Tonya Jenkins

Tonya Jenkins, MSRA, currently serves as the Senior Executive Director of Research Administration at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a role established to enhance administrative research functions within the School of Medicine. Jenkins has extensive experience in research administration, including positions as Executive Administrator for Sponsored Research Management Services and Associate Vice President for Research Administration Services at Emory University, where leadership and strategic direction were provided to numerous units supporting research efforts. Prior experience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill includes various roles in research administration since 1997, culminating in significant financial and operational leadership. Jenkins holds a Master of Science in Research Administration from The Johns Hopkins University and multiple degrees and certificates from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.