Research Officers Directory | UTSA | University of Texas at San Antonio

Vice President for Research, Economic Development, and Knowledge Enterprise

Senior Leadership
Bernard Arulanandam, Ph.D. \|\| Biography Vice President for Research, Economic Development, and Knowledge Enterprise (210) 458-6859 Location: MB 2.106 Bernard.Arulanandam@utsa.edu
Candice Prose Assistant to the Vice President for Research, Economic Development, and Knowledge Enterprise (210) 458-6859 Location: MB 2.106 candice.prose@utsa.edu
Can Saygin, Ph.D. Senior Associate Vice President for Research Can.Saygin@utsa.edu
Sandra Garcia Assistant Vice President for Sponsored Project Administration (210) 458-8250 Location: GSR 2.104M Sandra.Garcia4@utsa.edu
Howard Grimes, Ph.D. CYMANII Chief Executive Officer (210) 458-7689 Location: MB Howard.Grimes@utsa.edu
Michelle (Mickey) Stevenson, Ph.D., CCEP Associate Vice President for Research Integrity (210) 458-4531 Location: GSR 2.116E Michelle.Stevenson@utsa.edu
Cristian Botez Assistant Vice President for Research Support Cristian.Botez@utsa.edu
Veronica Stoller Assistant Vice President, Research Finance and Operations (210) 458-5956 Location: GSR 2.130BB Veronica.Stoller@utsa.edu
Jaclyn Shaw, M.S., B.A.B.P. Assistant Vice President for Strategic Initiatives & Research Partnerships (210) 458-6767 Location: GSR 2.130R Jaclyn.Shaw@utsa.edu
Rodrick McSherry Associate Vice President for Innovation and Economic Development (210) 458-2455 Location: DBA 4.370G Rod.mcsherry@usta.edu
Guy Walsh Founding Executive Director, National Security Collaboration Center (210) 458-6178 Location: NPB 4th Floor Guy.Walsh@utsa.edu
Shawn Farrell Assistant Vice President, Corporate and Foundation Engagement (210) 458-6583 Location: NPB 5th Floor Shawn.Farrell@utsa.edu

Office of Research Finance and Operations

Grants & Contracts Financial Services
Veronica Stoller Assistant Vice President, Research Finance and Operations (210) 458-5956 Location: GSR 2.130BB Veronica.Stoller@utsa.edu
vacant Director, Grants & Contracts
Lisa Pettit Assistant Director Financial Reporting – Federal Sponsors and IDT Processing (210) 458-5337 Location: GSR 2.128E Elizabeth.Pettit@utsa.edu
Irma Arney Grant Accountant III Accounts Receivables (210) 458-6342 Location: GSR 2.128B Irma.Arney@utsa.edu
Juan Coronado Grant Accountant III Closeouts (210) 458-8151 Location: GSR 2.128C Juan.Coronado@utsa.edu
Nina Espinoza Grant Accountant III Award Set Ups & Modifications, Budget Transfers (210) 458-8168 Location: GSR 2.128DD Nina.Espinoza@utsa.edu
Carmen Montalvo Grant Accountant III Financial Reporting – Local and Private Sponsors (210) 458-8283 Location: GSR 2.128A Maria.Montalvo@utsa.edu
Vacant Grant Accountant III
Nora Taylor Grant Accountant III Financial Reporting – State Sponsors, CAR projects, and Cost Transfers (210) 458-5019 Location: GSR 2.128DD Nora.Taylor@utsa.edu
Hong (Helen) Mendiola Grant Accountant III Financial Reporting (210) 458-55677 Location: GSR 2.128A Hong.Mendiola@utsa.edu
Fiscal Administration
Jacqueline Ortiz Director, Fiscal Administration (210) 458-8144 Location: GSR 2.130CC Jacqueline.Ortiz@utsa.edu
Candice Galindo Department Fiscal Specialist (210) 458-6148 Location: GSR 2.130EE Candice.Galindo@utsa.edu
Suzette Vallejo, M.A. Coordinator of Research Commercialization (210) 458-6963 Location: GSR 2.116J Suzette.vallejo@utsa.edu
Monique Edwards Admin. Associate II (210) 458-6221 Location: GSR 2.104Y Monique.Edwards2@utsa.edu
Angela Trejo Administrative Associate II (210) 458-8565 Location: GSR 2.130 Angela.Trejo@utsa.edu
Cody Pancake Administrative Assistant (210) 458-6692 Location: GSR 2.104D Cody.Pancake@utsa.edu
Post Award Administration
Jennifer Silver Director, Post Award Administration (210) 458-4231 Location: GSR 2.130T Jennifer.Silver@utsa.edu
Christene Donithan Assistant Director Location: GSR Christene.Donithan@utsa.edu@utsa.edu
Justin Marmolejo Senior Research Award Coordinator
Cedric Williams Research Award Admin. Post II
Ariana Aguillon Research Award Admin. Post II
Amanda Key Research Award Admin. Post II Location: @utsa.edu
Linda De La Cruz Research Award Admin. Post III Location: @utsa.edu
Research Computing and Business Intelligence
Arya Singh Director, Research Computing and Business Intelligence (210) 458-6186 Location: GSR 2.130AA Arya.Singh@utsa.edu
Yu Ning Software Systems Specialist III (210) 458-6055 Location: GSR 2.130X Yu.Ning@utsa.edu
Victor Smith Information Technology Associate II (210) 458-7805 Location: GSR 2.130Z Victor.SmithJR@utsa.edu
Praveen Ashokan Research Administration Data Analyst (210) 458-5046 Location: GSR 2.130Y Praveen.Ashokan@utsa.edu

