Office of Research and Innovation
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Office of Research & Innovation

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$44M
GRANTS AWARDED
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200
PROPOSALS
SUBMITTED
220/yr
APPROVED
IRB PROTOCOLS

Vision Statement

Advancing excellence and expanding opportunity in scholarship and innovation to deliver meaningful and transformative impact for our community, California, and the world.

Mission Statement

We support our polytechnic university in advancing research, securing funding, safeguarding the highest standards in human and animal studies, and translating discoveries into real-world applications and enduring knowledge.

Our Team

Office of Research & Innovation

Staff Member Phone and Location Email
Craig LaMunyon, PhD.
Associate Vice President, Institutional Official
(909) 869 - 2273 cwlamunyon@cpp.edu
Kristil Mejia-Twomey, AA
Senior Administrative Analyst & Assistant to the AVP
(909) 869 - 2955 kamejia@cpp.edu

Office of Research & Sponsored Programs

Staff Member Phone and Location Email
Anastasia Rutherford, MBA, CRA
Director of Research and Sponsored Programs
(909) 869 - 2954 arutherford@cpp.edu
Maria Robledo, BS, CRA
Executive Lead, Grants and Contracts Administrator
(909) 979 - 5520 mariarobledo@cpp.edu
Brittany Mejia, BA, MS
Grants and Contracts Administrator
(909) 869 - 3301 bjmejia1@cpp.edu
Kristen Almaraz
Grants and Contracts Administrator
(909) 979 - 2935 kristena@cpp.edu
Carol Keating
Grants and Contracts Administrator Emeritus
(909) 869 - 2966 cekeating@cpp.edu
Rita Hariani Wiraatmadja
Grants and Contracts Administrator
(909) 869 - 4543 rwiraatmadja@cpp.edu

Office of Research Compliance

Staff Member Phone and Location Email
Elizabeth Mendoza, PhD
Research Compliance Officer
(909) 869 - 3713
Bldg 1, Room 229
emendoza7@cpp.edu
Ruth A. Ramirez
Research Compliance Specialist
(909) 979 - 3771 ruthramirez@cpp.edu
Kellene Isom, PhD
Associate Professor & Institutional Review Board Chair
Department of Nutrition and Food Science, College of Agriculture
(909) 869 - 4215 gvplacencia@cpp.edu
Juanita Jellyman, PhD
Associate Professor & Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Chair
Biological Science, College of Science
(909) 979 - 4215 jkjellyman@cpp.edu
Cynthia Tessler, MS, RVT, LATG
Animal Care Facility Coordinator
Office of Research, Innovation, & Economic Development
Bldg. 92, Animal Care Facility catessler@cpp.edu

Technology Transfer

Staff Member Phone and Location Email
Craig LaMunyon, PhD.
Associate Vice President, Institutional Official
(909) 869 - 2273 cwlamunyon@cpp.edu