New Director of the Office of Grants and Sponsored Projects

New Director of the Office of Grants and Sponsored Projects

I am pleased to announce that following a national search, Kadian Leslie, has accepted the position of Director of the Office of Grants and Sponsored Projects (OGSP) and will join Georgia College & State University on January 3, 2023.

Kadian has served in a variety of roles within the area of grants and sponsored research over her career with involvement in all phases of the grant cycle including research, submission of multimillion-dollar grant applications, and execution of grant contracts. She has supported principal investigators by providing pre- and post-award support and has expertise in federal regulatory guidelines. She is a visionary, results-oriented leader whose excellent communication skills will greatly contribute to her ability to work collaboratively with all stakeholders to promote and advance sponsored grant activities and research at Georgia College.  

Kadian brings over 15 years of varied professional activities in higher education and the public sector and most recently has served as the Contracting Officer/Research Associate and Grants Administrator at Georgia Institute of Technology. Prior to that Kadian served as the Pre- and Post-Award Grants Development Specialist at the University of Kansas, a Grants Development Specialist for the City of Binghamton, and at Cornell Cooperative Extension.  Kadian has a well-developed understanding of the role of sponsored research in the liberal arts context and how the Office of Grants and Sponsored Projects fits into the institutional mission. 

I would like to thank the members of the Search Committee who worked hard to complete this search successfully:

  • Mark Pelton (Chair), Associate Vice President for Strategic Initiatives
  • Janet Cavin, Director, Communities in Schools of Milledgeville/Baldwin County
  • Chandra Cheatham, Grant and Contract Administrator, Pre-Award
  • Indiren Pillay, Chair, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Sequena Stanton, Director of Afterschool Achievement
  • Winston Tripp, Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Shaundra Walker, Director of the Ina Dillard Russell Library

 

Also, I would like to recognize Rhonda Griffin and Shannon Gardner in the Office of the Provost who provided administrative support for the search.  

Please join me in congratulating Kadian Leslie and welcoming her to this critical leadership role at Georgia College!

Thank you,

Holley Roberts

Updated: 2022-11-28
Holley Roberts
holley.roberts@gcsu.edu
(478)-445-6848