Our Staff

JENNIFER MOREHEAD FARMER, Vice President of Grants: Directs the Grants Department, which serves all divisions of the corporation by providing pre- and post-award grant-related services, including identifying funding opportunities, preparing and submitting grant proposals, and successfully monitoring grant activities for all grants awarded from external funding sources.
CONTACT:  317-296-2087

ANASTASIA HERGET,  Associate Director of Post-Award Management: Manages the financial administration of grants, which includes: preparing budgets and budget narratives for grant applications; preparing budget amendments; preparing grant financial reports; approving grant-related expenditures (requisitions and travel); and liaising with the HHC Finance Department.
CONTACT:  317-221-3057

RYAN DEARTH, Associate Director of Post-Award Management: Administrator for the HHC Grants Department’s satellite office at Eskenazi Health. Managers all post-award grant related services provided to Eskenazi Health. Prepares budgets for grant applications, grant financial reports, and approves grant-related expenditures. Works closely with the Vice President of Grants.
CONTACT: 317-880-4184

DANIELLE GRIFFIN, Associate Director of Pre-Award Management: Manages the pre-award grant process for Headquarters, Marion County Public Health Department, Eskenazi Health, Eskenazi Health Center, and Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services. The pre-award process includes developing, coordinating, and writing grant proposals that address HHC priorities. Works closely with the Vice President of Grants.
CONTACT: 317-221-3346

JEFF RUSS, Grant Writer II: Writes and edits grant proposals, ensuring accurate and timely development and submission. Reads funding opportunities to determine feasibility, eligibility, and appropriateness. Prospects new funding sources to identify opportunities for federal, state, and private support.
CONTACT: 317-221-2241

SHAWN SUMRALL, Assistant Director of Pre-Award Management: Assists the Associate Director of Pre-Award Management to prepare grant proposals and seek funding sources for HHC. Writes grant applications and budgets for HHC, MCPHD, IEMS, and Eskenazi Health, including Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center and Eskenazi Health Center.
CONTACT: 317-880-4185

LAUREL HENSEL, Grant Writer II: Writes and edits grant proposals, ensuring accurate and timely development and submission. Reads funding opportunities to determine feasibility, eligibility, and appropriateness. Prospects new funding sources to identify opportunities for federal, state, and private support.
CONTACT: 317-221-2245

PATRICIA VANN, Grants Sub-Recipient Monitoring Administrator: Prepares monthly cost center reports for all Headquarters and Marion County Public Health Department grant program managers, prepares sub-recipient grant contracts, and maintains the Grant Department’s data base. Also monitors the activities of sub-awardees through site visits to ensure the adequacy of sub-awardees’ internal control structure and financial management system.
CONTACT: 317-221-8379

GABRIELLE BIRES, Contracting Administrator: Manages grant-funded contracts, ensuring subaward and service agreements for the organization. Applies contracting oversight across all grant projects and oversees agreements for multiple HHC-affiliated entities. Responsible for keeping accurate contract records, full contract life cycle management, and administration of Ariba to track all grant-initiated agreements.
CONTACT: 463-282-5733

CATIE STERLING, Assistant Director of Post-Award Management: Assists the Associate Director of Post-Award Management by preparing budgets and programmatic reports, facilitating grant administration meetings with program managers, and routing and executing contract agreements. Provides troubleshooting assistance to grant-related concerns throughout Eskenazi Health.
CONTACT: 317-880-4186

LECTOR OBARA, Assistant Director of Post-Award Management: Assists the Associate Director of Post-Award Management in preparing budgets and budget narratives for grant applications and revisions, creates expense reports, processes grant contracts through Ariba, oversees creation of grant cost centers in SAP, and approves grant invoices from sub-recipients and vendors.
CONTACT: 317-221-2468

COURTNEY PURNELL, Assistant Director of Post-Award Management: Assists the Associate Director of Post-Award Management to prepare budgets and budget narratives for grant applications, prepare budget amendments, prepare grant financial reports and grant expenditure projections, and oversees creation of grant cost centers for entry into SAP.
CONTACT: 317-221-3343

TIANA EDMOND, Post-Award Administrator II: Coordinates post-award activities for Eskenazi Health grants. Prepares budget revisions and financial reports, budget narratives for grant applications, processes grant contracts, coordinates the collection of timesheets and attestations for tracking grant reports, and approves grant invoices from sub-recipients and vendors.
CONTACT: 317-880-4194

AMANDA NORTHROP, Post-Award Administrator II: Prepares budget revisions and financial reports, budget narratives for grant applications, processes grant contracts, coordinates the collection of timesheets and attestations for tracking grant effort, and approves grant invoices from sub-recipients and vendors.
CONTACT: 317-221-2254