Our Team: Business Operations
Susan Bernat Director, Operations & Finance
She is responsible for all fiduciary management including fiscal planning and other related financial activities. Susan also assists with establishing and implementing strategic goals and oversees long-range facilities planning. She also serves as the Director of Finance for the GCIC with responsibilities... Continue Reading
Kimberley Davenport Incubator Program Manager
Kimberley Davenport, Incubator Program Manager. She is responsible for the overall management of the Global Cardiovascular Innovation Center, a 50,000 square foot facility that houses the GCIC's incubator/accelerator program. The facility opened in May 2010. Responsibilities include operational and financial activities... Continue Reading
Barbara Honecy License Administrator
Barb is responsible for tracking the licensing activities within CCI, including revenue and expenses generated from all active licenses. Prior to joining CCI, Barb was Legal Administrator for the Cleveland Clinic Law Department and served in a similar role at TRW Inc. before joining Cleveland Clinic. Barb earned a B.S. in Paralegal Studies from Dyke College.... Continue Reading
Deborah Johnson Department Analyst
Department Analyst. Deborah assists with budget monitoring and reporting, grants, contracts, database management and other operational duties. Prior to joining CCI she worked at Huron Hospital as a Financial Analyst and nearly three years at Taussig Cancer Institute as a Research Analyst. Deborah has bachelor's degree in Business Management... Continue Reading
Michele Koballa Executive Secretary
Michele is the Executive Secretary to Thomas J. Graham, M.D., Chairman, Cleveland Clinic Innovations and Vice Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Michele provides executive level support for Dr. Graham in his administrative as well and clinical responsibilities. In addition to the day-to-day tasks of managing the office and scheduling meetings.... Continue Reading
Laura Konczos Program Coordinator, Atrial Fibrillation Innovation Center
Laura is responsible for managing the day to day operations for the Atrial Fibrillation Innovation Center and facilitating communication flow between the Cleveland Clinic and partnering AFIC institutions and collaborators. Prior to joining the AFIC team Laura worked in several other research areas at the Cleveland... Continue Reading
Allison Lowenfeld Marketing Associate
Allison's primary focus is marketing the Cleveland Clinic Medical Innovation Summit. Prior to joining the Innovations team, Allison served as the Creative Director for Expo International, a nationwide event production company in New York City. Allison received her undergraduate degree in Advertising from Syracuse... Continue Reading
Linda Ludrosky Administrative Assistant
Linda manages the scheduling and meeting planning process and provides administrative support to the executive director. She works with the management team on meetings and projects as needed, and assists in the recruitment process for department personnel. Linda's background is in executive support... Continue Reading
Cheri Mazzone Administrative Assistant
Cheri manges the scheduling and meeting planning process and provides administrative support to the General Managers. Before joining CC Innovations, Cheri has worked at the Cleveland Clinic for 12 years in various positions in Orthopaedic, Dermatology, and... Continue Reading
Debra Pittman Coordinator
Debra manages the Product Development Fund program, facilitates contract review for all consulting agreements and assists with the preparation and development of the department operating budget. She also coordinates special events hosted by the Innovations department, manages the orientation process for new employees... Continue Reading
Lynn Williams Administrative Assistant
Lynn coordinates projects, meetings and provides administrative support to the Director, New Ventures and the Director, Commercialization. Before joining the Cleveland Clinic, Lynn was the Executive Assistant to the Director of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Previous to that she spent 12 years at British Petroleum... Continue Reading
Kimberly Woods Administrative Assistant
Kimberly provides administrative support to the Cleveland Clinic Innovation's staff. She works with the management team on the planning and organization of various meetings and projects as needed. She is responsible for the maintenance of various budget tracking systems. Kimberly has worked at the Cleveland Clinic...Continue Reading