Research & Development Key Staff

The Charleston Research & Development Administrative Team is led by Amanda LaRue, Ph.D., Associate Chief of Staff of Research, and Richard Vermillion, Administrative Officer for Research. The R&D Administrative Team is responsible for budgets, travel and human resource actions for all research position descriptions (PDs), VA Merit submissions, RDIS reports, and procurement and contracting. Below is a detailed list of our Administrative Team.

Name Title Contact Information

Amanda LaRue, PhD Associate Chief of Staff, Research Service Rutha.LaRue@va.gov

Richard Vermillion Administrative Officer Richard.Vermillion@va.gov

Rudell Ryant, MBA Research Compliance Officer Rudell.Ryant@va.gov

Jenna Gillis, MS IACUC Coordinator Gillis@musc.edu

Charles Holloman WOC/PIV Coordinator Charles.Holloman@va.gov

Jatia M. Garris Program Support Assistant and SRS-IBC Program Manager Jatia.Garris@va.gov

Sarah A. Jackson, MA Grants Management Specialist Sarah.Jackson@va.gov

A. Marisa Wolfe, DVM, PhD Veterinary Medical Officer Amber.Wolfe@va.gov

Diana Powers Budget Analyst Diana.Powers@va.gov

Judy Stine R&D Program Manager/IRB Liaison Judy.Stine@va.gov

Donald Sansoucy Budget Analyst Donald.Sansoucy@va.gov

Patricia Tuohy, CCRP Clinical Trials Program Manager Patricia.Tuohy@va.gov

Jeff Jones, PhD R&D Chair Jonesja@musc.edu

Ryan Kelly, PhD Chair and Biosafety Officer Ryan.Kelly3@va.gov

Sara Sidles, PhD Associate Director of Shared Resources Sara.Sidles@va.gov

Amy Bradshaw, PhD Chair, IACUC Bradshad@musc.edu