Cheryl Johnson

Cheryl is responsible for the oversight and implementation of all fiscal management for the Center. This includes monitoring the organizational portfolio, managing accounts, implementing practices that align with Responsibility Center Management (RCM)-based budgeting, ensuring financial accountability in decision-making, preparing and presenting financial reports on behalf of Scripps, and monitoring organizational growth and long-term fiscal sustainability. She also leads strategic planning and benchmarking, and tracks metrics for the organization.

In addition, she works with principal investigators and research project staff to develop and monitor grant budgets and submissions, is responsible for pre- and post-award grant management, acts as liaison to state and national agencies regarding grant budgets and contracts, and provides support to research staff with personnel processes. She also manages organizational infrastructure.