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Tony Ventimiglia

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Tony Ventimiglia

Number of Years in Research Administration: 26

Institutions: Auburn University

  

Anthony (Tony) Ventimiglia is the Assistant Vice President for Research Administration at Auburn University within the Office of the Senior Vice President for Research & Economic Development. Tony provides oversight for the Offices of Sponsored Programs (OSP) and Proposal Services and Faculty Support (PSFS). He is also a member of the University’s Facilitated Solutions Team, a group that was developed to: assist faculty in completing their mission and achieving their goals; foster teamwork between faculty and university administration; collaboratively devise a timely solution that is legally and ethically acceptable; and disseminate the solution in a consistent manner.

Tony has been working in research administration since 1999 and has volunteered in various capacities within NCURA at both the regional and national level; including as Chair of Region III; co-chair of four national meetings; and as chair of NCURA’s 60th annual meeting. From January 2013 through December 2015, Tony served as a Chapter Editor (Leadership) for the Sponsored Programs Research Administration Guide and he has served as an author and co-author of several articles for the NCURA Magazine. Tony has served as a presenter or co-presenter for over 75 NCURA workshops/concurrent sessions/discussion groups; has presented to audiences both domestic and international; and serves as faculty for Auburn University’s COMPASS research administration certification course.

He is a graduate of both the 2005 NCURA Leadership Development Institute and 2015 Executive Leadership Program. Tony has served as an At-large representative on the NCURA Board of Directors from 2010-2011; as a regional representative from 2013-2014; as a member of the Advisory Board for the University of Central Florida's Master of Research Administration (MRA) program; as a faculty member of the NCURA Fundamentals of Sponsored Projects Administration program (2013-2015 and 2016-2018); as NCURA Secretary from 2016-2017; and NCURA President (2019). Tony currently serves as a faculty member of the NCURA Contract Negotiation and Administration traveling workshop and as a member of the Nominating & Leadership Development Committee (N&LDC).

Prior to moving to Alabama in 1999, Tony worked at the Ford Foundation in New York for seven years in various capacities (including as a Grants Processing Specialist and Grants Administrator). Tony has a Bachelor of Arts from St. Joseph's College (Political Science) and a Master of Professional Studies from SUNY Stony Brook (Public Affairs).