Office of Research Integrity

Dr.Michelle (Mickey) Stevenson, Ph.D., CCEP
Associate Vice President for Research Integrity
(210) 458-4531
Location: GSR 2.116E
Michelle.Stevenson@utsa.edu

Kathryn (Kat) Carrillo
Interim Project Coordinator
(210) 458-4340
Location: GSR 2.116E
Kathryn.Carrillo@utsa.edu

Patricia (Patsy) Arevalo
Administrative Analyst
Conflict of Interest (COI)
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)
(210) 458-6506
Location: GSR 2.104Q
Patricia.Arevalo@utsa.edu

Robert Mitchell
Research Security Manager
(210) 458-4233
Location: GSR 2.130CC
Robert.Mitchell@utsa.edu

Kurt Schoessler
Research Program Analyst
Location: GSR 2.104K
Kurt.Schoessler@utsa.edu

Human Subject Research (IRB)
Shannon Marquess Senior Research Compliance Coordinator (210) 458-6179 Location: GSR 2.128D Shannon.Marquess@utsa.edu
Tammy Lopez, J.D., C.I.P. Senior Research Compliance Coordinator (210) 458-6473 Location: GSR 2.128C Tammy.Lopez@utsa.edu

Laboratory Safety and Compliance
Amanda Haley, Ph.D., RBP (ABSA), CBSP (ABSA), MRSB Sr. Director of Laboratory Safety and Compliance (210) 458-8515 Location: GSR 2.128A Amanda.Haley@utsa.edu
Yolanda Acosta Sr. Research Compliance Coordinator (210) 458-7733 Location: GSR 2.104L Yolanda.Acosta@utsa.edu
Quy Fung Laboratory Safety Specialist II (210) 458-6697 Location: GSR 2.104X Quy.Fung@utsa.edu
Andrew Denham Laboratory Safety Specialist II Location: GSR 2.104P Andrew.Denham @utsa.edu
Natalie Metzger Laboratory Safety Specialist I (210) 458-6419 Location: GSR 2.104Y Natalie.Metzger@utsa.edu
Cynthia Galindo Laboratory Safety Specialist I (210) 458-6507 Location: GSR 2.104W Cynthia.Galindo@utsa.edu
Dianna Olukotun Radiation & Laser Safety Coordinator (210) 458-5807 Location: GSR 2.104V Dianna.Olukotun@utsa.edu
Alex Santillan Chemical Inventory & Safety Coordinator (210) 458-8003 Location: GSR 2.104V Alejandro.Santillan@utsa.edu
Hazardous Waste
Richard Garza Manager, Hazardous Materials Management (210) 458-5808 Location: SFB 1.104E Richard.Garza@utsa.edu
Keith Slater Safety Specialist II N/A Location: SFE Keith.Slater@utsa.edu
Luke Salazar Safety Specialist I (210) 458-6698 Location: SFA Luke.Salazar@utsa.edu
Israel Falcon Safety Specialist I (210) 458-6698 Location: SFC Israel.Falcon@utsa.edu
