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Our Talented Team

Leadership

Francois Baneyx

François Baneyx

Director, CoMotion and UW Vice Provost for Innovation

Anson Fatland

Associate Vice Provost for Innovation Strategy and Ventures

Fiona Wills

Associate Vice Provost for Innovation Development & Commercialization

Sara Burmeister

Associate Vice Provost for Innovation Finance and Operations

Administrators

Shoko Saji

Executive Assistant to the Vice Provost for Innovation
Kasie Becker

Kasie Becker

Executive Assistant to the Associate Vice Provost for Innovation Strategy and Ventures
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Merrie Emmons

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

Innovation Managers and Administrators

Forest Bohrer

Senior Innovation Manager, Engineering

Judy Bridges

Innovation Manager, Physical Sciences

Frieda Chan

Innovation Manager, Life Sciences

Laura Dorsey

Director of Licensing, Copyright & Software

Roï Eisenkot

Senior Innovation Manager, Bioengineering

Dennis Hanson

Director of Licensing, Life Sciences
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Adam Krynicki

Digital Content and Database Innovation Manager

Jennifer McCullar

Associate Director, Life Sciences

Lisa Norton

Director of Licensing, Physical Sciences & Engineering

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

Amy Simmonsen

Senior Licensing and IP Associate

Material Transfer Team

James Lowry

Senior Agreements Officer

Jean Reilly

Agreements Specialist

Intellectual Property Managers and Administrators

Katrina Brede

Copyright and Trademark Manager

Robyn Adams

Director, Patents

Patrick Chinkiwsky

Senior Patent Portfolio Manager

Dev Narasimhan

Patent Portfolio Manager
CoMotion Patent Portfolio Manager Venu Sareen

Venu Sareen

Patent Portfolio Manager

Rain Bartholomew

Intellectual Property Paralegal

Christine Hurdle

Senior Intellectual Property Paralegal

CoMotion Labs

Ashlee Esteban

Associate Director, CoMotion Labs

Zach Chamberlain

Manager, CoMotion Labs - Life Science
Siri Vimolchalao

Siri Vimolchalao

Manager, CoMotion Labs – Hardware

Caroline Hansen

Manager, CoMotion Labs - Technology & Innovations Investments

Funding, Mentorship and Training

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Soraya Bailey

Director, Innovation Training

Ryan Buckmaster

Associate Director, Innovation Investments

Ken Myer

Commercialization Advisor

Mobility Innovation Center

Bart Treece

Director, Mobility Innovation Center

Marketing and Events

Donna O’Neill

Director, Marketing & Communications

Debra Bouchegnies

CoMotion Marketing Manager
Sallyann Price

Sallyann Price

Writer/Content Creator

Greg Schlimm

Web Computer Specialist

Karen Leikin

Assistant Director of Special Events
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Fanny Castro

Special Events Manager

Operations

Devon Bacon

IT Manager

Maryn Gerdes

Human Resources Manager

Johnathon Giang

Contract Manager

Bob Glass

Software Engineer

Anna Godornes

Fiscal Specialist II
Alex Kith

Alex Kith

Contract Manager
Karla Maynard

Karla Maynard

Invoice Specialist

Sarica Sampson

Senior Analyst

Elaine Tobin

CoMotion Community Manager
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Lila Young

IT Business Analyst