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The following is a summary of responsibilities associated with the four support roles in the College of Sciences’ Business Centers. Please locate your unit below to determine your service team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Human Resources<\/strong> – this staff member can assist you with human resources services related to faculty, staff, adjuncts, hourly employees, post-doctoral associates, and all non-paid academic appointments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Budget Analyst<\/strong> – this staff member can assist you with budgeting and financial reports for all funding sources except grants and PI overhead funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Post-Award Specialist<\/strong> – this staff member can assist you with all financial support services associated with Contract & Grants. This position can also assist you with PI Overhead funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travel\/Procurement Coordinator<\/strong> – this staff member can assist you with traveling and all procurement services. This now includes paying the invoice as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Academic Units<\/strong><\/td>Service Team<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Anthropology, Department of<\/td>Human Resources<\/strong>: Jessica Banos
Budget Analyst<\/strong>: Lisa Myles
Post-Award Specialist<\/strong>: Lisa Haas
Travel and Procurement Coordinator<\/strong>: Wanda Tummons<\/td><\/tr>
Biology, Department of<\/td>Human Resources<\/strong>: Lisa Trent
Budget Analyst<\/strong>: Sheri Pearson
Post-Award Specialist<\/strong>: Sandra Rivera
Travel and Procurement Coordinator<\/strong>: Kevin Sopko<\/td><\/tr>
Chemistry, Department of<\/td>Human Resources<\/strong>: Nora Derchoul
Budget Analyst<\/strong>: Allison Freitas
Post-Award Specialist<\/strong>: Iolanda Guseman
Travel Coordinator:<\/strong> Miriam Beckles
Procurement Coordinator<\/strong>: Noha Bukatwa<\/td><\/tr>
Communication and Media, Nicholson School of<\/td>Human Resources<\/strong>: LaNique Chesterfield
Budget Analyst<\/strong>: Tamara Pullin
Post-Award Specialist<\/strong>: Lisa Haas
Travel and Procurement Coordinator<\/strong>: Mirelys Medina<\/td><\/tr>
Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy (FIEA)<\/td>Human Resources<\/strong>: LaNique Chesterfield
Budget Analyst<\/strong>: Tamara Pullin
Post-Award Specialist<\/strong>: Lisa Haas
Travel\/Procurement Coordinator<\/strong>: Mirelys Medina<\/td><\/tr>
Mathematics, Department of<\/td>Human Resources<\/strong>: Elizabeth Rivera
Budget Analyst<\/strong>: Sharon Doras
Post-Award Specialist<\/strong>: Lisa Haas
Travel\/Procurement Coordinator<\/strong>: Omesh Persaud<\/td><\/tr>
Physics, Department of<\/td>Human Resources<\/strong>: Wayneeta King
Budget Analyst<\/strong>: Leida Vera Nater
Post-Award Specialist<\/strong> (A-J): Erika Remley
Post-Award Specialist<\/strong> (K-Z): Usha Lal
Travel<\/strong> Coordinator<\/strong>: Magali Lopez
Procurement Coordinator<\/strong>: Shannon Cajigas (temporary)<\/td><\/tr>
Politics, Security, and International Affairs, School of<\/td>Human Resources<\/strong>: Gabrielle Martinez
Budget Analyst<\/strong>: Shena Parks
Post-Award Specialist<\/strong>: Lisa Haas
Travel\/Procurement Coordinator<\/strong>: Tamara Vassallo Soto<\/td><\/tr>
Psychology, Department of<\/td>Human Resources<\/strong>: Katherine Briceno Plathy
Budget Analyst<\/strong>: Jennifer (Jen) Caldwell
Post-Award Specialist<\/strong>: Lisa Haas
Travel\/Procurement Coordinator<\/strong>: Kevin Ortiz<\/td><\/tr>
Sociology, Department of<\/td>Human Resources<\/strong>: Gabrielle Martinez
Budget Analyst<\/strong>: Lisa Myles
Post-Award Specialist<\/strong>: Lisa Haas
Travel\/Procurement Coordinator<\/strong>: Wanda Tummons<\/td><\/tr>
Statistics and Data Science, Department of<\/td>Human Resources<\/strong>: Elizabeth Rivera
Budget Analyst<\/strong>: Sharon Doras
Post-Award Specialist<\/strong>: Lisa Haas
Travel\/Procurement Coordinator<\/strong>: Omesh Persaud<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Institutes, Research Centers, and Offices<\/strong><\/td>Service Team<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Dean’s Office<\/td>Human Resources<\/strong>: Jessica Banos
Budget Analyst<\/strong>: Jennifer Branson
Post-Award Specialist<\/strong>: Venessa Nieves
Travel and Procurement Coordinator:<\/strong> Noha Bukatwa<\/td><\/tr>
Global Economic & Environmental Opportunity (GEEO)<\/td>Human Resources<\/strong>: Gabrielle Martinez
Budget Analyst<\/strong>: Shena Parks
Post-Award Specialist<\/strong>: Lisa Haas
Travel\/Procurement Coordinator<\/strong>: Shannon Cajigas<\/td><\/tr>
Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence<\/td>Human Resources<\/strong>: Gabrielle Martinez
Budget Analyst<\/strong>: Shena Parks
Post-Award Specialist<\/strong>: Lisa Haas
Travel\/Procurement Coordinator<\/strong>: Tamara Vassallo Soto<\/td><\/tr>
India Center<\/td>Human Resources<\/strong>: Gabrielle Martinez
Budget Analyst<\/strong>: Shena Parks
Post-Award Specialist<\/strong>: Lisa Haas
Travel\/Procurement Coordinator<\/strong>: Tamara Vassallo Soto<\/td><\/tr>
iSTEM<\/td>Human Resources<\/strong>: Gabrielle Martinez
Budget Analyst<\/strong>: Jennifer Branson
Post-Award Specialist<\/strong>: Lisa Haas
Travel\/Procurement Coordinator<\/strong>: Noha Bukatwa<\/td><\/tr>
Kurdish Political Studies<\/td>Human Resources<\/strong>: Gabrielle Martinez
Budget Analyst<\/strong>: Shena Parks
Post-Award Specialist<\/strong>: Lisa Haas
Travel\/Procurement Coordinator<\/strong>: Tamara Vassallo Soto<\/td><\/tr>
Lou Frey Institute of Politics and Government<\/td>Human Resources<\/strong>: Gabrielle Martinez
Budget Analyst<\/strong>: Shena Parks
Post-Award Specialist<\/strong>: Lisa Haas
Travel\/Procurement Coordinator<\/strong>: Tamara Vassallo Soto <\/td><\/tr>
National Center for Forensic Science<\/td>Human Resources:<\/strong> Nora Derchoul
Budget Analyst:<\/strong> Allison Freitas
Post-Award Specialist:<\/strong> Iolanda Guseman
Travel Coordinator:<\/strong> Miriam Beckles
Procurement Coordinator:<\/strong> Noha Bukatwa<\/td><\/tr>
UCF RESTORES<\/td>Human Resources<\/strong>: Katherine Briceno Plathy
Budget Analyst<\/strong>: Sheri Pearson
Post-Award Specialist<\/strong>: Lisa Haas
Travel\/Procurement Coordinator<\/strong>: Kevin Ortiz<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The following is a summary of responsibilities associated with the four support roles in the College of Sciences’ Business Centers. Please locate your unit below to determine your service team. Human Resources – this staff member can assist you with human resources services related to faculty, staff, adjuncts, hourly employees, post-doctoral associates, and all non-paid […]","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-150","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=150"}],"version-history":[{"count":59,"href":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":805,"href":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/150\/revisions\/805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}