Taylor Westrick
Taylor runs the grant cycle end to end — the application platform, the reviewer assignments, the conflict-of-interest safeguards, and the anonymity that keeps every review impartial.
Overview
As Grants Coordinator for Sky Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Committee, Taylor Westrick manages the end-to-end grant process that supports pancreatic cancer research, ensuring accuracy, transparency and smooth communication throughout the annual application and review cycle.
What she handles
She oversees the grant application platform, sets up external reviewers and assigns each proposal to roughly two of them, applying conflict-of-interest safeguards so no one reviews an applicant from their own institution. She manages reviewer access so institutional details stay hidden, keeping reviews anonymous and impartial.
Who she works with
She schedules SAC and reviewer meetings against timelines set by the Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Howard Crawford, revises the annual application to reflect SAC and leadership feedback, and shares the committee’s selected recommendations with the Liaison to the Board, Sammy Kasselman, who presents them to the Board of Directors.
Nine physicians, researchers and staff who decide what Sky funds.
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Taylor runs the grant cycle end to end — the application platform, the reviewer assignments, the conflict-of-interest safeguards, and the anonymity that keeps every review impartial.
Overview
As Grants Coordinator for Sky Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Committee, Taylor Westrick manages the end-to-end grant process that supports pancreatic cancer research, ensuring accuracy, transparency and smooth communication throughout the annual application and review cycle.
What she handles
She oversees the grant application platform, sets up external reviewers and assigns each proposal to roughly two of them, applying conflict-of-interest safeguards so no one reviews an applicant from their own institution. She manages reviewer access so institutional details stay hidden, keeping reviews anonymous and impartial.
Who she works with
She schedules SAC and reviewer meetings against timelines set by the Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Howard Crawford, revises the annual application to reflect SAC and leadership feedback, and shares the committee’s selected recommendations with the Liaison to the Board, Sammy Kasselman, who presents them to the Board of Directors.
Nine physicians, researchers and staff who decide what Sky funds.
Back to the SAC →