Finance & Human Resources

Staff Assignments

Shelly Terrazas  – Director

  • Strategic Planning
  • Fiscal Affairs Oversight
  • Operations Management
  • Budget Development
  • Human Resources Management

Nanette Roberts – Assistant Director

  • UGARF Budgeting, Cost Control, and Financial Reporting
  • UGARF Patent Income and Royalty Distributions
  • Internal Grants Management
  • UGA Foundation Accounts
  • Startup and Research Support Fund Transfer

Ashley Bow – Sr. Fiscal Affairs Manager

  • Centers and Institutes Fiscal Oversight
  • Core Facilities Compliance
  • VPR Administration Financial Management
  • Georgia Research Alliance Awards
  • Special Projects

Lacey Botsford – Sr. Fiscal Affairs Manager

  • Centers and Institutes Fiscal Oversight
  • Core Facilities Compliance
  • VPR Administration Financial Management
  • Financial Forecasting
  • Special Projects

Erin Eaton – HR and Operations Manager

  • Human Resources Management
  • Employee Relations
  • Faculty Affairs Liaison
  • Onboarding
  • Staff Training and Professional Development

John Gay – Sr. Finance Specialist

  • License Compliance Management
  • Intellectual Property & Licensing Fiscal Management
  • UGARF Fiscal Administration
  • UGARF Financial Reporting
  • UGARF Royalty Distributions

Danielle Pierce – Business Manager II

  • Support to Innovation District & Start Up Incubator
  • UGARF Checks and Journals
  • Internal Grants and Awards
  • Accounts Payable and Procurement for Pilot Programs
  • Travel Expense Manager

Christopher Smith – Administrative Manager I

  • Management of Central Research Stores (CRS) & Research Business Services (RBS)
  • Planning, Purchasing, Budget Analysis and Personnel Administration for CRS & RBS
  • Fiscal Administration of Riverbend Research Laboratories
  • Departmental Telephone Representative
  • Inventory Management

Austin Swanson – Accountant

  • Accounting for Central Research Stores (CRS) and Research Business Services (RBS)
  • Operational Assistance of CRS and RBS
  • Reconciliation Reporting for CRS and RBS
  • Administrative Support for CRS and RBS
  • UGAmart Procurement Ordering and Receipting

Tom Nix – Administrative Associate

  • Processing of Central Research Stores (CRS) and Research Business Services (RBS) orders
  • UGAmart Procurement Ordering and Receipting
  • Customer Service Representative for CRS and RBS
  • Administrative Support for CRS and RBS
  • Deliveries of Emergency Stockroom Needs for Campus