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Administration Office

Guiding Principles for CU's Technology Transfer Office

  • Build confidence among inventors to increase invention disclosures
  • Protect university interests while being approachable and open to industry
  • Ensure public accountability while operating in an entrepreneurial fashion
  • Obtain for CU appropriate economic and social returns on IP
  • Support faculty in securing research grants and contracts related to the IP they create
  • Bring students into the technology transfer process and support the instructional mission
  • Contribute to the economic development of the state of Colorado

Mailing Address:
4740 Walnut Street
Suite 100
588 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309
Tel: 303-735-3711
Fax: 303-735-3831

Shipping Address(Overnight/FedEx):
4740 Walnut Street
Suite 100
Boulder, CO 80301

David Allen
Associate Vice President
303-735-1688
david.allen@cu.edu

Tom Smerdon
Director of Licensing and New Business Development
303-735-0621
Tom.Smerdon@cu.edu

Catherine Shea
Associate Counsel for Technology Transfer and Research Compliance
303-735-1378 (Boulder)
303-860-5658 (Denver)
Catherine.Shea@cu.edu

Lynn Pae
Financial Compliance Specialist
303-735-3711
lynn.pae@cu.edu

Kathe Zaslow
Director of Operations/Compliance Manager
303-735-4525
kathe.zaslow@cu.edu

Donna Sichko
Finance Manager
303-735-2145
donna.sichko@cu.edu

Tara Dressler
Patent Administrator
303-735-0219
tara.dressler@cu.edu

Karen Gifford
Patent & Intellectual Property Associate
303-735-6447
karen.gifford@cu.edu

Lindsay Lennox
Marketing/Communications Manager
303-735-5518
lindsay.lennox@cu.edu

Nathan Chen
Database Administrator
303-735-5208
Nathan.Chen@cu.edu

Treci Saenz
Grant Awards and Financial Specialist
303-492-9399
Treci.Saenz@cu.edu

Rachel Plavidal
Intellectual Property Associate
303-735-3612
Rachel.Plavidal@cu.edu

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