Institutional Funding & Sponsored Research Staff
Kayla McCaffrey, MA
Assistant Vice President, Advancement
Kayla is the Assistant Vice President in Barnard's Advancement department, where she serves as the primary operational strategist and a senior advisor to the Vice President. She leads several teams, including institutional funding and sponsored research, special events, prospect management and research, and advancement services, and holds comprehensive responsibility for the division's fiscal planning and budget.
Kayla joined Barnard in 2020 and brings more than 15 years of experience in education and fundraising. Before joining Barnard, she was the Senior Director of Institutional Giving and Advancement Operations at Marymount Manhattan College, overseeing institutional funding, advancement services, and events. Prior to that, she was the Assistant Director of Development at NAF, managing a portfolio of 20+ corporate and foundation grants and serving as project manager for an annual benefit that raised up to $2 million annually. Kayla began her career as a Spanish teacher with the NYC Department of Education for five years. She holds a BA and MA from Hunter College.
Mark Godwin, MPA
Senior Director, Sponsored Research
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Mark joined Barnard in March 2014. He started his career as a grant writer for arts organizations before moving into corporate and foundation work at New York University and then Pace University. Today, Mark leads Barnard’s Sponsored Research team, responsible for all aspects of pre-award work, including: budgeting, internal review, compliance, and proposal development. He has a BA in English from Duke University, a Master’s in Public Administration from the Wagner School at NYU, and an Advanced Certificate in Research Administration from City University of New York.
Pamela Tuffley, MS
Director, Sponsored Research
Pamela joined the Institutional Funding team in August 2016, serving as the Institutional Funding Research Officer with a background in grant writing and administration. In her current role, she supports faculty at all career stages in developing and submitting grant proposals to federal agencies and private funders, ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements. She also oversees subaward and collaborative research partnerships and helps monitor the evolving federal funding landscape. Prior to Barnard, Pamela held positions focusing on institutional giving at Primary Source, China Institute, Jewish Museum Milwaukee, and the Tenement Museum. She holds a BA in Liberal Arts from Goddard College, a BA in Asian Languages and Literatures from UMass Amherst, and an MS in Research Administration from Johns Hopkins University.
Kari Steeves, MFA
Director, Institutional Funding
Kari began in Institutional Funding and Sponsored Research in August 2017. Previously, she worked as a website designer and developer and web content specialist for non-profits, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, El Museo del Barrio, and Art Education for the Blind. In these capacities, she also served as project manager and liaison between academics, administrators, and technical staff. She gained these skills while working in the advertising industry to fund her master’s degree in fine art from Hunter College. She also held positions in curatorial and education departments of the Whitney and the Cloisters branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Kari received a bachelor’s degree in humanities from Yale University. As a conceptual artist, she continues to do creative work using a variety of media, including photography, hypertext and social media, sculpture, drawing, and the written word. She is also proud to be the parent of a Barnard student. In collaboration with faculty and staff, Kari develops proposals to fund curricular, co-curricular, programmatic, and inter-departmental activities on campus.
Liane Carlson, MA, MPhil, PhD
Associate Director, Institutional Funding and Sponsored Research
Liane joined Institutional Funding and Sponsored Research in September 2019, bringing over ten years of experience successfully writing grant and fellowship applications for her own research. During that time, she secured funding from the Fulbright Association, Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program, American Association of University Women, and the Henry Luce Foundation, among others. Prior to joining Barnard, she worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Princeton University and New York University. She holds a BA in Religion from Washington and Lee University, as well as an MA, an MPhil, and a PhD in Religion from Columbia University. In her current role, she splits time between Sponsored Research, where she helps faculty submit proposals to federal agencies and private foundations to fund their research, and Institutional Funding, where she writes grant proposals in support of institutional priorities and helps manage postaward reporting. >
Teal Baskerville, MA
Manager, Institutional Funding and Sponsored Research
Teal joined Institutional Funding and Sponsored Research in February 2026. Prior to Barnard, she worked as a curator and project manager developing discursive and performance-based programs for both academic and cultural institutions, including The Lunder Institute for American Art, Williams College Museum of Art, and Creative Time. Teal received her BA from Williams College and holds a Master’s from the Royal College of Art in London. She is currently working towards a second MA in Performance Studies from New York University. As Manager of IFSR, Teal provides administrative support to the team and helps manage the grant funding pipeline through prospect research and proposal support, serving as the main point of contact for faculty inquiries.