Staff

Elizabeth (Lisa) J. Kuuttila
CEO & Chief Economic Development Officer
(505) 272-7905
kuuttila@innovations.unm.edu

Gregg Banninger, Ph.D
Innovation Manager, Life Sciences
(505) 272-7908
gbanninger@innovations.unm.edu

Denise Bissell
Executive Assistant to CEO & Board
(505) 272-7310
dbissell@innovations.unm.edu

Larissa Cardenas
Executive Assistant to Board of Directors & Agreements Coordinator
(505) 272-7310
lcardenas@innovations.unm.edu

Matthew Davis
Senior Intellectual Property Coordinator
(505) 272-7890
mdavis@innovations.unm.edu

Preston K. Hendrix
Controller
(505) 272-7909
phendrix@innovations.unm.edu

Cara Michaliszyn
Director of Economic Development
(505) 272-7041
cmichaliszyn@innovations.unm.edu

Amber Ortega
Office Administrator
(505) 272-7900
aortega@innovations.unm.edu

Cecilia Pacheco
Economic Development & Project Specialist
(505) 272-2548
cpacheco@innovations.unm.edu

Jessica Peabody
Disclosures and Agreements Coordinator
(505) 272-8774
jpeabody@innovations.unm.edu

Andrew (Alex) Roerick
Senior Innovation Associate, Engineering & Physical Sciences
(505) 277-0608
aroerick@innovations.unm.edu

Savanah Romero
Communications & HR Coordinator
(505) 272-7250
sromero@innovations.unm.edu

Hannah Russert
Technology Transfer and Marketing Coordinator
(505) 272-7912
hrussert@innovations.unm.edu

Bountouraby “Raby” Sylla
Accounting Coordinator
(505) 277-1589
bsylla@innovations.unm.edu

Gabe Wilkinson
Commercialization Associate
(505) 277-2324
gwilkinson@innovations.unm.edu

Arlene Young
Director of Commercialization
(505) 272-7886
ayoung@innovations.unm.edu

Student Interns