AURP LEADERSHIP


 AURP Staff

Chief Executive Officer

Vickie Palmer
O: (520) 529-2524
Meetings/Membership Manager
Diana Horn  
O: (520) 529-2523
Marketing & Administration
Shelby Martin 
 O: (520) 529-2521 
Chief Strategy Officer
Brian Darmody
O: (301) 928-0527
 
 
AURP Headquarters
9070 South Rita Road, Suite 3500, Tucson, AZ 85747

 

 
AURP HQ2 (Washington DC Area)

7761 Diamondback Dr., College Park, MD 20742

 2024 AURP Board of Directors

OFFICERS

President
Allison Madden
, MBA
Chief Operating Officer and Corporate Secretary, University of South Florida (USF) Research Foundation
Tampa, Florida

Vice President
Jeff Smith
Director, University Corporate Research Park, Michigan State University Research Foundation
East Lansing, Michigan

Treasurer
Harry Brislin
, MBA
Executive Director, Real Estate Services & Asset Management, USA Technology and Research Park
Mobile, Alabama

Secretary
Keisha Demps

Centennial Campus
Raleigh, North Carolina

At Large
Kate Engel
Executive Director, Nebraska Innovation Campus, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska

At Large
Tracy Shickel

Director, Economic Development, University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware

Immediate Past President
Erin Koshut
Executive Director, Cummings Research Park
Huntsville, Alabama

DIRECTORS

Amy Adams
Executive Director, Institute for Biohealth Innovation, George Mason University
Manassas, Virginia

Merry Hunter Caudle
Associate Director, Economic Development, Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia

Adam Eshelbrenner
Senior Vice President, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Kansas City, Missouri

Will Germain
CEO & Managing Partner, MCB Science & Health
Chicago, Illinois

Linda Hall
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, NCInnovation, Inc.
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

Kate Hier
AIA, NCARB, WELL AP, Principal, Clark & Enersen
Lincoln, Nebraska

Suzet McKinney
DrPH, MPH, Principal, Director of Life Sciences, Sterling Bay
Chicago, Illinois

Sara Merriman
Director, Life Science & University Partnerships, Brandywine Realty Trust
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Zach Miles
Senior Associate Vice President for Economic Development and Executive Director, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Research Foundation
Las Vegas, Nevada

Laura O'Blenis
President & CEO, Stiletto: Make A Point
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada

Aaron Olver
Managing Director, University Research Park, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, Wisconsin

 

AURP thanks outgoing board members for their leadership and service
Leah Burton
Principal Industry Consultant for Higher Education, SAS Institute
Cary, North Carolin
Dwaine Chapel
CEO & Executive Director, Growth Partnership and Research Park, South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota
Scott Levitan
President & CEO, The Research Triangle Park of North Carolina
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
Mark Romney
Senior Vice President, Blue Rise Ventures
Alameda, California