Coordinating Center Staff
The Coordinating Center (CC) is staffed with individuals who have very diverse, yet complementary, expertise that are necessary to execute the activities of the CC.
Events and Communication
Event planning for the two BCBC annual meetings and all communications are supported by Kim Cornwell, Suzannah Green and Pamela Uttz. BCBC meetings include the Kickoff Meeting, which occurs at the start of the grant funding cycles, the annual Investigator Planning Meetings (fall) and the annual all-member Retreat (spring). Various communications about events, teleconferences, and announcements are provided as well.
Finance and Administration
The finance and administration of the Coordinating Center is primarily supported by Barbara Hill. This group handles all subcontract activities including: initiation/processing, invoice payment, renewals/no cost extensions, and close out. They have primary responsibility for creating and assembling the financial portions of any CC grant renewals or supplements as well as any administrative actions related to the CC grant. Finally, they provide regular financial information on high-level subcontract expenditures and CC financial projections to the NIDDK.
Informatics
The informatics objectives of the Coordinating Center are supported by Jean-Philippe Cartailler. The primary goal is to develop, maintain the BCBC website and its resources. The website application provides mechanisms for managing the people, resources, subcontracts, events and other information generated for and by the BCBC in a way that ensures confidentiality and privacy. The focus is on information exchange that facilitates scientific progress of the consortium.
Current Staff
| Current Staff | Position |
|---|---|
Jean-Philippe Cartailler, Ph.D.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
Director of VCSCB Informatics |
Kim Cornwell, B.A.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
Program Coordinator |
Suzannah Green, B.A.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
Program Manager |
Barbara Hill
Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
Administrative Assistant |
Pamela Uttz, --
Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
Administrative Assistant |
| Alumni Staff | Position |
|---|---|
| Kelley Brewer, MBA | Administrative Manager |
| Kathleen Dennis, Ph.D. | |
| Thomas Houfek, B.A. | Project Manager |
| Chris Howard, B.Sc. | Programmer Analyst |
| Carolyne Jun-Roberts | Administrative Officer |
| Colleen Lawrence, Ph.D. | Assistant Director, Beta Cell Biology Consortium |
| Joshua Norman, B.Sc. | Health Sys Database Analyst II |
| Jonathan Reneau | Administrative Manager |
| Lisa Rouse | Program Manager, BCBC Coordinating Center |
| Kurt Shepherd, MBA | Associate Director of Finance and Administration |
| Andy Visser, B.Sc. | Application Support Analyst |
| Juli (Hsiao-Huei) Wu, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor of Research |
