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 2021-22
| Name | School | Committee |
|---|---|---|
| David Norton (Board Chair) | University of Florida | |
| Lynette Arias | University of Washington | Research Ethics & Compliance |
| Sarah Axelrod | Harvard University | Costing & Financial Compliance |
| Theresa Colecchia | Johns Hopkins University | Research Ethics & Compliance |
| Allen DiPalma | University of Pittsburgh | Research Security & Intellectual Property |
| Stephanie Endy | Brown University | Contracts & Grants Administration |
| Jeremy Forsberg | University of Texas Arlington | Costing & Financial Compliance |
| Jeffrey Friedland | University of Delaware | Contracts & Grants Administration |
| Walter Goldschmidts | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Research Compliance & Administration |
| Charles Greer | University of California Riverside | Contracts & Grants Administration |
| Sophia Herbert-Peterson | Georgia Institute of Technology | Research Security & Intellectual Property |
| Jennifer Lassner | University of Iowa | Contracts & Grants Administration |
| Gerald Mauck | University of Denver | Costing & Financial Compliance |
| Lisa Mosley | Yale University | Contracts & Grants Administration |
| Deborah Motton | University of California | Research Ethics & Compliance |
| Elizabeth Peloso | University of Pennsylvania | Research Security & Intellectual Property |
| Jennifer Ponting | University of Chicago | Research Security & Intellectual Property |
| Twila Reighley | Michigan State University | Contracts & Grants Administration |
| Naomi Schrag | Columbia University | Research Ethics & Compliance |
| Jeffrey Silber | Cornell University | Costing & Financial Compliance |
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, research compliance, 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.
At-large Committee Member Selection Considerations & Appointment Information
Research Security and Intellectual Property (RSIP)
| Elizabeth Peloso (Chair) | University of Pennsylvania |
| Alexandra Albinak | Johns Hopkins University |
| Allen DiPalma | University of Pittsburgh |
| Cindy Kiel | Stanford University |
| Sophia Herbert-Peterson | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Michael Moore | Augusta University |
| Dan Nordquist | Washington State University |
| Jennifer Ponting | University of Chicago |
| Kenneth Porter | University of Maryland |
| John Ritter | Princeton University |
| Fred Reinhart | University of Massachusetts |
| Janna Tom | University of California |
| Robert Hardy | Director, COGR |
Costing & Financial Compliance (CFC)
| Jeffrey Silber (Chair) | Cornell University |
| Sarah Axelrod | Harvard University |
| Jeremy Forsberg | University of Texas Arlington |
| Joseph Gindhart | Washington University - St. Louis |
| Vivian Holmes | Boston University |
| Cynthia Hope | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Michael Legrand | University of California, Davis |
| Nate Martinez-Wayman | Duke University |
| Gerald Mauck | University of Denver |
| Jennifer Mitchell | Northwestern University |
| Julie Schwindt | University of South Alabama |
| Marcia Smith | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Renotta Young | Columbia University |
| David Kennedy | Director, COGR |
Contracts & Grants Administration (CGA)
| Walter Goldschmidts (Chair) | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory |
| Stephanie Gray | University of Florida |
| Charles Greer | University of California Riverside |
| Stephanie Endy | Brown University |
| Jeffrey Friedland | University of Delaware |
| Jennifer Lassner | University of Iowa |
| Steven Martin | Indiana University |
| Bruce Morgan | University of California Irvine |
| Lisa Mosley | Yale University |
| Twila Reighley | Michigan State University |
| Craig Reynolds | University of Michigan |
| Jennifer Rodis | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Pamela Webb | University of Minnesota |
| Michelle Christy | Interim Director, COGR |
Research Ethics & Compliance (REC)
| Naomi Schrag (Chair) | Columbia University |
| Lynette Arias | University of Washington |
| Theresa Colecchia | Johns Hopkins University |
| Keri Godin | Brown University |
| Grace Fisher-Adams | California Institute of Technology |
| Karen Hartman | Mayo Clinic |
| J.R. Haywood | Michigan State University |
| Mary Mitchell | Mass General Brigham |
| Deborah Motton | University of California |
| Kerry Peluso | Florida State University |
| Brian Smith | University of California - San Francisco |
| Geeta Swamy | Duke University |
| Ara Tahmassian | Harvard University |
| Debra Thurley | Pennsylvania State University |
| Kristin West | Director, COGR |