Research Staff Directory

Office of the Vice President

Office of the Vice President for Research

Name	Title	Email
Jennifer Potter	Interim Vice President of Research	vpresearch@utsa.edu
Julie Sylvan	Executive Assistant to the Vice President	Julie.Sylvan@utsa.edu

Centers & Institutes

Brain Health Consortium (BHC)

Name	Title	Email
Jenny Hsieh	Director	Jenny.Hsieh@utsa.edu
Charles Wilson	Associate Director	Charles.Wilson@utsa.edu
Leslie Neely	Associate Director	Leslie.Neely@utsa.edu
Gregory Granados	Operations Manager	Gregory.Granados@utsa.edu

Cyber Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CyManII)

Name	Title	Email
Howard Grimes	Chief Executive Officer	Howard.Grimes@utsa.edu
Rose Todd	Chief Operating Officer	Rose.Todd@utsa.edu
Gregory Shannon	Chief Science Officer	Gregory.Shannon@utsa.edu
Brian Luffy	Director, Engineering	Brian.Luffy@utsa.edu
Jared Morehead	Director, Technology	Drew.Morehead@utsa.edu
Paris Stringfellow	Director, Sustainability	Paris.Stringfellow@utsa.edu
Branson Fowler	Director, Lab Six	Branson.Fowler@utsa.edu
Francisco Martinez	Director, Communications	Francisco.Martinez3@utsa.edu
Joe Mallen	Assistant Director, Expert Learning	Joe.Mallen@utsa.edu
Stephen Laycock	Director, Strategic Engagement	Stephen.Laycock2@utsa.edu
Alvaro Espinosa Mercado	Engineering Facility Manager	Alvaro.EspinosaMercado@utsa.edu
Sarah Spencer	Engagement Manager	Sarah.Spencer@utsa.edu
Tymeeka Middleton	Director, Education & Workforce Development	Tymeeka.Middleton@utsa.edu
Susana Patino	Fiscal Manager	Susana.Patino@utsa.edu
Jason Vasquez	Operations Manager	Jason.Vasquez@utsa.edu

Matrix AI Consortium for Human Well-being (Matrix AI)

Name	Title	Email
Dhireesha Kudithipudi	Director	Dhireesha.Kudithipudi@utsa.edu
Stacy Cantu	Associate Director	Stacy.Cantu@utsa.edu

National Security Collaboration Center (NSCC)

Name	Title	Email
David Brown	Executive Director	David.Brown@utsa.edu
Jason Ellis	Chief Strategy Officer	Jason.Ellis@utsa.edu
Brian Kelley	Program Manager	Brian.Kelley@utsa.edu
Richard Rodriguez	Director, Partnership Development	Richard.Rodriguez@utsa.edu
Harriet Manning	Senior Director, Finance & Administration	Beth.Manning@utsa.edu

Open Cloud Institute (OCI)

Name	Title	Email
Jeff Prevost	Executive Director, Open Cloud Institute (OCI)	Jeff.Prevost@utsa.edu
Laurie Noriega	Assistant Director, Open Cloud Institute (OCI)	Laurie.DeLaPaz-Noriega@utsa.edu

Faculty Research Development

Faculty Development

Name	Title	Email
Nicole Beebe, Ph.D.	Assistant VP, Faculty Research Development	Nicole.Beebe@utsa.edu
Siobhan Fleming, Ph.D.	Senior Director, Faculty Research Development	Siobhan.Fleming@utsa.edu
Jessica Vela	Program Coordinator, Faculty Research Development	Jessica.Vela@utsa.edu

Research Special Projects

Name	Title	Email
Ana Laredo	Manager, Special Projects	Ana.Laredo@utsa.edu
Lyndsey Lepovitz	Research Program Coordinator	Lyndsey.Lepovitz@utsa.edu
Marissa Mexquitic	Research Program Coordinator	Marissa.Mexquitic@utsa.edu
Michelle Atchison	Senior National Security Strategist	Michelle.Atchison@utsa.edu
Roseanne Hurst	Business Operations Manager	Roseanne.Hurst@utsa.edu
Tammy Ramos	Program Manager	Tammy.Ramos@utsa.edu

