Advancing Our Mission, Maintaining High Standards

As a top public research institution with highly ranked academic programs and a world-class health system, having a strong foundation of ethics, integrity and compliance allows us to excel as leaders and best.

Promoting and supporting compliance isn’t about policing people’s behavior, it’s about understanding which regulations, laws and policies apply to our activities and making sure we follow them. It’s about doing the “right thing” to advance the University of Michigan’s mission and maintain high standards.

Understanding Our Roles & Responsibilities

Compliance is the responsibility of every U-M employee. Each of us needs to make sure that our actions and U-M’s activities comply with the law, applicable regulatory requirements and university policy. Legal and compliance experts, managers and university leadership are here to help. 

This website was created to raise awareness about the importance of compliance, direct the U-M community to the most relevant Topics & Contacts resources and Training and provide useful information about the best ways to Report a Concern.

  • EICC Membership

    Sol Bermann | Executive Director of Information Assurance and Chief Information Security Officer

    Christopher Billick | Assistant Vice President for Digital Strategy and Michigan Commons, Office of the Vice President for Communications

    Tara Bradsher | Assistant General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel

    Jim Burkel | Assistant Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs

    John Cristiano | Assistant Dean for Research Development and Strategic Initiatives and Co-Director, Institute for Advanced Vehicle Systems, College of Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Michigan-Dearborn

    Rebecca Cunningham | Vice President for Research, William G Barsan Collegiate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Professor of Emergency Medicine, Medical School, and Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health

    Lorraine Currie | Director Enterprise Strategic Risk Management

    Lauren Danridge | Associate Director, Animal Care and Use Office

    Kristine DeBaeke | Research Security Officer, Office of the Vice President for Research

    Laura Denton | Assistant Director, Faculty Development, University of Michigan Medical School

    Chelsea Duncan | Projects Manager, Office of the Chancellor

    Christine Gerdes | Special Counsel to the Provost

    Mary Jo Gray | Compliance Manager, School of Dentistry

    William Greer | ACUP/IACUC Director and Assistant Vice President for Research – Animal Program Compliance Oversight, UM Office of Research

    Elizabeth Heinrich | Executive Senior Associate Athletic Director and Chief Student Development and Compliance Officer

    Raymond Hutchinson | Professor of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases and Associate Dean for Regulatory Affairs, Medical School

    Michael Imperiale | Arthur F Thurnau Professor, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, Associate Vice President for Research – Research Policy and Compliance, UM Office of Research and Adjunct Professor of Curriculum Support, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

    Sonya Jacobs | Chief Organizational Learning Officer, University of Michigan and Director, Faculty and Leadership Development, University of Michigan Medical School

    Jacqueline Jeruss | Michigan Medicine, Associate Dean for Regulatory Affairs

    Jack Kufahl | Michigan Medicine Chief Information Security Officer and Deputy Chief Information Officer, Health Information Technology & Services

    Carol Lee | Staff Specialist Health

    Julie Lumeng | Associate Vice President for Research-Clinical and Human Subjects Research

    Timothy G Lynch | Vice President and General Counsel/Legal Top Executive-General Counsel, Office of the President

    Sascha Matish | Associate Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs and Senior Director, Academic Human Resources

    Erik Mattila | Clery Compliance and Data Assurance Coordinator

    Jeffrey Moelich | Executive Director, Audit Services

    Kara Morgenstern | Associate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel

    Teresa Oesterle | DPSS Deputy Director

    Patricia Petrowski | Associate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel and Adjunct Lecturer in Law, Law School

    Jane Pettit | Assoc Director, Human Resources

    Craig Reynolds | Executive Director of the Office of Research and Sponsored Projects

    Paul Robinson | University Registrar

    Kathleen Rychlinski | Assistant Director Risk Management

    Cecilia Sauter | Michigan Medicine Chief of Clinical Affairs

    Sana Shakour | HRPP Associate Director

    Danielle Sheen | Executive Director, Environment, Health & Safety

    Brian Smith | Associate Vice President for Finance, Office of the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

    Cheryl Soper | Controller and Director of Financial Operations

    Krista Stelmaszek | Performance Consultant, Human Resources

    Stephanie Stoddard | Senior Paralegal and Compliance Coordinator, Office of the General Counsel

    Jeanne Strickland | Michigan Medicine Chief Compliance Officer/UM HIPAA Officer

    Tami Strickman | Associate Vice President for Institutional Equity, Office for Institutional Equity

    Ken Sylvester | Flint, Director of Research

    Debora Talley | Director of Sponsored Programs

    Patricia Ward | Director Regulatory Affairs, Medical School

    Timothy M Wood | Senior Director, Human Resources


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