Post-Award Administration Staff

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Jenny Claire Carey

Post-Award Operations Manager
jccarey@uga.edu
252B Brooks Hall | 706-542-6027

As Post-Award Operations Manager, Jenny Claire’s primary responsibilities include oversight of a complex grant management caseload, overseeing departmental operating budgets, annual budget development, internally funded seed grants, and pilot grants, as well as serving on the OIBR Management Team.

Jenny Claire graduated from Emmanuel College in 2007 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. She joined OIBR in April 2018, and she has been with UGA since September 2015.

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Stacie Isbell

Senior Accountant
sisbell@uga.edu
252F Brooks Hall | 706-542-6100

Stacie joined OIBR in November 2021. She is our Senior Accountant and her primary responsibilities include performing grant-related post-award functions, including: serving as payroll coordinator for all positions managed by OIBR; initiating payment and purchase requests; and monitoring sub-award and consultant agreements. She serves as departmental p-card holder and petty cash coordinator for external and internal funded projects.
Stacie has many years of accounting and research grant experience. She has been with UGA since 2002.

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L. Renee Moore

Grants Manager
reneemoore1@uga.edu
252E Brooks Hall | 706-542-7202

Renee joined OIBR in June 2019. As Grants Manager, she monitors project spending to ensure that it complies with UGA policy; ensures personnel changes are reflected in the budget; and provides monthly project status reports to Principal Investigators.

Renee has many years of accounting experience and has been with UGA since 2016.

Brenda Sertich

Senior Accountant
Brenda.Sertich@uga.edu
252C Brooks Hall | 706-542-0124

Brenda joined UGA in June 2026 after 18 years in the banking industry, bringing extensive experience in financial operations, risk management, and customer service. She serves as the payroll coordinator for all positions managed by OIBR, oversees OIBR’s inventory, and coordinates participant compensation accounts, including petty cash, Tango, and Prepaid Visa accounts. She also serves as a departmental P-Card holder.

Brenda provides financial and administrative support to OIBR’s grants managers by processing payment requests, purchase orders, invoices, deposits, expense reports, and other project-related transactions. In addition, she monitors subawards and consulting agreements and assists with processing expenditures and purchases across the department.