NCURA Region III Officers

Chair

Chair-Elect

Secretary

Treasurer

Treasurer-Elect

Region III Chair Tony Ventimiglia Auburn University	Tony Ventimiglia has been a Contract Administrator at Auburn University in the Office of Sponsored Programs for over seven years. Prior to this, he worked at the Ford Foundation in New York City for seven years.
The Regional Chairperson serves as the chief executive officer of Region III, having the responsibility of calling meetings, appointing committee members, and generally directing the activities of the region. The Regional Chairperson shall be the second person authorized to sign checks drawn on the region's account. The Regional Chairperson, at the conclusion of the term of office, shall serve as Immediate Past Chairperson

Region III Chair-Elect Jill Frazier-Tincher University of Miami	Jill Frazier Tincher is the Senior Director of Research Administration at the University of Miami , Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine. Jill has worked for the University of Miami since 1994. During this time, she has worked extensively in both central and departmental administration. Jill has been an active member of NCURA since 1995. From 2000-2005, she was the E-News Editor and a member of the Professional Development Committee. Jill has served on the Region III Program Committee for the past four years. She has been a frequent presenter at NCURA National and Regional meetings on topics ranging from pre-award, post-award management, and developing educational programs. Jill has also been a member of the RMR Review Board since 2003.
The Chairperson-Elect serves as the second chief executive officer of the region and shall assume the duties of the Regional Chairperson in his/her absence. The Chairperson-Elect shall assume the office of Regional Chairperson at the expiration of the Chairperson's elected term of office, or upon the death, recall, or resignation of the Chairperson. The Chairperson-Elect shall assist the Regional Chairperson, as requested, in directing the activities of the region and shall serve as Chairperson of the Program Committee for the regional annual meeting.

Secretary Bruxanne Hein Coastal Carolina University	Bruxanne Hein has been in Research Administration at Coastal Carolina University since 2000 and has experience in pre and post award administration. She has been a member of NCURA since 2001 and has been an active volunteer at both national and regional meetings and serving on hospitality, membership and site selection committees since becoming a member of NCURA. Bruxanne was the recipient of the Region III New Service Professional Award in 2006.
The Secretary is responsible for maintaining the minutes of the regional business meetings and the official membership roster of the region. Minutes of regional business meetings shall be obtained from the outgoing Secretary and delivered to the incoming Secretary. The Secretary will make appropriate reports at regional meetings.

Treasurer Cathy Snyder Vanderbilt University	Cathy Snyder has been in Research Administration since 1985 and has experience in post award administration, including both grants management and cost accounting areas. She has been at Vanderbilt University since 1992. Cathy has been a member of NCURA since 1997 and has been an active faculty member for workshops, concurrent sessions and discussion groups as well as participating on program committees.
TheTreasurer is responsible for maintaining the financial records of the region. The Treasurer shall collect, deposit, and disburse regional funds. The Treasurer shall be responsible for the preparation of the region's annual budget for endorsement by the Regional Chairperson. The budget period will coincide with each Regional Chairperson's term of office. The Treasurer will make appropriate reports at regional meetings.

Cynthia (Cindy) Hope Treasurer-Elect University of Alabama	Cynthia (Cindy) Hope is the Director of the Office for Sponsored Programs, within the division of the Office for Research, at The University of Alabama. Her responsibilities include Sponsored Programs Administration (pre-award), Contract and Grant Accounting and Cost Analysis. Prior to coming to Alabama, she worked for the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the areas of Costing, Grant and Contract Accounting and Financial Accounting and Reporting. Cindy came to UAB from Coopers and Lybrand, now PricewaterhouseCoopers, and is a Certified Public Accountant. In addition to her involvement as a presenter, committee member and Regional officer in NCURA, Cindy is a member of the faculty for the annual NACUBO Facilities and Administrative Rate Workshop and is an active member of COGR.
TheTreasurer-Elect is responsible for maintaining the financial records of the region. The Treasurer-Elect shall collect, deposit, and disburse regional funds. The Treasurer-Elect shall be responsible for the preparation of the region's annual budget for endorsement by the Regional Chairperson. The budget period will coincide with each Regional Chairperson's term of office. The Treasurer-Elect will make appropriate reports at regional meetings.

Region III Board Member
The Regional NCURA Board Member shall serve a term of office as specified in the NCURA By-laws and shall represent the region at NCURA Board meetings. The Regional NCURA Board Member shall report relevant discussions, actions, and plans of to the regional membership during regional business meetings.

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