Research Administration

Name	Title	Email
Lori Schultz	Senior Associate Vice President	Lori.Schultz@utsa.edu
Ariana Aguillon	Senior Research Administrator	Ariana.Aguillon@utsa.edu
Robert Gomez	Senior Research Administrator	Robert.Gomez@utsa.edu
Jesse Hernandez	Senior Research Administrator	Jesse.Hernandez@utsa.edu
Josephine Melendez	Senior Research Administrator	Josephine.Melendez@utsa.edu
Elizabeth Tilley	Senior Research Administrator	Elizabeth.Tilley@utsa.edu
Elizabeth Sandoval	Senior Research Administrator	Elizabeth.Sandoval@utsa.edu
Amanda Key	Research Administrator III	Amanda.Key@utsa.edu
Kathryn Carrillo	Research Administrator II	Kathryn.Carrillo@utsa.edu
Christopher Crenshaw	Research Administrator I	Christopher.Crenshaw@utsa.edu
Michael Vasquez	Research Administrator I	Michael.Vasquez@utsa.edu

Research Integrity

Name	Title	Email
Anson Ong	Senior Director, Research Integrity	Anson.Ong@utsa.edu
Kurt Schoessler	Director, Research Integrity	Kurt.Schoessler@utsa.edu
Yolanda Acosta	IACUC Administrator	Yolanda.Acosta@utsa.edu
Shannon Marquess	Sr Rsch Compliance Coord	Shannon.Marquess@utsa.edu
Tammy Jinks (Lopez)	Senior Research Compliance Coord	Tammy.Lopez@utsa.edu
Robert Mitchell	Research Security Manager	Robert.Mitchell@utsa.edu
Melisa Perez Trevino	Senior Administrative Manager	Melisa.Perez@utsa.edu
Angel Allard	Research Compliance Specialist	Angel.Allard@utsa.edu

Lab Safety & Hazardous Materials Management

Name	Title	Email
Anthony Vallejo	Director, Radiation & Laser Safety Officer	Anthony.Vallejo@utsa.edu
Richard M. Garza	Assistant Director	Richard.Garza@utsa.edu
Cynthia Galindo	Physical & Engineering Safety Coordinator	Cynthia.Galindo@utsa.edu
Mohammad Khan	Biological Safety Manager	Mohammadsr.Khan@utsa.edu
Felipe Villanueva	Radiation & Laser Safety Coordinator	Felipe.Villanueva@utsa.edu
Cindy Archambault	Chemical Safety Manager	Cynthia.Archambault@utsa.edu
Kimberly Moore	Lab Safety Specialist I	Kimberly.Moore@utsa.edu
Yulissa Stevens	Hazardous Materials Management Specialist I	Yulissa.Stevens@utsa.edu
Adrian Ambriz	Hazardous Materials Management Specialist I	Adrian.Ambriz@utsa.edu
Keith Slater	Hazardous Materials Management Coordinator	Keith.Slater@utsa.edu
Luke Salazar	Hazardous Materials Management Specialist III	Luke.Salazar@utsa.edu

Laboratory Animal Resource Center (LARC)

Name	Title	Email
Marcel Perret-Gentil	Director	Marcel.Perret@utsa.edu
Luis Zorrilla Melendez	Assistant Director	Luis.Zorrilla@utsa.edu
Miguel Angel Torres Martinez	Animal Breeder/Vet Technician	Miguel.Torres@utsa.edu
Laurie Long	QA/Training Coordinator	Laurie.Long@utsa.edu
Carson Choate	Animal Attendant I	Carson.Choate@utsa.edu
Donald Atkins	Senior Animal Operations Support Tech	Donald.Atkins@utsa.edu
Vanessa Contreras	Administrative Associate II	Vanessa.Contreras@utsa.edu
Rebeca Velasquez	Animal Attendant I	Rebeca.Velasquez@utsa.edu
Cody Pancake	Animal Research Business Operations Specialist	Cody.Pancake@utsa.edu
Eligio Alavez	Animal Attendant I	Eligio.Alavez@utsa.edu
Jose Hernandez	Animal Attendant I	Jose.Hernandez4@utsa.edu
Abby Ibarra	Animal Resource Support II	Abby.Ibarra@utsa.edu
Donald Atkins	Senior Animal Tech	Donald.Atkins@utsa.edu

