Robert Mitchell
Associate Director of Administration
Sarah Laye, MBA
Assistant Director of Administration
The Administrative Core provides leadership, vision, strategic planning, oversight, governance, and management to foster and facilitate high-impact, multidisciplinary research for translational projects among basic, clinical, and population-based members. The core comprises highly successful, research-effective senior leaders and administrative staff. Administration provides infrastructure to promote the cancer research activities of its over 225 members, with a focus on facilitating transdisciplinary and population-based translational cancer research. The specific aims of the core are to support and facilitate all UMGCCC research components through these key functions:
Represent UMGCCC to university, NCI, and State stakeholders
Establish UMGCCC’s overall scientific and strategic direction
Provide leadership, direction, and governance to five research programs, shared resources, community outreach and engagement (COE), and all other CCSG components.
Integrate research efforts across basic, clinical, and population-based science areas
Organize and expand COE, CRTEC education, training, and mentoring efforts impacting the Cancer Center
Provide infrastructure to support innovative, collaborative, and translational cancer research
Direct research within and disseminate best practices to/from UMGCCC’s catchment area, the State of Maryland
Communicate between and among Cancer Center leaders and stakeholders within and outside the institution
Implement the strategic plan and integrate recommendations from advisory boards and senior leadership
Ensure compliance with CCSG, State, and university reporting requirements
Manage all clinical practice, research, and institutional funds and accounts ($36.1 million FY19 operating budget)
Provide human resource services and expertise to support UMGCCC leadership and membership
Coordinate all aspects of UMGCCC recruitment efforts
Manage seven shared services, 104,950 gsq. ft. of research space in five separate locations, and common equipment
Coordinate internal and external funding applications, 149 applications routed in FY19, including $380,000 in FY19 awarded (7 total) Pilot Projects
Support and coordinate CCSG membership processes
Coordinate and support activities of UMGCCC committees
Provide support for leadership in State outreach and education efforts
Provide external affairs services, including development, marketing, public affairs, and educational programs