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. 

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  |  202-994-6076

Tsinu Tesfaye, Sponsored Projects Analyst, Policy & Operations
Email Tsinu  |  202-994-8402

Heather 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  |  202-994-7525

Bakhtawar 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  |  202-994-0896

Kai-Kong Chan, Senior Sponsored Project Officer, Pre-Award
Email Kai  |  202-994-3339

Sarah Martin, Sponsored Projects Analyst, Pre-Award
Email Sarah  |  202-994-3909

Maria P. Silva, Sponsored Projects Analyst, Pre-Award
Email Maria  |  202-994-1787

Alicia Chapman, Sponsored Projects Analyst, Pre-Award
Email Alicia  |  202-994-1369

Radojka (Rada) Faguy, Sponsored Projects Administrator, Pre-Award
Email Rada  |  202-994-6815

Ryan 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  |  202-994-1865

Tracy Clark, Sponsored Projects Officer, Contracts
Email Tracy  |  202-994-3444

Jennifer Liasson, Senior Contracting Officer
Email Jennifer  |  202-994-1514

Rachma Saukani, Senior Contracting Officer
Email Rachma  |  202-994-1552

Robert 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  |  202-994-1784

Terrence Johnson, Sponsored Projects Analyst, Award Setup
Email Terrence  |  202-994-1991

Olivia 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  |  202-994-1784

Rebekka Egger, Sponsored Projects Officer, Subaward Management
Email Rebekka  |  202-994-0903

Nasrin Khoshand, Sponsored Projects Analyst, Subaward
Email Nasrin  |  202-994-8300

Anu Radha Sharma, Sponsored Projects Analyst, Subaward
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
Email Alma  |  202-994-7995

Sarita Prabhakar, Sponsored Projects Officer, Award Management
Email Sarita  |  202-994-3703

Robert Harrison, Sponsored Projects Analyst, Award Management
Email Robert  |  202-994-8636

Nasra Abdi, Sponsored Project Administrator, Post-Award
E-mail Nasra  |  202-994-1610

Valerie Donohue, Sponsored Projects Analyst, Award Management
Email Valerie  |  202-994-3776

Abdul Hameed Kahlid,  Sponsored Projects Administrator, Award Management
Email Kahlid  |  202-994-0728

Gurpreet (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. 

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Staff Contact in myResearch

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