b'\xef\x81\xb6 E L I Z A B E T H D E M S K I - Resume\n\nExecutive Management Experience\nWellesley College\nWellesley, MA\nDirector\nOffice of Sponsored Research - 2014- Present\nManage pre-award operation in highly active sponsored programs office, including staff,\nanalytics, infrastructure, export controls, training, policy development and compliance. Work with\nPrincipal Investigators to prepare and submit proposals, negotiate a n d e x e c u t e contracts. Plan\nprogram for college-wide research development. Steward relationships with collaborators a n d\nfunders at all levels.\nEmerson College Boston, MA\nAssociate Vice President\nOffice of Research and Creative Scholarship - 2011-2014\nEstablished the \xe2\x80\x9cOffice of Research and Creative Scholarship\xe2\x80\x9d and manage all facets of\noperations. Charged by the President to be a \xe2\x80\x9cguiding force\xe2\x80\x9d in creating the culture necessary to\nsupport the College\xe2\x80\x99s research mission, as it builds its extramural funding base through\ncontractual agreements. Created and facilitated research development goals and strategies\nneeded to build the institutional infrastructure and capacity to acquire and ensure proper and\nefficient grants management. As the College\xe2\x80\x99s Compliance Officer, used executive level authority\nto ensure compliance throughout the College, including all research policies, staff and\ninfrastructure. Served as authoritative expert for all grant-related functions, systems and special\ninitiatives. Worked closely with Principal Investigators across the campus to support ongoing work\nand with high level administrators to develop and implement strategies and work plans. Oversaw all\nsubmissions, contract negotiations, purchasing, hiring and fiscal monitoring and reporting.\nFacilitated technology transfer and commercialization. Conducted trainings at all levels. Built\ncoalitions among Principal Investigators and off-campus constituents around areas of strength.\nCultivated relationships with federal and state agencies, foundations and corporations. Managed\nresearch related communications, problem-resolution, contract closeouts and stewarding of funder\nrelationships on behalf of the College. Supervised staff responsible for pre and post award\nfinancial and grants management, evaluated performance and provided technical and strategic\ndirection. Application submissions and secured funding t ripled during this period. Chaire d the\nCollege\xe2\x80\x99s Institutional Review Board (IRB) and co-chaired the Faculty Development and Research\nCouncil.\nSaint Anselm College\nManchester, NH Director\nOffice of Sponsored Programs - 2009- 2011\nEstablished the Office of Sponsored Programs, including related infrastructure and policies.\nWorked closely with senior managers, faculty, and staff to develop and submit contract\nproposals; administer contracts and agreements; review contract provisions and communicate\nfindings; ensuring that college proposals complied with funder regulations and policies; negotiated\ncontracts and conflicts of interest on behalf of the College at both the pre- and post-award stages.\nServed as the College\xe2\x80\x99s Compliance Officer, developing and enforcing policies and procedures,\ncommunicating best practices and changes in federal and state laws. Conducted regular\nfinancial reviews and audits of grants and contracts, assuring that accounting practices were\nadhered to and resolved any audit findings. Determined allowable costs. Oversaw faculty programs\nof research, surveys and studies. Revamped administrative policies and procedures, including\nthose controlling regulatory and compliance concerns; the distribution of overhead; and incentives\nfor sponsored program activity. Evaluated current and projected programs to improve outcomes,\nlaunched a continuing series of faculty and staff seminars and provided written and web-based\n\xef\x81\xb6\n\n\x0c\xef\x81\xb6 E L I Z A B E T H D E M S K I - Resume\ntraining materials. Increased both the number of proposal submissions and dollars awarded by\n250%. Member of IRB and IACUC.\nUniversity of North Carolina Wilmington\nWilmington, NC\nDirector of Research Development\nResearch Services and Sponsored Programs [and Lecturer] - 2004 - 2009\nManaged pre-award operation in a $25m per year sponsored programs office. Managed\nbudget and staff, gathered and analyzed data to inform campus strategic directions and\nspecial projects, promoted campus accomplishments, and created a responsive infrastructure.\nWorked with Principal Investigators and senior managers to prepare and submit proposals and\nnegotiate contract provisions. Negotiated contracts and cooperative agreements, assuring\nadherence to regulations. Collaborated with legal counsel on contracting issues and technology\ntransfer. Stewarded relationships with funders at the national, state and regional levels.\nRecipient of the 2010 Southeastern North Carolina Dedicated Service and Leadership Award.\nUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst, 1993 \xe2\x80\x93 2004\nAmherst, MA\nDirector of (Academic) Outreach\nOffice of University Outreach - 1997 - 2004\nThis position encompassed two campus-wide areas of executive level authority: outreach\noperations and constituent relations. In operations, administered the Office of University\nOutreach (including the $25m budget) and served as \xe2\x80\x9cchief of staff\xe2\x80\x9d for the campus\xe2\x80\x99 senior\nacademic outreach officer from inception of the division, coordinating the work of the unit with a\nwide variety of internal collaborators and external organizations. Responsibilities included\nprocuring services and products; negotiating and awarding contracts and administering terms and\nconditions; and monitoring contractor performance.\nDirector\nUMass Transportation Research Center\nCollege of Engineering - 1993 - 1997\nCo-founded the 4-campus Center and increased funding to $10m in contracts, donations, and\ngrants. Planned and administered the activities of the Center including managing contracts,\nproviding overall financial management, serving as liaison with client organizations such as the\nU.S. Volpe Transportation Center, managing constituent relations and developing and\nstewarding contracting relationships with the state and federal government, lobbied in Washington\nD.C. and with foundations, corporations and with individual donors.\nGreenfield Community College Greenfield, MA\nCoordinator [and Adjunct Faculty],\nMunicipal Management Institute - 1989 \xe2\x80\x93 1991\nDeveloped, administered and promoted 35 courses designed to assist municipal personnel and\nimplemented Total Quality Management programs for employees in 19 towns.\nCourses Taught:\nAccounting 121 - Introduction to Accounting I\nAccounting 122 - Introduction to Accounting II\nMarketing 221 - Fundamentals of Marketing\nEducation\nUniversity of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL\nEd. D in Higher Education Administration (partially completed)\nWestern New England College, Springfield, MA\nM.B.A., Management\nUniversity of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA\nB.A., History\n\xef\x81\xb6\n\n\x0c\xef\x81\xb6 E L I Z A B E T H D E M S K I - Resume\n\nProfessional Memberships\nNational Council of University Research Administrators\nSociety of Research International\nCouncil of Graduate Schools\nPublications\nBarth, T. & Demski, E. (2011) \xe2\x80\x9cCape Fear Healthy Carolinians: Taking Risks, Crossing\nBoundaries\xe2\x80\x9d in a new textbook, Principles of Scholarly Community Engagement.\nKim-Godwin, Y.S., Clements, C., Bullers, S., Maume, M., & Demski, E. (2008). Sexual\nBehavior and Drinking Patterns among Middle and High School Students in\nSoutheastern North Carolina, Journal of School Nursing, 23 (4), 33-39.\n\n\xef\x81\xb6'