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: [email protected]
- Pre-Award Management: [email protected]
- Contracts: [email protected]
- Award Setup:
- Subaward Management: [email protected]
- Post-Award Management: [email protected]
- Education and Training: [email protected]
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
Email Sylvia | 202-994-6076Tsinu Tesfaye, Sponsored Projects Analyst, Policy & Operations
Email Tsinu | 202-994-8402Heather Spadaccini, Sponsored Projects Associate
Email Heather | 202-994-3452- Award Intake, Document Management and Electronic Research Administration
Tomoko Okamoto, Sponsored Projects Administrator, Document Management
Email Tomoko | 202-994-7525Bakhtawar Mehdi, Sponsored Projects Administrator, eRA
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
Email Monique | 202-994-0896Kai-Kong Chan, Senior Sponsored Project Officer, Pre-Award
Email Kai | 202-994-3339Sarah Martin, Sponsored Projects Analyst, Pre-Award
Email Sarah | 202-994-3909Maria P. Silva, Sponsored Projects Analyst, Pre-Award
Email Maria | 202-994-1787Alicia Chapman, Sponsored Projects Analyst, Pre-Award
Email Alicia | 202-994-1369Radojka (Rada) Faguy, Sponsored Projects Administrator, Pre-Award
Email Rada | 202-994-6815Ryan Yao, Sponsored Projects Administrator, Pre-Award
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
Email Claire | 202-994-1865Tracy Clark, Sponsored Projects Officer, Contracts
Email Tracy | 202-994-3444Jennifer Liasson, Senior Contracting Officer
Email Jennifer | 202-994-1514Rachma Saukani, Senior Contracting Officer
Email Rachma | 202-994-1552Robert Pitysingh, Contracting Officer, MTA
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
Email Ted | 202-994-1784Terrence Johnson, Sponsored Projects Analyst, Award Setup
Email Terrence | 202-994-1991Olivia Thews-Zebroski, Sponsored Projects Analyst, Award Setup
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
Email Ted | 202-994-1784Rebekka Egger, Sponsored Projects Officer, Subaward Management
Email Rebekka | 202-994-0903Nasrin Khoshand, Sponsored Projects Analyst, Subaward
Email Nasrin | 202-994-8300Anu Radha Sharma, Sponsored Projects Analyst, Subaward
Email Anu | 202-994-6256Vacant, 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
Email Alma | 202-994-7995Sarita Prabhakar, Sponsored Projects Officer, Award Management
Email Sarita | 202-994-3703Robert Harrison, Sponsored Projects Analyst, Award Management
Email Robert | 202-994-8636Nasra Abdi, Sponsored Project Administrator, Post-Award
E-mail Nasra | 202-994-1610Valerie Donohue, Sponsored Projects Analyst, Award Management
Email Valerie | 202-994-3776Abdul Hameed Kahlid, Sponsored Projects Administrator, Award Management
Email Kahlid | 202-994-0728Gurpreet (Rinki) Sagoo, Sponsored Projects Administrator, Award Management
Email Rinki | 202-994-5377- Education and Training
Erin Grady, Sponsored Projects Officer, Education and Training
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.