Staff Directory

Leadership

Evan Facher PhD, MBA

Vice Chancellor for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of Pittsburgh & Associate Dean for Commercial Translation in the School of Medicine

efacher@innovation.pitt.edu Phone: (412) 624-3152

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Dan Broderick

Director, New Ventures

dbroderick@innovation.pitt.edu Phone:

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Colleen Cassidy PhD

Director, Innovation Funding and Program Management

cmc215@pitt.edu Phone: (412) 383-4133

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Alexander P. Ducruet PhD, CLP, RTTP

Executive Director, Innovation Commercialization

aducruet@innovation.pitt.edu Phone: (412) 648-2219

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Joseph Havrilla

Associate Vice Chancellor for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

joseph.havrilla@pitt.edu Phone: (412) 383-3773

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Nicole Oshurak

Director, Inventor Engagement, Outreach & Marketing

noshurak@innovation.pitt.edu Phone: (412) 624-3164

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Rhonda Schuldt, MBA

Director, Big Idea Center

rhonda.l.schuldt@pitt.edu Phone: (412) 624-3157

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Robert (Bob) Stein MBA

Associate Vice Chancellor for Innovation and Entrepreneurship & Executive Director, Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence

rstein@innovation.pitt.edu Phone: (412) 648-1540

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Rob Strauss, Ed.D.

Executive Director, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

rstrauss@innovation.pitt.edu Phone: (412) 648-2224

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Administration

Courtney Chapin

Budget and Finance Manager

cchapin@innovation.pitt.edu Phone:

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Kathryn Griffin

Accountant

kgriffin@innovation.pitt.edu Phone:

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Wendy Kilp

Senior Executive Assistant

wendy.kilp@pitt.edu Phone: (412) 383-4819

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Jamie Krusienski

Executive Assistant

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Carrie Lemonovich

Events Planner

CLL152@pitt.edu Phone: (412) 383-4163

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Leah May

Assistant Director, Communications and Marketing

Lmay@innovation.pitt.edu Phone:

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Derek McDonald

Assistant Director, Digital Operations

dmcdonald@innovation.pitt.edu Phone:

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Kelly Mertz

Director of Accounting, Finance, and Reporting

kmertz@innovation.pitt.edu Phone: (412) 383-7139

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Nicole Oshurak

Director, Inventor Engagement, Outreach & Marketing

noshurak@innovation.pitt.edu Phone: (412) 624-3164

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Tiffany Rice, MBA

Assistant Director of Outreach

trice@innovation.pitt.edu Phone: (412) 624-0219

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Adam Rusnak

Accountant

arusnak@innovation.pitt.edu Phone:

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Renee Schwartz

Assistant Director, Digital Marketing

rschwartz@innovation.pitt.edu Phone:

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Julie Staroschuck

Lead Accountant

JAS630@innovation.pitt.edu Phone: (412) 383-7299

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Rob Strauss, Ed.D.

Executive Director, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

rstrauss@innovation.pitt.edu Phone: (412) 648-2224

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Carla Takacs, CAP-OM

Business Operations Manager

ctakacs@innovation.pitt.edu Phone: (412) 383-7665

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Kathleen Turner

Senior Accountant

kturner@innovation.pitt.edu Phone: (412) 648-2226

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Karen Woolstrum

Marketing Specialist

kwoolstrum@innovation.pitt.edu Phone:

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Mike Yeomans

Marketing and Media Relations Manager

myeomans@innovation.pitt.edu Phone: (412) 624-4474

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Big Idea Center

Jessica Malandro, M.Ed

Assistant Director, Big Idea Center

jmalandro@innovation.pitt.edu Phone: (412) 383-7262

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Iris Matijevic

Manager of Student Programs

imatijevic@innovation.pitt.edu Phone: 412-383-1865

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Rhonda Schuldt, MBA

Director, Big Idea Center

rhonda.l.schuldt@pitt.edu Phone: (412) 624-3157

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Rankin Tran

Digital Operations Specialist

rtran@innovation.pitt.edu Phone:

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Innovation Institute

Priya Amin

Entrepreneur in Residence

pamin@innovation.pitt.edu Phone:

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Nicole Arms

Senior Licensing Assistant

nna14@pitt.edu Phone:

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Tara Branstad

Licensing Manager, Physical Sciences

tbranstad@innovation.pitt.edu Phone:

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Kathryn Beckman

Manager, Intellectual Property Docketing

kbeckman@innovation.pitt.edu Phone: (412) 383-7670

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Dan Broderick

Director, New Ventures

dbroderick@innovation.pitt.edu Phone:

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Colleen Cassidy PhD

Director, Innovation Funding and Program Management

cmc215@pitt.edu Phone: (412) 383-4133

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Brian Copple

Senior Licensing Associate

bcopple@innovation.pitt.edu Phone:

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Andy Daniel PhD

Licensing Associate

adaniel@innovation.pitt.edu Phone:

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Alexander P. Ducruet PhD, CLP, RTTP

Executive Director, Innovation Commercialization

aducruet@innovation.pitt.edu Phone: (412) 648-2219

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Kate Gadacz PhD

Licensing Manager

kgadacz@innovation.pitt.edu Phone:

