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Director's Office    
The Director’s Office applies for and accepts extramural awards on behalf of UH; this office executes legal agreements, recommends and issues UH policies and procedures relating to extramurally sponsored projects and reports on sponsored research to the UH Board of Regents and the Office of the President.

Yaa-Yin Fong

Director

956-8259

Nancy King

Associate Director

956-5300
         Charlene Matsuda

Secretary

956-7800
         Stacey Nishida

Clerk

956-7800

 

Cost Studies and Rate Analysis
The Cost Studies and Rate Analysis section performs analyses to estimate and verify costs associated with the administration of research at UH, systemwide, and negotiates indirect cost rates with the federal government; this section performs other cost analyses to support UH leadership.

Kevin Hanaoka
Cost Study Chief

956-9242

Cindy Lee
Analyst

956-3377

 

Information Systems Support
The Information Systems Support section provides IT support to the Office of Research Services and coordinates electronic research administration (eRA) services for investigators and others at UH across the UH system. This section supports the ORS website and ORS Helpline.

ORS Helpline

956-5198

Michael Morimoto
eRA Porject Leader

956-4908

Carol Santucci
InfoEd Project Leader

956-3876

Gang Yuan
IT Specialist

956-6961

Christopher Tyau
IT Specialist

956-0409

 

Contracts and Grants Administration
The Contracts and Grants Administration section reviews and negotiates award documents to ensure that award terms and conditions comply with applicable laws, regulations and policies and protect the interests of the University and its investigators. This section services all UH campuses except UH Hilo, JABSOM, CRCH, and MCC.

Jennifer Teramoto
Contracts Specialist

956-0804

Curtis Tanabe
Contract Specialist

956-7122

Claire Muzatti
Contracts Specialist

956-5028

Halaszyn, Jennifer

Contract Coordinator

956-8552

Kellie Gushiken
Contract Coordinator

956-8552

 

Contracts and Grants Administration -Kaka'ako (JABSOM & CRCH)
The ORS Kaka’ako Satellite Service Center provides pre-award and post-award contracts and grants services to the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) and the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii (CRCH).

Susan Iwanaga
Manager

692-1807

Mark Yabui
Contracts Specialist

692-1809

Jacob Nakasone

Contract Coordinator
692-1811

 

Contracts and Grants Administration -Maui Community College
The ORS Maui Community College (MCC) Satellite Service Center provides pre-award and post-award contracts and grants services to investigators at Maui Community College.

Barbara Hundtoft
Contracts Specialist

808
984-3389

 

Pre-Award Administration
The Pre-Award Section coordinates proposal review and submission, including electronic submission, of applications for extramural support on behalf of UH for all campuses except UH Hilo, JABSOM, CRCH, and MCC. This section provides information and support to investigators and administrators.

Paul Kakugawa
Pre-Award Specialist (Research)

956-4054

Georgette Sakumoto
Pre-Award Specialist (Non-Research)

956-4056

Kathy Yoshinaga
Pre-Award Specialist (NSF)

956-4057

Sue Larson

Pre-Award Specialist
956-6058

Linda Murakami
Secretary

956-8658
Julie Bailey
Secretary
956-8706

Naomi Mitake
Secretary

956-3105

 

Projects Fiscal Accounting      

The Projects Fiscal Accounting Section establishes and administers project accounts, assuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies and award terms and conditions. This section processes reimbursement requests and maintains UH financial records.

Janis Morita
Manager
956-6959
Aimee Asamoto
Sr. Accountant
956-5195

Wilbert Choy
Sr. Accountant

956-9239

Menaka Ganesathasan
Sr. Accountant

956-5137
 

Vicky Huang
Sr. Accountant

956-5013
 

Dina Kojima
Sr. Accountant

956-5193

Charlene Lagondino
Sr. Accountant

956-8284

Jacqueline Lum-Ho
Sr. Accountant

956-7440
Gail Shibuya
Sr. Accountant
956-9764
Samantha Cogbill
Accountant
samantha@ors.hawaii.edu 956-5506

Karen Ebesu
Accountant

 
956-8168
Carmen Hollister
Accountant
 
956-8099

Harrison Iwata
Accountant

956-9230
Kiinani Kashiwagi
Accountant
956-9517

Aileen Ma
Accountant

956-8205

Abigail Tomas
Accountant

956-4807

 

Projects Financial Services
The Projects Financial Services section coordinates cash management, account closeout, and account collections activities.

Joanne Yama,
Manager

956-8163

Dawn Chow-Hoy
Sr. Accountant

956-9233

Jean Uyeda
Closeout Coordinator

956-8339

Donna Kekina
Accountant

956-8339

 

Compliance  

The Compliance section coordinates the annual OMB A-133 compliance audit, sponsor financial audits, and subrecipient monitoring activities.

Nakamura, Dennis
Compliance Specialist

956-5893

Lenora Asato
Compliance Specialist

956-5515

Lisa Kunitomo
Compliance Specialist

956-8514

 

Administrative Operations  
The Administrative Operations section provides fiscal and administrative services to ORS.

Russell Chun
Admin Officer

956-2290

Stacy Oshiro
HR Specialist

956-8166

Cindi Takiguchi
Fiscal Officer

956-4059

 

 

 

 

 

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