Central Administration
Jesse serves as a Research Development Associate within DFPM’s Central Administration Research Office. With a career-spanning preference for working in the nonprofit sector, Jesse has extensive experience in senior services, academic, and cancer research settings. In his current role, Jesse supports the pre-award process for research proposals by assisting in the preparation and submission of grant proposals, ensuring compliance with sponsor guidelines and institutional policies. He provides pre-award support, including budget development, proposal formatting, and document preparation. He maintains databases tracking DFPM researchers’ publications, presentation, and accolades, as well as providing administrative support for Institutional Review Board (IRB) submissions and renewals. Additionally, Jesse manages the research section of DFPM’s website. Jesse and his wife moved to Utah five years ago. He graduated from the University of California, Davis, with a BA in English (Comparative Literature). His interests include reading, writing, playing tabletop roleplaying games and chess, running, strength training, and he is an avid beach volleyball player.
