Our Team

Mission of the Office of Research Regulatory Affairs

ORRA is made up of a dedicated team of professionals who serve the research community to facilitate quality human research in a way that protects the rights, safety, and welfare of study participants and complies with ethical and legal standards for the conduct of science.

ORRA is divided into five offices - each specializing in different areas of human research protections. To meet your needs, please contact the most appropriate office/staff person below.

Office of Research Regulatory Affairs (ORRA) Administration

Name and Title	Email and Phone
Rhonda Oilepo, MS, CIP, CHRC, CHPC Associate Vice President of Research Regulatory Affairs	Email Phone: 214-648-6417
Erica Sawczuk, MBA Administrative Manager	Email Phone: 214-648-9882
Claudia Ladzik, MEd Administrative Coordinator	Email Phone: 214-648-7940
Barbara Simon Administrative Associate	Email Phone: 469-852-8520
Channing Calton, BA Sr. Financial Analyst/IRB Fees	Email Phone: 469-852-9694
Kelechi Echendu, MS Regulatory Monitoring Analyst	Email Phone: 469-852-9699
Kimberly A. Hawkins, BA Business Analyst	Email Phone: 469-852-8503
Scott Meyers, BA Clinical Research Educator	Email Phone: 469-852-8513
Harshit Kakaraparthy Department Data Analyst	Email Phone: 469-852-8510

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Institutional Review Board (IRB) Office

Meyad Bird, MBA, CIP

IRB Director & SCRO Administrator

Direct: 214-648-5486

Erik Soliz, MS, CIP

IRB Manager

Direct: 214-648-0232

IRB Fee Questions Email

HRPP Questions Email

UTSW ETHOS Questions Email

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Expedited Review Team
Pre-Review Team
Investigator Relations & Agreements
Reliance and sIRB Initiation

Program Managers

Name and Contact
Brendan Paulman, MS, CIP - Reliance Email Phone: 469-852-8517
Carolyn Graves, MPA, MEd - Full Board/Expedited Email Phone: 469-852-8501
Amanda Smith, MPH, CIP - Agreements Email Phone:469-852-8521

Expedited Review Team

Name and Contact
Cassandra Hamilton, BS Email Phone: 469-852-8515
Roshalette Pickens-Davis, BS Email Phone: 469-852-8518
Jungsoo Han, PhD Email Phone:469-852-8502

Pre-Review Team

Name and Contact
Adrian Avila, BS Email Phone: 469-852-9693
Rumana Akhter, PhD Email Phone: 469-852-9690
Zachary "Noah" Hendrix, MS Email Phone: 469-852-8506
Sahar Ismail, MS Email Phone:469-852-8509
Natalie Lemanczyk, MS Email Phone: 469-852-8511
Tiffany Moore, BS Email Phone: 469-852-8514
VACANT

Investigator Relations & Agreements

Name and Contact
Anna Antony, MA Email Phone: 469-852-9692
Amber Hicks, MBA Email Phone: 469-852-8507

Reliance and sIRB Initiation

Name and Contact
Marilyn Maldonado, MS Email Phone: 469-852-8512
Ohenewaa Dede-Bamfo, MEd Email Phone: 469-852-9697
VACANT

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Quality Assurance & Monitoring (QAM) Office

Kimberly Mapes, BA, CHRC

Director of Regulatory Support and Monitoring

Phone: 214-648-3680

QAM Email

Name, Title, and Phone	Email
Manali Thakkar, CHRC, MS Program Manager Phone: 469-852-8523	Email
Daryl Campbell-Pierre, PhD Regulatory Monitoring Analyst Phone: 469-852-9695	Email
Karen De La Fuente, BS Regulatory Monitoring Analyst Phone: 469-852-9696	Email
Scot St. Martin, CIA, CGAP, CRMA Senior Regulatory Associate Phone: 469-852-8522	Email
Weam Ali, MS Regulatory Monitoring Analyst Phone: 469-852-9691	Email

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Regulatory Support Office (RSO)

Kimberly Mapes, BA, CHRC
Director of Regulatory Support and Monitoring
Phone: 214-648-3680
Email

CT.gov Support Email

Sponsor Investigator Support Email

Name, Title, and Phone	Email
Rasija Nambiar, MSc, PGDPM Regulatory Scientist (CT.gov support) Phone: 469-852-8516	Email
Italya Hutchinson, MBBS Regulatory Scientist (SI Support) Phone: 469-852-8508	Email