Staff Directory
A complete listing of the Office of Research and Economic Development staff by office is provided below. If you need help with general inquiries, please call 305-348-2494 or email research@fiu.edu.
Click here to access the Office of Research and Economic Development organizational chart.
| Office of the Vice President | ||
| Andrés G. Gil | Senior Vice President for Research and Economic Development & Dean of the University Graduate School (UGS) | (305) 348-0556 |
| William T. Anderson | Associate Vice President for Research | (305) 348-2693 |
| Lidia Kos | Associate Vice President for Research, Associate Dean UGS | (305) 348-2135 |
| Iris Aguilar | Director, Health Disparities Program | (305) 348-5197 |
| Diana Firvida-Oliva | Assistant General Counsel | (305) 348-1503 |
| Betsy Perez | Manager, Administrative Services | (305) 348-0535 |
| Ileana Medina | Sr. Coordinator of Administrative Services | (305) 348-1504 |
| Mari Duque | Office Assistant | (305) 348-1713 |
| Mercedes Rodríguez | Associate Director, Research Initiatives | (305) 348-0057 |
| Proposal & Award Services, Research Development, Research Management Solutions | ||
| Robert Gutierrez | Associate Vice President for Research | (305) 348-8312 |
| Maureen Pelham | Director, Research Development | (305) 348-0485 |
| Regnier Jurado | Director, Research Management Solutions (RMS) | (305) 348-0176 |
| Rebeca Diep-Kondla | Manager, RMS | (305) 348-2148 |
| Proposal Services Team | ||
| Ludmilla Champagne | Director | (305) 348-1612 |
| Manira Ahmed | Proposal Administrator II | (305) 348-5290 |
| María Alonso | Proposal Administrator II | (305) 348-6091 |
| Amanda Bluck | Proposal Administrator II | (305) 348-8391 |
| Diego Bueno | Proposal Administrator II | (305) 348-1308 |
| Jennifer Echevarria | Proposal Administrator II (NIH eRA Commons contact) | (305) 348-7623 |
| Reyna Hernández | Proposal Administrator IV | (305) 348-8378 |
| Chelsea Lopez | Proposal Administrator II | (305) 348-0165 |
| Paola Margary | Proposal Administrator II | (305) 348-5246 |
| June Penciu | Proposal Administrator I | (305) 348-8298 |
| Clery Quiros | Proposal Administrator II | (305) 348-6438 |
| Claudia Varela | Proposal Administrator I | (305) 348-4696 |
| Contract Services Team | ||
| Ana Villafana | Associate Director | (305) 348-0521 |
| Catalina Carrizosa | Contract Administrator I | (305) 348-5262 |
| Martha Casero | Contract Administrator I | (305) 348-5259 |
| Kassandra Fernandez | Contract Administrator I | (305) 348-2840 |
| Sashay Lurry | Contract Administrator I | (305) 348-5173 |
| Katherine Hutton | Contract Administrator IV | (305) 348-1795 |
| Kristen Ingram | Contract Administrator I | (305)348-7665 |
| Jacqueline Laboy | Contract Administrator II | (305) 348-6225 |
| Chrysta Mateo-Rivera | Contract Administrator I | (305) 348-9925 |
| Deepika Paryani | Contract Administrator III (research.gov/NSF Fastlane contact) | (305) 348-3024 |
| Alexandria (Alex) Schaefer | Contract Administrator II | (305) 348-0058 |
| Jeisa Thomas | Grants Assistant | (305) 348-0005 |
| Innovation and Economic Development | ||
| Emily Gresham | Assistant Vice President for Research | (305) 348-0474 |
| Robert Hacker | Director, StartUP FIU | (305) 742-8222 |
| Mary Carabeo | Sr. Coordinator of Administrative Services | (305) 348-3927 |
| Anna Etienne | Director, StartUP FIU FOOD | (305) 919-4197 |
| Alexis Fox | Program Manager | (305) 919-4532 |
| Maria Madriz | Executive Assistant | (305) 348-0351 |
| Andrew Pompa | Director, StartUP FIU | (305) 348-7156 |
| Naquia Williams | Program Coordinator, StartUP FIU FOOD | (305) 919-4091 |
| Technology Management & Commercialization | ||
| Pedro “Peter” Hernández | Director, Technology Management & Commercialization (TMC) | (305) 348-3051 |
| Shantanu Balkundi | Licensing Associate, TMC | (305) 348-8061 |
| Elizabeth Garami | Licensing Manager, TMC | (305) 348-2638 |
