Meet the Team | Office of Research and Technology Management

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 Research

Office of Research and Technology Management

Veale Professor of Technology Transfer and Commercialization

Professor

Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences

School of Medicine

Email: michael.oakes@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.0143
Joan Schenkel, MS

Associate Vice President for Research Administration

Email: joan.schenkel@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.4268
Steve Fening, PhD

Associate Vice President for Research

Managing Director

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Case-Coulter Translational Research Partnership

Professor

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Case School of Engineering

School of Medicine

Email: steve.fening@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.2639
Daniel Pendergast, MBA, MSE

Executive Director

Technology Transfer Office

Email: daniel.pendergast@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.0184
Jennifer Capretta, BA

Executive Director of Operations

Office of the Senior Vice President for Research

Email: Jennifer.Capretta@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.0143
Nick Barendt

Assistant Vice President of Research for Technology and Ecosystem Growth

Office of Research and Technology Management

Executive Director

Institute for Smart, Secure and Connected Systems (ISSACS)

Co-Executive Director

IoT Collaborative

Adjunct Senior Instructor

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Case School of Engineering

Adjunct Senior Instructor

Department of Computer and Data Sciences

Case School of Engineering

Email: nicholas.barendt@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.1809
Chelice Carter

Department Assistant III

Email: chelice.carter@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.4510
Andrew Cornwell, PhD

Associate Director

Biomedical Engineering

Case-Coulter Translational Research Partnership

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Case School of Engineering

Director

Case-Cleveland Incubator in the Office of Strategic Partnerships

Email: andrew.cornwell@case.edu
Joseph Jankowski, PhD, MBA

Senior Advisor for Innovation and Economic Development

Office of the Senior Vice President for Research

Case Western Reserve University

Adjunct Professor

Biomedical Engineering

Case School of Engineering

Email: joseph.jankowski@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.1542
Jack Ko, MBA

Director of Data Management and Visualization

Office of Research and Technology Management

Email: mxk976@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.2653

Animal Resource Center

John Durfee, DVM

Director

Animal Resource Center

School of Medicine

Assistant Professor

Department of Pharmacology

School of Medicine

Email: jwd7@case.edu

Conflict of Interests

JC Scharf-Deering , MA

Director

Conflict of Interests Committee

Email: jennifer.scharf@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.4513
Christian Swol, MBA

Associate Director

Conflict of Interests Committee

Email: christian.swol@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.7600

Office of Strategic Partnerships

Ina T. Martin, PhD

Director of Research Cores and Operations

Office of Strategic Partnerships Program

Adjunct Associate Professor

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Case School of Engineering

Email: ina.martin@case.edu
Michael Piccirillo, MEd

Administrative Director of Core Service

School of Medicine & Office of Research and Technology Management

Department of Research Administration

SOM

Email: mxp744@case.edu
Osvaldo A. Rodriguez Rivera

Assistant Director of Laboratory and Administrative Operations

Office of Strategic Partnerships Program

Email: osvaldo.rodriguezrivera@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.4132

Post-Award Services and Financial Compliance

Randall Davis

Grants Account Manager

Post-Award Services and Financial Compliance

Email: rxd320@case.edu
Nycole Defranco

Grants Accountant

Post-Award Services and Financial Compliance

Email: nycole.defranco@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.4685
Kevin Dwenger

Financial Research Compliance Manager

Post-Award Services and Financial Compliance

Email: kevin.dwenger@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.5942
Joseph Howard, PhD

Compliance Coordinator

Email: joseph.howard2@case.edu
Ebony Huffman

Grants Accountant

Post-Award Services and Financial Compliance

Email: ebony.huffman@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.4282
Emily Jennings

Grants Account Manager

Post-Award Services and Financial Compliance

Email: emily.j.jennings@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.5943
Joel Morales, MS

Executive Director

Sponsored Project Financial Compliance

Post Award Services and Financial Compliance

Email: joel.morales@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.3569
Tyler Nelson

Grants Account Manager

Post-Award Services and Financial Compliance

Email: tyler.j.nelson@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.4707
Heather Nightingale

Grant Accountant

Post-Award Services and Financial Compliance

Email: heather.nightingale@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.5944
Tatiana Riedel, MS

Grants Accounts Manager

Post-Award Services and Financial Compliance

Email: tatiana.riedel@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.4610
Angela Tagliaferri, MS, MA

Assistant Vice President

Post-Award Services and Financial Compliance

Email: angela.tagliaferri@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.6269
Angela Thomas

Assistant Director

Post-Award Services and Financial Compliance

Email: angela.m.thomas@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.5949
Robin Trail

Executive Director, Sponsored Projects Accounting

Post-Award Services and Financial Compliance

Email: robin.trail@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.4516

Pre-Award Services and Agreements

Shirlea Blue

Manager, Data Use Agreements and Material Transfer Agreements

Email: shirlea.blue@case.edu
Monica Bradley

Associate Director of Research Agreements

Email: monica.bradley@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.5945
Kathleen Corcoran, DVM, JD

