc.edu
Jacob Drouillard Contracting Officer jacobdr@unc.edu (919) 966-6741
Jess George Contracting Officer jpgeorge@email.unc.edu
Tyler Held Contracting Officer tyler_j_held@unc.edu
Addy Keenan Contracting Officer keenanad@email.unc.edu
Karissa McKendall Contracting Officer kmckend@unc.edu (919) 962-3115
Elise Richards Contracting Officer mesrich@email.unc.edu (919) 962-4677
Brie Teer Contracting Team Manager bteer@email.unc.edu (919) 962-4678
Christina Crawford Contracting Officer christina_crawford@unc.edu (919) 962-7661
Kyle Helmick Contracting Officer khelmick@unc.edu (919) 962-5698
Amy Mabry Contracting Officer amy.mabry@unc.edu (919) 962-4691
Earleen Sharrock Contracting Officer Earleen_Sharrock@email.unc.edu (919) 962-6438
Jessica Shenefield Contracting Coordinator shenej@email.unc.edu

OSP Leadership

Andy Johns Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Andy_Johns@unc.edu (919) 962-8253
David Paul Assistant Vice Chancellor, Office of Sponsored Programs David.Paul@unc.edu (919) 843-7780