Submon- Instructors

Program Instructors

Donna Kiley 

Senior Director of Post Award, Office of Research and Economic Development | Florida International University

Ms. Donna Kiley is the Senior Director of Post Award, Office of Research and Economic Development at Florida International University (FIU). She has over 18 years in research administration and 15 years in public accounting.  In her current capacity, she has overall responsibility for the financial administration of contracts and grants awarded to FIU.  She has presented on Subrecipient Management and Monitoring numerous times in the last 7 years at national, regional and local conferences in the field of research administration. Donna is experienced in public speaking, project management, regulation interpretation and policy development. She has a vast knowledge of federal guidelines, is a liaison on sponsor audits and developed education and training programs. Donna is actively engaged in industry associations and is a Certified Research Administrator (CRA).

Shacey Temperly

Ms. Shacey Temperly is a Senior Manager in the Research Enterprise Services practice at Attain Partners. Ms. Temperly is an experienced professional with more than 15 years of experience in research administration.  Prior to joining Attain Partners she worked in research administration at University of California, Davis and George Washington University.  Her background covers all phases and functional areas of the research lifecycle. Her expertise pulls from her deep involvement with business process reviews, organizational redesign, and strategic planning. She specializes in procedural, system, and control analyses to create operational and financial efficiencies. Since joining Attain Partners, Ms. Temperly has participated in delivering grant accounting, business process reengineering, strategic planning, project management, change management, and technology maximization projects. 

Katherine Cook

Executive Director of the Office of Sponsored Programs | Michigan State University

Katherine (Katie) Cook is the Executive Director of the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) at Michigan State University (MSU). As Executive Director, she oversees pre-award compliance, proposal submission, and award negotiation & acceptance. Ms. Cook, also, provides pre-award leadership in the implementation and use of MSU research administration systems.  Ms. Cook has 20 years’ experience in research administration and is a Certified Research Administrator (CRA). She has thorough knowledge of research administration policies and extensive experience with conducting trainings, policy development and implementation.