Staff Spotlight - New Post-Award Analysts

Post-Award Analysts Cathrine Rivas [Left], Marissa Stealey [Right]

We are happy to introduce two of our new Post-Award Analysts that joined the OSPA team over the summer. A graduate of Saint Louis University, Marissa Stealey worked at a small accounting firm in Fenton, MO prior to coming to MU. She moved to Columbia when her husband was accepted into the medical school, and she says that she really enjoys the culture of staff development at OSPA. In her free time, she enjoys playing sand volleyball at the Deuce and spending time with her dog on the city’s beautiful MKT Trail.

Cathrine Rivas has traveled around quite a bit as a military spouse, but she has found a welcome home at OSPA. She says the work environment has been a breath of fresh air compared to past jobs, and everyone has been eager to support her as she learns the ropes. As an added bonus, it has been great working within a university research office, Cathrine says, because she gets to see firsthand the research being done on creating a more sustainable and eco-conscious society, such as the much-anticipated Missouri Hyperloop. When she is not busy being a mom to three kids, she tries to get outside and garden, hike, or play sports.