Our Teams
Leadership Team
Amber Buatte
Executive Director
Sponsored Programs
Phone: (435) 797-1223
Email: amber.buatte@usu.edu
Cindy Gill
Grant and Contract Officer & Subaward Team Lead
Sponsored Programs
Phone: (435) 797-1411
Email: cindy.gill@usu.edu
Rachel Stenta
Proposal Analyst and Pre-Award Team Lead
Sponsored Programs
Phone: (435) 797-2040
Email: rachel.stenta@usu.edu
Curtis Timmerman
Grant and Contract Officer & Award Team Lead
Sponsored Programs
Phone: (435) 797-9277
Email: curtis.timmerman@usu.edu
Pre-Award
Rachel Stenta
Proposal Analyst and Pre-Award Lead
Sponsored Programs
Phone: (435) 797-2040
Email: rachel.stenta@usu.edu
Makayla Darrow
Proposal Analyst
Sponsored Programs
Phone: (435) 797-2477
Email: makayla.darrow@usu.edu
Brittany Thurgood
Proposal Analyst
Phone: (435) 797-2095
Email: brittany.thurgood@usu.edu
On long-term leave, please reach out to Rachel Stenta instead.
Post-Award
Curtis Timmerman
Grant and Contract Officer & Award Team Lead
Sponsored Programs
Phone: (435) 797-9277
Email: curtis.timmerman@usu.edu
Drake Fresh
Grant & Contract Officer
Sponsored Programs
Phone: (435) 797-0470
Email: drake.fresh@usu.edu
Cindy Gill
Grant and Contract Officer & Subaward Team Lead
Sponsored Programs
Phone: (435) 797-1411
Email: cindy.gill@usu.edu
Chantelle Gossner
Grant & Contract Officer
Sponsored Programs
Phone: (435) 797-2159
Email: chantelle.gossner@usu.edu
Corinna Knowles
Grant and Contract Officer
Sponsored Programs
Phone: (435) 797-9153
Email: corinna.knowles@usu.edu
Beth Thatcher
Grant & Contract Officer
Sponsored Programs
Phone: (435) 797-9089
Email: beth.thatcher@usu.edu
Subawards
Cindy Gill
Grant and Contract Officer & Subaward Team Lead
Sponsored Programs
Phone: (435) 797-1411
Email: cindy.gill@usu.edu
Other Support
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Angalee Brinkerhoff
Student Assistant
Sponsored Programs
Phone: (435) 797-1226
Email: angalee.brinkerhoff@usu.edu
















