Calleen joined the Department of Medicine in January 2021 as the Associate Director for Research. She oversees DOM’s Office of Research Services, which comprises pre-award, post-award, clinical trials, compliance, and research analytics. She works closely with faculty and project managers within DOM's 11 divisions and multiple affiliated research centers. Calleen is a Certified Research Administrator and has a Master of Public Administration from Florida State University.

Sandy has been with the University since 1997 and her career with research administration started in November of 1999 when she was a Program Assistant with the Department of Forest Ecology and Management. She was managing grants and did not know it. Her time in the department prepared her for a move in 2006 to the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) Research Division where she served as the lone post-award accountant until 2010. Due to college administrative restructuring, her position was moved to the CALS Business Services Office. It was a phenomenal move because it allowed Sandy to teach others and share her knowledge about grants and why it was important to know federal and sponsor terms and conditions when applying costs to sponsored funding. Nine years later Sandy became the Director of Business Services and served in the role for a little over 4 years. In late March Sandy returned to the CALS Research Division as Assistant Dean and is excited to be 100% research administration again.

Kristin works as an Intellectual Property (IP) Disclosure Manager in the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR), working with University of Wisconsin faculty and staff, schools and colleges, and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) to evaluate intellectual property developed at UW for university obligations based on agreements with outside entities. Kristin began her career at UW-Madison in 2004 as a Grants & Contracts Specialist at RSP. She spent eight years as grant manager at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center and the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, taking responsibility for all aspects of pre-award and non-financial post-award research administration. She also works closely with OVCR leadership and Legal Affairs to interpret intellectual property regulations, and design and implement compliance processes. Kristin has recently completed a term as Chair of Region IV of the National Council of University Research Administrators. She is a strong believer in communication and collaboration and is actively involved in outreach and mentorship activities. Kristin holds a B.A. in History and Russian Studies from Colorado College and a Master of Arts in Russian History from Indiana University.

Christy is responsible for planning, organizing, and directing the day-to-day operations and strategic direction of Research Administration at SMPH. Christy oversees research and sponsored projects administration activities on behalf of SMPH. She coordinates monthly meetings for SMPH Research Administrators Network which includes 17 Clinical Departments, 10 Basic Science Departments, and 23 Institutes and Centers.

Kate leads strategy and operations for the delivery of consulting services to the UW-Madison community. The Office of Strategic Consulting provides tailored services to enhance organizational effectiveness and build institutional capacity. Kate has more than 25 years of experience leading and facilitating high-impact, multi-stakeholder initiatives across government, philanthropy, and higher education. She previously spent five years in a program leadership role with the School of Medicine and Public Health, and she spent more than a decade leading her own social impact consulting practice in Washington, DC working with mission-driven executive leaders at the federal and state levels. Kate holds a master of public affairs from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota and a bachelor’s degree in political science from UW–Madison.

John started at UW-Madison in 2018 working in the Office of Strategic Consulting before moving to the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research in 2022. John is responsible for the organization, management and supervision of the Research Security Program and Export Controls. John has 12 years of experience in higher education and research compliance and prior to working in higher education practiced law for 20 years.

Zach is an experienced Research Administrator Supervisor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He specializes in large, multi-faceted proposals and awards, complex cost-sharing and proactive commitment management. His primary interests involve systems thinking and refinement of processes and procedures via novel tool development. He enjoys detail-oriented work and maintaining wholistic award perspectives. He is the previous Chair of the College of Engineering’s Committee Advocating for Staff Interests (CASI), the Co-Chair of UW’s Standing Budget Committee, an Academic Staff Assembly representative, and a mentor with NCURA and UW’s RED mentoring programs.

Jenny has over 20 years of NIH training grant (T32) administration experience. She currently oversees research administration within the School of Veterinary Medicine, as well as serves as the primary administrator for all NIH T32s, Ks and F awards within the school. She has provided training grant guidance to both faculty directors and administrators on campus, as well as presented at regional National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) meetings on training grant administration. Jenny has assisted faculty with over twenty competitive training grant submissions, starting in 2001 while pursuing her B.S. in Natural Sciences from CALS. She later received her M.S. from the Comparative Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program.

Brenda is the manager of the Proposals team in the Office Research and Sponsored Programs. Prior to joining RSP in 2011, Brenda worked as a research administrator at the Waisman Center, the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, and in the Dean’s office at the School of Human Ecology.

Jennifer is a Policy & Planning Analyst in UW-Madison’s Office of Research and Sponsored Programs. She works on policy analysis, interpretation, development, and implementation related to research administration. She has been active with NCURA, FDP, and COGR, and currently serves on the FDP Expanded Clearinghouse Subcommittee and the COGR Contracts & Grants Administration Committee.

Chrystin provides assistance to faculty in both pre and post award as a Research Administrator for the Biomedical Engineering Department, within the College of Engineering. She began her journey into research administration in 2019 as a post award accountant. Her role grew into full research administrative duties in 2021, focusing primarily on NIH sponsored projects.

Tammy oversees the Research Service Office, which handles preaward, post award and compliance. She has been in CoE for the last 18 years. Tammy got her start in Research Administration in 2001 when she took a student hourly position as an Accountant Intern at Research & Sponsored Programs. She has a wealth of experience and expertise across all aspects of research administration spanning full-life-cycle grants, contract management and research compliance. She serves on a number of campus committees, Red Mentor and RED facilitator. Tammy is a member of the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) and has presented at several Preaward Research Administrator conferences, regional, and national meetings.