Meet the Team – IP and Licensing

For general inquiries, please contact us at 706-542-1404 or email gateway@uga.edu.

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Acuff, Cory
Associate Director, Licensing, Innovation Gateway
125 Terrell Hall
706-542-5682
cacuff@uga.edu
Kathleen M. Burggraf, a middle-aged woman with shoulder-length gray hair, smiles warmly in a turquoise top and pendant necklace, photographed against a gray background.
Burggraf, Kathleen M
Administrative Manager, Innovation Gateway
116C Terrell Hall
706-542-5944
burggraf@uga.edu
Whitney Burkhalter, a woman with blonde hair and blue eyes, smiles at the camera in a patterned top against a gray background.
Burkhalter, Whitney
Administrative Specialist, Plant Licensing, Innovation Gateway
138 Terrell Hall
706-542-5929
wburkhalter@uga.edu
Clark, Boyce
Assistant Director, Physical Sciences and Engineering Licensing, Innovation Gateway Licensing
146 Terrell Hall
boyce.clark@uga.edu
Kelsey Diffley, a woman with shoulder-length brown hair, wearing a navy floral top and gold necklaces, smiles at the camera against a plain gray background.
Diffley, Kelsey
Licensing Specialist, Innovation Gateway
kelsey.diffley@uga.edu
Derek Eberhart, a middle-aged man with short white hair, a goatee, and mustache, wears a black suit, white shirt, and red tie as he poses against a neutral gray background.
Eberhart, Derek
Associate Vice President for Research and Executive Director, Innovation Gateway
141 Terrell Hall
706-542-2207
dereke@uga.edu
Shelley D, a woman with short light brown hair wearing a teal top, smiles at the camera in front of a gray background.
Fincher, Shelley D
Plant Licensing Manager, Innovation Gateway
143 Terrell Hall
706-542-0969
shelleyf@uga.edu
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Gay, John
Senior Finance Specialist
139 Terrell Hall
706-542-5928
johngay@uga.edu
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Grier, Drew
Licensing Pipeline Program Manager, Innovation Gateway
113B Terrell Hall
706-542-6694
dgrier@uga.edu
Leigh Ann Jones, a woman with wavy brown hair and a floral-patterned shirt, smiles at the camera against a gray background.
Jones, Leigh Ann
IP Operations Manager, Innovation Gateway
116B Terrell Hall
laj1987@uga.edu
Anne Manning, a woman with long brown hair, wearing a white shirt and black dress, smiles in front of a plain dark background.
Manning, Anne
Administrative Manager
110 Terrell Hall
706-542-1404
anne.manning@uga.edu
Brent Marable, a middle-aged man in a suit and striped red tie, poses for a professional headshot against a neutral gray background.
Marable, Brent
Assistant Director, Plant Licensing, Innovation Gateway
134 Terrell Hall
706-542-5942
marable@uga.edu
Sanderson, Eric
Contracts Officer, Innovation Gateway
140 Terrell Hall
706-542-6714
eric.sanderson@uga.edu
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Si, Yuan
Licensing Manager, Innovation Gateway
144 Terrell Hall
706-542-9981
yuan.si@uga.edu