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Johanna Eagan Olson
Director of Research Administration
Partners in Research
The Office of Research Administration (ORA) provides research administration services that include proposal preparation, contract and grant administration, closeout of research projects, report generation and service center and consortia guidance.
ORA partners with campus in all business and administrative needs of Mines sponsored research; our goals are to provide exceptional customer service, expand our knowledge, and use technology to efficiently process, track and disseminate information.
ORA Contact Information
Address & Phone
130 Guggenheim Hall
1500 Illinois Street
Golden, CO 80401-1887
Phone: (303) 273-3411
Fax: (303) 384-2173
ORA Inboxes
ora@mines.edu – General
proposals@mines.edu – Proposals
awards@mines.edu – Research Awards
postaward@mines.edu – Post Award
researchbilling@mines.edu – Research Billing
subcontracts@mines.edu – Subrecipient
consortium@mines.edu – Consortia
ORA Staff
| Elizabeth Achulo Billing System Analyst eachulo@mines.edu | Hannah Davis Research Accountant hannah.davis@mines.edu | Karen Haines Proposal Analyst (303) 273-3910 khaines@mines.edu |
| Ben Holtzman Research Accountant bholtzman@mines.edu | Barbara Johnson Research Accountant barbara.johnson@mines.edu | Caitlin King Operations Coordinator caitlin.king@mines.edu |
| Peggy Kolaga Billing System Analyst peggy.kolaga@mines.edu | Kendrick Lemke Research Accountant kendrick.lemke@mines.edu | Kelsey Manning Proposal Analyst kelsey.manning@mines.edu |
| Bill McQueen Contract Administrator william.mcqueen@mines.edu | Corey O’Connor Principal- Research Financial Analyst coconnor1@mines.edu | Johanna Eagan Olson Director, Research Administration (303) 384-2589 jeagan@mines.edu |
| Jenny Simpson Research Accountant simpson1@mines.edu | Alicia Vagts Contract Administrator alicia.vagts@mines.edu | Heather Wells Contract Administrator heather.wells@mines.edu |
| Jimmy Zhou Research Accountant jimmy.zhou@mines.edu |
ORA Consultant Staff
| Taylor Achiel Torguson Proposal Analyst taylor.achiel@mines.edu | Ethan Bosshardt Torguson Proposal Analyst (Main Contact) ethan.bosshardt@mines.edu | Selena Cho Huron Proposal Analyst selena.cho@mines.edu |
| Veronica Delgado Huron Proposal Analyst veronica.delgado@mines.edu | Sarah Hadacek Huron Contract Administrator sarah.hadacek@mines.edu | Suzanne Hagmann TreMonti Contracts/IP Review suzanne.hagmann@mines.edu |
| Taylor Hansen Huron Billing taylor.tansen@mines.edu | George Konstant TreMonti Contracts/IP Review george.konstant@mines.edu | Thomas Kuzniar Huron Research Accountant thomas.kuzniar@mines.edu |
| Caitlin McGovern Huron Research Accountant (Main Contact) caitlin.mcgovern@mines.edu | Holly Meadows TreMonti Contracts/IP Review holly.meadows@mines.edu | A'Licia Nieves Huron Proposal Analyst alicia.nieves@mines.edu |
| Jo-Annette Perez Chacon Huron Proposal Analyst jo-annette.perez-chacon@mines.edu | John Pold Huron Contract Administrator john.pold@mines.edu | Danielle Ross Huron Contract Administrator (Main Contact) danielle.ross@mines.edu |
| Leena Shazly Huron Research Accountant postaward@mines.edu | John Sites Huron Proposal Analyst (Main Contact) john.sites@mines.edu | Jen Smith Torguson Proposal Analyst jen.smith@mines.edu |
| Sara Streich Huron Research Accountant sarastreich@mines.edu | Tapiana "Taps" Wray Torguson Proposal Analyst tapiana.wray@mines.edu |
ORA by Department
