Staff Contact List
The Staff of the Office of Research Support Services is committed to providing quality service to our faculty and administrators in all aspects of the pre-award grant submission process and post-award management of sponsored programs.
Printable list of department assignments.
Executive Director
Marianne Achenbach
achenbac@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-573-8798
Director - Pre-Award and Professional Development
Lynne Gibson
Lynne.Gibson@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-573-4149
Director - Post Award
Rich Snyder
rsnyder@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-573-1394
Administrative Assistant
Peggy (PJ) Kaschak
pkaschak@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-573-2290
Associate Director, Research Administration & Professional Development
Chanika Pratt
Pre and Post Award
chanikap@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-898-6401
Associate Director of Research Administration Financial Compliance
Louis Muccia
Post-Award
lmuccia@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-573-3828
ORSS Grants Management Specialists
Michael Carman
Pre-Award
mcarm@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-898-0068
Joanne Crossin
Post-Award
crossin@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-573-4065
Mark Nave
Pre-Award
marknave@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-573-6190
Dawn Sabella
Post-Award
dawn.sabella@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Pam Smith
Pre-Award
smithp2@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-746-2721
Joanie Tan
Pre-Award
Joanie.Tan@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-746-7719
Renee Zawacki
Post-Award
rzawacki@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-573-4035
Accounts Receivable Analyst
Danielle DiIanni
ddiianni@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-573-1395