Grants & Contract Director

Department Assignment: Grant Mentor/Advisor (All Departments)
Email: rhonda.stafford@stjude.org
Phone: (901) 595-4347

Saundra Harris
Manager

Email: saundra.harris@stjude.org
Phone: (901) 595-5984
Department assignment: Grant Mentor/Advisor (All Departments)

Ronkeisha Chirlow
Research Administrator II

Email: ronekisha.chirlow@stjjde.org
Phone: (901) 595-5202
Department assignment: Chemical Biology & Therapeutics, Subaward Management, COG-CHOP Nonclinical

Shakita Conklin
Research Administrator II

Email: shakita.conklin@stjude.org
Phone: (901) 595-6357
Department assignment: Hematology, Oncology, GMP, Biomedical Library, Facilities Design and Construction

Vince Davis
Research Administrator I

Email: vince.davis@stjude.org
Phone: (901) 595-8912
Department assignment: Infectious Disease, Subaward Management

Carlos Freeman
Research Analyst I

Email: carlos.freeman@stjude.org
Phone: (901) 595-4168
Department assignment: Cell and Molecular Biology, Genetics

Andy Helms
Research Administrator II

Email: andy.helms@stjude.org
Phone: (901) 595-3729
Department Assignment: Developmental Neurobiology, Bone Marrow Trans & Cell Therapy, Animal Resource Center, Clinical Education and Training

Tamara Lance
Research Analyst I

Email: tamara.lance@stjude.org
Phone: (901) 595-6803
Department Assignment: CCSG, Academic Programs including Foreign Fellowship, T32s for all Departments, Graduate School

Melita Lindsey
Research Administrator II

Email: melita.lindsey@stjude.org
Phone: (901) 595-8131
Department assignment: Immunology, Pathology, Clinical Nutrition, Palliative Care

Vetrina Njie
Research Administrator II

Email: vetrina.njie@stjude.org
Phone: (901) 595-4705
Department assignment: Pharmaceutical Sciences & Services

Makeda Porter
Research Administrator I

Email: makeda.porter@stjude.org
Phone: (901) 595 – 5201
Department assignment: Structural Biology, Biostatistics, Surgery, Psychology, Social Work, Computational Biology, Pediatric Medicine, Anesthesiology, Cardiology, Critical Care, Endocrinology, Nursing Research & Admin, Neurology, Psychiatry

Kevin Talley
Research Administrator I

Email: kevin.talley@stjude.org
Phone: (901) 595-4088
Department assignment: Infectious Disease, Research Informatics, Clinical Trials Administration, Managed Care, Center for Invitro Therapeutics, Tumor Cell Biology, Radiation Oncology  

C. Joy Turner
Research Administrator III

Email: joy.turner@stjude.org
Phone: (901) 595-3420
Department assignment: Epidemiology & Cancer Control, Rehabilitation Services, Diagnostic Imaging