Laboratory Animal Resources Center (LARC)
Marcel Perret-Gentil, DVM, MS University Veterinarian Director, Laboratory Animal Resources Center (210) 458-6692 Fax: (210) 458-6087 Location: GSR 2.104F Marcel.Perret@utsa.edu
Luis Zorrilla, BS, LATG Assistant Director (210) 458-5204 Fax: (210) 458-6087 Location: GSR 2.104G Luis.Zorrilla@utsa.edu
Quality Assurance
Laurie Long, LATG Quality Assurance/Training Coordinator (210) 458-6899 Fax: (210) 458-6087 Location: GSR 2.104E Laurie.Long@utsa.edu
Miguel A. Torres Martinez, RLAT Veterinary Technician (210) 458-7696 Fax: (210) 458-4518 Location: GSR 2.104U Miguel.Torres@utsa.edu
Animal Resources Business Operations
Priscilla Chapa Animal Resources Business Operations Specialist (210) 458-6692 Fax: (210) 458-6087 Location: GSR 2.104D Priscilla.Chapa@utsa.edu
Vanessa Contreras Administrative Assistant (210) 458-6173 Fax: (210) 458-6087 Location: GSR 2.104J Vanessa.Contreras@utsa.edu
Animal Resources
Rafael Fourquet, LAT Animal Resources Supervisor III (210) 458-7696 Fax: (210) 458-4518 Rafael.Fourquet@utsa.edu
Donald Atkins, ALAT Senior Animal Technician (210) 458-4323 Fax: (210) 458-4518 Donald.Atkins@utsa.edu
Abby Ibarra, ALAT Senior Animal Technician (210) 458-7696 Fax: (210) 458-4518 Abby.Ibarra@utsa.edu
Adrian Ambriz Animal Attendent I (210) 458-7696 Fax: (210) 458-4518 Adrian.Ambriz@utsa.edu
Eligio Alavez Animal Attendent I (210) 458-7696 Fax: (210) 458-4518 Eligio.Alavez@utsa.edu
Jose Hernandez Animal Attendent I (210) 458-7696 Fax: (210) 458-4518 Jose.Hernandez@utsa.edu

Office of Sponsored Project Administration

Contracts & Industry Agreements
Sandra Garcia Assistant Vice President for Sponsored Project Administration (210) 458-8250 Location: GSR 2.104M Sandra.Garcia4@utsa.edu
Jessica C. Fernandez, J.D. Senior Director of Contracts & Industry Agreements (210) 458-8575 Location: GSR 2.116F Jessica.Fernandez2@utsa.edu
Eric Hinojosa Contract Negotiator (210) 458-5976 Location: GSR 2.116H Eric.Hinojosa@utsa.edu
Josh Trigo Contract Negotiator (210) 458-6587 Location: GSR 2.116B Joshua.trigo@utsa.edu
Anthony Sanchez Contract Negotiator Anthony.sanchez@utsa.edu
Research Service Centers (RSC)
Research Service Centers Directory

