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: 214-648-3060
Channing Calton, BA Sr. Financial Analyst/IRB Fees	Email Phone: 214-648-9876
Kelechi Echendu, MS Regulatory Monitoring Analyst	Email Phone: 214-648-3060
Kimberly A. Hawkins, BA Business Analyst	Email Phone: 214-648-3060
Scott Meyers, BA Clinical Research Educator	Email Phone: 214-648-3060
Harshit Kakaraparthy Department Data Analyst	Email Phone: 214-648-3060

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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 Email
Brendan Paulman, MS, CIP - Reliance Email
Carolyn Graves, MPA, MEd - Full Board/Expedited Email
Vacant - Agreements

Expedited Review Team

Name and Email
Amanda Smith, MPH, CIP Email
Cassandra Hamilton, BS Email
Roshalette Pickens-Davis, BS Email
Jungsoo Han, PhD Email

Pre-Review Team

Name and Email
Adrian Avila, BS Email
Rumana Akhter, PhD Email
Zachary "Noah" Hendrix, MS Email
Sahar Ismail, MS Email
Natalie Lemanczyk, MS Email
Tiffany Moore, BS Email
Vacant

Investigator Relations & Agreements

Name and Email
Anna Antony, MA Email
Amber Hicks, MBA Email

Reliance and sIRB Initiation

Name and Email
Marilyn Maldonado, MS Email
Vacant
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	Phone
Manali Thakkar, CHRC, MS Program Manager Phone: 214-648-3060	Email
Daryl Campbell-Pierre, PhD Regulatory Monitoring Analyst	Email
Karen De La Fuente, BS Regulatory Monitoring Analyst	Email
Scot St. Martin, CIA, CGAP, CRMA Senior Regulatory Associate	Email
Weam Ali, MS Regulatory Monitoring Analyst	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 and Title	Email
Rasija Nambiar, MSc, PGDPM Regulatory Scientist (CT.gov support)	Email
Italya Hutchinson, MBBS Regulatory Scientist (SI Support)	Email