Karen E. Mosier is a Research Coordinator/Navigator for the Department of Surgery in the College of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan. Karen has her BA in Psychology and MSc in Pharmacy. Karen has over sixteen years' experience in research administration. Karen recently published her first book entitled Soft Skills and Professional Tips for the Office. Karen has been a member of CARA since 2010. She regularly attends the CARA Annual conferences. Karen completed her Certificate in Research Administration through ARMA. She is involved in mentoring other students within the CRA program offered through Mohawk College and is also a member of the Research Administration Program Advisory Committee. Karen is a member of the CARA Professional Development Taskforce and regularly writes articles for the CARA Connection newsletter. Karen was the recipient of the Dan Chase Distinguished Service Award - Priority Initiatives in 2018, the Community Builder Award in 2019, the Spirit of Kindness Award in 2020, and the Research Management Excellence Award in 2021. Karen appreciates all the professional development opportunities available through CARA.

Janice Michael has a CPA (Chartered Professional Accountant) designation and an MBA. She has worked at University of Saskatchewan in pre or post-award research administration since 2007. During this time she was a Research Coordinator for a research centre; Financial Officer for CRC, CFI, and federal Research Support Fund programs; and Financial Development Specialist where she developed budgets for various large-scale grant opportunities (Large-scale CFI, CFREF, CERC, and all Tri-Agency large scale grants). She is now a Research Facilitator with College of Dentistry.