Bo Bogdanski
Vincent A. "Bo" Bogdanski is senior research administrator in the Office of Sponsored Programs at Colorado State University. Bo has been at CSU for seven years after 12 years at the University of Utah in various roles including Assistant Director. He retired from the U. S. Air Force as a Lieutenant Colonel with twenty-two years of service and spent over half his military career in contracting and contracting related positions. Bo has taught NCURA Fundamentals and Sponsored Research Administration II , has been a frequent speaker at the NCURA national and regional meetings, was a presenter during the NCURA video conference "Negotiating Federal Contracts and Pass-Through Awards," and is continually asked to give the federal perspective in day-to-day grant and contract activities.
Nancy Daneau
Nancy Daneau is the Assistant Vice President for Research Development, Assessment and Sponsored Programs as well as the Deputy to the Vice President for Research and Research Foundation Operations Manager at Stony Brook University. Nancy is a certified research administrator with over 20 years of experience in all aspects of research administration and has served within departments as well as central administrations in both public and private research institutions including UCLA, Caltech and NYU. Nancy is a member of NCURA's Board of Directors (2012), a graduate of NCURA's Executive Leadership and Leadership Development Programs and has served as moderator, presenter, and faculty member at NCURA regional and national meetings.
Randy Draper
Randy Draper is Director of the Office of Contracts and Grants at the University of Colorado at Boulder. In addition, he has been a research administrator at Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, Harvard University, and Johnson State College in Vermont. Randy has been a program evaluator, proposal writer, and faculty member. He is a frequent participant on NCURA panels and workshops at national and regional conferences and is a faculty member for the Fundamentals of Sponsored Projects Administration workshop.
David Mayo
David Mayo is the Director of Sponsored Research at the California Institute of Technology. In this capacity, David is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Office of Sponsored Research. In 2002 David came to Caltech from the University of California-Santa Barbara, where he had worked in research administration for over 20 years, starting as a departmental grant manager, and working up to the position of Associate Director of Sponsored Projects. David has a broad knowledge of research administration, but specializes in federal and industrial contracting, intellectual property, policy and procedure development, and training.
David Richardson
David Richardson is the Associate Vice President for Research and Director of Sponsored Programs at Pennsylvania State University where he oversees the pre-award operations. During his career David has served in a variety of research administrative capacities ranging from pre-award administrator to business manager. His experience gained in these capacities has provided him with a fundamental understanding of the institutional, departmental, and investigator perspective for administering sponsored projects. He is very involved in NCURA at both the regional and national level having recently served as the president, regional chair, and on the Board of Directors.
