SPO & CGA Team Directory
Research Administration Leadership
Aaron Ruble
Leadership
Executive Director, Sponsored Projects Office and Contracts and Grants Administration
Email: aruble@ucmerced.edu
Phone: (209) 201-4823
Tana Myrstol
Leadership
Assistant Director, Preaward
Email: tmyrstol@ucmerced.edu
Phone: (209) 455-9310
Michelle Dutra
Leadership
Assistant Director, Postaward
Email: mdutra3@ucmerced.edu
Phone: (209) 201-2441
Pre-Award Team
Joyce Yowell
Team Lead
Research Administrator, Pre-Award
Email: jyowell2@ucmerced.edu
Phone: (209) 308-9348
Rebekah Johnson
Research Administrator, Pre-Award
Email: rjohnson47@ucmerced.edu
Phone: (209) 355-8942
Gabriela Sanchez Fuerte
Research Administrator, Pre-Award
Email: gfuerte4@ucmerced.edu
Phone: (209) 326-9422
Daniel Sebescen
Research Administrator, Pre-Award
Email: dsebescen@ucmerced.edu
Phone: (209) 201-3876
Contract and Grant Officers
Susana Tejeda-Garibay
Contract & Grant Officer
Email: stejeda-garibay@ucmerced.edu
Phone: (209) 201-7274
Award Modifications & Subawards
Contracts and Grants Administration (CGA)
Gold Team
Pranathi Dasari
Team Lead
Research Administrator, Post-Award
Email: pdasari@ucmerced.edu
Phone: (209) 386-3799
Genevieve Bardini-Davis
Research Administrator, Post-Award
Phone: (209) 746-9951
Ivan Palomino
Research Administrator, Post-Award
Email: ipalomino@ucmerced.edu
Phone: (209) 259-8602
Emily Pasquarelli
Research Administrator, Post-Award
Email: epasquarelli@ucmerced.edu
Phone: (209) 386-3799
Jennifer Leonardini
Research Administrator, Post-Award
Email: jleonardini@ucmerced.edu
Phone: (209) 201-8783
Bobcat Team
Yulia Hidalgo
Team Lead
Research Administrator, Post-Award
Email: yhidalgo@ucmerced.edu
Phone: (209) 386-3103
Regina Brigham
Research Administrator, Post-Award
Email: rbrigham@ucmerced.edu
Phone: (209) 413-4271
Laurie Montoya
Research Administrator, Post-Award
Email: lauriemontoya@ucmerced.edu
Phone: (209) 355-9919
Margarita “Maggie” Flores
Research Administrator, Post-Award
Email: mflores157@ucmerced.edu
Phone: (209) 201-5206
