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

Jeff Jones, PhD Deputy Associate Chief of Staff, Research Service Jeffrey.Jonesc504f@va.gov

Qwaneshia Wilson, MS Administrative Officer qwaneshia.wilson@va.gov

Kimberly Commodore IACUC Coordinator Kimberly.Commodore@va.gov

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

Jenny Ahlqvist Program Support Assistant and SRS-IBC Program Manager Jenny.Ahlqvist@va.gov

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

Alicia Braxton Hickman, DVM, PhD, DACLAM Veterinary Medical Officer Alicia.BraxtonHickman@va.gov

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

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

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

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

Howard Becker, PhD R&D Chair Howard.Becker2@va.gov

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

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

Loutrai Watson-Campbell R&D Budget Analyst Loutrai.Watson-Campbell@va.gov

Veronica Varn R&D Budget Analyst Veronica.Varn@va.gov

Luke Deboer COIN Budget Analyst Luke.Deboer@va.gov