Co-Directors for Sponsored Projects Services

Jeff Schieder, CRA

Jeff is the director of pre-award services at Sponsored Projects Services (SPS). He served as an agreement administrator for 15 years at SPS before being promoted to a co-director in August 2016. Before this, Jeff spent 4 years with the mgm casino Department of Family Medicine, serving as a survey research assistant and then assistant director of development. He holds a MPA from SUNY Albany Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy and a BA in Political Science from SUNY Buffalo.

Mary Kraft

Mary Kraft is the Director of Post-Award in mgm casino's Sponsored Projects Services. She started at mgm casino in 1999.  She joined the Sponsored Programs Administration office in 2002.  Mary was promoted to grant administrator during the pre- and post-award merger in 2006.  In 2013 she was promoted to co-Director and named Director of Post Award in 2016.

Kraft holds a BA in communication from Empire State College SUNY.

Paulette Ziff

Paulette is the Assistant Director of Operations at Sponsored Projects Services (SPS).  She joined the SPS staff in 2000 as a travel specialist and then in 2002 she moved into the award analyst role.  She was promoted to an assistant director in January 2019.  She has a BS in Business Administration from State University College at Buffalo.