Contact Us
MMRF Mailing Address
Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation
701 Park Ave, Suite S6.606
Minneapolis, MN 55415
General Inquiries:
612 347 7680
MMRF Administrative Staff
In effort to cut down on spam, we no longer provide email addresses on our website. To email MMRF staff take the first initial from the person's first name plus his or her entire last name @mmrf.org. For example, John Smith's email address would be jsmith@mmrf.org.
Executive Staff
Paul Pentel
President
612 873 6426
Mary Bergaas
Vice President of Operations
612 347 5098
Pat Engstrand
Executive Assistant
612 347 7680
Clinical Trials Training
The Clinical Trials Training Office provides a centralized office for the guidance and facilitation of the clinical research process.
Carla Erickson
Director
612 347 5967
Grants Accounting
Megan Crosby
Grant Accountant
612 347 4414
Vicki Hammerstrom
Manager, Financial Services
612 347 5131
Doug Kenison
Corporate Accountant
612 347 3442
Mike Krekelberg
Controller
612 347 5130
Barb LaPlante
Grant Accounting Clerk
612 347 5103
Marie Lynch
Grant Accountant
612 347 5106
Hlitawci Xiong
Grant Accountant
612 347 5660
Grants and Contracts
The MMRF Office of Grants and Contracts provides researchers and sponsors with efficient, effective and convenient support services for pre-and post-award administration of research projects, and provides funding agencies with single-source access to HCMC researchers and technology.
Pre-award services include assistance with identification of funding sources and proposal preparation, reviewing, approving and submitting proposals, and negotiating and accepting grant awards and contracts.
Post-award services include industry and government sponsor relations, subcontracting, compliance assurance, assistance with expenditure management, program close-out and audit, and institutional reporting.
In addition to its pre-and post-award functions, the Office of Grants and Contracts provides training in grant and contract management for investigators, research personnel and department administrators and facilitates communication between all institutional units involved in research.
Mary Bergaas
Vice President of Operations
612 347 5098
Mary Bicknese
Grant Administrator
612 347 4855
Bonnie Crissman
Grant Administrator
612 347 5991
Ellen Davis
Grant Administrator
612 347 8754
Joshua Humphrey
Grant Administrator
612 347 7799
Kim Miller
Manager, Grants & Contracts
612 347 5099
Carey Nadeau
Grant Administrator
612 347 6852
Katie Phalen
Grants Assistant
612 347 7618
Information Systems
The MMRF Office of Information Systems provides computer support for both administrative and research personnel.
Tina Larson
Programmer/Analyst
612 347 5102
Connie Lee
Programmer/Analyst
612 347 7620
Mark Macres
Manager
612 347 6335
Lorraine Wiese
Senior LAN Analyst
Marketing and Communications
Ryan Marthaler
Marketing and Communications
