Leadership and Staff

Senior Leadership

Sharon PaynterSharon Paynter
Chief Innovation and Engagement Officer / Interim Chief Research Officer
paynters@ecu.edu
252-328-9471

Mary Farwell

Mary Farwell
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Development
farwellm@ecu.edu
252-328-4810

Becky WelchBecky Welch
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Administration and Compliance
welchb18@ecu.edu
252-328-9478

Margaret Macready

Margaret Macready
Executive Assistant
piom@ecu.edu
252-328-9471 

Directors

Rob Bower
Director of the Small Business and Technology Development Center
bowerr22@ecu.edu
252-737-1368
Kenneth BrileyKenneth Briley
Interim Director of Compliance Monitoring
brileyk@ecu.edu
252-737-5558
Merrill FloodMerrill Flood
Director of Research and Innovation Campus Development
floodm18@ecu.edu
252-737-2256
Annette Kariko
Director of
Continuing and
Professional Education
karikoa21@ecu.edu
252-737-5878
Deborah LundinDeborah Lundin
Director of Pre-Award Services
lundind22@ecu.edu
252-328-9477
Jim MenkeJim Menke
Director of
National Security Initiatives
menkej@ecu.edu
252-737-1354
Karen Mizelle
Director of
Post-Award Services
mizellek16@ecu.edu
252-328-9531
Suzanne SparrowSuzanne Sparrow
Director of the University and Medical Center Institutional Review Board
sparrows@ecu.edu
252-744-1785

Tuan Tran

Tuan Tran
Director of Undergraduate Research
trant@ecu.edu
252-328-6445

Carlyle Rogers
Director of Licensing and Commercialization
rogersar@ecu.edu
252-328-9545
Keith WheelerKeith Wheeler
Executive Director of National Security and Industry Initiatives
wheelerch18@ecu.edu
252-737-5569 
 

Staff Directory

First NameLast NameOfficeEmailPhone
AleksandarAndreicResearch Administrationandreica24@ecu.edu
Ella Arnette-BarrettResearch Administrationarnettee@ecu.edu252-328-9521
Steven AyersResearch Administrationayerss@ecu.edu252-737-7752
ErikBakerResearch Integrity and Compliancebakerer22@ecu.edu252-744-4140
SusanBarakatInstitutional Review Boardbarakatsu18@ecu.edu252-744-5371
DavidBeamerResearch Staffbeamerd23@ecu.edu252-737-4812
ShareenBerkowitzSBTDCsberkowitz@sbtdc.org
VijitaBobbaResearch Administrationbobbav24@ecu.edu
Rachel BridgersSBTDCbridgersr19@ecu.edu252-737-1384
AndrewBrinsonResearch Administrationbrinsonan23@ecu.edu252-328-9584
TraciBrownResearch Administrationlyncht@ecu.edu252-737-5426
SirinCakirLicensing and Commercializationcakirs24@ecu.edu
Heather ChristmanInstitutional Review Boardchristmanh14@ecu.edu252-744-5313
JarrettCongletonResearch Administrationcongletonj23@ecu.edu252-737-5413
Jason ConradResearch Compliance
conradj@ecu.edu252-737-2958
CharlesDaeschnerInstitutional Review Boarddaeschnerc@ecu.edu
Lucretia DavisLicensing and Commercializationdavislu@ecu.edu252-328-9547
BiancaDistanceResearch Administrationdistanceb21@ecu.edu252-737-5437
TammyDrapeauxResearch Integrity and Compliancedrapeauxt22@ecu.edu
NicholasDuncanResearch Administrationduncann17@ecu.edu
Kelsey DwyerContinuing and Professional Educationdwyerk19@ecu.edu252-737-1350
SammyJo FlyResearch Administrationflys16@ecu.edu252-737-4627
MarkFoleyLicensing and Commercializationfoleymar22@ecu.edu 252-328-9546
Jeff FriedrichResearch Administrationfriedrichj14@ecu.edu252-328-9537
NeilGilbirdInstitutional Review Boardgilbirda@ecu.edu252-744-3515
RachelGittmanEngaged Researchgittmanr17@ecu.edu
Sidney GorhamResearch Administrationashbysi19@ecu.edu252-737-5425
Suhail GuzmanResearch Administrationguzmans@ecu.edu252-328-9523
Sandy (Matos)HarrellInstitutional Review Boardmatoss@ecu.edu252-744-0409
Crystal HildenbrandResearch Administrationhildenbrandc@ecu.edu252-737-5452
Steven JacobsSBTDCjacobss18@ecu.edu
JenniferJonesEngaged Researchjonesjenni17@ecu.edu252-737-5475
Cassandra KeelEngaged Researchkeelc15@ecu.edu252-328-9480
Robin KneisleyResearch Administrationkneisleyr17@ecu.edu252-328-9475
AngelaLamsonInnovation and Engagementlamsona@ecu.edu
CheyenneLeggettResearch Administrationleggettbr15@ecu.edu252-737-2882
KarenLombriResearch Administrationlombrik21@ecu.edu252-328-9535
TylerLumleySBTDClumleyt20@ecu.edu
Janice McGowanResearch Administrationmcgowanj@ecu.edu252-328-9529
JefferyMcKithenBusiness Servicesmckithenj18@ecu.edu252-328-9474
Kevin MillsResearch Administrationmillsk@ecu.edu252-737-5856
JosephMooreResearch Compliancemoorejos16@ecu.edu252-328-9528
My-KuzMooreResearch Administrationmooremyku23@ecu.edu252-737-1370
Donna NixResearch Administrationnixd15@ecu.edu252-328-9525
HeatherPayneContinuing and Professional Educationpaynehe14@ecu.edu252-737-1352
LaurynPittmanContinuing and Professional Educationpittmanla22@ecu.edu252-328-9197
Mary PoriesResearch Administrationporiesm@ecu.edu252-328-9538
GayathriPunukolluResearch Administrationpunukollug24@ecu.edu
Anthony RoweExport Controls and Customsrowea17@ecu.edu252-744-2395
Christiana ShoopmanResearch Integrity and Complianceshoopmanc16@ecu.edu252-744-1971
RickSmileyResearch Administrationsmileyr@ecu.edu252-328-9539
Melinda SmithResearch Administrationsmithmel@ecu.edu252-737-2881
IndigoSmith MetellusSBTDCsmithmetellusi21@ecu.edu252-737-1385
CzarinaStroudResearch Administrationcowoc18@ecu.edu252-328-2519
Nancy SuttonResearch Administrationsuttonn@ecu.edu252-328-9526
BethThompsonResearch Developmentthompsonb@ecu.edu
KimTilghmanCommunicationstilghmank22@ecu.edu252-737-5423
JenniferWardInstitutional Review Boardwardje17@ecu.edu252-744-2914
Tyesha WhiteOffice Staffwhitety23@ecu.edu252-737-1340
ECU REDE logo
Facebook logo

 

Twitter

 

Linked-In

 

Instagram

 

youtube