CSDE Welcomes New Staff Members to the Administrative Core

Posted: 8/4/2020 ()

CSDE is thrilled to announce that three new staff members have joined CSDE’s Administrative Core in the last several months. Gianna Cannataro is CSDE’s new Program Coordinator, Belinda Sachs is CSDE’s new Grants Manager in collaboration with the College of Built Environment’s Office of Research, and Angie Thai is CSDE’s new Budget Analyst Lead.

Gianna Cannataro also joined CSDE in April 2020 as a Program Coordinator. She graduated with a B.S. in Environmental Science and Resource Management from the University of Washington in 2019. While attending school, Gianna worked as a Student Assistant at the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences where she helped with various administrative duties. At CSDE, Gianna assists with purchasing, budget reconciliation, coordinating travel, and many other tasks. Prior to her work and schooling at UW, Gianna studied Merchandise Management at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising and worked as a retail manager at a recycled clothing store chain. In her spare time, Gianna enjoys volunteering at the PAWS Wildlife Center, thrift store shopping, and hanging out with her husband and two cats.

Belinda Sachs joined CSDE in April 2020 as a new Grants Manager, focusing on pre-award grant proposal preparation. Hiring a new grants manager was made possible through a new partnership between the College of Built Environment and CSDE. Prior to joining CSDE in 2020, Belinda was a Fiscal Specialist with the UW Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute (2002-20), where her pre- and post-award responsibilities include assisting with grant proposal preparation and monitoring budgets for compliance. Belinda is also the former Director of Development for Coffee House Press in Minneapolis. Belinda’s extracurricular activities include fundraising for the National Multiple Sclerosis Foundation as a team captain for Walk MS, and for the American Cancer Society as a team captain for Making Strides against Breast Cancer.

Angie Thai joined CSDE in June 2020 in the Budget/Fiscal Analyst Lead role. She received a Master of Accountancy degree from Gonzaga University. Prior to her position with CSDE, Angie worked at UW’s School of Nursing as a Fiscal/Budget Analyst. Her professional experience at UW includes: payroll, fiscal management and budgeting. At CSDE, she is the contact person for payroll, and post award grant management. In her free time, Angie enjoys cooking, baking, and spending time with her son.