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Research InnovationToolkit Support Staff Directory
312.503.7060
Cassandra Lucas, PhD, Chief Operating Officer
Jarrod Cunningham, Senior Executive Assistant
Phone: 312.503.7099
Mailing Address: Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute,
225 E. Chicago Ave., Box 205, Chicago, IL 60611
Beatrice Apikos-Bennett, Administrative Assistant
Ela Klapczynska, MBA, MS, CRA, Research Strategic Operations Manager
Phone: 312.503.7095
Express/Courier Address: 303 E. Superior St., 10th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611
Office Location: Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute, Administration, 10th Floor, Room 10.334.02
For IM support, please call 312.227.3445, or email SQBCRhelp@luriechildrens.org.
Use key words such as SQBRC move, Simpson Querrey move, Research Center Move or 303 E. Superior (building address) when reporting an issue.
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 312.503.7059.
Robin Lewis, Director
Phone: 312.503.7063
Kris Martens-Ackeret, JD, Interim Director
Phone: 312.503.7079
Diana Favela, Senior Administrative Assistant
Phone: 312.503.7117
Karen Dziedzic, Assistant Director
Phone: 312.503.7046
Kai Jackson, MS, CRA, Assistant Director
Phone: 312.503.7047
Rachel Beltzhoover, Assistant Director
Phone: 312.503.7045
Joseph Braun, Assistant Director
Maura Carroll, Assistant Director
Phone: 312.503.7341
Julia Shaver, Senior Contracts Associate
Phone: 312.503.7024
Tricia Eifler, MBA, CIP, Associate Director
Phone: 312.503.7077
Michelle Corbett, MS, Assistant Director, Clinical Research Education
Phone: 312.227.7484
Erin Lynch, Clinical Research Educator
Phone: 312.503.7025
Jennie Thai, Senior Research Compliance Coordinator
Phone: 312.503.7027
Kristen Brown, MS, Research Compliance Coordinator
Phone: 312.503.7641
Khrystyna Helner, MA, Research Compliance Coordinator
Alexa Karczmar, Research Compliance Coordinator
Kaleigh Sands Michalko, MS, CIP, Senior Research Compliance Coordinator
Phone: 312.503.7058
Carol Macpherson, CCRC, Clinical Research Quality Assurance & Improvement Specialist
Phone: 312.503.7028
Allison Harris, Single IRB Coordinator
Phone: 312.503.2657
General IRB inquiries: irb@luriechildrens.org
Jennifer Rubin, MD, IRB Chair
Denise Rizzo, PharmD, IRB Vice Chair
Phone: 312.503.7088
Rachel G Robison, MD, IRB Vice Chair
Sara Katsanis, MS, IRB Vice Chair
For Cayuse IRB related issues, please contact: Tricia Eifler
General IBC Inquiries: IBC@luriechildrens.org
Vamshi Rao, MD, IBC Chair
Chris Sorensen, Director
Phone: 312.503.7065
Diana Favela, Senior Administrative Assistant
Phone: 312.503.7117
Cristina Goldsmith, Assistant Director
Phone: 312.503.7005
Darryl Anderson, Research Business Manager
Phone: 312.503.7008
Giancarlo Ferrara, Business Finanacial Analyst
Elizabeth Lozano, Research Business Manager
Phone: 312.503.7009
Benetta Thomas, Research Business Analyst
Phone: 312.503.1422
Melissa Gentile, Director
Phone: 312.503.7062
Diana Favela, Senior Administrative Assistant
Phone: 312.503.7117
Karen Hawthorne, Manager, Post Award Financial Management
Phone: 312.503.7082
Edward Perez, Grant Accounting Specialist
Phone: 312.503.7035
Sarah Harrod, Senior Grants Accountant
Phone: 312.503.7021
Ruben Galvez, Grants Accountant
Viridiana Santillan, Grant Accounting Specialist
Phone: 312.503.7017
Colleen Garbe, Senior Project Manager
Phone: 312.503.7033
Julia Zhu, Senior Financial Analyst
Phone: 312.503.7034
Several members of the finance department provide additional support for the research enterprise, including financial reporting.
Victoria Ramos, Executive Assistant
Phone: 312.503.7602
Christy Anton, Director
Phone: 312.503.7122
Katie Amsden, Research Project Manager
Phone: 312.503.7173
Karen Rychlik, Senior Statistician
Phone: 312.503.7010
Aneta Jedraszko, Clinical Research Coordinator II
Phone: 312.503.7015
Tina Carter, Clinical Research Coordinator III
Phone: 312.503.7013
Anna De Sonia, Clinical Research Coordinator, Lead
Theresa Oswald, Clinical Research Operations Manager
Phone: 312.503.1854
Kelly Carroll, PhD, Research Scientist Navigator
Phone: 312.503.7084
Reuben Fan, PhD, Research Scientist Navigator
Phone: 312.503.7083
Greg Taborn
Phone: 312.503.7096
Alisha Porter, Lab Dishwasher
Denise Lilly
Phone: 312.503.7656
Diana Abdi
Phone: 312.503.7319
Jessica Dwyer
Phone: 312.503.7657
Joshua Miller
Phone: 312.503.7682
