Meet Our Team

GCO Departmental Assignments

Authorizing Organization Representatives

Jessica R. Moise
Grants and Contracts Officer
Senior Associate Dean for Sponsored Programs
Tel: 212-824-8300
Cell: 646-983-6126

Amanda Amescua, CRA
Director, Grants and Contracts
Tel: 212-824-8300
Cell: 917-510-5385

Latoya Palmer
Director, Grants and Contracts
Tel: 212-824-8300
Cell: 646-438-5390

Hadijah Vactor
Director, Grants and Contracts
Tel: 212-824-8300
Cell: 646-438-5229

Education

Allison Gottlieb, MS
Director, Sponsored Programs Education and Communications
Tel: 646-605-8678

Grants Specialists

Ana Aragon Tello, CRA
Senior Grants Specialist
Grant review
Cell:  929-618-1791

Edwin Berrios
Grants Specialist II
Grant review
Tel:  646-605-8672
Cell: 347-321-3125

Laura Craven 
Senior Grants Specialist
Grant review, liaison to BRANY
Tel:   646-605-8665
Cell: 917-855-5794

Nkechi Eneh
Senior Grants Specialist
Grant review
Tel:  646-605-8654
Cell: 347-321-3122

Nancy Eng
Senior Grants Specialist
Grant review
Tel:  646-605-8666
Cell: 347-321-3116

Althea Fenton-Humphreys 
Senior Grants Specialist
Grant review
Tel:   646-605-8674
Cell:  347-321-3114

Damien Mcdonald 
Senior Grants Specialist
Grant review
Cell: 646-901-7056

Jacent Mpalyenkana-Murray
Senior Grants Specialist
Grant review
Cell: 929-731-9330

Laura Ormsby 
Grants Specialist II
Grant review
Cell:  347-321-3124

Jennifer (Jen) Pan 
Senior Grants Specialist
Grant review
Tel: 646-605-8660
Cell:  347-321-3106

Rahul Shrivastava
Senior Grants Specialist
Grant review
Tel: 646-605-8653

Victoria Speziale
Senior Grants Specialist
Grant review
Tel: 646-605-8684
Cell:  347-321-3115

Laureen Velez 
Senior Grants Specialist
Grant review
Tel: 646-605-8626
Cell:  347-321-3118

Michelle Yoon 
Senior Grants Specialist
Grant review
Tel:  646-605-8681
Cell: 347-321-3121

Contract Specialists

Belle G. 
Senior Contracts Specialist
Review and negotiation of award agreements, site agreements and subawards, liaison to Mount Sinai IP
Tel:  646-605-8688
Cell: 347-321-3113

Christina Lin 
Senior Contracts Specialist
Review and negotiation of award agreements, site agreements and subawards, liaison to Mount Sinai IP
Tel: 646-605-8668
Cell:  347-321-3105

Judith Murray
Senior Contracts Specialist
Review and negotiation of award agreements, site agreements and subawards, liaison to Mount Sinai IP
Tel:  646-605-8658
Cell: 347-321-3112

Aleeka Wade
Senior Contracts Specialist
Review and negotiation of award agreements, site agreements and subawards, liaison to Mount Sinai IP
Tel: 646-605-8686
Cell:  347-321-3123

Other Support Specialist 

Hashley Heriveaux
Grants and Contracts Specialist II
Prepare Other Support pages, monitor and maintain records
Tel:   646-605-8689
Cell: 347-321-3111

Taylor Stokelin
Grants and Contracts Specialist II
Prepare Other Support pages, monitor and maintain records
Cell: 347-321-3107

Coordinators 

Mark Berrios
Grants Coordinator II
Grant application acceptance, reviewer assignments, follow-up on pending, expired and incomplete projects, mail and other correspondence, initiate administrative approvals, human subject certification look-up
Tel: 212-824-8300

Melissa Botero-Lopez
Contracts Coordinator
Maintain and update CDA tracking log, maintain centralized contracts mailbox, process executed agreements, prepare outgoing subawards for signature, and follow-up with Mount Sinai IP regarding outstanding contracts.
Cell: 646-413-2439

Cindy Else
Grants Coordinator II
Grant application acceptance, reviewer assignments, follow-up on pending, expired and incomplete projects, mail and other correspondence, initiate administrative approvals, human subject certification look-up
Cell: 347-321-3109

Jahaira Ramirez
Grants Coordinator II
Grant application acceptance, reviewer assignments, follow-up on pending, expired and incomplete projects, mail and other correspondence, initiate administrative approvals, human subject certification look-up
Tel:   646-605-8683
Cell: 347-321-3120

Claribel Santos 
Administrative Coordinator
Grant application acceptance, reviewer assignments, follow-up on pending, expired and incomplete projects, mail and other correspondence, initiate administrative approvals, human subject certification look-up
Tel:   646-605-8661
Cell:  347-321-3117