The Office of Research and Technology Management (ORTM) is structured to provide support for the Case Western Reserve University community to seek out grant funding, manage research projects responsibly and transfer university technologies to the marketplace.
Led by J. Michael Oakes, PhD, senior vice president for research and technology management, ORTM is committed to promoting the university’s mission throughout the research lifecycle.
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Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
J. Michael Oakes, PhD
Senior Vice President for ResearchOffice of Research and Technology ManagementVeale Professor of Technology Transfer and CommercializationProfessorDepartment of Population and Quantitative Health SciencesSchool of MedicineEmail: michael.oakes@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.0143
Joan Schenkel, MS
Associate Vice President for Research AdministrationEmail: joan.schenkel@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.4268
Steve Fening, PhD
Associate Vice President for Research Strategic PartnershipsProfessorDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringCase School of Engineering, School of MedicineManaging DirectorDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringCase-Coulter Translational Research PartnershipEmail: steve.fening@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.2639
Daniel Pendergast, MBA, MSE
Executive DirectorTechnology Transfer OfficeEmail: daniel.pendergast@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.0184
Jennifer Capretta, BA
Executive Director of OperationsOffice of the Senior Vice President for ResearchEmail: Jennifer.Capretta@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.0143
Nick Barendt
Assistant Vice President of Research for Technology and Ecosystem GrowthOffice of Research and Technology ManagementExecutive DirectorInstitute for Smart, Secure and Connected Systems (ISSACS)Co-Executive DirectorIoT CollaborativeAdjunct Senior InstructorDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceEmail: nab2@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.1809
Andrew Cornwell, PhD
Associate DirectorBiomedical EngineeringCase-Coulter Translational Research PartnershipAdjunct Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringCase School of EngineeringDirectorCase-Cleveland Incubator in the Office of Strategic PartnershipsEmail: andrew.cornwell@case.edu
Phone: 216.502.7207
Joseph Jankowski, PhD, MBA
Senior Advisor for Innovation and Economic DevelopmentOffice of the Senior Vice President for ResearchCase Western Reserve UniversityAdjunct ProfessorBiomedical EngineeringCase School of EngineeringEmail: joseph.jankowski@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.1542
Jack Ko, MBA
Director of Data Management and VisualizationOffice of Research and Technology ManagementEmail: mxk976@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.2653
Animal Resource Center
John Durfee, DVM
DirectorAnimal Resource CenterSchool of MedicineAssistant ProfessorDepartment of PharmacologySchool of MedicineEmail: jwd7@case.edu
Conflict of Interests
JC Scharf-Deering , MA
DirectorConflict of Interests CommitteeEmail: jennifer.scharf@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.4513
Christian Swol, MBA
Associate DirectorConflict of Interests CommitteeEmail: christian.swol@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.7600
Office of Strategic Partnerships
Ina Martin
Director of Research Cores and OperationsOffice of Strategic Partnerships ProgramEmail: ina.martin@case.edu
Michael Piccirillo, MEd
Director of Core Services and Shared ResourcesSchool of Medicine & Office of Research and Technology ManagementDepartment of Research AdministrationSOMEmail: michael.piccirillo@case.edu
Post Award Services and Financial Compliance
Randall Davis
Grants Account ManagerPost-Award Services and Financial ComplianceEmail: rxd320@case.edu
Nycole Defranco
Grants AccountantPost-Award Services and Financial ComplianceEmail: nycole.defranco@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.4685
Kevin Dwenger
Financial Research Compliance ManagerPost-Award Services and Financial ComplianceEmail: kevin.dwenger@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.5942
Ebony Huffman
Grants AccountantPost-Award Services and Financial ComplianceEmail: ebony.huffman@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.4282
Emily Jennings
Grants Account ManagerPost-Award Services and Financial ComplianceEmail: emily.j.jennings@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.5943
Joel Morales, MS
Executive DirectorSponsored Project Financial CompliancePost Award Services and Financial ComplianceEmail: joel.morales@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.3569
Heather Nightingale
Grant AccountantPost-Award Services and Financial ComplianceEmail: heather.nightingale@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.5944
Tatiana Riedel, MS
Grants Accounts ManagerPost-Award Services and Financial ComplianceEmail: tatiana.riedel@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.4610
Angel Rodriguez
Collections SpecialistPost-Award Services and Financial ComplianceEmail: axr1418@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.4707
Angela Tagliaferri, MS, MA
Assistant Vice PresidentPost-Award Services and Financial ComplianceEmail: angela.tagliaferri@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.5781
Angela Thomas
Assistant DirectorPost-Award Services and Financial ComplianceEmail: angela.m.thomas@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.5949
Robin Trail
Executive Director, Sponsored Projects AccountingPost-Award Services and Financial ComplianceEmail: robin.trail@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.4516
Pre-Award Services and Agreements
Shirlea Blue
Manager, Data Use Agreements and Material Transfer AgreementsEmail: shirlea.blue@case.edu
Monica Bradley
Associate Director of Research AgreementsEmail: monica.bradley@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.5945
Kathleen Corcoran, DVM, JD
Grants and Contracts SpecialistPre-Award Services and AgreementsEmail: kathleen.corcoran@case.edu
Karen Dunn
Assistant DirectorPre-Award Services and AgreementsEmail: karen.dunn@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.4281
