Research & Sponsored Programs Post-Award team: New Liaisons and College/Dept. Assignments

Dear Principal Investigators and Research Administrators:

 First, we would like to thank you for your support and understanding during these past challenging months. As you are aware, the Research and Sponsored Programs Post-Award office has experienced staff changes, as well as has undergone several contract reviews and audits in the past six months. During this time, the remaining staff have assumed additional responsibilities and worked tirelessly to support our PIs as much as possible.

 With all the changes come new opportunities, and so we are delighted to introduce our new Post-Award liaisons, Dakota Hughes and Matthew (Matt) Nyby. Dakota, who is a product of the CSU system, has a bachelor’s in Mathematical Economics from CSUSB and a Masters of Public Administration at CSUN. He has also previously worked for a family services agency that served low-income families in Los Angeles with educational and mental health services as a Contract Analyst. Matt, who is a CSUN alumnus, has a bachelor’s degree in Finance and has worked as a Financial Analyst since 2015.

 Please note that Leslie Zazueta will be on leave until April 6, 2019. During this transitional period, the liaison responsibilities will be as follows:

College/Department	Post-Award Liaison
Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication	Dakota Hughes* dakota.hughes@csun.edu x3061
David Nazarian College of Business and Economics	Michael Epping michael.epping@csun.edu x7975
Michael D. Eisner College of Education	Matthew Nyby* matthew.nyby@csun.edu x3379
College of Engineering and Computer Science	Matthew Nyby*
College of Health and Human Development, including Marilyn Magaram Center	Michael Epping
College of Humanities	Dakota Hughes*
College of Science and Mathematics:
Biology	Michael Epping
Chemistry and Biochemistry	Michael Epping
Geological Sciences	Michael Epping
Mathematics	Michael Epping
Physics and Astronomy	Grace Slavik grace.slavik@csun.edu x3498
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences	Grace Slavik
Oviatt Library, Extended Learning, Sustainability	Dakota Hughes*
University Administration, Student Services, BUILD	Grace Slavik
Strength United	Dakota Hughes
Matters concerning cost share and asset management	Mahyar Sadri mahyar.sadri@csun.edu x6414

 *During this transition and training phase, please copy Grace Slavik on all your communications to Dakota Hughes and copy Michael Epping on all your communications to Matthew Nyby.

 In addition, we have restructured our department to add administrative support team who will be assisting the post-award liaisons so our staff can better serve you. Joining our team are Elizabeth (Liz) Zambrano, Patrick Mislan, and Cristian Contreras. Liz has been with The University Corporation for over 15 years and has served in multiple departments within the organization. Patrick has worked as an administrative support for seven years. And Cristian is a new CSUN alumnus who holds a B.S. in Marketing and Management and has previously worked with several departments on campus.

 Our main effort is always to provide excellent customer service while ensuring administrative and regulatory compliance. All our staff members will work with you to make your sponsored programs as successful as possible.

 Again, we thank you for your understanding and patience, and we look forward to serving you.

 Sincerely,

 Grace Slavik