Grants and Contracts Specialist

Pre-Award Services and Agreements

Email: kathleen.corcoran@case.edu
Jon Donze, MBA

Director

Pre-Award Services and Agreements

School of Medicine

Email: jon.donze@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.4432
Karen Dunn

Director

Pre-Award Services and Agreements

Email: karen.dunn@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.4281
Carey Fornal, MNO

Senior Grant Manager Pre-Award Services and Agreements

School of Medicine

Email: cxf234@case.edu
Laurel Jeffers, CRA

Senior Grant Manager Pre-Award Services and Agreements

Office of Grants & Contracts

School of Medicine

Email: laj17@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.7558
Jennifer Kangas Berendt

Assistant Director of Agreements

Pre-Award Services and Agreements

Email: jennifer.berendt@case.edu
Jordan Martin

Grants and Contracts Specialist

Pre-Award Services and Agreements

School of Medicine

Email: jxm1271@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.0415
Judy McBride, JD

Director

Contracts & Industry Sponsored Agreements

Pre-Award Services and Agreements

School of Medicine

Email: judith.mcbride@case.edu
Daniela Poulton

Grants & Contract Analyst

Post-Award Services and Financial Compliance

Email: daniela.poulton@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.4280
Barbara Richards

Senior Grant Manager

Pre-Award Services and Agreements

School of Medicine

Email: barbara.richards@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.3792
Meghan Schane-Rambert, JD

Assistant Vice President

Pre-Award Services and Agreements

Email: meghan.schane-rambert@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.5092
Dawn SnodGrass

Assistant Director

Post Award Services and Agreements for CCLCM

School of Medicine

Email: dawn.richards@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.6058
Amy Trostle

Assistant Director

Pre-Award Services and Agreements

Email: amy.trostle@case.edu
Ronald Vitale

Senior Grants and Contract Analyst

Pre-Award Services and Agreements

Email: ronald.vitale@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.6597

Regulatory Compliance

Jennifer Frame

Manager of Regulatory Compliance Monitoring

Email: jennifer.frame@case.edu
Martell Jackson

Associate Director

Institutional Review Board (IRB)

Email: martell.jackson@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.6925
Colleen Karlo, MS

Executive Director

Email: colleen.karlo@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.0838
Tami McCourt

Executive Director

IACUC

Email: tami.mccourt@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.4972
Rachel Niemi

Post-Approval Monitoring Manager

IACUC

Email: rmm26@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.2573
Murya D. Patterson

Associate Director, Institutional Review Board

Email: mxp787@case.edu
Lee Pomiecko, MA

Associate Director of Research Compliance

Email: lee.pomiecko@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.4514
Lorrie Rice

Assistant Director

IACUC

Email: lar15@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.6979
Andreja Romanchik

IACUC Coordinator

Email: axr130@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.3815
Johnny Sams, MA, MBA

Director

Research Security Programs

Email: johnny.sams@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.0607
Kimberly Volarcik , RN

Executive Director, Human Subjects Research Protection Program

Research Compliance Officer

Adjunct Instructor

Department of Bioethics

School of Medicine

Email: kimberly.volarcik@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.0134
Megan Walker

PAM Research Integrity and Education Specialist, IACUC

Email: mep21@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.4807
Erin Zaletel Zmich

Associate Director

Institutional Review Board (IRB)

Email: erin.zaletel@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.2133

Research Integrity

Yovonda Rease

Research Integrity Education Manager

Email: yovonda.rease@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.5963
Tracy Wilson-Holden, MA

Assistant Vice President

Research Integrity Officer

Adjunct Instructor

Department of Bioethics

School of Medicine

Email: tracy.wilson-holden@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.6131

SPARC Team

Lisa Alloway, MA

Associate Director

Strategic Partnerships and Research Collaborative (SPARC) Team

Email: lisa.alloway@case.edu

Phone: 216-368-6879
Caitlin Guttu

Technical Illustrator and Graphic Designer

Strategic Partnerships and Research Collaborative (SPARC) Team

Email: crg77@case.edu
Eleni A. Markakis, PhD

Grant Writing Consultant

Strategic Partnerships and Research Collaborative (SPARC) Team

Email: eam219@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.5768
Julia Myers, PhD

Grant Writing Consultant

Strategic Partnerships and Research Collaborative (SPARC) Team

Email: julia.myers@case.edu
Jennifer Pitz, MA

Assistant Manager for Sponsored Projects

Strategic Partnerships and Research Collaborative (SPARC) Team

Email: jxp1132@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.6821
Juliann Reineke, PhD

Senior Director of Proposal Development

Strategic Partnerships and Research Collaborative (SPARC) Team

Email: juliann.reineke@case.edu
Ravenel Richardson, PhD

Executive Director

Strategic Partnerships and Research Collaborative (SPARC) Team

Email: mrr82@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.5093

Technology Transfer Office

Li Chen, PhD

Senior Licensing Manager

Technology Transfer Office

Email: lxc722@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.2026
Michael DiDomenico, JD

