Executive Management

Richard W. Chylla, Ph.D., CLP, RTTP, Executive Director

Anne C. Di Sante, CLP, Associate Director

Janet Foreman, Office Manager/Executive Staff Assistant

Janelle' Flores, CHRS, Human Resources Administrator

Technology Managers

Find the technology manager assigned to work with your campus unit.

Brian Copple, MBA, Technology Manager

Jon Debling, Ph.D., Technology Manager

Ray DeVito, Ph.D., CLP, Technology Manager, Physical Sciences

Tom Herlache, Ph.D., J.D., Technology Manager, Agriculture, and Assistant Director

Anupam Jhingran, Ph.D, Technology Manager, Life Sciences

Professional Staff

Joseph Affholter, Commercialization Program Director MTRAC AgBio Innovation Hub

Karen Chang, J.D., Agreement & Compliance Coordinator

Sandra Clough, Patent Assistant 

Aimee M Crouch, J.D., MTA/CDA Coordinator

Lisa Croze, Secretary III

Jen Folger, IP Finance Coordinator

Tracy Henion, Director of Communications

Julia Miller, Ph.D., AgBio Technology Transfer Fellow

Weian Ou, Grant Manager for the MTRAC program and MSU SMART ZONE

Ann Spalding, Grant Administrator

Reanee Unger, Patent Administrator

Angelia VanWoert, IP Finance Assistant

Jean Zwier, MTA/CDA Coordinator