Staff Directory

Leadership

Bruce Burgess

Director, Venture Development

BruceB@tla.arizona.edu

Rakhi Gibbons

Director of Licensing and Intellectual Property

RakhiG@tla.arizona.edu

Douglas Hockstad

Associate Vice President

DouglasH@arizona.edu

Derick Maggard

Director, Student Ventures

derickm@tla.arizona.edu

Pronouns:

"he, him, his"

Grace Ratje

Assistant Director, Finance & Administration

GriseldaR@tla.arizona.edu

Pronouns:

"she, her, hers"

Paul Tumarkin

Assistant Director, Marketing & Communications

PaulT@tla.arizona.edu

Pronouns:

"he, him, his"

The Team

Michelle Albert

Patent Docket Clerk

MichelleA@tla.arizona.edu

Pronouns:

"she, her, hers"

Julie Barbier Bularzik

Venture Development Education Coordinator

JulieB@tla.arizona.edu

Pronouns:

she, her, hers

Tiara Bertram

Licensing Compliance Manager

TiaraSB@tla.arizona.edu

Pronouns:

"she, her, hers"

Karen Carrasco

Administrative Associate

klcarrasco@arizona.edu

Pronouns:

"she, her, hers"

Ann Chihak Poff

Marketing Associate

annc@tla.arizona.edu

Pronouns:

"she, her, hers"

Alex Damiano

Manager, Venture Development - Physical Sciences

alexdamiano@arizona.edu

Garrett Edmunds

Licensing Manager, University of Arizona Health Sciences

GarrettE@tla.arizona.edu

Pronouns:

"he, him, his"

Carina Enriquez

Administrative Associate, Venture Development

CarinaE@tla.arizona.edu

Pronouns:

"she, her, hers"

Elena Fielder

Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable and Legal Documents Coordinator

ElenaF@tla.arizona.edu

Pronouns:

"she, her, hers"

Anne Gardner

Market Research Manager

AnneG@tla.arizona.edu

Pronouns:

"she, her, hers"

Mitch Graffeo

Senior Licensing Manager, College of Medicine - Tucson

MitchG@tla.arizona.edu

Pronouns:

"he, him, his"

Lewis Humphreys

Senior Software & IT Licensing Manager, Eller College Embed

LewisH@tla.arizona.edu

Al Kassam

Mentor-in-Residence

Pronouns:

"he, him, his"

Kelly King

Entrepreneurial Mindset Development Coordinator

kellyk@tla.arizona.edu

Pronouns:

she, her, hers

Leah Langlais

Manager, Venture Development - Life Sciences

LeahL@tla.arizona.edu

Jonathan Larson

Senior Licensing Manager, College of Science

jonathanlarson@arizona.edu

Pronouns:

"he, him, his"

Jianling Liu

Senior Business Analyst

JianlingL@tla.arizona.edu

Cathleen Malia

Accountant

CathleenM@tla.arizona.edu

Tod McCauley

Assistant Director of Licensing, College of Agriculture, Life & Environmental Sciences

TodM@tla.arizona.edu

Tyler McCusker

Coordinator, Commercialization Network

tylermccusker@arizona.edu

Pronouns:

"he, him, his"

Sarah Moore

Intellectual Property Manager

SarahM@tla.arizona.edu

Peter Nestler

Mentor-in-Residence

PeterN@tla.arizona.edu

Pronouns:

"he, him, his"

Linda Portillo

Executive Assistant

LindaP@tla.arizona.edu

Lyndsay Troyer

Licensing Associate, Software & Copyright

LyndsayT@arizona.edu

Pronouns:

"she, her, hers"

Paul Valdez

Associate Director, Student Ventures

paulv@tla.arizona.edu

Pronouns:

he, him, his

Rich Weite

Senior Licensing Manager, Optical Sciences

RichW@tla.arizona.edu

Steven Wood

Mentor-in-Residence

StevenW@tla.arizona.edu

TJ Yekini

Accountant

TJY@tla.arizona.edu

Scott Zentack

Licensing Manager, College of Engineering

ScottZ@tla.arizona.edu

Pronouns:

"he, him, his"

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