This month, the Collaborative Research Administrators Group welcomes Minessa Konecky as our featured speaker. Minessa Konecky is a passionate advocate for joyful, human-centered work, with a specialty in research administration and grants management from smaller biotech organizations to large academic health centers. With 25 years of experience managing the chaos behind the scenes of academic and clinical research, they bring clarity, strategy, and an unwavering enthusiasm to every room they’re in. Through their YouTube series Commitment to Clockout and consulting work, they help professionals reclaim their time, set better boundaries, and find fulfillment without burning out. Join Konecky to hear insights from their 25+ years in the field of research administration, with takeaways that could improve your everyday approaches to the work of research administration and grants management.

About CRAG

The Collaborative Research Administrators Group (CRAG) was organized to promote and encourage collaboration between Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP) staff and departmental research administrators with the ultimate goal of providing a forum for staff involved in research administration to share information and ideas.

CRAG endeavors to:

• Facilitate the exchange of knowledge and information on best practices

• Provide research training and information on consistent operational processes

• Develop innovative and efficient administrative practices

Everyone involved in research administration is welcome to attend.