OSP Staff by Function

The Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP) staff is organized into distinct functional groups. General inquiries can be sent to each OSP unit using the unit emails below.

Award Intake, Document Management, and Electronic Research Administration: osrgwu [dot] edu (osr[at]gwu[dot]edu)
Pre-Award Management: %20osp_preawardgwu [dot] edu (osp_preaward[at]gwu[dot]edu)
Contracts: %20osp_contractsgwu [dot] edu (osp_contracts[at]gwu[dot]edu)
Award Setup:
Subaward Management: spasubsgwu [dot] edu (spasubs[at]gwu[dot]edu)
Post-Award Management: osp_postawardgwu [dot] edu (osp_postaward[at]gwu[dot]edu)
Education and Training: OSP_EandTgwu [dot] edu (OSP_EandT[at]gwu[dot]edu)

To see the list of staff members associated with each OSP unit, expand the unit section below.

Assistant Vice Provost

Sylvia Ezekilova, Assistant Vice Provost, Sponsored Projects
sezekilsgwu [dot] edu (Email Sylvia) | 202-994-6076

Tsinu Tesfaye, Sponsored Projects Analyst, Policy & Operations
ttesfayegwu [dot] edu (Email Tsinu) | 202-994-8402

Heather Spadaccini, Executive Associate
heather [dot] spadaccinigwu [dot] edu (Email Heather) | 202-994-3452

Award Intake, Document Management and Electronic Research Administration

Tomoko Okamoto, Sponsored Projects Administrator, Document Management
tomoko [dot] okamotogwu [dot] edu (Email Tomoko) | 202-994-7525

Bakhtawar Mehdi, Sponsored Projects Administrator, eRA
bmehdi11gwu [dot] edu (Email Bakhtawar ) | 202-994-1952

Pre-Award Management

The Pre-Award Management unit is responsible for performing a compliance review and responding to organizational representations and certifications for all proposals seeking external funding prior to submission.

Monique Foxx, Assistant Director, Pre-Award Management
mfoxxgwu [dot] edu (Email Monique) | 202-994-0896

Kai-Kong Chan, Senior Sponsored Project Officer, Pre-Award
kkchangwu [dot] edu (Email Kai) | 202-994-3339

Sarah Martin, Sponsored Projects Analyst, Pre-Award
smartin96gwu [dot] edu (Email Sarah) | 202-994-3909

Christine (Tina) Shinkovich, Sponsored Projects Analyst, Pre-Award
t [dot] shinkovichgwu [dot] edu (Email Tina) | 202-994-0496

Maria P. Silva, Sponsored Projects Analyst, Pre-Award
maria [dot] silva1gwu [dot] edu (Email )maria [dot] silva1gwu [dot] edu (Maria) | 202-994-1787

Radojka (Rada) Faguy, Sponsored Projects Administrator, Pre-Award
radafaguygwu [dot] edu (Email Rada) | 202-994-6815

Ryan Yao, Sponsored Projects Administrator, Pre-Award
ryao23gwu [dot] edu (Email Ryan) | 202-994-6987

Contracts

The Contracts unit is made up of contracting officers who are responsible for negotiating terms and conditions on behalf of the university in addition to accepting sponsored project awards.

Claire Stamm, Assistant Director, Contracts
c [dot] stammgwu [dot] edu (Email Claire) | 202-994-1865

Tracy Clark, Sponsored Projects Officer, Contracts
tclarkgwu [dot] edu (Email Tracy) | 202-994-3444

Jennifer Liasson, Senior Contracting Officer
jliassongwu [dot] edu (Email Jennifer) | 202-994-1514

Rachma Saukani, Senior Contracting Officer
rsaukanigwu [dot] edu (Email Rachma) | 202-994-1552

Robert Pitysingh, Contracting Officer, MTA
treborgwu [dot] edu (Email Robert) | 202-994-1805

Award Setup

The Award Setup unit works to ensure a smooth set-up of new awards.

Ted McKoy, Assistant Director, Award Setup and Subaward Management
emckoygwu [dot] edu (Email Ted) | 202-994-1784

Terrence Johnson, Sponsored Projects Analyst, Award Setup
terrencegwu [dot] edu (Email Terrence) | 202-994-1991

Olivia Thews-Zebroski, Sponsored Projects Analyst, Award Setup
olivia [dot] thewszebroskigwu [dot] edu (Email Olivia) | 202-994-0728

Subaward Management

The Subaward Management unit works to ensure a smooth initiation and management of all subawards.

Ted McKoy, Assistant Director, Award Set-up and Subaward Management
emckoygwu [dot] edu (Email Ted) | 202-994-1784

Rebekka Egger, Sponsored Projects Officer, Subaward Management
rme13gwu [dot] edu (Email Rebekka) | 202-994-0903

Nasrin Khoshand, Sponsored Projects Analyst, Subaward
nkhoshandgwu [dot] edu (Email Nasrin) | 202-994-8300

Anu Radha Sharma, Sponsored Projects Analyst, Subaward
anuradhasharmagwu [dot] edu (Email Anu) | 202-994-6256

Vacant, Sponsored Projects Associate, Subaward

Award Management

The Award Management unit works with principal investigators and research staff during the management of an award, reviewing and monitoring activity to ensure compliance with university and sponsor regulations.

Alma Starks, Assistant Director, Award Management
astarksgwu [dot] edu (Email Alma) | 202-994-7995

Sarita Prabhakar, Sponsored Projects Officer, Award Management
saritapgwu [dot] edu (Email Sarita) | 202-994-3703

Robert Harrison, Sponsored Projects Analyst, Award Management
xarvingwu [dot] edu (Email Robert) | 202-994-8636

Valerie Donohue, Sponsored Projects Analyst, Award Management
vdonohuegwu [dot] edu (Email Valerie) | 202-994-3776

Abdul Hameed Kahlid, Sponsored Projects Administrator, Award Management
abdul [dot] kahlidgwu [dot] edu (Email Kahlid) | 2 02-994-0728

Gurpreet (Rinki) Sagoo, Sponsored Projects Administrator, Award Management
rsagoogwu [dot] edu (Email Rinki) | 202-994-5377

Education and Training

Erin Grady, Sponsored Projects Officer, Education and Training
eegradygwu [dot] edu (Email Erin) | 202-994-0728

OSP Staff Assignments in myResearch

To find out which OSP staff member is assigned to your proposal or award in myResearch, navigate to your proposal or award landing page and check the specialist line. This is your OSP staff contact for your specific project.