Division of Research and Innovation Structure

Organizational Chart

Hala Madanat, Ph.D.
Vice President
58
- Gloria Bjerke
  Resource Manager
- Natasha Bliss
  Chief of Staff and Director of Strategic Partnerships
  4
- John Crockett, Ph.D.
  Associate Vice President
  10
- Michèle Goetz
  Associate Vice President and CEO
  1
- Rick Gulizia
  Assistant Vice President
  10
- Peter Iovine
  Deputy Chief Research Officer
  9
- Tommy Martindale
  Director, Technology Transfer
  4
- Corinne McDaniels, Ph.D., MPH
  Deputy Chief Research Officer
  1
- Sophia McKernan-Mellow
  Executive Assistant
- Cathy Pucher
  Executive Director, Entrepreneurship Initiatives
  7
- Alex Altomare
  Managing Director, Commercial Ventures
- Nicholas Ishizaka
  Technical Support Specialist

Cathy Pucher
Executive Director, Entrepreneurship Initiatives
7
- Erica Charlonis
  Operations Manager
  2
- Alli Howard
  Associate Director of Development
- Neal Bloom
  ZIP Launchpad Advisor
- Cameron Brock
  H.G. Fenton Idea Lab Manager
- Craig Lauer
  ZIP Launchpad Advisor

Erica Charlonis
Operations Manager
2
- Malia Callero
  Marketing Specialist
- Jordyn Savard
  Events & Outreach Specialist

Corinne McDaniels, Ph.D., MPH
Deputy Chief Research Officer
1
- Felicia Dominguez
  Administrative Support Coordinator

John Crockett, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President
10
- John McMillan
  Assistant Vice President, Economic Development
- Nadia Campbell
  Director, Humanities and Health Research Initiatives
- Christine Godinez
  Director, Federal Government Relations
- Araceli Saucedo
  Assistant Director, Research Initiatives, Imperial Valley
- Shawn Strande
  Director, Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Initiatives
- Avesta Baraki
  Administrative Analyst
- Katia Garcia
  Scholar Support Analyst
- Jill Nery
  Health Sciences Project Support Analyst
- Amanda Patron
  Graduate Fellowship Support Analyst
- Elena Williams-Moreiras
  Administrative Support Coordinator

Michèle Goetz
Associate Vice President and CEO
1
- Jessica Ross
  Executive Assistant

Natasha Bliss
Chief of Staff and Director of Strategic Partnerships
4
- Liza Bennett
  Events Specialist
- Sarah White, Ph.D.
  Director, Research Communications
  1
- Jordan Koch
  Administrative Support Coordinator

Sarah White, Ph.D.
Director, Research Communications
1
- Ky Marlin
  Multimedia Production Specialist

Peter Iovine
Deputy Chief Research Officer
9
- Ivan G. Bassets
  Director, Core Facilities
- Felisha Herrera Villarreal
  Faculty Fellow
- Alicia Kinoshita
  Director
  6

Alicia Kinoshita
Director
6
- Marissa Abeyta
  Peer Mentor
- Behrad Beheshti
  Peer Mentor
- Wyatt Ferguson
  Student Assistant
- Antonio Romo
  Peer Mentor
- Antonieta Sanchez
  Peer Mentor
- Nitalia Wilson
  Peer Mentor

Rick Gulizia
Assistant Vice President
10
- Natalie Gude
  Assistant Director
  2
- Zena Hovda
  Director of Export Control
- Justin Dean
  Administrative Analyst
- Anne Dodge-Schwanz
  Lead IRB Regulatory Compliance Analyst
- Pat Gordon
  IRB Regulatory Compliance Analyst
- Natalie Hardy
  IRB Regulatory Compliance Analyst
- Ryan Huyler
  AVP Assistant / Admin Analyst
- Eric Morgan
  IRB Compliance Training Specialist

Natalie Gude
Assistant Director
2
- Jessica Rattazzi
  Administrative Coordinator
- Josh Trinidad
  Research Compliance Analyst

Tommy Martindale
Director, Technology Transfer
4
- Brendan Daly
  Senior Innovation and Licensing Manager
- Tolulope Perrin-Stowe
  Business Development and Licensing Associate
- Aaron Moreno
  Analyst
- Michael Murphy
  Administrative Support Coordinator