Office of Research Support

Faculty & Proposal Development
Cristian Botez, PhD Assistant Vice President for Research Support (915)747-8040 Location: GSR 2.130 Cristian.Botez@utsa.edu
Daniel (Dan) Riechers Director, Faculty & Grant Development (210) 458-5016 Location:GSR 2.130 Daniel.Riechers@utsa.edu
Christina Guerra Program Manager Location:GSR 2.130
Brittanii Rogers Research Program Coordinator (210) 458-8752 Location: GSR 2.130 Brittanii.Rogers@utsa.edu
Carlos Aguirre Sr. Grant Development Coordinator (210) 458-8175 Location: GSR 2.130G.1 Carlos.Aguirre2@utsa.edu
Jenna Gonzales, MPA Sr.Grant Development Coordinator(College of Arts & Humanities) (210) 458-6211 Location: MH Jenna.Gonzales@utsa.edu
Jaime Guzman, MPA Sr. Grant Development Coordinator (College of Business) (210) 458-5281 Location: BB 4.01.18B Jaime.Guzman@utsa.edu
Subrata Haldar, PhD Sr. Grant Development Coordinator(College for Health, Community and Policy) Subrata.Haldar@utsa.edu
Monica Trevino Mendez, PhD Sr. Grant Development Coordinator (College of Sciences) (210) 458-8068 Monica.Trevino3@utsa.edu
Iwan Notowidigdo Sr. Grant Development Coordinator (College of Education & Human Development) Location: MB Iwan.Notowidigdo@utsa.edu
Stephanie Rivale, PhD Sr. Grant Development Coordinator (College of Engineering) (210)458-4795 Location: BSE Stephanie.Rivale@utsa.edu
Office of Research Infrastructure Support (ORIS)
Desiree Porter, MSM, MEd Director, Office of Research Infrastructure Support (ORIS) (210) 458-5164 Location: GSR 2.130 Desiree.Porter@utsa.edu
Jerome Funtanilla Project Coordinator (210) 458-8659 Location: GSR 2.130 Jerome.Funtanilla@utsa.edu
Ling Mason Financial Analyst (210)458-7321 Location: GSR 2.130 Ling.Mason@utsa.edu
Research Development
Siobhan Fleming, PhD Director Research Development (210)458-5229 Location: GSR 2.130R Siobhan.Fleming@utsa.edu
Patti Geppert, PhD Assistant Director for Research Development (210) 458-7896 Location: GSR 2.130M Patricia.Geppert@utsa.edu
Ana Laredo Research Program Manager (210) 458-8528 Location: GSR 2.130S Ana.Laredo@utsa.edu

Office of Commercialization and Innovation

Christine Burke, Ph.D., MBA
Director of Commercialization and Technology Transfer
(210) 458-8140
Location: GSR 2.130K
Christine.Burke@utsa.edu

Neal Guentzel, M.S., J.D.
Technology & IP Management Specialist
(210) 458-4458
Location: GSR 2.130H
Neal.Guentzel2@utsa.edu

Andrei Zorilescu
Technology Licensing Associate
(210) 458-8139
Location: GSR 2.130I
Andrei.Zorilescu@utsa.edu

Roland Vasquez
Contracts & Agreements Coordinator
(210) 458-5197
Location: GSR 2.130F
Roland.Vasquez@utsa.edu

Innovation and Economic Development

Rodrick McSherry
Associate Vice President for Innovation and Economic Development
(210) 458-2455
Location: DBA 4.370G
Rod.mcsherry@usta.edu

Bob Bement
Assistant to the Associate Vice President for Innovation and Economic Development
(210) 458-2451
Location: DBA 4.370H
Robert.Bement@utsa.edu

Albert Salgado
Assistant Vice President and Executive Director, South-West Texas Border Small Business Development Center Network
(210) 458-2742
Location: DBA4.370B
Albert.Salgado@utsa.edu

Thomas Tunstall
Senior Director, Center for Community and Business Research
(210) 458-2472
Location: DBA 3.322N
Thomas.Tunstall@utsa.edu

Kevin Wier
Director of Communications
(210) 458-2453
Location: DBA 4.370D
Kevin.wier@utsa.edu

Steve Wyatt
Executive Director, Business & Community Resilience
(210) 458-2494
Location: DBB 3.314G
Richard.wyatt@utsa.edu

VACANT
Executive Director Southwest Trade Adjustment Asst CTR

Orestes Hubbard
Director, Minority Business Development Center
(210) 458-2488
Location: DBA 3.324B
Orestes.Hubbard@utsa.edu

