Office of the Vice President for Research

Office of Research Staff

Name	Position	Phone	E-mail
Office of Research - Biotech One, Suite 115
Frank Macrina, PhD	Vice President for Research	827-2262	macrina@vcu.edu
Jane Lalich	Executive Assistant, VP for Research	827-2262	jslalich@vcu.edu
Roy Pickens, PhD	Special Assistant to the Vice President for Research	828-6313	rwpicken@vcu.edu
Cathleen Finnerty	Administrative Assistant	828-3536	cafinner@vcu.edu
Michael Newsome	Director of Finance & Administration	827-2265	manewsom@vcu.edu
Ann Nichols-Casebolt	Assoc VP for Research Development	827-2267	acasebol@vcu.edu
Andrekia E. Branch	Coordinator, Office of Postdoctoral Services	827-6036	aebranch@vcu.edu
Jessica Venable	Grant Analyst	827-1443	jcvenable@vcu.edu
Lisa R. Ballance	Special Assistant to the Vice President for Research	827-2262	lballanc@vcu.edu
Gary R. Matzke	MCV Campus Research Integrity Officer	828-1388
Fred M. Hawkridge	Monroe Park Campus Research Integrity Officer	828-1674

Office of Sponsored Programs - Biotech One, Suite 113
Susan Robb, CRA	Assistant Vice President for Research Administration	828-6772	sarobb@vcu.edu
William Define	Director	827-4991
Annie Publow, MFA, CRA	Director	828-6772	ajpublow@vcu.edu
Jose Alcaine, MBA	Senior Contract & Grant Administrator	828-6772	jgalcaine@vcu.edu
Beth Demro, MIS	Senior Contract & Grant Administrator	828-6772	emdemro@vcu.edu
Don Howe, CRA	Senior Contract & Grant Administrator	828-6772	dbhowe@vcu.edu
Juanita Lawrence, MEd, CRCP	Senior Contract & Grant Administrator	827-4993	ljuanita@vcu.edu
Melanie Wiggins	Senior Contract & Grant Administrator	827-4992	mwiggins@vcu.edu
Kathy Gabriel	Contract & Grant Administrator	828-6772	gabrielkp@vcu.edu
Jaime Petrasek	Contract & Grant Administrator	828-6772	petrasekjl@vcu.edu
Pat Bindley	Research Admin. Assistant	828-6772	pabindle@vcu.edu
Nina Goodman	Research Admin. Assistant	828-6772	ngoodman@vcu.edu
Megan Petty	Research Admin. Assistant	828-6772
Anne Palangi	Office Manager	827-4991	aepalangi@vcu.edu
Eric Settle	Intake Specialist	828-6772	sesettle@vcu.edu

Office of Technology Transfer - Biotech One, Suite 113
Ivelina Metcheva, PhD, MBA	Director	827-1213	ismetche@vcu.edu
Clara Sine	Office Manager	828-5188	casine@vcu.edu
Allen Morris, PhD, MBA	Licensing Manager	827-2211	amorris5@vcu.edu
Maureen Kelly, PhD	Licensing Associate	828-4200	mckelly@vcu.edu

Office of Research Subjects Protections - Biotech One, Suite 114
Rosemary Kelso, MSW	Director	828-0131	rhkelso@vcu.edu
Susan Kimbrough	Assistant Director	827-1533	sdkimbrough@vcu.edu
Michelle Branch-Riley	IRB Intake Coordinator	827-1735	IRBIntake@vcu.edu
Stephan Hicks	IRB Coordinator Panel A	828-9876	hickssa2@vcu.edu
Jenny Rice	IRB Coordinator Panel B	828-3992	jlrice@vcu.edu
Nichole Haywood	IRB Coordinator Panel C	827-1446	nsrichar@vcu.edu
Aleksandra Baldwin	IRB Coordinator Panel D	827-1445	akbaldwin@vcu.edu
Donna Gross	IRB Coordinator Panel E	827-2261	dsgross@vcu.edu
Sussie Robinson	Administrative Assistant	828-0868	sprobins@vcu.edu
Amanda Hutchison	IACUC Coordinator	828-5301	ahutchison@vcu.edu
Thaddaeus Yaktin	IACUC Coordinator	827-0894	toyaktin@vcu.edu

Office of Education and Compliance Oversight - Biotech One, Suite 113
Monika Markowitz, PhD	Director	827-2157	msmarkow@vcu.edu
Amy Chuang, MPH	Compliance Officer	828-6587	kchuang@vcu.edu
Patty Gerber	Research Liason Specialist	828-8586	pcgerber@vcu.edu
Zena Bailey	Administrative Assistant	827-2156	zbailey@vcu.edu

Division of Animal Resources - Sanger Hall
Bobby Collins, DVM	Director	828-9837	brcollins@vcu.edu
Peter Tetlow	Associate Director of Operations	828-5774	pwtetlow@vcu.edu
Kathy Person	Business Manager	828-9837	kpperson@vcu.edu

Office of Research Information Systems - Biotech One, Suite 113
James Ward, MS	Director	827-2159	jhward@vcu.edu
Cynthia Beck	Technical Writer/Trainer	827-2274	clbeck@vcu.edu
Ramanie Garrett, MS	Network Administrator	827-2158	rgarrett2@vcu.edu
Ella Danilovich, MBA	Webmaster	827-2275	eadanilovich@vcu.edu

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