| Anne Laure Schmitt Olivier | Licensing Associate, TMC | (305) 348-5948 |
| Nathalie Theodore | Office Coordinator, TMC | (305) 348-0008 |
| Strategic Planning and Operations | ||
| Tonja Moore | Associate Vice President for Research Strategic Planning & Operations | (305) 348-3049 |
| Diana Taveras | Director, Administrative Services–HR | (305) 348-6224 |
| Budget & Cost Analysis | ||
| Mirtha Alberto | Sr. Director, Budget & Cost Analysis | (305) 348-0166 |
| Paula Alger | Budget & Cost Analyst III | (305) 348-7761 |
| Steven Diaz | Budget & Cost Analyst III, UGS | (305) 348-4711 |
| Vanessa Garcia | Budget & Cost Analyst II | (305) 348-1696 |
| Lydia Gonzalez | Budget & Cost Analyst III | (305) 348-0038 |
| Desiree Mesa | Budget & Cost Analyst II | (305) 348-8308 |
| Ciara Perez | Director, Budget & Cost Analysis | (305) 348-7687 |
| Post-Award | ||
| Donna Kiley | Director, Post-Award | (305) 348-2133 |
| Dapheny Acevedo-Calvert | Post-Award Coordinator I | (305) 348-0032 |
| Diana M. Alfonso | Post-Award Coordinator IV | (305) 348-0164 |
| Susie Escorcia | Post-Award Assistant Director | (305) 348-7686 |
| Veronica Garcia | Grants Assistant | (305) 348-6227 |
| Gabriela González | Grants Associate | (305) 348-2678 |
| Ruth Marquez | Post-Award Coordinator I | (305) 348-0558 |
| María Luisa Mejía | Grants Associate | (305) 348-7816 |
| Nodalys Mosquera | Post-Award Coordinator III | (305) 348-0033 |
| Claudia Perera | Post-Award Coordinator II | (305) 348-0355 |
| Lucila Pineda | Post-Award Coordinator III | (305) 348-3414 |
| Camila Giraldo Reyes | Grants Assistant | (305) 348-3166 |
| David Rice | Professional Accountant II | (305) 348-6365 |
| Mónica Rodrigo | Post-Award Coordinator III | (305) 348-1388 |
| Damon Rondeau | Post-Award Coordinator II | (305) 348-1310 |
| Vickie Soto | Post-Award Associate Director | (305) 348-1797 |
| Estella Vera | Post-Award Coordinator III | (305) 348-2546 |
| Lissvett Vergara | Post-Award Coordinator III | (305) 348-1516 |
| Jorge Yi | Post-Award Coordinator IV | (305) 348-0536 |
| International Research, Space Optimization and Compliance | ||
| Luis P. Salas | Associate Vice President for Research | (305) 348-5642 |
| Stephanie Mitjans-Sardinas | Manager, Space Utilization | (305) 348-0167 |
| Gregory (Greg) Hughley | Facility Security Officer | (727) 395-2511 ext. 184 |
| Research Compliance | ||
| Christopher Grayson | Director, Research Integrity | (305) 348-8379 |
| Barbara Llaneras-Rodríguez | Associate Director, Research Integrity | (305) 348-8316 |
| Caridad Bassols | IRB Coordinator | (305) 348-2132 |
| Madison Jimenez | Research Integrity Coordinator I | (305) 348-5212 |
| Kourtney Wilson | IRB Coordinator | (305) 348-0161 |
| María Meléndez-Vargas | Research Integrity Coordinator III | (305) 348-8311 |
| Elvia Molina | Program Assistant | (305) 348-0056 |
| Jennifer Perez | Foreign Influence Manager | (305) 348-5088 |
| Angel Rayo | Research Integrity Coordinator II | (305) 348-2407 |
| Laboratory Animal Research | ||
| Horatiu Vinerean | Director of Laboratory Animal Research & Attending DVM | (305) 348-8315 |
| Vicente Muñoz | Animal Care Technician | (305) 348-7409 |
| Amable Tellez | Laboratory Manager II | (305) 348-7408 |
| Ashley Bates | Laboratory Manager II | (305) 348-0031 |
| Fabian Echenique | Laboratory Technician | email only |
| Luis F. Sánchez | Sr. Laboratory Technician | (305) 348-7409 |
| Research Information Systems | ||
| David Driesbach | Assistant Vice President for Research | (305) 348-7256 |
| Ernesto Crucet | Lead Applications Business Analyst | (305) 348-4050 |
| Lia Durán | IT Assistant Director | (305) 348-0007 |
| Daniel Gutierrez | Lead Applications Business Analyst | (305) 348-2521 |
| Frances Orquera | IT Generalist II | (305) 348-7817 |
| Trang Phan | IT Generalist II |
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| Mellisa Soucy | Data Analyst III | (305) 348-4744 |
| Robert Zurita | Sr. Applications Business Analyst | (305) 348-7688 |
