Cassandra Lucas, PhD, Chief Operating Officer
Jarrod Cunningham, Administrative Assistant
Phone: 773.755.6310; Fax: 773.755.6533
Mailing Address: Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute,
225 E. Chicago Ave., Box 205, Chicago, IL 60611
Express/Courier Address: 2430 N. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60614-4314
Office Location: Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute, Administration, 1st floor, C.113
James Crandall, Network Analyst
Phone: 773.755.6349
Jeffery Shaw, Senior Network Analyst
Phone: 773.755.6536
Timothy Skimina, Manager of Research Computing
Phone: 773.755.6350; Fax: 773.755.6533
Mailing Address: Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute,
225 E. Chicago Ave., Box 205, Chicago, IL 60611
Information Technology Web Help Desk (available only to users on site at the Research Institute)
For the Department/Division & Research Program that each of the following
is responsible for, please reference this listing:
The fax number for any member within the Office of Sponsored Programs is 773.755.6533.
Jon Teuber, Director
Phone: 773.755.6311
Sikirat Tijani, Associate Director
Phone: 773-755-6335
Karen Dziedzic, Assistant Director
Phone: 773.755.7427
Roberta Gerard, Assistant Director
Phone: 773-755-6309
Annie Gregory, JD, MS, Assistant Director
Phone: 773.755.6567
Kai Jackson, MS, CRA, Assistant Director
Phone: 773.755.6515
Kris Martens-Ackeret, JD, Associate Director
Phone: 773.755.6561
Chelsea Person, JD, Contracts Associate
Phone: 773.755.6580
Elizabeth Higgins, Assistant Director
Phone: 773.755.6307
Diana Favela, Senior Administrative Assistant
Phone: 773.755.6559
Melissa Gentile, Director of Finance
Phone: 312.227.7135
Karen Hawthorne, Grant Accountant-Lead
Phone: 312.227.7218
Danielle Garland, Senior Accountant
Phone: 312.227.7221
Julia Zhu, Senior Financial Analyst
Phone: 312.227.7576
Sarah Harrod, Grant Accountant
Phone: 312.227.7213
Jay Iyer, Sr. Grant Accountant
Phone: 312.227.7144
Brandi Hudson, Grant Accountant
Phone: 312.227.7368
Jerald Knox, Sr., Grant Accountant
Phone: 312.227.4209
Viridiana Santillan, Grant Accounting Specialist
Phone: 312.227.5571
Several members of the finance department provide additional support for the research enterprise, including financial reporting.
Catherine A. Powers, MBA, CCRP, CIP, Director
Phone: 773.755.7489
Tricia Eifler, MBA, CIP, Associate Director
Phone: 773.755.7482
Jessica Macha, CIP, Assistant Director
Phone: 773.755.6592
Katie Amsden, MPH, CHES, Clinical Research Educator
Phone: 773.755.6338
Olga Jonas, MS, CIP, Clinical Research Quality Assurance and Improvement Specialist Phone: 773..755.6577
General IRB inquiries: irb@luriechildrens.org
Amy Bobrowski, MD, IRB Chair
Tricia Eifler, MBA, CIP, Associate Director
Phone: 773.755.7482
Jessica Macha, CIP, Assistant Director
Phone: 773.755.6592
Kyle Potter, Research Compliance Coordinator
Phone: 773.755.6588
Erin Lynch, Senior Research Compliance Coordinator
Phone: 773.755.6306
Kimberly Rowan, Research Compliance Coordinator
Phone: 773.755.7425
Jennie Thai, Research Compliance Coordinator
Phone: 773.755.6302
Jess Ryan, Senior Administrative Assistant
Phone: 773.755.6324
For Cayuse IRB related issues, please contact: Tricia Eifler or Jessica Macha
Marilyn L.G. Lamm, PhD, IBC Chair
Phone: 773.755.6569
Catherine A. Powers, MBA, CCRP, CIP, Director
Phone: 773.755.7489
Kimberly Rowan, Research Compliance Coordinator
Phone: 773.755.7425
Mike Wozniak, Building Engineer (Monday)
Andrew Jahns, Building Engineer (Tuesday-Friday)
Phone: 773.755.6348; Pager: 56348
Pete Gorham, Research institute Security
Phone: 773.755.6549
Jose Martinez, Day Porter
Phone: 773.755.6313; Pager: 56313
