Mikayla is a pre-award Research Advancement Administrator with the RODA team. She assists with the preparation and submission of government and foundation funding applications. Before joining the Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation, she supported research advancement at the ASU Biodesign Institute, where she managed proposal preparation for interdisciplinary science, technology and engineering research. Her scholastic background is in English Literature (BA) and Secondary Education (MEd), which has provided a strong foundation for written communication, organization, and experience working with a diverse set of stakeholders and academic professionals. Mikayla has earned a designation of Certified Pre-Award Research Administrator (CPRA).

Kim Buchheit is a Senior Research Development Specialist in the Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation (MLFC). She provides MLFC faculty with pre-award grant proposal support and resubmission assistance for previously declined funding proposals. Prior to joining ASU, Kim was the art director serving the Grand Canyon National Park through an associated nonprofit. In that position, she provided publishing, interpretive design, graphics communication, project development, and management services for the park and its partners. Kim also has entrepreneurial experience in leading a creative services business where she offered writing and editing, website design, marketing and advertising, and grant proposal development services nationwide. Kim holds a BA in Art and received grant development certificates for state, foundation, and federal proposals from ASU. She is also a working studio artist and art educator who has taught art and design in K-14 settings.