STEPS Staff Directory
![Maude Cuchiara headshot](https://steps-center.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/274/2024/02/Maude_Cuchiara_2-199x300-1-e1711036137128.jpg)
Maude Cuchiara, STEPS Managing Director
North Carolina State University
mlrowlan@ncsu.edu | 919-515-6171
![Brenda Gainey headshot](https://steps-center.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/274/2024/02/Gainey_Brenda-500x500-1-230x230-1.jpg)
Brenda Gainey, STEPS Business Officer
North Carolina State University
brenda_gainey@ncsu.edu | 919-515-5808
![Kailyn Gilliam headshot](https://steps-center.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/274/2023/08/Kailyn-Harris-Gilliam-STEPS-Diversity-Coordinator-Cropped.jpg)
Kailyn Gilliam, STEPS Diversity Coordinator
North Carolina State University
kdharri6@ncsu.edu | Schedule a meeting via Calendly
![Jasmine Covington headshot](https://steps-center.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/274/2024/02/Jasmine-Covington-199x300-1-e1711036018251.jpg)
Jasmine Covington, STEPS Administrative Assistant
North Carolina State University
-Onboarding
-Data Management
-Event Coordination
-Travel Coordination
-Purchasing
-Reimbursement
jmcovin2@ncsu.edu | 919-513-8003
![Chartanay Bonner headshot](https://steps-center.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/274/2024/03/Chartanay-Bonner-cropped-3.png)
Chartanay Bonner, STEPS BP Advisor
The Joint School of Nanoscience and NanoEngineering
cdbonner2@uncg.edu | 919-285-2802
![Lauren Essick headshot](https://steps-center.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/274/2024/06/lauren_essick_cr-10_cropped_and_resized_2.jpg)
Lauren Essick, Proposal Development Specialist
Appalachian State University
essicklm@appstate.edu | (828) 262-2838
![Caitlyn Manely headshot](https://steps-center.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/274/2024/06/c._manely_headshot.jpg)
Caitlin Manley, Program Specialist
Appalachian Energy Center and the Research Institute for Environment
manelycm@appstate.edu | 828-262-8631
![Grace Plummer headshot](https://steps-center.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/274/2024/03/grace_plummer_app-state-e1711484792253.jpg)
Grace Plummer, Associate Director, Program and Research Development
Research Institute for Environment, Energy and Economics (RIEEE)
plummergj@appstate.edu | 828-262-7514
![Tiffany Rybiski headshot](https://steps-center.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/274/2024/02/Tiffany-Rybiski_STEPS-Staff-e1712095832214.jpg)
Tiffany Rybiski, Project Coordinator
Arizona State University, School of Sustainable Engineering & The Built Environment
tiffany.rybiski@asu.edu
![Olga Borquez headshot](https://steps-center.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/274/2024/03/Olga-Borquez_Headshot.jpg)
Olga Borquez, Program Manager
University of Arizona, Sustainable Phosphorus Alliance
oaborque@asu.edu