Contacts

Corporate & Foundation Relations

1500 N. Warner St. #1080
Tacoma, WA 98416-1080

Jones 219

Note: All grant activity must be coordinated through the Office of University Relations.

Please contact Betty Popenuck, Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, via email or at 253.879.2925 for questions about:

  • The grants process
  • Applying for private grant funds from corporations and foundations
  • Contacting corporations and foundations for funding
  • Reviewing grant proposals or grant reporting


Please contact Laura Schultz, Director of Sponsored Research, via email or at 253.879.3610 for questions about:

  • The government grants process, including federal, state, county, city, or tribal opportunities
  • Identifying government grant opportunities
  • Preparing and managing the government proposal process


Please contact Barbara Gorzinski, grants manager, at 253.879.8619 for questions about:

  • Budget calculations (salary, fringe benefits, and indirect)
  • Grant budget approval
  • Federal grant awards


Please contact Amy Spivey, academic dean, at 253.879.3207 for questions about:

  • Grants for research and academic programs
  • Faculty release time