IT Executive Council Membership

Charter

The IT Executive Council serves to discuss IT issues, resources and challenges.

Council Members are appointed by the Chancellor.

The Council is responsible for:

  • Recommending changes to IT policies and standards;
  • Providing oversight of the IT Governance program and reviewing exceptions that are inconsistent with IT Governance principles and standards;
  • Reviewing IT Standards identified by the Chief Information Officer;
  • Approving a prioritization model for identifying an order of importance for evaluating IT Projects based on institutional needs;
  • Making strategic project decisions regarding funding, risk and business process changes; and
  • Reviewing reports of IT Projects.

Membership

  1. John Adams, Interim Chief Financial Officer, Finance & Operations
  2. Kristen Bonatz, General Counsel and Director of Institutional Integrity, Office of General Counsel
  3. J.J. Brown, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice Chancellor
  4. Justin Cervero, Director of Systems & Research Computing, ITS
  5. Matt Dull, Associate Vice Chancellor for Finance and Operations, Student Affairs
  6. David Earp, Chief Technology Solutions Officer & Director for Infrastructure, ITS
  7. Michael Friese, AI and Data Governance Business Analyst, ITS
  8. Donna Gallo, Deputy Chief Communications Officer, UComm
  9. Jason Grubb, Director for Enterprise Applications, ITS
  10. Ethel Hayes, Co-Interim University Registrar
  11. Christine Hendren, Vice Provost of Research & Innovation
  12. Chad Hicks, Chief Procurement Officer
  13. David Jamsion, Associate Vice Chancellor/University Controller, Finance & Operations
  14. Nick Katers, Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities Management, Finance & Operations
  15. Emory Maiden, Director of Academic Technologies, ITS
  16. Tom McDonnell, Director of IT Support Services, ITS
  17. Jan Paisley, Enterprise Solutions Architect - IT Business Continuity, ITS
  18. Amy Roberts, Interim Associate Vice Provost for Resource Management, Academic Affairs
  19. Rick Sears, Interim Executive Director of Institutional Research, Assessment and Planning
  20. Will Sears, Vice Chancellor for University Advancement
  21. Neva Specht, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, Academic Affairs
  22. Julie Taubman, Director of the Project Management Office & Data Governance, ITS
  23. Tom Van Gilder, Deputy Chief Information Officer and Chief Operating Officer, ITS
  24. Jim Webb, Deputy CIO and Chief Information Security Officer, ITS
  25. Keith Werner, (Chairperson) Chief Information Officer, ITS
  26. Sean Womack, Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Human Resources