The Office of Earth & Space Research Administration (ESRA) serves as a centralized shared resource to support UMBC’s Collaborative Research Centers with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) with administrative pre-award and post-award support.
- Center for Space Sciences and Technology (CSST)
- Earth and Space Institute (ESI)
- Goddard Earth Science Technology and Research II (GESTAR II)
- Goddard Planetary Heliophysics Institute (GPHI)
ESRA is located at within bwtech@UMBC at 5523 Research Park Drive, Suite 140, Catonsville, MD, 21228,
and maintains an office at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Building 32, Rm. N148B, Greenbelt, MD, 20770.
ESRA Office Phone: 410-455-8812
ESRA Office Fax: 410-455-8806
ESRA Email: esra_staff@umbc.edu
The ESRA Team is comprised of the following members:
Margo Young
Director
410-455-8809
mayoung@umbc.edu
James Hale
Assistant Director
(410) 455-2573
jhale4@umbc.edu
Kent Dalton
Analyst
410-455-8033
kdalton2@umbc.edu
Amy Houghton
Communications Manager
410-455-8899
amyh@umbc.edu
Camilla Hyman-Waters
HR Business Manager
Analyst
410-455-8027
hyman1@umbc.edu
Judith Laferriere
Financial Business Manager
Analyst
410-455-5829
jslaferr@umbc.edu
Dave Lucadamo
Analyst
410-455-5996
lucadamo@umbc.edu
Catherine Manalansan
Executive Administrative Assistant I
410-455-8812
cmanalan@umbc.edu
Ashley Maynard
Administrative Assistant II
410-455-8636
amaynard@umbc.edu
Domonique Pitts
Business Services Specialist
410-455-3832
dpitts@umbc.edu