Who to contact if:

I need to speak to someone regarding my medical or engineering device, method or material.

I need to speak to someone regarding my software or digital technology.

I need to speak to someone regarding patents.
            -Software patents
            -Non-Software patents

I have a question about copyright and/or trademarks.

I have a question about transferring software into or out of the UW.

I have a question about my royalty distributions.

I have a question about Confidentiality/Non-Disclosure Agreements.

I have a question about transferring materials into/out of the UW (Material Transfer Agreements). 

I need to speak to someone about the Record of Invention (ROI) form I submitted.

I need to speak to someone about an active agreement with the UW.

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Staff Directory

Office of the Vice Provost

James Severson 206-543-0905 jasever@u.washington.edu Vice Provost, Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer

Cathy Manzanares Herda 206-543-0905 cmherda@u.washington.edu Assistant to the Vice Provost

Hope G. Friedlander 206-543-4387 hopef@u.washington.edu Human Resources and Office Manager

Ed Ward 206-543-0905 ed2ward@u.washington.edu Program Assistant

Lori Seabright 206-616-0576 loris2@u.washington.edu Communications Manager

Chris Reimann 206-543-9852 creimann@u.washington.edu Public Information Specialist

Finance and Business Operations

David P. Brown 206-616-2054 dbrown@u.washington.edu Director, Finance & Business Operations

Gloria Escano 206-616-2844 gescano@u.washington.edu Financial Manager

Saul Clifasefi 206-616-6523 saulc@u.washington.edu Contract Manager

Sara Burmeister 206-685-0154 sarajane@u.washington.edu Contract Administrator/Finance Operations Coordinator

Davina Spencer 206-616-5868 dan7@u.washington.edu Revenue Coordinator

Faye Harman 206-616-4981 fharman@u.washington.edu Fiscal Specialist II, Legal Expenses

Johnathon Giang 206-616-9844 johngq@u.washington.edu Expense Coordinator

Robert Glass 206-543-9044 rlglass@u.washington.edu Senior Computer Specialist

Invention Licensing Unit

Fiona Wills 206-685-2268 fwills@u.washington.edu Director, Invention Licensing Unit

Tina Ha 206-221-7958 tnha@u.washington.edu Assistant to the Director

Natalie Brewster 206-616-2848 natalieb@u.washington.edu Industry Liaison Manager

Bolong Cao 206-685-9348 bolongc@u.washington.edu Licensing Officer, Health Sciences & Chemistry

Valerie Carricaburu 206-616-7364 carricav@u.washington.edu Technology Manager, Health Sciences

Grace Fitzgerald 206-543-6311 gracef@u.washington.edu Marketing Coordinator

Kelly A. FitzGerald 206-685-3862 kafg@u.washington.edu Technology Manager, Chemical and Bioengineering

Dennis Hanson 206-543-8037 hansonda@u.washington.edu Technology Manager, Health Sciences

Chris Igielski 206-685-4681 cti2@u.washington.edu Technology Manager, Bioengineering

Angela Loihl 206-897-1982 aloihl@u.washington.edu Licensing Officer, Health Sciences

Lisa Norton 206-616-6918 lnorton@u.washington.edu Licensing Officer, Bioengineering

Jim Roberts 206-616-1097 roberts4@u.washington.edu Business Development Officer

Elyse Shapiro 206-685-4273 shapie@u.washington.edu Licensing Associate

Patrick Shelby 206-685-4501 jpshelby@u.washington.edu Technology Manager, Engineering

Digital Ventures Unit

Fred B. Holt 206-685-9972 fbholt@u.washington.edu Interim Director, Digital Ventures Unit

Mary Fabien 206-685-9971 mfabien@u.washington.edu Associate Director

Jennifer Davis 206-616-9212 hoerler@u.washington.edu Program Assistant

Gail Dykstra 206-543-4611 gdykstra@u.washington.edu Software Licensing Officer

Laura Dorsey 206-685-6790 ldorsey@u.washington.edu Software Technology Manager Engineering & Sciences

Lisa Heinz 206-616-9843 lheinz@u.washington.edu Contract Manager

Alan C. Yen 206-616-8463 alanyen@u.washington.edu Software Technology Manager Life Sciences & Bioinformatics

Izad Khormaee 206-616-3206 izad@u.washington.edu Software Technology Manager Engineering & Sciences

David M. McCone 206-616-3451 mccone@u.washington.edu Contract & Technology Manager UW Educational Outreach

Material Transfer & Agreements Group

Ari Santander 206-543-1138 filimus@u.washington.edu Manager, Agreements Group

James Lowry 206-543-6369 jrlowry@u.washington.edu Agreements Associate

Robert JM Lee 206-685-0553 penfold@u.washington.edu Agreements Specialist

Patent Management Group

Katie Kay 206-685-3320 ktkay@u.washington.edu Intellectual Property Manager

Marianne Houghton 206-616-0575 mariho@u.washington.edu Intellectual Property Associate

Larry Mix 206-685-9786 lgmix@u.washington.edu Intellectual Property Associate

Maryn Gerdes 206-543-7925 mar555@u.washington.edu Intellectual Property Associate

Jennifer Owens 206-685-7158 jmowens@u.washington.edu Intellectual Property Associate

Legal Affairs and Federal Reporting

Jan Walsh 206-616-2839 jcwalsh@u.washington.edu Federal Reporting Compliance Licensing Specialist