Contact Us
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
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
