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Leadership

Francois Baneyx headshot

François Baneyx

Director, CoMotion and UW Vice Provost for Innovation
headshot Anson Fatland

Anson Fatland

Associate Vice Provost for Innovation Strategy and Ventures
headshot Fiona Wills

Fiona Wills

Associate Vice Provost for Innovation Development & Commercialization
Sara Burmeister

Sara Burmeister

Associate Vice Provost for Innovation Finance and Operations

Administrators

headshot Shoko Saji

Shoko Saji

Executive Assistant to the Vice Provost for Innovation
headshot Merrie Emmons

Merrie Emmons

Executive Assistant to the Associate Vice Provost for Innovation Development & Commercialization

Innovation Managers and Administrators

head shot Forest Bohrer

Forest Bohrer

Senior Innovation Manager, Engineering
head shot Judy Bridges

Judy Bridges

Innovation Manager, Physical Sciences
headshot Frieda Chan

Frieda Chan

Innovation Manager, Life Sciences
headshot Laura Dorsey

Laura Dorsey

Director of Licensing, Copyright & Software
head shot Roï Eisenkot

Roï Eisenkot

Associate Director, Bioengineering

Dennis Hanson

Director of Licensing, Life Sciences
headshot Adam Krynicki

Adam Krynicki

Innovation Manager, Digital Content and Database

James Lowry

Senior Agreements Officer / MTAs & CDAs
Headshot of Meredith Reynolds

Meredith Reynolds

Senior Manager Sponsored Research Intellectual Property
headshot Jennifer McCullar

Jennifer McCullar

Associate Director, Life Sciences
headshot Lisa Norton

Lisa Norton

Director of Licensing, Physical Sciences & Engineering
headshot Shamim Naigaga Shonibar

Shamim Naigaga Shonibare

Innovation Manager, Software & Copyright

Iris Castillo

Senior Licensing and IP Associate

Zoe Embler

Licensing and Intellectual Property Associate
Bunny Grewal

Bunny Grewal

Compliance Manager

Jean Reilly

Licensing and IP Associate / MTAs & CDAs
headshot Amy Simmonsen

Amy Simmonsen

Senior Licensing and IP Associate

Intellectual Property Managers and Administrators

headshot Venu Sareen

Venu Sareen

Associate Director, Patents

Katrina Brede

Copyright and Trademark Manager
headshot Dev Narasimhan

Dev Narasimhan

Patent Portfolio Manager
Kyle White

Kyle White

Patent Portfolio Manager
Elena Nilosek

Elena Nilosek

Patent Portfolio Manager
Headshot of Sarah Furman

Sarah Furman

Patent Technical Specialist
Rachel Dixon

Rachel Dixon

Intellectual Property Paralegal

Christine Hurdle

Senior Intellectual Property Paralegal

CoMotion Labs

Ashlee Esteban

Director, CoMotion Labs
headshot Zach Chamberlain

Zach Chamberlain

Manager, CoMotion Labs - Life Science
headshot Siri Vimolchalao

Siri Vimolchalao

Manager, CoMotion Labs – Hardware

Caroline Hansen

Manager, CoMotion Labs - Tech+
Sarah O'Sell

Sarah O’Sell

Manager, CoMotion Labs - Climate Tech

Funding, Mentorship and Training

headshot Soraya Bailey

Soraya Bailey

Director, Innovation Training
Kasie Becker

Kasie Becker

Head of Mentor Programs
headshot Ryan Buckmaster

Ryan Buckmaster

Director, Innovation Investments

Ken Myer

Commercialization Advisor
Sara Ramsay

Sara Ramsay

Program Manager

Mobility Innovation Center

headshot Bart Treece

Bart Treece

Director, Mobility Innovation Center

Marketing & Communications + Events

Debra Bouchegnies

Debra Bouchegnies

Senior Manager, Marketing & Business Development

Greg Schlimm

Web Computer Specialist
Claire Inslee

Claire Inslee

Associate Director, Events
Hannah Wong

Hannah Wong

Events Manager

Operations

Devon Bacon

IT Manager
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Marisa Cantor

Fiscal Specialist
headshot Maryn Gerdes

Maryn Gerdes

Human Resources Manager

Johnathon Giang

Contract Manager

Bob Glass

Software Engineer

Anna Godornes

Fiscal Specialist II
Karla Maynard

Karla Maynard

Invoice Specialist

Sarica Sampson

Senior Analyst

Elaine Tobin

CoMotion Community Manager