ORA Staff Directory
The Office of Research Administration (ORA) is the primary contact and the official university signatory for all proposals, awards, financial reports and financial correspondence related to sponsored projects. Please reach out to us with any questions or concerns. List of ORA staff liaisons
Becky Welch, CPA, CRA
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Administration & Compliance
252-328-9478
welchb18@ecu.edu
MA, MBA, MACCT
Research Administration: 16 years
Member: NCURA, AICPA
Administration
Robin Kneisley
Administrative Support
252-328-9475
kneisleyr17@ecu.edu
Research Administration: 5 years
Pre-Award Services
Deborah Lundin, EdD CRA
Director of Pre-Award Services
252-328-9477
lundind22@ecu.edu
EdD: Adult, Higher, and Community Education
Research Administration: 17 years
Andrew Brinson
Pre-Award Grant Specialist
252-328-9584
brinsonan23@ecu.edu
BSBA: Accounting
Research Administration: 1 year
Bianca Distance
Pre-Award Grant Specialist
252-737-5437
distanceb21@ecu.edu
MBA, BSBA: Organizational Development
Research Administration: 1 year
Jeff Friedrich
Sponsored Program Officer
252-328-9537
friedrichj14@ecu.edu
Research Administration: 6 years
Member: NCURA
Karen Lombri
Pre-Award Grant Specialist
252-328-9535
lombrik21@ecu.edu
MA: Community Health Education
Research Administration: 3 years
Kevin Mills, CRA
Sponsored Program Officer
252-737-5856
millsk@ecu.edu
MAeD: Adult Education
Research Administration: 13 years
Member: NCURA
Notary Public
Mary Lisa Pories, PhD CRA
Sponsored Program Officer
252-328-9538
poriesm@ecu.edu
Research Administration: 14 years
Member: NCURA
Notary Public
Rick Smiley, CRA
Sponsored Program Officer
252-328-9539
smileyr@ecu.edu
Research Administration: 18 years
Member: NCURA
Post-Award Administration
Karen Mizelle
Director of Post-Award Services
252-328-9531
mizellek16@ecu.edu
BSBA: Finance
Research Administration: 6 years
University Finance: 16 years
Steve Ayers, CPA
Grants & Contracts Manager
252-328-9527
ayerss@ecu.edu
BSBA, MSA, CGMA
Research Administration: 18 years
Member: AICPA, ncaCPA
Ella Arnette-Barrett
Grants & Contracts Manager
252-328-9521
arnettee@ecu.edu
BSBA: Accounting
Research Administration: 20 years
SammyJo Fly
Grants & Contracts Administrator
252-737-4627
flys16@ecu.edu
BSBA: Finance
Research Administration: 5 years
Crystal Hildenbrand
Grants & Contracts Administrator
252-737-5452
hildenbrandc@ecu.edu
BSBA: Communications
Research Administration: 6 years
Notary Public
Cheyenne Leggett
Grants & Contracts Administrator
252-737-2882
leggettbr15@ecu.edu
BSBA: Management
Research Administration: 6 years
Grants & Contracts Manager
252-328-9529
mcgowanj@ecu.edu
BSBA: Management Accounting
Research Administration: 22 years
Notary Public
Czarina Stroud, MPH
Grants & Contracts Administrator
252-328-2519
cowoc18@ecu.edu
MPH: Health Administration
Research Administration: 5 years
Nancy Sutton
Grants & Contracts Administrator
252-328-9526
suttonn@ecu.edu
BSBA: Business Administration and Law
Research Administration: 5 years
Award Set-Up
Sidney Gorham
Award Setup Analyst
252-737-5425
ashbysi19@ecu.edu
BSBA: Business Management
Research Administration: 4 years
Billing Management
Melinda Smith
Billing & Revenue Manager
252-737-2881
smithmel@ecu.edu
Research Administration: 12 years
Donna Nix
Billing & Revenue Specialist
252-328-9525
nixd15@ecu.edu
Research Administration: 6 years
My-Kuz Moore
Grant & Revenue Management Technician
252-737-1370
mooremyku23@ecu.edu
Business Compliance & Research Analytics
Jessica Yoder
Analytics Team Lead
252-328-9533
yoderj21@ecu.edu
BSBA: Communications
Certified Data Analyst
Research Administration: 2 years
Suhail Guzmán
Data Analytics
252-328-9523
guzmans@ecu.edu
BSBA: Management Accounting
Research Administration: 12 years
Jarrett Congleton
ITSupport Tech
252-737-5413
congletonj23@ecu.edu
ERS System Administrator
Office of Research Administration
Mail Stop 211
209 E 5th Street, Greenville, NC 27858-1821
252-328-9530 (phone) l 252-328-0769 (fax)
ora@ecu.edu