Leadership & Departments
Chief Information Officer:
- Keith Werner, cio@appstate.edu
Deputy CIO & Chief Operating Officer:
- Tom Van Gilder, vangildertm@appstate.edu
Deputy Chief Information Officer & CISO:
- Jim Webb, security@appstate.edu
Central IT:
- Academic and Emerging Technologies
- Enterprise Applications
- Information Security
- Infrastructure
- IT Support Services
- Office of the CIO
- Project Management Office
- Systems & Research Computing
Distributed IT:
- Belk Library and Information Commons
- Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning for Student Success
ITS Handbook (For ITS Staff Only)
ITS Organizational Chart (live view link)
Caption: This document is an organizational chart for the Information Technology Services at Appalachian State University.
Leadership Hierarchy
- Chancellor: The highest level of authority and direct report for the CIO.
- Chief Information Officer (CIO): Keith Werner leads the department.
- Deputy CIO & Chief Operating Officer: Tom Van Gilder.
- Office of Information Security: A key administrative branch of the department.
Departmental directors and divisions
- Emory Maiden: Director of Academic and Emerging Technologies
- Jason Grubb: Director of Enterprise Applications
- David Earp: Director of Infrastructure
- Julie Taubman: Director of the Project Management Office & Data Governance
- Tom McDonnell: Director of Support
- Justin Cervero: Director of Systems & Research Computing
Specialized units, such as
- Risk & Compliance and Security Operations
- Help Desk, Tech Support Center and Copier Services
- Office of the CIO, which includes Knowledge Management and Organizational Change Management