Natalie Buys

Natalie Buys, CRA, currently serves as the NCURA Professional Development Committee Chair since January 2024 and has been the Finance and Research Program Director at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus since August 2012, where management of research administration activities for the Department of Family Medicine is the primary responsibility. Previously, Natalie held positions as Grants and Contract Manager and Grants and Contracts Assistant Manager at NCURA Region VII, and as Past Chair until January 2024. Experience includes serving as a Grant Specialist Intermediate for the State of Minnesota, supporting contract activities at Pearson VUE, and managing projects for King County. Natalie began professional work in marketing at Carlson Marketing Group and has a Bachelor of Science in International Business from St. Cloud State University, earned in 2000.