Meet Our Staff


Complete Staff Directory

Office Of The Vice Provost

Linden Rhoads
Vice Provost
206-543-0905 | lrhoads@uw.edu

Myrna Duarte
Assistant to the Vice Provost
206-543-3970 | myrnad@uw.edu

Hope G. Friedlander
Human Resources Manager
206-543-4387 | hopef@uw.edu

Elaine F. Tobin
Intellectual Property Program Coordinator
206-543-3970 | elainet9@uw.edu


Finance And Business Operations

David P. Brown
Director, Finance & Business Operations
206-616-2054 | dbrown@uw.edu

Charles Bozonier
Portfolio Manager & Business Analyst
206-616-6080 | bozonier@uw.edu

Sara Burmeister
Financial Operations Manager
206-685-0154 | sarajane@uw.edu

Saul Clifasefi
Contract Manager
206-616-6523 | saulc@uw.edu

Jennifer Davis
Licensing Specialist
206-616-9212 | hoerler@uw.edu

Johnathon Giang
Expense Coordinator
206-616-9844 | johngq@uw.edu

Robert Glass
Software Engineer
206-543-9044 | rlglass@uw.edu

Sarica Sampson
Analyst
206-685-3671 | ssampson@uw.edu


Technology Licensing

Fiona Wills
Director, Technology Licensing
206-685-2268 | fwills@uw.edu

Munir Abdol
Operations Manager
206-616-8415 | mabdol20@uw.edu

Deborah Alterman
Technology Manager, Engineering
206-616-6825 | dalterma@uw.edu

Ryan Buckmaster
Technology Manager, Engineering
206-685-3862 | rbuckmas@uw.edu

Mike Clarke
Technology Manager, Engineering
206-616-3254 | mclarke@uw.edu

Laura Dorsey
Senior Technology Manager, Engineering & Sciences
206-685-6790 | ldorsey@uw.edu

Gail Dykstra
Senior Technology Manager, Software
206-543-4611 | gdykstra@uw.edu

Angela Loihl
Senior Technology Manager, Life Sciences
206-897-1982 | aloihl@uw.edu

Jennifer S. McCullar
Technology Manager, Life Sciences
206-543-6861 | mccullaj@uw.edu

Lisa Norton
Associate Director, Technology Licensing
206-616-6918 | lnorton@uw.edu

Gene Yelden
Senior Technology Manager
206-221-7511 | gyelden@uw.edu

Lindsie Goss
Licensing Associate
206-543-8037 | gossl@uw.edu


Strategic Initiatives

Fred B. Holt
Director, Strategic Initiatives
206-543-3970 | fbholt@uw.edu

Clare LaFond
Marketing and Communications Officer
206-616-9540 | clarela@uw.edu

Conrado Tapado
Marketing and Communications Assistant
206-221-8734 | conrado@uw.edu


New Ventures Unit

Patrick Shelby
Director, New Ventures
206-685-4501 | jpshelby@uw.edu

Merina R. Bigley
Manager of Programs
206-685-8079 | biglem@uw.edu

Celine Gorski-Williams
Manager of Operations
206-685-8079 / gorskc@uw.edu

Jeanette G. Ennis
GAP Funding Manager
206-616-2848 | jmgennis@uw.edu

Chris Igielski
Associate Director for Early-Stage Funding
206-543-9522 | cti2@uw.edu


Intellectual Property (IP) Management

Jasbir (Jesse) Kindra
Director, Intellectual Property Management
206-616-9658 | jkindra@uw.edu

Jonathan Balise
Program Assistant, IPM & NV
206-221-7958 | balisej@uw.edu

Maryn Gerdes
Lead Technology Management Administrator
206-543-7925 | mar555@uw.edu

Andrew Graham
Patent Portfolio Manager
206-221-2969 | argraham@uw.edu

Marianne Houghton
Technology Management Administrator
206-616-0575 | mariho@uw.edu

Christine Hurdle
Intellectual Property Paralegal
206-543-9815 | cah34@uw.edu

Andrew Laughlin
Patent Portfolio Manager
206-685-2063 | andrewll@uw.edu

Robert JM Lee
Agreements and ROI Specialist
206-685-0553 | penfold@uw.edu

James Lowry
Agreements Manager
206-543-6369 | jrlowry@uw.edu

Jessica Meyers
Patent Portfolio Manager
206-685-6457 | jmmeyers@uw.edu

Todd North
Patent Portfolio Manager
206-221-8286 | tenorth@uw.edu

Karen Lo
Patent Portfolio Associate
206-543-3195 / klo@uw.edu

Daniel Ogami
Intellectual Property Paralegal
206-616-9287 | danogami@uw.edu

Jennifer Owens
Technology Management Administrator
206-685-7158 | jmowens@uw.edu

Ariadna A. Santander
Agreements Officer
206-543-1138 | filimus@uw.edu

Amy Simmonsen
Technology Management Administrator
206-616-9843 | amysimm@uw.edu

Scott E. Smith
Copyright & Trademark Manager
206-616-3272 | ssmith73@uw.edu

Lori Tonnes-Priddy
Patent Portfolio Associate
206-616-4183 | ltpriddy@uw.edu

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