Licensing Associate

Technology Transfer Office

Email: michael.didomenico@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.5690
Mina Dimov, PhD

Licensing Associate

Technology Transfer Office

Email: mina.dimov@case.edu
Thomson Doherty

Senior Licensing Manager

Technology Transfer Office

Email: thomson.doherty@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.6191
Stacy Fening, PhD, MBA

Director of Licensing

Technology Transfer Office

Email: stacy.fening@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.0451
Tyler Gray, MS

Licensing Manager

Technology Transfer Office

Email: tjg47@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.1401
Wayne Hawthorne, MBA

Senior Licensing Manager

Technology Transfer Office

Email: wayne.hawthorne@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.6104
Joy Hongman Chen, LLM

Senior Intellectual Property Manager

Technology Transfer Office

Email: hxc78@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.0362
Vincent Hoppel

Data Integrity Manager

Technology Transfer Office

Email: vincent.hoppel@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.0327
Walid Jalabi, PhD, MBA

Licensing Manager

Technology Transfer Office

Email: walid.jalabi@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.2151
Yana Katsevich, MBA

Senior Director of Operations

Technology Transfer Office

Email: Yana.Katsevich@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.6105
Jenna Kawalec

Intellectual Property Paralegal

Technology Transfer Office

Email: jenna.kawalec@case.edu
Jason Ospina, PhD

Senior Licensing Manager

Technology Transfer Office

Email: jko@case.edu
Ramya Srinivasan, PhD, MSc

Licensing Associate

Technology Transfer Office

Email: ramya.srinivasan@case.edu
David Stout, MEd

Contract & Compliance Coordinator

Technology Transfer Office

Email: david.stout@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.0323

Training

Luke Wieszczyk

Research Admin Training Manager

Email: luke.wieszczyk@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.5307

UTech

Ronald Billingsley

IT Technician 4

Administrative Applications

Utech

Email: rxb800@case.edu
Ella Novik

Director, Enterprise Applications

University Technology

Email: ella.novik@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.5433
Martin Oswald

Business System Analyst II

University Technology

Email: martin.oswald@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.6993
Jeffrey Simpkins

Analyst/Programmer IV

University Technology

Email: jeffrey.simpkins@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.5316

School Research Leadership

Richard Cole, MA

Assistant Dean Research Administration

Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing

Email: richard.cole@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.6990
Carlos Crespo, PhD

Professor

Department of Chemistry

College of Arts and Sciences

Member

Molecular Oncology Program

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

Associate Dean for Research

College of Arts and Sciences

Email: cxc302@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.1911
Ronald L. Hickman, Jr., PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, FAAN

Professor

Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing

Associate Dean for Research

Center for Research and Scholarship

Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing

Ruth M. Anderson Professor

Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing

Email: rlh4@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.2147
Jessie Hill, JD

Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law

School of Law

Email: bjh11@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.0553
Jacqueline Johnson

Assistant Dean, Research Administration and Grant Development

College of Arts and Sciences

Email: jacqueline.johnson@cwru.edu

Phone: 216.368.6675
Patricia Mehosky Ribeiro

Assistant Dean of Research Administration

School of Dental Medicine

Email: patricia.mehosky@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.7573
Suchitra Nelson, PhD

Professor and Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research

Department of Community Dentistry

School of Dental Medicine

Professor

Department of Population & Quantitative Health Sciences

School of Medicine

Email: suchitra.nelson@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.3469
Amanda Ross, MNO

Executive Director

Research Support

Case School of Engineering

Email: ajr67@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.1247
William P. Schiemann, PhD

Vice Dean for Research and Innovation

School of Medicine

Goodman-Blum Professor in Cancer Research

School of Medicine

Professor

Department of Biochemistry

Special Advisor to the Director

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

Director

Pilot Funding & Scientific Investments

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

Member

Molecular Oncology Program

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

Email: William.Schiemann@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.5763
Aloen L. Townsend, PhD

Ralph S. and Dorothy P. Schmitt Professor

Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences

Associate Dean for Research and Training

Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences

Email: aloen.townsend@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.0373
Melanie Walker

Associate Dean of Finance & Administration

Administration/Finance/Facilities

School of Law

Email: melanie.walker2@case.edu
Youngjin Yoo

Associate Dean of Research

Weatherhead School of Management

Elizabeth M. and William C. Treuhaft Professorship in Entrepreneurship

Professor

Department of Design & Innovation

Weatherhead School of Management

Faculty Co-Director

xLab

Weatherhead School of Management

WBS Distinguished Research Environment Professor

University of Warwick

Email: youngjin.yoo@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.2471
Corrie Zimerla, MBA

Associate Dean for Administrative Operations

School of Medicine

Email: corrie.zimerla@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.4771
Chris Zorman

Senior Associate Dean

Case School of Engineering

Professor

Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering

Case School of Engineering

Email: christian.zorman@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.6117