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Division of Research and Innovation Partnerships

Name	Title	Phone	Email	Location
Gerald Blazey	Vice President for Research and Innovation Partnerships	815-753-1883	gblazey@niu.edu	Lowden Hall 301
Cara Carlson	Business Manager	815-753-1826	ccarlso2@niu.edu	Lowden Hall 301
Jessica Cima	Administrative Assistant	815-753-5008	jcima@niu.edu	Lowden Hall 301
Dawn Crawford	Budget Analyst I	815-753-0828	dcrawford@niu.edu	Lowden Hall 301
Amy Farranto	Publications Manager	815-753-9946	afarranto@niu.edu	2260 Bethany Rd

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Office of Research Compliance, Integrity and Safety

Name	Title	Phone	Email	Location
Shannon Stoker	Director	815-753-2882	sstoker@niu.edu	Lowden Hall 301
Michele Crase	Laboratory Safety Manager	815-753-9251	mcrase@niu.edu	Faraday Hall 327
James Gable	Chemical Safety Officer/CHO	815-753-1610	jgable@niu.edu	Montgomery Hall 207
Patty Wallace	Research Compliance Coordinator	815-753-8588	pwallace@niu.edu	Lowden Hall 301
MJ Blaschak	IRB Chair	815-753-1383	mblaschak@niu.edu	Wirtz Hall 209A
Ana Calvo	IBC Chair	815-753-8451	amcalvo@niu.edu	Montgomery Hall 341
Richard B. King	IACUC Chair	815-753-7833	rbking@niu.edu	Montgomery Hall 445
Lene Scherer	Research Compliance Analyst	815-753-9282	lscherer2@niu.edu	Lowden Hall 301

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Sponsored Programs Administration

Organizational Chart

Name	Title	Phone	Email	Location
Dara Little	Assistant Vice President	815-753-9285	dlittle@niu.edu	Lowden Hall 301
Kellie Dyslin	Director, Pre-Award	815-753-7090	kdyslin@niu.edu	Lowden Hall 305
Susan Gossman	Director, Post-Award	815-753-6062	sgossman@niu.edu	Lowden Hall 301
Linda Carlson	Office Support Specialist	815-753-1576	lcarlson3@niu.edu	Lowden Hall 203
Rachael Jones	Award Coordinator	815-753-6493	rachael_andel@niu.edu	Lowden Hall 305
Cindy Barnes	Assistant Director, Post-Award	815-753-6059	cbarnes@niu.edu	Lowden Hall 203
Regina Jahn	Senior Research Development Specialist	815-753-1133	rjahn@niu.edu	Faraday Hall 352
Erin Elder	Research Development Specialist	815-753-1113	eelder@niu.edu	Lowden Hall 305
Claire Mogren	Research Development Specialist	N/A	cmogren@niu.edu	305 Lowden Hall
Maria Nihei	Research Development Specialist	815-753-4533	mhancock3@niu.edu	Psychology/Computer Science Bldg 355
Kristin Bigelow	Senior Grants and Contracts Associate	815-753-6064	kbigelow@niu.edu	Lowden Hall 203
Donna Martin	Assistant Director, Pre-Award	815-753-9279	dmartin@niu.edu	Graham Hall 318
Carrie Blackwood-Williams	Senior Grants and Contracts Associate	815-753-5901	cblackwood@niu.edu	Lowden Hall 203
Qiang Mei	Senior Research Development Specialist	815-753-6911	qmei@niu.edu	Engineering Bldg 31
Sarah Senechalle	Contract Coordinator	815-753-9278	ssenechalle@niu.edu	305 Lowden Hall 305
Barbara Whitesel	Assistant Director, Post-Award	815-753-6061	bwhitesel@niu.edu	Lowden Hall 203
Jenney Ferrris	Grants and Contracts Associate	815-753-6131	jferris1@niu.edu	Lowden Hall 203
Katie Mayberry	Grants and Contracts Associate	815-753-3402	kmayber1@niu.edu	Lowden Hall 203
Mindy Venners	Grants and Contracts Associate	815-753-4323	mvenners@niu.edu	Lowden Hall 203
Home	SPA Main Office	815-753-1581

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Office of Innovation

Name	Title	Phone	Email	Location
Luke Sebby	Director of Innovation Partnerships and Technology Transfer	815-753-6744	lsebby@niu.edu	Lowden Hall 305
Karinne Bredberg	Assistant Director for Commercialization and Innovation	815-753-1125	kbredberg@niu.edu	Lowden Hall 305
Mark Hankins	Assistant Director for Technology Transfer	815-753-9471	mhankins1@niu.edu	305 Lowden Hall 305
Chad Glover	Director of Jobs PLUS, Advisor for 71 North Project Partnerships	815-753-2056	cglover@niu.edu	Founders Memorial Library, 71 North

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Federal Relations

Name	Title	Phone	Email	Location
Anna Quider	Assistant VP for Federal Relations	815-761-5558	aquider@niu.edu	Washington, D.C.

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Center for Burma Studies

Name	Title	Phone	Email	Location
Catherine Raymond	Director	815-753-0512	craymond@niu.edu	Pottenger House 101
Carmin Berchiolly	Program Coordinator	815-753-0512	cberchiolly1@niu.edu	Pottenger House 101
Shelby Holtz	Graduate Assistant	815-753-0512	sholtz1@niu.edu	Pottenger House 101

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Information Services

Name	Title	Phone	Email	Location
Eric Biletzky	Manager, Information Services	815-753-3439	ericb@niu.edu	Lowden Hall 202
Julie Miller	eRA Coordinator	815-753-1583	jamiller@niu.edu	Lowden Hall 301

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Research Support

Name	Title	Phone	Email	Location
Ximena Burgin	Associate Director	815-753-4506	xrecald1@niu.edu	Lowden Hall 301
Joan Pontarelli	Office Manager	815-753-3398	jpontarelli@niu.edu	Lowden Hall 301

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