Research Finance & Operations

Name	Title	Email
Jacqueline Ortiz	Senior Director	Jacqueline.Ortiz@utsa.edu
Salina Cannon-Ruiz	Manager, Business Service Center	Salina.Cannon-Ruiz@utsa.edu
Johnnie Montalvo	BSC Specialist III	Johnnie.Montalvo@utsa.edu
Angela Trejo	BSC Specialist III	Angela.Trejo@utsa.edu
Jazmin Elguezabal	BSC Specialist II	Jazmin.Elguezabal@utsa.edu
Laura Gonzales	BSC Specialist II	Laura.Gonzales@utsa.edu
Mitchell Knight	BSC Specialist I	Mitchell.Knight@utsa.edu
Sabrina Fernandez	Grant & Contract Administrator III	Sabrina.Fernandez@utsa.edu
Jomyra Pena	Research Administrator III	Jomyra.Pena@utsa.edu
Tania Vazquez	Research Administrator III	Tania.Vazquez@utsa.edu
Sonia Vega	Research Administrator III	Sonia.Vega@utsa.edu
Mayra Meza	Research Administrator II	Mayra.Meza@utsa.edu
Francesca Bronder	Research Administrator II	Francesca.Bronder@utsa.edu
David Diaz	Research Administrator II	David.Diaz2@utsa.edu
Priscilla Moran-Suarez	Research Administrator II	Priscilla.Moran-Suarez@utsa.edu
Erica Martwick	Coordinator Training & Financial Compliance	Erica.Martwick@utsa.edu

Name	Title	Email
Jennifer Silver	Senior Director	Jennifer.Silver@utsa.edu
Justin Marmolejo	Assistant Director	Justin.Marmolejo@utsa.edu
Ana Gonzalez	Senior Grant & Contract Administrator	Ana.Gonzalez7@utsa.edu
Cedric Williams	Senior Grant & Contract Administrator	Cedric.Williams@utsa.edu
Kerri Glaspie	Grant & Contract Administrator III	Kerri.Glaspie@utsa.edu
Angelika Rocha	Grant & Contract Administrator III	Angelika.Rocha@utsa.edu
Laura Haby	Grant & Contract Administrator III	Laura.Haby@utsa.edu
Irene Coad	Grant & Contract Administrator II	Irene.Coad@utsa.edu
Johnnie Montalvo	Grant & Contract Administrator I	Johnnie.Montalvo@utsa.edu
Shannon Janssen	Research Administrator III	Shannon.Janssen@utsa.edu
Meghan Rueda	Research Administrator III	Meghan.Rueda@utsa.edu
Melissa Viesca-Benavidez	Research Administrator III	Melissa.ViescaBenavidez@utsa.edu
Caroline Nolen	Research Administrator II	Caroline.Nolen@utsa.edu
Maria Valverde	Research Administrator II	Maria.Valverde@utsa.edu
Maricela Gutierrez	Research Administrator II	Maricela.Gutierrez@utsa.edu
Olga Loch	Research Administrator I	Olga.Loch@utsa.edu

Name	Title	Email
Neal A. Guentzel	Interim Senior Director	Neal.Guentzel2@utsa.edu
Eric Hinojosa	Contract Negotiator II	Eric.Hinojosa@utsa.edu
Steffen Ngo	Contract Negotiator I	Steffen.Ngo@utsa.edu

Name	Title	Email
Enrique Guerrero	Technology Support Specialist II	Enrique.Guerrero@utsa.edu

Research Partnerships & Strategy

Research Cores

Name	Title	Email
Anson Ong	Senior Director, Research Integrity	Anson.Ong@utsa.edu
Ling Mason	Financial Analyst, Research Integrity	Ling.Mason@utsa.edu
Ana Stevanovic	Director, Kleberg Advanced Microscopy Center (KAMC)	Ana.Stevanovic@utsa.edu
Christopher Navara	Director, Stem Cell Core (SCC)	Christopher.Navara@utsa.edu
Sandra Cardona	Director, Cell Analysis Core (CAC)	Sandra.Cardona@utsa.edu
Sean Vargas	Director, Genomic Core (GENO)	Sean.Vargas@utsa.edu
Wendell Griffith	Director, Mass Spectrometry & Proteomics	Wendell.Griffith@utsa.edu
Andrei Hernandez-Roble	Research Engineer, Kleberg Advanced Microscopy Center (KAMC)	Andrei.HernandezRobles@utsa.edu
Li-Hua Yen	Research Science Associate III, Stem Cell Core (SCC)	Li-Hua.Yen@utsa.edu
Meghan Pairett	Research Science Associate II, Stem Cell Core (SCC)	Meghan.Pairett@utsa.edu
Amanda Martinez	Research Science Associate I, Cell Analysis Core (CAC)	Amanda.Martinez6@utsa.edu

Strategic Research Development

Name	Title	Email
Carlos Aguirre	Senior Director	Carlos.Aguirre2@utsa.edu
Monique Long	Institutional Proposal Manager	Monique.Long@utsa.edu
Dana Fisher	Senior Grant Development Manager	Dana.Fisher@utsa.edu
Lindsey Webb	Grant Development Manager	Lindsey.Webb@utsa.edu

