USF Research Foundation
Meet the Staff

Michelle Hickey
Director of Finance
mhhickey@usf.edu

Allison Madden, MBA
Chief Operating Officer and Corporate Secretary
amadden@usf.edu

Raymond Charles, Sr.
Unit Research Administrator
rcharles@usf.edu

Tara Makas
Grant Financial Administrator
taramakas@usf.edu

Jamila Cowans
Executive Administrative Specialist
jamila2@usf.edu

Cori Dreger
Project Manager
cdreger@usf.edu

Donna Finke
Research Foundation Accountant
dfinke@usf.edu

Pamela Holden
Fiscal & Business Analyst
pkholden@usf.edu

Darin Crews
Maintenance Technician
dcrews@usf.edu

John Kersh
Assistant Director, USF Research Park Operations
jkersh@usf.edu

Richard Means
Manager, Building & Maintenance Operations
rmeans1@usf.edu

Richard Perez-Aybar
Maintenance Technician III
richardperez@usf.edu

Mercedes Santiago
Fiscal & Business Assistant
msantiago@usf.edu

Keegan Craney
Fiscal & Business Analyst
kcraney@usf.edu