Who's Who
Research & Development Management
Associate Chief of Staff, R&D
William Banks, MD
Office: Bldg 1/810 Mailstop: S-151
Phone: (206) 764-2701
E-mail: william.banks4@va.gov
Administrative Officer, R&D
Peter Storm, MHA, FACHE
Bldg 101/5W51 Mailstop: S-151
Phone: (206) 764-2520
E-mail: peter.storm@va.gov
Deputy Administrative Officer, R&D
Jane Summerfield
Bldg 101/5W54 Mailstop: S-151
Phone: (206) 764-2848
E-mail: jane.summerfield@va.gov
Research Specialist (PreAwards, Records, Intake)
Robin Boland
Bldg 101/5W58 Mailstop: S-151
Phone: (206) 277-1417
E-mail: robin.boland@va.gov
Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) Division
IRB General Phone Number: (206) 277-1715
IRB General Email: VAPSHCS.IRB.INFO@va.gov
Director
Amy Marsh, CIP
Mailstop: S-151
Phone: (206) 764-2670
Cell: (206) 552-5378
Pager: (206) 416-1919
E-mail: Amy.Marsh@va.gov
Expedited Review Administrator
Christopher Click
Mailstop: S-151
Phone: (206) 764-2155
E-mail: Christopher.Click@va.gov
IRB #1 Administrator
Alejandro Vega-Gutierrez
Mailstop: S-151
Phone: (206) 277-3501
E-mail: Jose.VegaGutierrez@va.gov
IRB #2 Administrator
Gage Doehlert, CIP
Mailstop: S-151
Phone: 206-277-1471
E-mail: Gage.Doehlert@va.gov
R&D Operations
Staff Assistant (HR, Training, Credentialing)
Benjamin Brainard
Mailstop: S-151
Phone: (206) 764-4666
E-mail: benjamin.brainard@va.gov
Lab Operations Manager (Logistics, Facilities, Equipment, Access)
Kurt Strand, PhD
Mailstop: S-151
Phone: (206) 277-3188
Mobile: (206) 349-8025
E-mail: kurt.strand@va.gov
Senior Budget Analyst
Steve Nash
Mailstop: S-151
Phone: (206) 277-1425
E-mail: stephen.nash@va.gov
Budget Analyst
Carrie Gehring
Mailstop: S-151
Phone: (206) 764-2388
E-mail: Carrie.Gehring@va.gov
R&D Safety Officer
Jessica Tulloch, PhD
Mailstop: S-151
Phone: (206) 277-1854
E-mail: jessica.tulloch@va.gov
R&D BioSafety Officer
Timothy Strovas, PhD
Mailstop: S-151
Phone: (206) 277-1238
E-mail: timothy.strovas@va.gov
R&D Science Cores
Cellular & Molecular Imaging Core
Rebecca Hull-Meichle, PhD
Director Mailstop: S-151
Phone: (206) 764-2897
E-mail: Rebecca.Meichle@va.gov
Clinical Research Unit (CRU)
Jose Garcia, MD, Director
Mailstop S-182
GRECC Phone: (206) 764-2984
E-mail: jose.garcia@va.gov
Sharon McRae, ARNP
Mailstop S-151 CRU
Phone: (206) 277-4681
E-mail: sharon.mcrae@va.gov
Genomics Core
Chang-En Yu, PhD, Co-Director
Mailstop: S-182 GRECC
Phone (206) 764-2863
Fax: (206) 764-2569
E-mail: chang-en.yu@va.gov
Brian Kraemer, PhD, Co-Director
Mailstop: S-182 GRECC
Phone: (206) 277-1071
Fax: (206) 764-2569
E-mail: Brian.Kraemer@va.gov
Glasswash Core
Hal Jones
Phone: (206) 277-1208
Fax: (206) 764-2391
E-mail: hal.jones@va.gov
Metabolism & Behavioral Phenotyping Core
Tami Wolden-Hanson, PhD, Director
Mailstop: S-151
Phone: (206) 768-5394
Fax: (206) 764-2391 E-mail: twh@u.washington.edu
Compliance Officers (Office of Director, VA Puget Sound Health Care System)
Research Compliance Officer (RCO)
John Kelly Phone: (206) 277-4616
Email: john.kelly9@va.gov
Privacy Officer (PO)
James Weivoda
Phone: (206) 277-5156
Fax: (206) 768-5301
Email: james.weivoda@va.gov
Radiation Safety Officer (RSO)
Chris Peterson
Mailstop: S-137-RSO
Phone: (206) 277-1433
E-mail: christopher.peterson3@va.gov
















