Before coming to UCLA, Darnell previously worked for 5 years as a Contracts Manager at NYU School of Medicine & NYU Langone Health. In that role he negotiated agreements involving intellectual property and research at the medical center, including research, licenses, material transfers, software, and other agreements. He worked in the Columbia University Medical Center Clinical Trials Office for 8 years, and was the Director of Contracts in the office for 4 years.
Lindsey Orlando, J.D.
Roxy Brooks
Roxy holds a BA in Journalism & English from CSU, Chico, and has attended law school in both her native California and England, UK, where she worked and lived for 9 years. Roxy’s previous work environment was in the legal sector in both California and England, and is also a California Notary.
Camilla Reimer
Katja Base
Mimi Ojukwu, LLB, BL
Mimi Ojukwu joined UCLA in 2023. As a Research and Industry Alliances Officer, Mimi works closely with faculty and industry counterparts to negotiate and execute industry research funding agreements as well as material transfer agreements. Prior to joining UCLA, Mimi worked at United Healthcare, DaVita Healthcare Partners, Abbot Medical Optics and most recently, Masimo Corporation. Mimi holds an L.L.B. from the University of Buckingham, UK and a B.L. from Victoria Island, Nigeria.
Tiffany Morgan, MPA
Tiffany joined TDG in 2022. As a Research and Industry Alliances Officer, Tiffany collaborates with faculty and industry counterparts to negotiate and execute industry research funding agreements as well as material transfer agreements. Prior to joining UCLA, Tiffany was a Sr. Grant & Contract Officer at Cedars-Sinai Health System, a Sponsored Programs Manager at St. Catherine University, and a Research Grant Consultant at Indiana University Tiffany holds a B.A. in Criminology from The Ohio State University, and an M.P.A. from Kent State University.
Sherrie Dennehy MBA, MSL
Sherrie Dennehy joined UCLA in 2022. As a Research & Industry Alliances Officer, Sherrie works closely with faculty and industry counterparts to secure industry research funding contracts and material transfer agreements. Prior to UCLA, Sherrie spent seven years at the University of Southern California as the Principal Contract and Grant Officer managing the team responsible for all out-going research subcontracts. Sherrie has also worked at UC Irvine and the University of Central Florida and has over 13 years of experience managing research contracts and grants.
Ruzanna Abovyan, J.D.
Ruzanna joined UCLA TDG in 2021. As a Research & Industry Alliances Associate, Ruzanna assists TDG’s ISR Team with drafting, negotiating, and executing material transfer and research agreements. Prior to her role at UCLA, Ruzanna worked in Worker’s Compensation and Real Estate law. Ruzanna received her law degree in 2016 from Southwestern Law School and her B.A. in Sociology from California State University, Northridge.
Harry Morall
Harry joined TDG as an associate with the Industry Sponsored Research and Materials Transfer in 2021. Originally from Orlando Florida and a Los Angeles resident since 2019, Harry has a decade of paralegal experience in a wide variety of areas specializing in domestic, civil, probate, and criminal law. Additionally Harry was a contributing writer for multiple local news outlets in the central Florida area. Harry received his B.A. from the University of Central Florida in 2011.
