Office of the Vice President for Research & Innovation

Magesh Rajan, Ph.D., P.E., M.B.A.
Vice President
Research & Innovation

Aruna D. Weerasooriya, Ph.D., FLS.
Associate Vice President for Research & Innovation
adweerasooriya@pvamu.edu
936.261.5011

Jacek Jonca-Jasinski, Ph.D.
Assistant Vice President for Research & Innovation
jonca@pvamu.edu
936.261.1570

Lenora Taylor
Executive Assistant
ldtaylor@pvamu.edu
936.261.1587

William Rohrman
Senior Manager, Executive Operations
wwrohrman@pvamu.edu
936.261.1576

Sunjay Bali, MBA
Executive Director, Innovation & Strategic Partnerships
subali@pvamu.edu
936.261.1556

Roslyn Holloway, B.M., M.A.
Administrative Associate II
rhholloway@pvamu.edu
936.261.1570

Blynthia Wilson, B.B.A., M.S.
Sr. Business Administrator II
bcnaylor@pvamu.edu
936.261.3442

Tonya Massey, MLS, BBA
Business Administrator II
tmmassey@pvamu.edu
936.261.1575

Crysta Mendes, M.A., CSM
Program Manager
crmendes@pvamu.edu
936.261.1557

Kendel Alford
Program Coordinator II
klalford@pvamu.edu
936.261.1577

Grant May, MBA
Director, Research Communications
gwmay@pvamu.edu
936.261.3295

VACANT
Manager, Marketing and Communications

Toyin Babarinde, Ph.D., CRA
Director, Research Development Services
tababarinde@pvamu.edu
936.261.3293

Denisha Parker, Ph.D.
Research Development Officer
Student Research
dmparker@pvamu.edu
936.261.1918

Sindhu Jose, Ph.D.
Research Development Officer
sijosepvamu.edu
936.261.1555

Shamala Scott, MBA, BS
Director, Grants & Contracts
smscott@pvamu.edu
936.261.1571

Mollene Williams
Business Manager, Research, Grants & Contracts
mrwilliams@pvamu.edu
936.261.1586

Juanita Samuels
Manager, Business
jmsamuels@pvamu.edu
936.261.1565

Aalok Malla
Business Manager, Research, Grants & Contracts
aamalla@pvamu.edu
936.261.1686

Timi Komo Irby
Business Manager, Training and Development
ekirby@pvamu.edu
936.261.1681

Rida Shah
Research & Reporting Analyst
rfshah@pvamu.edu
936.261.3520

Lora Williams, M.S.
Director, Title III Programs
llwilliams@pvamu.edu
936.261.3441

Yadira Perez, B.B.A.
Business Administrator III (Title III)
yaperez@pvamu.edu
936.261.3443

Carl Taylor, B.S.
Network Engineer IV
cataylor@pvamu.edu
936.261.3291

Stephanie Holmes
Network Engineer II
srholmes@pvamu.edu
936.261.1684

Darius Sims
Program Specialist
dgsims@pvamu.edu
936.261.1687

Marco L. Robinson, M.A.Ed.
Director, Research Regulatory Compliance
mlrobinson@pvamu.edu
936.261.1588

KaDondra Thomas
Manager of Export Controls
krthomas@pvamu.edu
936.261.1553

Synthea Horton, MS
Research Compliance Administrator
schorton@pvamu.edu
936.261.1589