Christine Burke, Ph.D., MBA
Director of Commercialization and Technology Transfer
(210) 458-8140
Location: GSR 2.130K
Christine.Burke@utsa.edu

Curtis Mohler
Sr. Project Manager, Procurement Technical Assistance Center
(210) 458-3252
Location: DBB 2.308C
Curtis.Mohler@utsa.edu

Vacant
Director of Communications

Silvia Cano
Director of Financial Operations
(210) 458-2431
Location: DBA 4.370F
Silvia.Cano@utsa.edu

Mary Peters
Associate Regional Director of Operations
(210) 458-2450
Location:DBA 4.370C
Mary.Peters@utsa.edu

Cliff Paredes
Associate Regional Director, SBDC International Trade Ctr
(210) 458-2470
Location: DBA 4.362R
Cliff.Paredes@utsa.edu

Richard Sifuentes
Director, SBDC San Antonio
(210) 458-2744
Location: DBA 2.312B6
Richard.Sifuentes@utsa.edu

Terri Williams
Director, SBDC Center for Government Contracting
(210) 458-2459
Location:DBB 2.308E
Terri.Williams@utsa.edu

Matthew Jackson
Director, SBDC National Information Clearinghouse
(210) 458-2449
Location:DBA 3.322F
Matthew.Jackson@utsa.edu

Bijo Mathew
Associate Regional Director, Technology & Commercialization
(210) 458-2745
Location: DBA 4.362M
Bijo.Mathew@utsa.edu

National Security Collaboration Center

Guy Walsh
Executive Director, National Security Collaboration Center
N/A
Location: GSR
Guy.Walsh@utsa.edu

Beth Manning
Senior Director Finance/Admin

Beth.Manning@utsa.edu

Jared Drew MoreHead
Project Manager, National Security Collaboration Center
(210) 458-6289
Location: NPB
Drew.Morehead@utsa.edu

Richard Rodriguez
Partner Engagement

Richard.Rodriguez@utsa.edu

Vacant
Technology Officer

Vacant
Research Program Coordinator

Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CyManII)

Howard Grimes
CYMANII Chief Executive Officer
(210) 458-7689
Location: NPB 4.102
Howard.Grimes@utsa.edu

Sarah Spencer
Project Coordinator
(210) 458-6107
Location: GSR
Sarah.Spencer@utsa.edu

Office of Strategic Research Initiatives

Jaclyn Shaw, M.S., B.A.B.P.
Assistant Vice President for Strategic Research Initiatives
(210) 458-6767
Location: GSR 2.130
Jaclyn.Shaw@utsa.edu

Liana Ryan, MPA
Interim Sr. Director of Strategic Research Initiatives
(210) 458-7339
Location: GSR 2.130
Liana.Ryan@utsa.edu

Siobhan Fleming, PhD
Director of Research Development
(210)458-5229
Location: GSR 2.130
Siobhan.Fleming@utsa.edu

Sarah Hada
Director of Communications
(210) 458-4452
Location: GSR 2.130
Sarah.Hada@utsa.edu

Roseanne Hurst
Business Operations Manager
(210) 458-8228
Location: GSR 2.130
Roseanne.Hurst@utsa.edu

Ana Laredo
Research Program Manager
(210) 458-8528
Location: GSR 2.130
Ana.Laredo @utsa.edu

Adrianna San Roman
Graphic Designer II
(210) 458-4581
Location:GSR 2.130
Adrianna.SanRoman@utsa.edu

Office of Corporate and Foundation Engagement

Shawn Farrell
Assistant Vice President Corporate and Foundation Engagement

Location: NPB
shawn.farrell@utsa.edu

Tiffany Lecong
Senior Prospect Researcher
(210) 458-8286
Location: NPB
Tiffany.Lecong@utsa.edu

Anissa Mahone
Director Corporate Engagement

Stephanie Cook
Director of Foundation Engagement

Location: NPB
Stephanie.Cook @utsa.edu