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Meet Our Team

The Grants and Contracts Office team is made up of individuals from  across the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

GCO Departmental Assignments

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

Stuart Politi
Director, Grants and Contracts
Tel: 212-824-8300
Cell: 646-906-5410

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

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

Ana Aragon Tello, CRA
Senior Grants Specialist
Grant review
Tel:  646-605-8687
Cell: 646-883-6501

Edwin Berrios
Senior Grants Specialist
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

Andrew Kunitskiy 
Senior Grants Specialist
Grant review
Cell: 929-697-5396

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

Laura Ormsby 
Senior Grants Specialist
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

Eric Vooys 
Senior Grants Specialist
Grant review
Cell: 347-266-4531

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

Tel:  6Belle G. 
Senior Contracts Specialist
Review and negotiation of award agreements, site agreements and subawards, liaison to Mount Sinai IP
46-605-8688
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

Charmaine Matovu
Contracts Specialist II
Review and negotiation of award agreements, site agreements and subawards, liaison to Mount Sinai IP
Cell: 646-939-3801

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

Lauren Bowers
Grants and Contracts Specialist I
Prepare Other Support pages, monitor and maintain records
Cell: 917-471-4855

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

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 II
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

Luz Corniel
Grants Coordinator I
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: 646-984-7312 

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