Communications & Marketing

Name	Title	Email
Jill Johnstone King	Director of Communications	Jill.JohnstoneKing@utsa.edu
Audrey Gray	Communications and Marketing Strategist	Audrey.Gray@utsa.edu
Adrianna San Roman	Creative Producer	Adrianna.SanRoman@utsa.edu
Nicholas Zamora	Web Developer	Nicholas.Zamora2@utsa.edu

Commercialization & Innovation

Name	Title	Email
Vacant	Director
Kaitlyn Bloch	Commercialization Program Manager	Kaitlyn.Bloch@utsa.edu
Roland Vasquez	Contracts & Agreements Coordinator	Roland.Vasquez@utsa.edu
Suzette Vallejo	Research Compliance Coordinator	Suzette.Vallejo@utsa.edu
Neal Guentzel	Technology & IP Management Specialist	Neal.Guentzel2@utsa.edu
Robert Graham	Technology Licensing Associate	Robert.Graham@utsa.edu
Edward Rodriguez	Technology Licensing Associate	Edward.Rodriguez2@utsa.edu

Valdez Institute for Economic Development

Institute for Economic Development

Name	Title	Email
Shawn "Rod" McSherry	Associate VP, Innovation and Economic Development	Rod.McSherry@utsa.edu
Robert Bement	Assistant to the Associate VP	Robert.Bement@utsa.edu
Alicia Bernal	Research Post Award Administrator III	Alicia.Bernal@utsa.edu
Silvia Cano	Senior Director Finance & Admin	Silvia.Cano@utsa.edu
Janette Riddell	Assistant Regional Director	Janette.Riddell@utsa.edu
Norma VanWinkle	Senior Administrative Associate	Norma.Gomez@utsa.edu

Community & Business Research

Name	Title	Email
Thomas Tunstall	Senior Director	Thomas.Tunstall@utsa.edu
Javier Oyakawa	Business/Eco Res Associate V	Javier.Oyakawa@utsa.edu

Minority Business Development Center

Name	Title	Email
Orestes Hubbard	Director	Orestes.Hubbard@utsa.edu
Charles Castro	Senior Business Development Specialist	Charles.Castro@utsa.edu
Charles Moke	Senior Business Development Specialist	Charles.Moke@utsa.edu
Antonio Calzada-Rovirosa	Senior International Business Development Specialist	Antonio.Calzada-Rovirosa@utsa.edu
Jesus Gonzalez	Senior Project Manager	Jesus.Gonzalez7@utsa.edu
Jacqueline Jackson	Project Manager	Jacqueline.Jackson@utsa.edu
Javidreza Hajvaziri	Project Manager	Javidreza.Hajvaziri@utsa.edu
Hector Ramirez	Project Manager	Hector.Ramirez@utsa.edu
Alicia Richards	Business Development Specialist	Alicia.Richards@utsa.edu
Corina Menier	Senior Administrative Associate	Corina.Menier@utsa.edu

Apex Accelerator

Name	Title	Email
Susannah Munro	Director	Susannah.Munro@utsa.edu
Tommy Baker	Business Development Specialist	Tommy.Baker@utsa.edu
Paul Herrera	Business Development Specialist	Paul.Herrera2@utsa.edu

Small Business Development Center (SBDC)

Name	Title	Email
Richard Sifuentes	Director	Richard.Sifuentes@utsa.edu
Ruben Lopez	Assistant Director	Ruben.Lopez@utsa.edu
Lorna Adams	Business Development Specialist	Lorna.Adams@utsa.edu
Stephen Morgan	Senior Business Development Specialist	Sam.Morgan@utsa.edu
Lisha Garcia	Senior Business Development Specialist	Lisha.Garcia@utsa.edu
Lucinda Vela	Project Manager	Lucinda.Vela@utsa.edu
Patrice McElfresh	Senior Business Development Specialist	Patrice.McElfresh@utsa.edu
Crystal Darby	Senior Business Development Specialist	Crystal.Darby@utsa.edu
Mariah Kilbourne	Senior Business Development Specialist	Mariah.Kilbourne@utsa.edu
Cristine Elder	Program Specialist	Chrissy.Elder@utsa.edu
Daniel Olvera	Business Development Specialist	Daniel.Olvera@utsa.edu
Breannah Ruesga	Program Specialist	Breannah.Ruesga@utsa.edu
Laura Paschal	Administrative Manager	Janie.Paschal@utsa.edu
Maria Fernandez	Business Development Specialist	Isa.Fernandez@utsa.edu

