Priscilla Gaona joins the IPaT team as the Event Coordinator. She most recently served as the Member Engagement Coordinator for Georgia Tech Campus Recreation, where she led member recruitment, engagement, and outreach and helped foster positive member experiences. She is known for creating welcoming environments, building strong relationships, and providing exceptional support.

Priscilla earned her Bachelor of Science in Movement and Sports Sciences, with minors in Psychology and Spanish, from Purdue University. She also holds a Master of Education in Higher Education and Student Personnel and a certificate in Career and Academic Advising.

Christine Robinson comes to IPaT with over 20 years of executive administrative experience. As a former USG employee, she worked at Georgia State University in the Andrew Young School for Policy Studies Dean’s Office as the administrative specialist. She also served as one of the former Directors of The Non-Profit Leadership Alliance at Georgia State. Christine relocated to Atlanta from Charlotte, NC and enjoys writing poetry and creating custom candles. Christine joined IPaT’s administrative team to assist with the day-to-day operations of the unit, direct support of unit management including coordinating calendars, meetings and assisting with events and procurement.

Walter Rich is a communications manager in Georgia Tech's Institute Communications supporting the Institute for People and Technology. He has been active in university research communication roles for 20 years.

Cynthia Moore is assistant director for business operations at the Institute for People and Technology. She has over a decade of experience at Georgia Tech, previously serving as director of Institute Diversity's OMED: Educational Services. She provided oversight and leadership of programs and initiatives that address the academic transition, retention, and academic success of underrepresented students in STEM. Moore also oversaw various initiatives at OMED, including the Tower Awards, an annual celebration of student diversity and academic success. She began her Georgia Tech career in Business Services where she was responsible for administrative and financial management.

Saru Mirisau is a grants administrator at IPaT. She has over 8 years of experience in post-award research administration from Emory University where she managed federal, foundation, and industry grants and contracts. As a grants administrator at IPaT, she will perform both pre-award and post-award functions ensuring that researchers are well informed on their grants’ financial health; financial reporting and regulatory compliance; and timely review and submission of grant proposals.

Quinn Drake has worked in the University System for over ten years. She joins our team from Emory University. Before Emory, Quinn worked at Georgia State University as a Grants and contracts officer. Her experience includes post-award management,  state accounts, residual accounts, indirect accounts, and foundation accounts. Her many roles in the financial arena have led her to the position of Financial Manager II.

LaShonda Rosier has over 20 years of administrative experience. She gained most of her experience working for local county and city government. She is a graduate of Savannah State University with a bachelor of business administration (management) and master of business administration (MBA) from Brenau University. She serves as the program and operations manager for the CEAR Hub.

Paul Diederich is a systems support engineer responsible for the day-to-day IT operations supporting our users. He also helps create IT solutions and played a key role in creating the Protected Health Data Infrastructure at IPaT. Paul graduated from Kennesaw State University with a bachelor's degree in Information Security Assurance. Prior to Georgia Tech, Paul did freelance IT providing technical support to individuals and companies including medical offices. He also worked at Mesa Community College as a media technician while he lived in Arizona.

Faith Sumpter (she/her/hers) joins the IPaT team as the program and operations manager. Faith joins the team from Georgia Tech’s Institute Diversity department where she provided support for several programs including Employee Resource Groups, Inclusive Leaders Academy, and Transformative Narratives. Prior to that position, she worked within student activities, orientation, and leadership programs at UNC Asheville, Chattahoochee Technical College, and Agnes Scott College. Faith received a bachelor of arts in Spanish from Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia, and a master of arts in higher education and student affairs from the University of Connecticut in Storrs, CT. Outside of work, she is an active member of her community and serves as the member-at-large for diversity and inclusion for the Wesleyan College Alumnae Association Board of Managers.

Marcia Chandler has been with Georgia Tech for more than 15 years, with assignments in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering and the Tennenbaum Institute before joining IPaT. Her responsibilities include purchasing and p-card administration, travel and expense processing, student hiring and HR actions, and asset management. She also assists researchers with Georgia Tech’s rigorous research faculty promotions process and coordinates IPaT Research faculty promotions peer review committee activities. Finally, she compiles and edits the IPaT Weekly Highlights. A native of Florida, Marcia holds a master’s degree in public administration from Kennesaw State University, a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Florida A&M University, and she is a 20+-year member of the Grammy award-winning Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus.