Staff Contact List

The Staff of the Office of Research Support Services is committed to providing quality service to our faculty and administrators in all aspects of the pre-award grant submission process and post-award management of sponsored programs.

Printable list of department assignments.

Executive Director

Marianne Achenbach
achenbac@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-573-8798

Director - Research Administration and Professional Development

  Lynne Gibson
  Lynne.Gibson@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
  215-573-4149

Director - Post Award

Rich Snyder
rsnyder@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-573-1394

Administrative Assistant

Peggy (PJ) Kaschak
pkaschak@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-573-2290

Associate Director, Research Administration & Professional Development

Chanika Pratt
Pre and Post Award
chanikap@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-898-6401

Associate Director of Research Administration Financial Compliance

Louis Muccia
Post-Award
lmuccia@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-573-3828

Associate Director  - Pre-Award and Floater Services

Michael Carman
Pre-Award
mcarm@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-898-0068

ORSS Grants Management Specialists

Mark Nave
Pre-Award
marknave@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-573-6190

Nick Previti
Post-Award
nicholas.previti@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
 

Dawn Sabella
Post-Award
dawn.sabella@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
 

Pam Smith
Pre-Award
smithp2@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-746-2721

Joanie Tan
Pre-Award
Joanie.Tan@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-746-7719

ORSS Floater Support

Pre-Award Support

Arike Jacobs
Pre-Award Specialist
arike.jacobs@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
 

Alexander Valverde
Pre-Award Specialist
alexander.valverde@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
 

Post-Award Support

Meena Swaminathan
Post-Award Specialist
Meena.Swaminathan@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Accounts Receivable Analyst

Danielle DiIanni
ddiianni@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-573-1395