Small Business Development Center (SBDC) - Center for Government Contracts

Name	Title	Email
Jaime Martinez	Associate Regional Director	Jaime.Martinez@utsa.edu
Clara Chavez-Cisneros	Administrative Analyst	Clara.Chavez@utsa.edu
Troy Richardson	Senior Business Dev Specialist	Troy.Richardson@utsa.edu
Deirdre Pattillo	Senior Project Manager	Deirdre.Pattillo@utsa.edu
Nestor Astorga	Senior Business Development Specialist	Nestor.Astorga@utsa.edu
April Zendejas	Administrative Associate II	April.Zendejas@utsa.edu

Small Business Development Center (SBDC) - International Trade Center

Name	Title	Email
Janette Riddell	Associate Regional Dir	Janette.Riddell@utsa.edu
Diana Gonzalez	Bus/Eco Res Associate III	Diana.Gonzalez2@utsa.edu
Renee Walter	Senior Administrative Associate	Renee.Walter@utsa.edu
Anabel Guerra	Senior Intl Business Development Specialist	Anabel.Guerra@utsa.edu
Minerva Garcia-Delgado	Global Small Business Int Coordinator	Minerva.Garcia@utsa.edu
Jaunita Longoria	Global Small Business Int Coordinator	Juanita.Longoria@utsa.edu
Jocelyn Garcia	Intl Business Development Specialist	Jocelyn.Garcia@utsa.edu
Richard Rayne	Senior Intl Bus Development Specialist	Richard.Rayne@utsa.edu
Carla Cardenas	Senior Project Manager	Carla.Cardenas@utsa.edu
Carolina Hoyos	Project Manager	Carolina.Hoyos@utsa.edu
Julio Garcia de las Mestas	Senior Intl Bus Development Specialist	Julio.Mestas@utsa.edu
Paul Smith	Senior Project Manager	Doug.Smith@utsa.edu
Monica Alcoz	Global Small Business Int Coord	Monica.Alcoz@utsa.edu

Small Business Development Center (SBDC) - Network

Name	Title	Email
Matthew Jackson	Director	Matthew.Jackson@utsa.edu
Peter Morales	Assistant Director	Peter.Morales@utsa.edu
Assel Krymkulova	Business Research Assistant	AsselKrymkulova@utsa.edu
Judith Johnson	Lead Librarian, SBDC	Judith.Johnson@utsa.edu
Brittney Carty	Business Research Assistant	Brittney.Carty@utsa.edu
Ava Downing	Business Research Assistant	Ava.Downing@utsa.edu
Jeremiah Garcia	Business Research Assistant	Jeremiah.Garcia@utsa.edu
Johanna Gute Meko	Business Research Assistant	Johanna.GuteMeko@utsa.edu
Anthony Montelongo-Navejar	Business Research Assistant	Anthony.Montelongo-Navejar@utsa.edu
Rick Nicolai	Business Research Assistant	Richard.Nicolai@utsa.edu
Ngoc Linh Pham	Business Research Assistant	Linh.Pham@utsa.edu
Maria Von Zehmen	Business Research Assistant	MariaAgustina.VonZehmen@utsa.edu

Small Business Development Center (SBDC) - Regional Office

Name	Title	Email
Michael Gonzalez	Associate Regional Director	Michael.Gonzalez2@utsa.edu
Albert Salgado	Assistant VP	Albert.Salgado@utsa.edu
Bridget Baumgardner	Administrative Manager	Bridget.Baumgardner@utsa.edu

Southwest Trade Adjustment Assistance Center

Name	Title	Email
Richard Wyatt	Executive Director	Richard.Wyatt@utsa.edu
Madelaine Wallerstein	Project Manager	Madelaine.Wallerstein@utsa.edu
Mary Chavarria	Administrative Associate Ii	Maryjane.Chavarria@utsa.edu
Mario Kheirabadi Neira	Assistant Director	Mario.Neira@utsa.edu
Richard Sandoval	Sr Project Manager	Richard.Sandoval@utsa.edu
Joseph Morones	Project Manager	Joseph.Morones@utsa.edu

Technology Commercialization Center

Name	Title	Email
Bijo Mathew	Associate Regional Director	Bijo.Mathew@utsa.edu
Lizeth Marroquin	Project Manager	Lizeth.Marroquin@utsa.edu
Nadia Sheikh	Project Coordinator	Nadia.Sheikh@utsa.edu