Who We Are

OTL is one of the country's most active offices in the field of technology transfer from university to industry. Our staff, most of whom are professionals engaged directly in licensing, manages over 2,500 active dockets.

Our licensing professionals evaluate technologies that are disclosed to OTL and then develop a licensing strategy for the particular technology. Each associate is responsible for a portfolio of dockets from "cradle to grave." The associates each have an area of technical expertise in life sciences, physical sciences or both.

For contact information and directions to our office,
please visit our Contact Page.

Director

Katharine Ku - Director

Licensing Associates & Licensing Liaisons

Linda Chao - Senior Associate / Mary Jane Wolf

Kirsten Leute - Senior Associate / Caroline Massee
Gregg Kyle - Associate / Trevor Roubison

David Ai - Associate / Ngan Tefera

Irit Gal - Senior Associate / Serena Hanes

Luis Mejia - Senior Associate / Anie Shannakian

Sara Nakashima - Associate / Ximena Ares

Mary Albertson - Senior Associate
Imelda Oropeza - Copyright Licensing & Marketing Specialist / Heather Mocabee - Patent Coordinator & Copyright Liaison

Licensing Liaisons

Serena Hanes - Licensing Liaison
Ngan Tefera - Licensing Liaison

Caroline Massee - Licensing Liaison

Mary Jane Wolf - Licensing Liaison

Trevor Roubison - Licensing Liaison

Anie Shannakian - Licensing Liaison

Brenda Martino - Biological Materials Specialist

Ximena Ares - Licensing Liaison

Industrial Contracts Office

Sally O'Neil - Manager

Neil Morimoto - Senior Industrial Contracts Officer
Stefani Shek - Industrial Contracts Associate

Marcet Thornton - Industrial Contracts Associate

Nieves Mari - Material Transfer Associate

Accounting

Becky Wu - Finance Services Manager

Patricia Lucatero - Accounting Assistant
Nancy Fuller - Accounting Assistant

Administrative Staff

Shawn Harlan - Assistant to the Director

Sally Hines - Administrative Services Manager

Lisa Freitas - Data Management Assistant
Betsy Saiz - Receptionist

Compliance

Maria Gladfelter - Manager

Patenting

Andrea Blecken - Patent Agent

Information Systems

Bruce Rule - Database Programmer
Jody Sumrall - Manager, Information Systems