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USC Stevens Team

The team at USC Stevens is a passionate group of people committed to furthering innovation at USC. Get to know our dedicated staff:

Administration and Finance
Marketing and Communications
Innovation Programs
Innovation Advancement Team: University Park Campus
Innovation Advancement Team: Health Sciences Campus
Compliance

Administration and Finance

Krisztina Holly | Vice Provost for Innovation;
Executive Director of the USC Stevens Institute for Innovation

213.821.5000
z@usc.edu


     

Karen Siemens | Assistant to the Vice Provost
213.821.5002
siemens@usc.edu


     

Nikki Berhane | Financial Analyst
213.821.6076
berhane@usc.edu


     

Terrence Thurmon | Accounting Technician
213.821.6075
thurmon@usc.edu


     

Gretchen Villaluz Picazo | Administrative Operations Manager
213.821.5000
picazo@usc.edu


     

Ashley Lautzenhiser | Assistant to Senior Directors
213.740.6099
lautzenh@usc.edu


     

Arnel Mendoza | Director of Information Technology
213.821.6060
agm@usc.edu


     

Jorge Carhuamaca | IT Support Manager
213.821.6060
carhuama@usc.edu


     

Danielle Harty | Program Specialist IT
213.740.5866
dharty@usc.edu


     
Marketing and Communications

Elisa Wiefel Schreiber | Director of Communications
213.821.6063
wiefel@usc.edu


     

Dana Rygwelski | Senior Marketing Coordinator
213.740.5864
rygwelsk@usc.edu


     
Innovation Programs

Juan Felipe Vallejo | Director of Innovation Development
213.821.5000
jvallejo@usc.edu


     

Polai Av | Program Specialist Innovation Development
213.740.7249
pav@usc.edu


     

Richard Weddle | Director of Innovation Programs
213.821.6074
rweddle@usc.edu


     
Innovation Advancement Team: University Park Campus

Joe Koepnick | Senior Director of Innovation Advancement & Business Development, UPC
213.821.5000
koepnick@usc.edu


     

Ed Beres | Senior Business Development & Licensing Associate
213.821.6065
beres@usc.edu


     

Samantha Henry | Business Development & Licensing Specialist
213.740.4950
soh@usc.edu


     

John Sweet | Senior Business Development & Licensing Associate
213.821.6067
jsweet@stevens.usc.edu


     

Trina Voss | Business Development & Licensing Specialist
213.821.6070
tvoss@usc.edu


     

Paul Reep | Business Development & Licensing Associate
213.821.6066
reep@usc.edu


     

Alex Leshnick | Business Development & Licensing Specialist
213.821.6064
leshnick@usc.edu


     
Innovation Advancement Team: Health Sciences Campus

Chris Moulding | Senior Business Development & Licensing Associate
323.442.7797
moulding@usc.edu


     

Bonnie Phan | Business Development & Licensing Specialist
323.442.7791
bonniep@usc.edu


     

Stephanie Valencia | Senior Material Transfer Agreement Administrator
323.442.7790
horngs@usc.edu


     

Richard Hull | Senior Director of Innovation Advancement & Business Development, HSC
323.442.7792
rhull@usc.edu


     

Annette Kleiser | Senior Business Development & Licensing Associate
323.442.7794
akleiser@usc.edu


     

Morton Chirnomas | Business Development & Licensing Associate
323.442.7795
chirnoma@usc.edu


     

Calvin Chen | Business Development & Licensing Specialist
323.442.7793
calvinyc@usc.edu


     
Compliance

Keith Johnson | Senior Patent Advisor
213.821.5000
kljohnso@usc.edu


     

Joyce Williams | Patent Administrator
213.821.5000
joycedw@usc.edu


     

Helen Kim | Administrative Assistant Compliance
213.821.6068
helenyki@usc.edu


     
Team