The Council's Board of Directors is composed of no more than twenty-one members with staggered terms to assure continuity and stability. The original appointment of a Board member is for a term of three years and carries the option of renewal for a second three-year term. Board members are selected on the basis of their experience in positions of responsibility at their home institutions. COGR values its Board members for their expertise and ability to speak on behalf of their institutions. In their daily activities, they may be involved in academic, business or research administration tasks.
The Board of Directors serves the membership not only by executing the corporate oversight and management of the association, but by being actively involved in the subject areas COGR deals with, i.e., finance, administration and intellectual property management. Board members are the core of the working committees; they determine the agenda of issues in which COGR gets engaged. The Board serves the membership by holding three membership meetings annually in order to advance the agenda.
Management
The Council's activities are managed by an Executive Committee and the Board of Directors. The Council meets three times a year in open session with occasional supplementary meetings for consideration of special issues. The Council's activities are governed by its by-laws, which include provisions for annual audits and activity reports. The activities of the Council are carried out by the volunteer services of university representatives and a small, full time staff in the Washington Office headed by the President. COGR's committee structure allows it to draw on expert advice and provide products in a timely fashion. Click here to view a detailed list of current COGR Committee issues.
COGR Board 2019-20:
| Name | School | Committee |
|---|---|---|
| Pamela Webb (Board Chair) | University of Minnesota | |
| Lynette Arias | University of Washington | Research Ethics & Compliance |
| Sarah Axelrod | Harvard University | Costing & Financial Compliance |
| Sara Bible | Stanford University | Research Ethics & Compliance |
| Michael Daniels | Northwestern University | Costing & Financial Compliance |
| Jeffrey Friedland | University of Delaware | Contracts & Grants Administration |
| Joseph Gindhart | Washington University, St. Louis | Costing & Financial Compliance |
| Walter Goldschmidts | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Research Compliance & Administration |
| Cindy Kiel | University of California, Davis | Research Security & Intellectual Property |
| Lynn McGinley | University of Texas Medical Branch | Costing & Financial Compliance |
| David Norton | University of Florida | Contracts & Grants Administration |
| Elizabeth Peloso | University of Pennsylvania | Research Security & Intellectual Property |
| Kerry Peluso | Florida State University | Research Ethics & Compliance |
| Twila Reighley | Michigan State University | Contracts & Grants Administration |
| Suzanne Rivera | Case Western Reserve University | Research Ethics & Compliance |
| Patrick Schlesinger | University of California, Berkeley | Research Security & Intellectual Property |
| Naomi Schrag | Columbia University | Research Ethics & Compliance |
| Jeffrey Silber | Cornell University | Costing & Financial Compliance |
| Cathy Snyder | Vanderbilt University | Costing & Financial Compliance |
| Kevin Wozniak | Georgia Institute of Technology | Research Security & Intellectual Property |
COGR COMMITTEES
In order to maximize the special expertise of its members, the Board of Directors has organized itself into four standing committees. These committees focus on broad subject matter areas including costing policies, research administration, and intellectual property management. In addition COGR annually invites a number of representatives from the membership at large to serve as committee members (jointly with the Board of Directors on the four standing committees). As the need arises special task forces may be formed to conduct COGR business.
Research Security and Intellectual Property (RSIP)
| Patrick Schlesinger (Chair) | University of California, Berkeley |
| Alexandra Albinak | Johns Hopkins University |
| Cindy Kiel | University of California, Davis |
| Michael Moore | Northwestern University |
| Dan Nordquist | Washington State University |
| Elizabeth Peloso | University of Pennsylvania |
| Jennifer Ponting | University of Chicago |
| John Ritter | Princeton University |
| Janna Tom | University of California |
| David Winwood | Louisiana State University |
| Kevin Wozniak | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Robert Hardy | Director, COGR |
Costing & Financial Compliance (CFC)
| Joseph Gindhart (Chair) | Washington University St. Louis |
| Robert Andresen | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Sarah Axelrod | Harvard University |
| Michael Daniels | Northwestern University |
| Vivian Holmes | Boston University |
| Cynthia Hope | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Michael Legrand | University of California, Davis |
| Nate Martinez-Wayman | Duke University |
| Lynn McGinley | University of Texas Medical Branch |
| Michael Moody | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Jeffrey Silber | Cornell University |
| Marcia Smith | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Cathy Snyder | Vanderbilt University |
| David Kennedy | Director, COGR |
Contracts & Grants Administration (CGA)
| Walter Goldschmidts (Chair) | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory |
| Allen DiPalma | University of Pittsburgh |
| Stephanie Endy | Case Western Reserve University |
| Jeffrey Friedland | University of Delaware |
| Jeremy Forsberg | University of Texas, Arlington |
| Jennifer Lassner | University of Iowa |
| Steven Martin | Indiana University |
| Lisa Mosley | Yale University |
| David Norton | University of Florida |
| Twila Reighley | Michigan State University |
| Craig Reynolds | University of Michigan |
| Jennifer Rodis | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Jackie Bendall | Director, COGR |
Research Ethics & Compliance (REC)
| Suzanne Rivera (Chair) | Case Western Reserve University |
| Lynette Arias | University of Washington |
| Sara Bible | Stanford University |
| Lois Brako | University of Michigan |
| Karen Hartman | Mayo Clinic |
| J.R. Haywood | Michigan State University |
| Mary Mitchell | Partners Healthcare |
| Kerry Peluso | Florida State University |
| Naomi Schrag | Columbia University |
| Brian Smith | University of California - San Francisco |
| Ara Tahmassian | Harvard University |
| Debra Thurley | Pennsylvania State University |
| Michelle Christy | Director, COGR |