SPO & CGA Team Directory
Research Administration Leadership
John Jackson
Leadership
Assistant Vice Chancellor of Research Administration, Core Facilities, Technology Transfer and Innovation, and Assistant Dean of Agricultural Experimental Station
Email: jjackson7@ucmerced.edu
Phone: (209) 382-4490
Fernando Alvarez
Leadership
Associate Director, Research Administration
Email: falvarez10@ucmerced.edu
Phone: (209) 382-4445
Tana Myrstol
Leadership
Assistant Director, Preaward
Email: tmyrstol@ucmerced.edu
Phone: (209) 455-9310
Pre-Award Team
Joyce Yowell
Team Lead
Research Administrator, Pre-Award
Email: jyowell2@ucmerced.edu
Phone: (209) 308-9348
Susana Tejeda-Garibay
Research Administrator, Pre-Award
Email: stejeda-garibay@ucmerced.edu
Phone: (209) 201-7274
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
Rebekah Johnson
Research Administrator, Pre-Award
Email: rjohnson47@ucmerced.edu
Phone: (209) 355-8942
Contract and Grant Officers
Contract and Grant Administration (CGA)
Post-Award Research Administration Teams
Blue Team
Michelle Dutra
Team Lead
Research Administrator, Post-Award (Blue Team)
Email: mdutra3@ucmerced.edu
Phone: (209) 201-2441
Genevieve Bardini-Davis
Research Administrator, Post-Award (Blue Team)
Phone: (209) 746-9951
Jennifer Leonardini
Research Administrator, Post-Award (Blue Team)
Email: jleonardini@ucmerced.edu
Phone: (209) 201-8783
Margarita “Maggie” Flores
Research Administrator, Post-Award (Blue Team)
Email: mflores157@ucmerced.edu
Phone: (209) 201-5206
James Rodacy
Research Administrator, Post-Award (Blue Team)
Email: jrodacy@ucmerced.edu
Phone: (209) 201-6260
Gold Team
Eric Reynoso
Team Lead
Research Administrator, Post-Award (Gold Team)
Email: ereynoso6@ucmerced.edu
Phone: (209) 259-8034
David Vang
Research Administrator, Post-Award (Gold Team)
Email: dvang4@ucmerced.edu
Phone: (209) 291-8927
Laurie Montoya
Research Administrator, Post-Award (Gold Team)
Email: lauriemontoya@ucmerced.edu
Phone: (209) 355-9919
Regina Brigham
Research Administrator, Post-Award (Gold Team)
Email: rbrigham@ucmerced.edu
Phone: (209) 413-4271
Bobcat Team
Yulia Hidalgo
Team Lead
Research Administrator, Post-Award (Bobcat Team)
Email: yhidalgo@ucmerced.edu
Phone: (209) 386-3103
Pranathi Dasari
Research Administrator, Post-Award (Bobcat Team)
Email: pdasari@ucmerced.edu
Phone: (209) 386-3799
Ivan Palomino
Research Administrator, Post-Award (Bobcat Team)
Email: ipalomino@ucmerced.edu
Phone: (209) 259-8602
Emily Pasquarelli
Research Administrator, Post-Award (Bobcat Team)
Email: epasquarelli@ucmerced.edu
Phone: (209) 386-3799
