Stanford Research Development Office

RDO Team Activities

The members of RDO genuinely like working together, and it shows in how we support Stanford faculty.

We trade drafts, staff big proposals in teams, and gather each year for a retreat that mixes strategy sessions with art projects and team building. The result: creative thinking for the researchers we support.

RDO Team retreat with umbrellas — Taking a walk in the rain for fresh air and good company, February 2025. From left: Alia Schoen, Traci Nagle, Sandra Arriaga, Jessica Boydston, Madison Priest, Kim Baeten.

RDO Team Retreat 2026 — RDO team retreat, February 2026. Wrapping up a successful day of being productive, sharing snacks, and visiting Cantor Arts Center. From left: Jessica Boydston, Traci Nagle, Kim Baeten, Sandra Arriaga, Madison Priest. On video: Alia Schoen.

RDO team walking on a road near CASBS center — Walking to lunch during the RDO annual retreat, February 2024. Clockwise from bottom: Alia Schoen, Madison Priest, Jessica Boydston, Kim Baeten, Sandra Arriaga, Lequn Geng.

RDO Team shows off the dinosaur paintings they created — Showing off the team's collaborative dinosaur artwork after Lequn's send-off to a new position at Stanford, February 2024. From left: Kim Baeten, Madison Priest, Lequn Geng, Jessica Boydston, Alia Schoen. Not pictured: Sandra Arriaga.

Kim Baeten in hat — VPDoR holiday party, 2024. Kim Baeten radiates joy from the delicious food.

VPDoR Operations Retreat 2024 — VPDoR Operations Retreat, 2024

VPDoR Operations Retreat 2020 — VPDoR Operations Retreat, 2023

RDO at the operations retreat 2020 — RDO staff staying cool at the operations retreat, 2023. From left: Madison Priest, Sandra Arriaga, Alia Schoen.

RDO team around conference table, wearing masks — RDO weekly team meeting, June 2022. Clockwise from bottom left: Madison Priest, Lequn Geng, Kim Baeten, Jessica Boydston, Sandra Arriaga, Alia Schoen.

RDO team holding North Pole-themed holiday decorations and smiling — RDO team holiday celebration at the "North Pole," December 2023. From left: Lequn Geng, Madison Priest, Jessica Boydston, Sandra Arriaga, Kim Baeten, Alia Schoen.