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Jeff Garanich PhD

Director, Innovation Programming

jgaranich@innovation.pitt.edu Phone:

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Laura Guerrero

Intellectual Property Docketor & Government Compliance Assistant

lguerrero@innovation.pitt.edu Phone:

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Emily Howard

Licensing Assistant

ejh62@pitt.edu Phone: (412) 624-47191

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Alandra Kahl PhD

Assistant Director, Innovation Funding and Program Management

akahl@innovation.pitt.edu Phone:

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Jaime Lebo

Licensing Contracts Specialist

jlebo@innovation.pitt.edu Phone:

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Dori Miller PhD

Assistant Director, Innovation Funding and Program Manager

dmiller@innovation.pitt.edu Phone:

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Sam Musselman

Innovation Funding Manager

smusselman@innovation.pitt.edu Phone:

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Janice L. Panza PhD

Senior Licensing Manager, Physical Sciences

jpanza@innovation.pitt.edu Phone: (412) 648-2225

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Paul Petrovich CPA

Director, New Ventures

ppetrovich@innovation.pitt.edu Phone: (412) 624-3138

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Robert Racunas JD, MS

Associate Director, Compliance and Contracts

rracunas@innovation.pitt.edu Phone: (412) 648-2220

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Andrew Remes PhD, CLP

Licensing Manager: Life Sciences

aremes@innovation.pitt.edu Phone: (412) 624-3134

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John Riley

Entrepreneur in Residence

Jriley@innovation.pitt.edu Phone:

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Jenifer Slinskey JD

Director, Intellectual Property

jslinskey@innovation.pitt.edu Phone: (412) 648-3220

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Tony Torres

Entrepreneur in Residence

atorres@innovation.pitt.edu Phone: (412) 383-8191

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Maria Vanegas PhD

Director, Licensing

mvanegas@innovation.pitt.edu Phone: (412) 648-4004

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Anna Vnukova

Government Compliance Officer

ANV283@pitt.edu Phone:

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Tyree Williams

Innovation Programming Manager

twilliams@innovation.pitt.edu Phone:

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Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence

Annia Aleman

Associate Director, IEE & Director of Pitt Small Business Development Center

aaleman@innovation.pitt.edu Phone:

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Jonny Gamble

SBDC Management Consultant

jgamble@innovation.pitt.edu Phone: (412) 648-4183

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Tara Gerek

Assistant Membership Director

tgerek@innovation.pitt.edu Phone: (412) 648-1389

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Talpha Harris

PantherlabWorks Manager

tharris@innovation.pitt.edu Phone:

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Nicole Hudson

Director of Strategic Connections and Opportunities

nhudson@innovation.pitt.edu Phone:

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Rhonda Carson Leach

Director, Entrepreneurial Fellows Class and Urban & Community Entrepreneurship Program

rcleach@innovation.pitt.edu Phone: (412) 624-2326

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Khushi Lehal

Marketing Coordinator

klehal@innovation.pitt.edu Phone:

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Lynne Nincke

Management Consultant

lnincke@innovation.pitt.edu Phone:

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Misty O’Connor

Financial Management Consultant

moconnor@innovation.pitt.edu Phone:

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Zachery Patton

Management Consultant

zpatton@innovation.pitt.edu Phone:

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Tara Reis

Membership Sales Lead

treis@innovation.pitt.edu Phone:

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Brent Rondon

SBDC Senior International Trade Management Consultant

brondon@innovation.pitt.edu Phone: (412) 624-2290

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Valerie Shaffer

Environmental Consultant

vshaffer@innovation.pitt.edu Phone:

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Brett Smith

Marketing Director, IEE

bsmith@innovation.pitt.edu Phone: (412) 648-1066

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Robert (Bob) Stein MBA

Associate Vice Chancellor for Innovation and Entrepreneurship & Executive Director, Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence

rstein@innovation.pitt.edu Phone: (412) 648-1540

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Eric Swift

Assistant Director, SBDC

eswift@innovation.pitt.edu Phone:

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Michael Wholihan Ed.D.

Supply Chain Consultant

mwholihan@innovation.pitt.edu Phone: (412) 624-1368

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Eve Wyman

Administrative and Operations Manager

ewyman@innovation.pitt.edu Phone:

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Office of Industry & Economic Partnerships

Mike Flock PhD

Director, Industry Partnerships

mike.flock@pitt.edu Phone: (412) 383-0952

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Jon Fura PhD

Director, Industry Partnerships

jon.fura@pitt.edu Phone: (412) 624-8795

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Kathrin Gassei PhD

Director, Industry Partnerships

gassei@pitt.edu Phone: (412) 624-2813

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Joseph Havrilla

Associate Vice Chancellor for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

joseph.havrilla@pitt.edu Phone: (412) 383-3773

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Scott Morley

Senior Director, Office of Industry & Economic Partnerships

scott.morley@pitt.edu Phone: (412) 624-0403

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Paul-Valentin Pitou

Director, Industry Partnerships

paul.pitou@pitt.edu Phone: (412) 383-4269

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Brian Vidic

Director, Industry Partnerships

brian.vidic@pitt.edu Phone: (412) 624-8101

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