Laurel Jeffers, CRA
Senior Grants & Contracts ManagerOffice of Grants & ContractsSchool of MedicineEmail: laj17@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.7558
Jordan Martin
Grants and Contracts SpecialistPre-Award Services and AgreementsSchool of MedicineEmail: jxm1271@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.0415
Judy McBride, JD
DirectorContracts & Industry Sponsored AgreementsPre-Award Services and AgreementsSchool of MedicineEmail: judith.mcbride@case.edu
Daniela Poulton
Grants & Contract AnalystPost-Award Services and Financial ComplianceEmail: daniela.poulton@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.4280
Barbara Richards
Assistant DirectorPre-Award Services and AgreementsSchool of MedicineEmail: barbara.richards@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.3792
Dawn Richards
Assistant DirectorPost Award Services and Agreements for CCLCMSchool of MedicineEmail: dawn.richards@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.6058
Meghan Schane-Rambert, JD
Assistant Vice PresidentPre-Award Services and AgreementsEmail: meghan.schane-rambert@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.5092
Ronald Vitale
Senior Grants and Contract AnalystPre-Award Services and AgreementsEmail: ronald.vitale@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.6597
Regulatory Compliance
Martell Jackson
Associate DirectorInstitutional Review Board (IRB)Email: martell.jackson@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.6925
Rachel Niemi
Post-Approval Monitoring Manager, IACUCEmail: rachel.mccully@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.2573
G. Lee Pomiecko, MA
Associate DirectorInstitutional Review Board (IRB)Email: glp3@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.4514
Johnny Sams, MA, MBA
DirectorResearch Security ProgramsEmail: johnny.sams@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.0607
Kimberly Volarcik , RN
Executive Director, Human Subjects Research Protection ProgramResearch Compliance OfficerAdjunct InstructorDepartment of BioethicsSchool of MedicineEmail: kimberly.volarcik@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.0134
Megan Walker
PAM Research Integrity and Education Specialist, IACUCEmail: megan.e.pope@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.4807
Erin Zaletel Zmich
Associate DirectorInstitutional Review Board (IRB)Email: erin.zaletel@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.2133
Research Integrity
Yovonda Rease
Research Integrity Education ManagerEmail: yovonda.rease@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.5963
Tracy Wilson-Holden, MA
Assistant Vice PresidentResearch Integrity OfficerAdjunct InstructorDepartment of BioethicsSchool of MedicineEmail: tracy.wilson-holden@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.6131
SPARC Team
Lisa Alloway, MA
Associate DirectorStrategic Partnerships and Research Collaborative (SPARC) TeamEmail: lisa.alloway@case.edu
Phone: 216-368-6879
Caitlin Guttu
Technical Illustrator and Graphic DesignerStrategic Partnerships and Research Collaborative (SPARC) TeamEmail: crg77@case.edu
Thomas Kreutzberg, PsyD, MA
Program ManagerStrategic Partnerships and Research Collaborative (SPARC) TeamEmail: thomas.kreutzberg@case.edu
Eleni A. Markakis, PhD
Grant Writing ConsultantStrategic Partnerships and Research Collaborative (SPARC) TeamEmail: eam219@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.5768
Jennifer Pitz, MA
Assistant Manager for Sponsored ProjectsStrategic Partnerships and Research Collaborative (SPARC) TeamEmail: jxp1132@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.6821
Juliann Reineke, PhD
Senior Director of Proposal DevelopmentStrategic Partnerships and Research Collaborative (SPARC) TeamEmail: juliann.reineke@case.edu
Ravenel Richardson, PhD
Executive DirectorStrategic Partnerships and Research Collaborative (SPARC) TeamEmail: mrr82@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.5093
Technology Transfer Office
Li Chen, PhD
Senior Licensing ManagerTechnology Transfer OfficeEmail: lxc722@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.2026
Michael DiDomenico, JD
Licensing AssociateTechnology Transfer OfficeEmail: michael.didomenico@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.5690
Thomson Doherty
Senior Licensing ManagerTechnology Transfer OfficeEmail: thomson.doherty@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.6191
Stacy Fening, PhD, MBA
Director of LicensingTechnology Transfer OfficeEmail: stacy.fening@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.0451
Tyler Gray, MS
Licensing ManagerTechnology Transfer OfficeEmail: tjg47@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.1401
Wayne Hawthorne, MBA
Senior Licensing ManagerTechnology Transfer OfficeEmail: wayne.hawthorne@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.6104
Joy Hongman Chen, LLM
Senior Intellectual Property ManagerTechnology Transfer OfficeEmail: hxc78@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.0362
Vincent Hoppel
Data Integrity ManagerTechnology Transfer OfficeEmail: vincent.hoppel@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.0327
Walid Jalabi, PhD, MBA
Licensing ManagerTechnology Transfer OfficeEmail: walid.jalabi@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.2151
Jenna Kawalec
Intellectual Property ParalegalTechnology Transfer OfficeEmail: jenna.kawalec@case.edu
Tia Pearson, MA
Business/Finance ManagerTechnology Transfer OfficeEmail: tia.pearson@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.6105
Ramya Srinivasan, PhD, MSc
Licensing AssociateTechnology Transfer OfficeEmail: ramya.srinivasan@case.edu
David Stout, MEd
Contract & Compliance CoordinatorTechnology Transfer OfficeEmail: david.stout@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.0323
Training
UTech
Ronald Billingsley
IT Technician 4Administrative ApplicationsUtechEmail: ronald.billingsley@case.edu
Ella Novik
Applications Manager, Research AdministrationUniversity TechnologyEmail: exn125@case.edu
Phone: 216.379.5433
Martin Oswald
Business System Analyst IIUniversity TechnologyEmail: martin.oswald@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.6993
Jeffrey Simpkins
Analyst/Programmer IVUniversity TechnologyEmail: jeffrey.simpkins@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.5316