January 18, 2022

Dear Colleagues,   

I am excited to announce that we have a new member joining the ORA Senior Leadership Team. Beginning today, January 18, 2022, Lisa Wilson will be serving as the Senior Director for Strategic Operations and Training.  

Lisa joins us from Clark Atlanta University where she served as Associate VP for Research and Sponsored Programs. In this role she was responsible for broad oversight of many research offices including basic research, sponsored program administration (pre & post-award, lab operations, and safety, research development, public-private partnerships in support of research, government relations, policy development, compliance monitoring intellectual property (IP) management, technology transfer, and the budget department. She is a certified project management professional who has a proven track record of success in many areas of research administration.  

In her new role as Senior Director of Strategic Operations and Training, Lisa will be responsible for operationalizing a strategy across the award lifecycle, developing and implementing ORA staff training, coordinating stakeholder communication, and developing synergies across units to ensure integration, transparency, and efficiency. Her familiarity with the research lifecycle and professional training in project management uniquely position Lisa to excel in this role and build a robust development and training program within Research Administration. 

Lisa has a background in physics receiving a BA from Clark College in Atlanta and subsequently received her MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.  

Please join me in welcoming Lisa to her new role.  

Robert Nobles, DrPH, MPH 

Vice President for Research Administration