As the Director of the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP), I oversee all extramural funding and relationships with our funders to assist faculty to meet their research and scholarship goals. The ORSP office provides the tools, resources, and guidance, to assist our faculty, staff and students with their research endeavors through grant development, submission, events, and research dissemination. My background is in program and project development, management of large federal grants, compliance, workforce development specific to adult learners and apprenticeships, and establishing collaborations to meet strategic outcomes.