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Meet the SPARC Central Team

Contact Bethany Ekesa, director of research administration, for more information or connect with one of our SPARC Central Team members below.

Grant Upson

Grant Upson

Executive Director, Administration

g-upson( at )northwestern.edu
Bethany Ekesa

Bethany Ekesa

Director, Research Administration

bethany.ekesa( at )northwestern.edu
Mengwei Liu

Mengwei Liu

Manager, Research Administration

mengwei-liu( at )northwestern.edu
Janet Nelson

Janet Nelson

Manager, Research Administration

janet.nelson( at )northwestern.edu
Brent Smith

Brent Smith

Manager, Financial Administration

brent.smith( at )northwestern.edu
Olga Garcia

Olga Garcia

Senior Research Administrator

o-garcia( at )northwestern.edu
Aparna Menon

Aparna Menon

Senior Research Administrator

aparna.menon( at )northwestern.edu
Regime Dean

Regime Dean

Senior Research Administrator

regime.billingsly( at )northwestern.edu
Nick Malone

Nick Malone

Senior Financial Administrator

nick( at )northwestern.edu
Brandon Greene

Brandon Greene

Research Administrator

brandon.greene( at )northwestern.edu
Annika Hendrickson

Annika Hendrickson

Research Administrator

annika.hendrickson( at )northwestern.edu
Sylwia Clarke

Sylwia Clarke

Research Administrator

sylwia.clarke( at )northwestern.edu
Morgan Purrier

Morgan Purrier

Research Administrator

mpurrier( at )northwestern.edu
Cody Hanchett

Cody Hanchett

Financial Administrator 2

cody.hanchett( at )northwestern.edu
Irina Iacobut

Irina Iacobut

Financial Administrator

irina.iacobut( at )northwestern.edu
Sheila Chhim

Sheila Chhim

Financial Administrator

sheila.chhim( at )northwestern.edu
Mireya Bélizaire

Mireya Bélizaire

Associate Research Administrator

mireya.belizaire( at )northwestern.edu
Isabella Lazarski

Isabella Lazarski

Associate Research Administrator

isabella.lazarski( at )northwestern.edu
Jack Collins

Jack Collins

Associate Research Administrator

jack.collins( at )northwestern.edu
Natalie Donahue

Natalie Donahue

Associate Research Administrator

natalie.donahue( at )northwestern.edu
Maria Sanchez

Maria Sanchez

Financial Coordinator

msanchez( at )northwestern.edu
Don Walker

Don Walker

Financial Assistant

donnell.walker( at )northwestern.edu