Meet the Team
We are an engaged and cohesive team. Our multifaceted group is comprised of experts in data management, programming, ITS engineering, Linux, research project management and administrative support. We are active members of the national REDCap consortium- participating in committees, developing external modules, and presenting at national conferences
Read more about each of us below.
End-User Support
Grace Kalenberg is a YCCI Support analyst who is familiar with research data analysis and the many EDC systems at Yale including REDCap, OnCore, and Advarra. She has the perfect skillset for our team. On REDCap, Grace serves as a first point-of-contact helping users access the system, navigate the system, and set up their projects.
Jack Lance leads the YCCI Systems Support team managing access, support ticketing, and system validation for YCCI clinical research systems and infrastructure. He and his team also work closely with REDCap systems to manage and provide end-user access, and assist REDCap admins with support for end-user processes such as moving projects to production status and creating new project shells.
Dana Limone manages all of our administrative activities including responding and directing our email inquiries, an increasingly daunting task. If there is a limit to the amount of chaos that she can put up with, we haven't found it.
Baylah Tessier-Sherman is just plain fun to have on the team. She enjoys a good challenge and regularly helps REDCap users solve problems. More importantly, she uses this experience to improve services. She massively expanded the FAQ library, leads trainings, and identifies functionality for YES3 software.
Janet Truebig's experience as a Data Manager makes her an invaluable resource on our team. She has considerable experience using APIs to migrate data into REDCap, as well as in designing complex multilingual REDCap projects. She works closely with Dana and Sui to answer questions, trouble-shoot, and provide creative solutions to end-users.
Sui Tsang- Chances are that if you are a REDCap Designer on our system that you have contacted Sui; she is the go-to person for advice on how to use REDCap. Sui is an active member in the national REDCap-user community and stays abreast of upcoming developments, best practices, and reported bugs. She is the leader of our ever-expanding support efforts, including advanced training sessions. Staff Highlight July 5, 2021.
ITS Engineering
Randy Acheampong, Database Administrator at Yale New Haven Health, has been with the REDCap team for a little over 3 years. His expertise lies in managing the REDCap MySQL infrastructure, ensuring the smooth operation of the system through tasks such as maintaining high availability, implementing backups, ensuring data integrity, optimizing database performance, and troubleshooting system issues. Randy plays a crucial role in supporting the REDCap services used across various research and clinical projects at YNHH.
Harshal Dixit, Database Administrator at Yale University, has over two decades of experience in database architecture and solutions design. We relied heavily on Harshal to help us create a robust, scalable system during the rebuilding and redeployment of our architecture in 2024. In his role as a Principal Database Solution Architect, he leads end-to-end design and implementation of high-performance, secure data solutions for many applications at Yale. We are lucky to have him as part of our team. Harshal has a problem-solving approach, meticulous attention to detail, and continually identifies new ways to improve our system.
Brian Funaro, IT Systems Engineer at Yale University, is an expert in Linux system administration and programming. A founding member of the Yale Central ITS Linux Team. Brian's responsibilities include REDCap hardware and software infrastructure, advising on testing and applying system patches and updates, and supporting REDCap programming. He is well-known within the national REDCap community- serving as our 'ambassador' at the annual REDCap conferences and participating on REDCap committees in the consortium...although some may argue that his most valued contribution is sharing almonds with colleagues during team meetings.
Software Development
Peter Charpentier has long sought to help establish an open, accessible and agile technology infrastructure capable of supporting the breadth of research conducted at Yale School of Medicine, with REDCap among its services. He is the developer behind the YES3 software suite. He continues to collaborate with us as a consultant, providing indispensable wisdom for the rest of the REDCap team with humor and grace.
Administration
Katy Araujo first worked with REDCap when it was introduced to Yale in 2011 and has never looked back. As the Director of Data Management and Informatics Systems for the Program on Aging, Katy has utilized REDCap for countless projects ranging from small pilot studies to large, multi-center trials. She is always taking on new challenges. In collaboration with YCAS, she helps identify data managers to work on projects and provides consultations on study design, data management, and operations support.
Mary Geda is a Project Manager and REDCap Product Owner (REDCap I, II and Regular REDCap). We have difficulty keeping up with the many endeavors that she works on at Yale, but she is generally well-regarded for her project management skills. Mary has a similar role on the REDCap@Yale team: organizing our tasks and keeping us on task! We enjoy having her on the team because she helps us promote REDCap to leadership and our research community. We don't enjoy having her on the team because she keeps track of lengthy lists of tasks that we are expected to complete. Staff Highlight from May 14, 2021.
Alphabetical - Team Roles and Functions
Team Member | Role |
ITS |
End-User Support |
EM Dev |
Testing/ Validation |
Training |
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Randy Acheampong |
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x | ||||
Siva Boppudi |
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x | ||||
Katy Araujo |
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x | ||||
Peter Charpentier |
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x | ||||
Harshal Dixit |
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x | ||||
Brian Funaro |
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x | ||||
Roger Gagne |
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x | ||||
Mary Geda |
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x | ||||
Jack Lance |
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x | ||||
Grace Kalenberg |
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x | ||||
Dana Limone |
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x | ||||
Andrew Poppe |
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x | ||||
Elinora Price |
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x | x | x | ||
Julian Siaw |
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x | ||||
Baylah Tessier-Sherman |
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x | x | x | ||
Janet Truebig |
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x | x | x | ||
Sui Tsang |
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x | x | x |