Chair
 Terri Bigham, CRA®, CFRA
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Terri joined the Board of Directors in 2016. She is the Associate Director at the University of Central Florida Research Foundation. She has over two decades of research administration experience and has been a Certified Research Administrator since 2008 and a Certified Financial Research Administrator since 2018. Terri believes the biggest value of certification comes from personal satisfaction, validation of knowledge and skills to peers, sign of commitment to the research administration profession, and investment in one’s career.

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/terribigham
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Vice-Chair
 Stormy Staley, CRA®
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Stormy joined the Board of Directors in 2019. She is a Research Administration Manager in the Translational Science and Therapeutics Division at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. She has over a decade of research administration experience and has been a Certified Research Administrator since 2018. Stormy believes knowledge management through certification is key to maximizing individual potential, succeeding in the research administration profession, and most importantly serving the research enterprise.
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Secretary
 Jacqueline E. Rearick, CRA®
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Jackie joined the Board of Directors in 2021. She is a Pre-Award Administrator at the Yale University School of Medicine. She has over a decade of research administration experience and has been a Certified Research Administrator since 2019. Jackie believes certification demonstrates a proficiency in this profession.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jackierearick
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Treasurer
 Georgetta Dennis, CRA®, CPRA®, CFRA
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Georgetta joined the Board of Directors in 2019. She is a Senior Associate at Attain Partners. She has nearly two decades of research administration experience and has been a Certified Research Administrator since 2016, a Certified Preaward Research Administrator since 2016, and a Certified Financial Research Administrator since 2018. Georgetta believes certification reflects to faculty how committed and knowledgeable one is while assisting them with their sponsored funding.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/georgetta-dennis-ms-cra-cpra-cfra-bab766177
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 Suzanne Alstadt, CRA®, CPRA®
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Suzanne joined the Board of Directors in 2018. She is the Senior Director of Research, Sponsored Programs, and Research Information Systems at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. She has almost three decades of research administration experience and has been a Certified Research Administrator since 2005 and Certified Preaward Research Administrator since 2023. Suzanne believes in certification for personal achievement.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/suzanne-alstadt-dpa-cra-46191478
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 Brent Bell, CRA®
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Brent joined the Board of Directors in 2022. He is the Director of Pre-Award Research Administration at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He has over two decades of research administration experience and has been a Certified Research Administrator since 2015. Brent believes obtaining certification is an excellent way to focus on one’s experience and knowledge while demonstrating commitment to the field.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/brent-bell-mra-cra-5165354a
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 Shelly Berry Hebb, CPRA®
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Shelly joined the Board of Directors in 2018. She is the Associate Director of Proposal Services at Texas A&M University. She has over three decades of research administration experience and has been a Certified Preaward Research Administrator since 2017. Shelly believes certification creates awareness among faculty and staff, demonstrates professionalism in this field, and is beneficial when it comes to explaining debatable topics in research administration.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/shellyberryhebbcpra
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 Melissa Emanus, CRA®
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Melissa joined the Board of Directors in 2023. She is the Export Control & Research Compliance Officer at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. She has nearly two decades of experience in research administration and has been a Certified Research Administrator since 2014. Melissa believes that certification reflects commitments to the field of research administration and one's own professional growth.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-emanus-ms-cra
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 Cathy Le, CRA®
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Cathy joined the Board of Directors in 2022. She is the Senior Research Administrator at the University of Southern California’s Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center at Keck School of Medicine. She has over a decade of research administration experience and has been a Certified Research Administrator since 2017. Cathy believes in certification for professional growth and job advancement, and its value towards giving credence and credibility to one’s resume.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/cathy-le-cra
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 Cira Mathis, CRA®
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Cira (Pronounced “Cheera”) joined the Board of Directors in 2018. She is a Manager of Internal Programs at Khalifa University. She has over a decade of research administration experience and has been a Certified Research Administrator since 2011. Cira believes certification builds credibility as a young research administrator and highlights knowledge areas needed to strengthen, which motivated her to expand skillsets and accept new job opportunities.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ciramathis
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 Sami Naber, CRA®
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Sami joined the Board of Directors in 2023. He is the Program Manager, Clinical Trial Billing at Cedars-Sinai Medial Center. He has over a decade of experience in research administration and has been a Certified Research Administrator since 2015. He became certified to validate and further his knowledge in research administration and show the capability to provide a high level of service to research faculty and staff.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/sami-naber/
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 Connie Motoki, CRA®
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Connie joined the Board of Directors in 2023. She is a Grants Manager in the Office of Sponsored Research Services at Washington University in St. Louis. She has nearly two decades of research administration experience and has been a Certified Research Administrator since 2017. Connie believes certification is significant validation of personal knowledge in this profession.
Website: www.star.wustl.edu/people/motoki-connie/
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 Rick Roberts, CRA®, CPRA®, CFRA
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Rick joined the Board of Directors in 2022. He is the Director of Finance and Administration at the Morehouse School of Medicine. He has almost three decades of research administration experience and has been a Certified Research Administrator since 2009, a Certified Financial Research Administrator since 2022, and a Certified Pre-Award Research Administrator since 2023. Rick believes certification is necessary to continue working in this profession, especially as this profession grows more complex and technical.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/rick-roberts-phd-thm-cra-cpra-cfra-9aa61b41/
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Stephen L. Williams, CRA®
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Stephen joined the Board of Directors in 2022. He is an Assistant Director in the Office of Sponsored Programs at Wake Forest University. He has nearly three decades of research administration experience and has been a Certified Research Administrator since 2007. Stephen believes obtaining certification demonstrates expertise and experience in research administration.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/stephenlwilliams
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 Suzanne Wiltgen, CRA®
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Suzanne joined the Board of Directors in 2021. She is a Team Lead at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. She has just under a decade of research administration experience and has been a Certified Research Administrator since 2021. Suzanne believes certification was a way to learn more about the scope of research administration and to pursue additional opportunities in the field.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/suzanne-wiltgen-cra-1a8aa218
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 Robert Zurita, CRA®
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Robert joined the Board of Directors in 2023. He is a Senior Applications Business Analyst at Florida International University. He has nearly two decades of research administration and has been a Certified Research Administrator since 2007. Robert believes certification further demonstrates your passion and knowledge in this field.
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Chair Emerita
 Patricia Buennemeyer, CRA®, CPRA®, CFRA
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