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Meet Your Region II  Officers

Past Chair

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Cassie Moore

Assistant Director

University of Maryland

cmoore17@umd.edu

Chair

O'Brien

Rebecca O'Brien

Assistant Vice President

Towson University

robrien@towson.edu 

Chair-Elect

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Cynthia Kane

Associate Vice Provost

Lehigh University

cjk418@lehigh.edu

Secretary

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Erin Grady

Sponsored Projects Officer,

Education & Training

George Washington University

eegrady@gwu.edu

Treasurer

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Jennifer Vessio

Assistant Director of Research Program Operations

Johns Hopkins University

jvessio1@jhu.edu

Treasurer-Elect

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Shelly Liang

Senior Grants Manager

NYU Langone Health

shelly.liang@nyulangone.org

DEI Chair

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Margarita Cardona

Assistant Provost

for Sponsored Research

University of Baltimore

mcardona@ubalt.edu

Professional Development Committee Chair

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Brandon Begarly

Assistant Vice President, Research Administration and Strategy

Lehman College, The City University of New York 

brandon.begarly@lehman.cuny.edu

2026 Program Committee Chair

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Anna Dampf

Director, Post Award

Office of Sponsored Projects

Rowan Universtiy

dampf@rowan.edu

NCURA National Board Representative

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Lamar Oglesby

Executive Director, Operations

Research Financial Services

Rutgers University

lo170@research.rutgers.edu

Member At Large

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Charles Bartunek

Senior Director
Office of Collaborative and Corporate Research Contracts

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

bartunekc@chop.edu

Member At Large

Michelle Gooding

Michelle Gooding

Associate Vice President for Grants and Sponsored Programs

Frederick Community College

mgooding@frederick.edu

Member At Large

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Jess Holte

Contract Manager

University of Maryland

jholte@umd.edu

Member At Large

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Anusha Naganath

Assistant Director of Research

University of Rochester Medical Center

Anusha_Naganathan@URMC.Rochester.edu

Member At Large

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Becca Steiner

Grant Administrator

Morgan State University

rebecca.steiner@morgan.edu

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