Updated 9/9/26
| Department/Area | Proposal Analyst | Contract Administrator | Research Accountant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Affairs | See respective department | See respective department | See respective department |
| Applied Mathematics & Statistics | Karen Haines khaines@mines.edu | Heather Wells heather.wells@mines.edu | Kendrick Lemke kendrick.lemke@mines.edu |
| Chemical & Biological Engineering | Torguson Team- Ethan Bosshardt ethan.bosshardt@mines.edu | William "Bill" McQueen william.mcqueen@mines.edu | Jenny Simpson simpson1@mines.edu |
| Chemistry | Huron Team- Jo-Annette Perez Chacon jo-annette.perez-chacon@mines.edu | William "Bill" McQueen william.mcqueen@mines.edu | Huron Team- Leena Shazly leena.shazly@mines.edu |
| Civil & Environmental Engineering | Karen Haines khaines@mines.edu | Huron Team - Danielle Ross danielle.ross@mines.edu | Huron Team - Caitlin McGovern caitlin.mcgovern@mines.edu |
| Colorado Geological Survey | Huron Team- Jo-Annette Perez Chacon jo-annette.perez-chacon@mines.edu | Heather Wells heather.wells@mines.edu | Ben Holtzman bholtzman@mines.edu |
| Computer Science | Torguson Team- Ethan Bosshardt ethan.bosshardt@mines.edu | Huron Team - Danielle Ross danielle.ross@mines.edu | Jenny Simpson simpson1@mines.edu |
| Economics & Business | Huron Team- Selena Cho selena.cho@mines.edu | Huron Team - Danielle Ross danielle.ross@mines.edu | Kendrick Lemke kendrick.lemke@mines.edu |
| Electrical Engineering | Huron Team- Jo-Annette Perez Chacon jo-annette.perez-chacon@mines.edu | Heather Wells heather.wells@mines.edu | Jenny Simpson simpson1@mines.edu |
| Engineering, Design, & Society (EDS) | Huron Team- Selena Cho selena.cho@mines.edu | Heather Wells heather.wells@mines.edu | Jenny Simpson simpson1@mines.edu |
| Earth, Space, and Planets (SESP) | Huron Team- Veronica Delgado veronica.delgado@mines.edu | Huron Team - Danielle Ross danielle.ross@mines.edu | Ben Holtzman bholtzman@mines.edu |
| Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences (HASS) | Torguson Team- Ethan Bosshardt ethan.bosshardt@mines.edu | Heather Wells heather.wells@mines.edu | Huron Team- Shaneal Warren postaward@mines.edu |
| Mechanical Engineering | Huron Team- Selena Cho selena.cho@mines.edu | Huron Team - Danielle Ross danielle.ross@mines.edu | Hannah Davis hannah.davis@mines.edu |
| Metallurgical & Material Engineering | Huron Team- Veronica Delgado veronica.delgado@mines.edu | Heather Wells heather.wells@mines.edu | Huron Team - Thomas Kuzniar thomas.kuzniar@mines.edu |
| Minerals and Subsurface Energy (SMSE) | Huron Team- Veronica Delgado veronica.delgado@mines.edu | Huron Team - Danielle Ross danielle.ross@mines.edu | Hannah Davis hannah.davis@mines.edu |
| Payne Institute | Kendrick Lemke kendrick.lemke@mines.edu |
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| Physics | Karen Haines khaines@mines.edu | Heather Wells heather.wells@mines.edu | Ben Holtzman bholtzman@mines.edu |
| Department not listed? | Proposals Inbox proposals@mines.edu | Awards Inbox awards@mines.edu | Postaward Inbox postaward@mines.edu |
| Principal- Research Financial Analyst | Corey O’Connor coconnor1@mines.edu | ||
| Research Billing | Elizabeth Achulo, Peggy Kolaga, Sara Streich (Huron team) researchbilling@mines.edu | ||
| Large Proposal Submissions | Alyssa Von Lehman Lopez (303) 273-3014 avonlehmanlopez@mines.edu | ||
| Data Management Plans | Seth Vuletich (303) 273-3958 sethvuletich@mines.edu |