Roberta joined MIT in 2002 and is currently a Senior Financial Assistant in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences. She is responsible for proposal preparation, research award compliance and account reconciliations, pre- and post-award activities, payroll distributions and other activities as requested. Previous positions at MIT include Senior Administrative Assistant to EAPS Department Heads, the Vice President for Research, and EAPS Academic Administrators. Prior to joining MIT, she was employed by software development and technology start-up organizations.