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MMRF Mailing Address

Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation
701 Park Ave, Suite S6.210
Minneapolis, MN 55415

General Inquiries:
612 347 7680

Human Resources Inquiries:
612 873 5324

 


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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

 

Human Resources

Cheryl Backowski
Human Resources Director
612 873 5311

Danielle Hennen
Senior Human Resources Generalist
612 873 5325

Tina Spurr
Human Resources Coordinator
612 873 5324

 

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

Lisa Hedberg
Accounts Payable
612 873 5371

Doug Kenison
Corporate Accountant
612 347 3442

Mike Krekelberg
Chief Financial Officer
612 347 5130

Barb LaPlante
Grant Accounting Clerk
612 347 5103

Marie Lynch
Grant Accountant
612 347 5106

Nancy Oakes
Systems Accounting Manager
612 873 5308

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

Bonnie Crissman
Grant Administrator
612 347 5991

Ellen Davis
Grant Administrator
612 347 8754

Joshua Humphrey
Grant Administrator
612 347 7799

Kim Miller
Director, Grants & Contracts
612 347 5099

Carey Nadeau
Grant Administrator
612 873 5317

Katie Phalen
Grants Administrator
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
rmarthaler(at)mmrf.org