Sponsored Programs Staff Directory

Lori Burchard - Director, Sponsored Programs
email: lburchar@kent.edu

• Identifies external funding opportunities and facilitates interdisciplinary collaborations
• Reviews proposals for compliance with application guidelines and university policies and authorizes submission
• Conducts workshops on various grant related topics
  
• Reviews, negotiates and accepts grants and contracts on behalf of Kent State University
  
• Reviews and approves subcontracts for inter-institutional collaboration on awards
• Approves requests for pre-award costs, budget revisions, no-cost extensions and other grant modifications
• Advises on all aspects of proposal development and award administration

145C CWH
Phone: 330-672-7946
Fax: 330-672-7991

Becky Hayes - Assistant Director, Sponsored Programs (Pre-Award)
email: rlhayes@kent.edu

• Conducts faculty workshops on proposal writing and funding opportunities
  
• Identifies external funding opportunities and prepares newsletters
  
• Develops proposal budgets and reviews and submits proposals
• Prepares and reviews subcontracts for inter-institutional collaboration on awards
• Reviews and negotiates grants and contracts on behalf of Kent State University
  
• Administers the Ohio Board of Regents Research Incentive funding program for the University

134E CWH
Phone: 330-672-2070
Fax: 330-672-7991

Beverly Robertson - Assistant Director, Sponsored Programs (Post-Award)
email: brobert1@kent.edu

• Assists with implementation of grant awards including budgeting, reporting, and compliance with all terms and conditions
• Develops spending plans and works with Grants Accounting to establish grant funds
• Processes and approves grant related personnel forms, including faculty summer appointments on grants
• Produces external funding reports
• Prepares and reviews subcontracts for inter-institutional collaboration on awards
• Develops proposal budgets and reviews and submits proposals

134C CWH
Phone: 330-672-2070
Fax: 330-672-7991

Amanda Lindsay - eRA Support Analyst
email: alindsay@kent.edu

• Provides administration and support of electronic research administration (eRA) systems
  
• Assists with Pre- and Post-Award Coeus implementation, maintenance and conducts training
• Creates and updates documentation for use of eRA systems
  
• Assists with office implementation of the AppXtender document imaging application
• Maintains reports of sponsored programs proposal data from Coeus
  

136 CWH
Phone: 330-672-3026
Fax: 330-672-7991

Diana Skok - Sponsored Programs Administrator

email: dskok@kent.edu

• Develops proposal budgets and reviews and submits proposals
• Provides funding information and materials
• Prepares and reviews subcontracts for inter-institutional collaboration on awards
• Processes and approves grant related personnel forms, including faculty summer appointments on grants
• Establishes grant accounts, develops spending plans, assists with post-award budget revisions
  

134A CWH
Phone: 330-672-2070
Fax: 330-672-7991

Charmaine Streharsky - Sponsored Programs Administrator
email: cstreha1@kent.edu

• Develops proposal budgets and reviews and submits proposals
• Assists with Awards administration
• Develops spending plans

143 CWH
Phone: 330-672-2070
Fax: 330-672-7991

Susan Tribuzzo - Sponsored Programs Administrator
email: stribuzz@kent.edu

• Develops proposal budgets and reviews and submits proposals
• Provides funding information and materials
• Establishes grant accounts, develops spending plans, prepares budget revisions and updates
• Processes continuation and supplemental awards 
• Monitors and maintains department supply needs
• Assists with processing grant related personnel forms
• Serves as recorder of staff meetings
• Supervises student workers
  

134 CWH
Phone: 330-672-3725
Fax: 330-672-7991

Mark van 't Hooft - Sponsored Programs Administrator
email: mvanthoo@kent.edu

• Develops proposal budgets and reviews and submits proposals
• Assists with post-award budget processes including budget revisions and reporting
• Develops spending plans and works with Grants Accounting to establish grant funds
• Manages workflow for conflict of interest forms
  
• Liaison to university departments, distribution of spending plans

134 CWH
Phone: 330-672-1630
Fax: 330-672-7991

Paul Odell-Scott, Student Assistant

Aaron Cain, Student Assistant