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ORCA Leadership Compliance Pre-Award Team: Grants Coordinators Pre-Award Team: Contracts & Awards Administrators Post-Award Team Business Operations

ORCA Leadership

Sara Myers
Sara Myers, Ph.D.

Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity

Office of Research and Creative Activity

samyers@unomaha.edu
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Kristin Girten
Kristin Girten, Ph.D.

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity

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kgirten@unomaha.edu
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Brenda Kolobara
Brenda Kolobara

Director, Research Compliance

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bkolobara@unomaha.edu
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Rica McLaren
Rica McLaren

Assistant Director, Finance and Administration

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rmclaren@unomaha.edu
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Amanda Buker
Amanda Buker

Director

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albuker@unomaha.edu
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Michelle Friend
Michelle Friend, Ph.D.

ORCA Faculty Fellow

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mefriend@unomaha.edu
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Jonathan Santo
Jonathan Santo, Ph.D.

ORCA Faculty Fellow

Office of Research and Creative Activity

jsanto@unomaha.edu
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Compliance

Erica Shipman
Erica Shipman

Research Compliance Specialist

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eshipman@unomaha.edu
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Pre-Award Team: Grants Coordinators

Rachel (Meredith) Bachle
Rachel Bachle

Senior Grants Coordinator

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rmeredith@unomaha.edu
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Heather Leas
Heather Leas

Grants Coordinator II

Office of Sponsored Programs

hdleas@unomaha.edu
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Cody Bridgeford
Cody Bridgeford

Grants Coordinator I

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cbridgeford@unomaha.edu
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Pre-Award Team: Contracts & Awards Administrators

Scott Dannelly
Scott Dannelly

Contracts & Awards Administrator I

Office of Sponsored Programs

sdannelly@unomaha.edu
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Aaron Keanini
Aaron Keanini

Contracts & Awards Administrator II

Office of Sponsored Programs

akeanini@unomaha.edu
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Ashlee McGill
Ashlee McGill

Contracts & Awards Administrator II

Office of Sponsored Programs

ammcgill@unomaha.edu
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Post-Award Team

Trudy Nienaber
Trudy Nienaber

Assistant Director, Post-Award

Office of Sponsored Programs

tnienaber@unomaha.edu
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Amber Purdy Vogel
Amber Purdy Vogel

Senior Grants Accountant

Office of Sponsored Programs

apurdyvogel@unomaha.edu
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Stephanie Welch
Stephanie Welch

Grants Accountant II

Office of Sponsored Programs

stephaniewelch@unomaha.edu
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Deb Davis
Deb Davis

Grants Accountant II

Office of Sponsored Programs

debradavis@unomaha.edu
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emily-ramirez
Emily Ramirez

Grants Accountant I

Office of Sponsored Programs

ebramirez@unomaha.edu
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Business Operations

Sarah McKee
Sarah McKee

Business Administration Specialist

Office of Research and Creative Activity

smckee@unomaha.edu
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Deanna Marcelino
Deanna Marcelino

Project Manager

Office of Research and Creative Activity

deannamarcelino@unomaha.edu
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Sophia Potter
Sophia Potter

Project Manager

Office of Research and Creative Activity

spotter@unomaha.edu
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