Meet the Speakers

2022 Grants Management and Data Visualization Workshop

Andres Chan, Director, University of Southern California

Andres Chan is a Director at the University of Southern California in the Office of Financial Analysis. His responsibilities include the preparation of the university ’s facilities and administrative cost rate proposal, fringe benefit rate proposals, paid leave proposals, as well as negotiating with the government on behalf of the university. Additionally, he oversees recharge center compliance, effort certification compliance, as well as acting as the audit liaison for all university audits associated with research grants and contracts. He has over 21 years of financial analysis/planning experience, with extensive experience in preparing F&A Proposals, Space Surveys, Effort Reporting, and uniform guidance related activities. He ’s very knowledgeable with Uniform Guidance (formerly OMB Circulars A -21, A -110 & A - 133). He worked as a Senior Manager while a consultant with MAXIMUS Inc. as well as spent his first 7 years at California Institute of Technology. He has developed dozens of F&A and Forward Pricing Proposals as well as space surveys and Research Administration system implementations. Prior to his work in Higher Education, Andres worked as Financial Advisor for both American Express and Prudential.

Ken Erickson, Director of Research Management & Compliance, University of Utah

Ken Erickson is the Director of Research Management & Compliance at the University of Utah (a $4 Billion research and teaching Institution of Higher Education, Hospitals and Clinics). Ken’s central administration role provides oversight for three main areas: Grants & Contracts Accounting (post -award), Cost Accounting & Analysis (F & A rate calculations, proposals, etc.), and Compliance Oversight and Reporting (effort certification, audit coordination, service centers, etc.) Ken has extensive knowledge of the financial administration and compliance aspects of sponsored programs and research. Ken facilitates leadership team strategic coordination for more than 5,000 active research projects ($650 Million annual revenues) with the VPR, CFO, VPs, Deans, PIs and key administrators in 200+ campus departments. Ken has more than 35 years’ experience in audit (external and internal), compliance, internal controls, accounting, finance, analysis, management, reporting and process improvement. Ken holds an MAcc in Financial Accounting & Auditing and a BS in Accounting from Brigham Young University.

Lauralea Edwards, Ph.D., Assistant Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness, State University of New York at Delhi

Dr. Lauralea Edwards is a systems-oriented data strategist committed to integrating business and technology to make higher education affordable, accessible, and sustainable. Dr. Edwards has founded a non-profit, and has led system-wide initiatives building data-informed processes to measure effectiveness in achieving strategic goals. She has received public recognition for securing personnel resources in austere environments as well as for innovation in leveraging technology to improve business processes and reduce costs. She holds a BS in Behavioral Science from Andrews University, a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. in Cultural Studies and Social Thought in Education at Washington State University. Dr. Edwards is currently the Assistant Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness at the State University of New York at Delhi.

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