Jaynee Tolle has served as the Sr. Grant Administrator for the Department of Psychiatry, at the University of Cincinnati for the past year. Prior to Ms. Tolle's current position, she worked as a Sr. Business Administrator in Department of Cancer and Cell Biology, as a Program Director for the pre-award function within the Department of Psychiatry, as an Accountant in the Department of Surgery, and a Grant Administrator within the University's central office Sponsored Programs. She has been involved with research administration for 11 years and worked in private sector for 9 years.
In her position as Sr. Grant Administrator, Ms. Tolle manages $30 million in a clinical department encompassing grants, contracts, endowments, gifts, state, local, and other miscellaneous funds. In addition to her research administrative responsibilities, Ms. Tolle oversees a staff of three people. Ms. Tolle currently served as a committee member and as a faculty of the University of Cincinnati's institutional research training program, titled, "Training in Research Administration and the Institutional Network (TRAIN)". She is also a member of the Academic Administrative and Professional Women (AAPW), and has served on several committees.
Ms. Tolle has been an active member of the National Council of University Administrators (NCURA) since 1999. In 2004, she successfully completed NCURA's Leadership Development Institute (LDI). She is currently the Chair for Region IV and previously held a Member-at-Large and continues to be an active member for several NCURA program committees, regularly speaking/presenting on topics such as departmental administration, institutional training, professional development, and various compliance-related issues. Ms. Tolle received her accounting degree at the University of Cincinnati.