Illinois’ institutional data governance is structured across three levels: executive sponsor, the Institutional Data Governance Board, and Data Domain Stewardship Committees (DSCs). Listed here are the people who serve in those roles.
For institutional data governance questions, comments, or feedback, please contact dair@illinois.edu .
Executive Sponsor
Name Affiliation John Coleman Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Institutional Data Governance Board
Name Role Affiliation Amy Edwards Chair Associate Provost and Director, DAIR Stephen Collette Technology Representative Manager, Data and Privacy Analytics and Operations, Technology Services Meghan Hazen Student and Academic Data Registrar, Office of the Registrar Cheryl Heck Human Resources Data Assistant Chancellor for Finance, Administration and Shared Services, Illinois Human Resources Patty Jones Institutional Administrative Research Data Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation in Compliance Michelle Rome College Representative Associate Director, Information and Data Services, Applied Technologies for Learning in the Arts & Sciences, Liberal Arts & Sciences Collin Ruud College Representative Associate Director, Data Strategy and Management, IT Partners, Gies College of Business Thomas Teper Faculty Representative Professor, University Library Dimuthu Tilakaratne University of Illinois System Representative, ex officio Chief Data and Analytics Officer, Office of the Executive Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs Leslie Stoecker Data Governance Coordinator, ex officio DAIR
Data Domain Stewardship Committees
Advancement, Alumni, and Foundation
Name Role Affiliation Dale Wright Institutional Advancement Representative Vice Chancellor for Advancement and Senior Vice President of the University of Illinois Foundation Katie Harrell Senior Director of Strategic Planning and Organizational Development, Institutional Advancement Jerilyn Hutson Unit Advancement Representative Director of Alumni and Donor Engagement, The Grainger College of Engineering Moni Jena University of Illinois Foundation Representative Director of Data Governance, University of Illinois Foundation Lisa O’Banion Institutional Advancement Representative Associate Director of Annual Giving Programs, Institutional Advancement Sid Patil University of Illinois Alumni Association Representative Director, Data Strategy and Alumni Insights, University of Illinois Alumni Association
Financial
Name Role Affiliation Xiaobei Chen Chair Assistant Provost and Director of Data and Analytics, Budget and Resource Planning Mike Wellens College Representative Associate Dean for Finance and Resource Planning, Liberal Arts & Sciences Daniel Harmon Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation Representative Director of Data and Systems, Sponsored Programs Administration Mike Alsip Facilities & Services Representative Financial Reporting Coordinator Julie Shaffer Administrative Unit Representative Director of Budget and Finance, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Nicole Melander University of Illinois System Office Representative, ex officio Director of Controller Operations, AVP Controller
Human Resources
Name Role Affiliation Cheryl Heck Chair Assistant Chancellor for Finance, Administration and Shared Services, Illinois Human Resources Nizam Arain Office for Access & Equity Representative Associate Vice Chancellor, Office for Access & Equity Karen McLaughlin College Representative Assistant Dean for HR, Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences Stephanie Haas College Representative Director of HR, Education Leslie Reinhart Administrative Unit Representative Associate Director for HR, OVCRI Susan Breakenridge Administrative Unit Representative Assistant Dean Business and HR, Library Rich Hungerford IHR Data Representative HR System Manager, Illinois Human Resources Derek Rakoci University of Illinois System Office Representative, ex officio Director, University Payroll and Benefits Stephanie Dable University of Illinois System Office Representative, ex officio AVP Tech Application Management, AITS
Institutional Administrative Research
Name Role Affiliation Patty Jones Chair Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation in Compliance Heidi Imker College Representative Director, Research Data Service and Associate Professor, University Library Mark Zulauf Administrative Unit Representative Researcher Information Systems Coordinator, University Library Daniel Harmon Administrative Unit Representative Director, Data and Systems, Sponsored Programs Administration, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation Ryan Dilger College Representative Professor of Animal Sciences, Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences Stephen Downie College Representative Professor and Associate Dean of Research, School of Information Sciences Steve Culpepper College Representative Professor of Statistics, Liberal Arts & Sciences Linda Lee Drozt Administrative Unit Representative Director, Office of Research Security, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation Chuck Thompson Administrative Unit Representative Director, Illinois Computes, National Center for Supercomputing Applications Joe Barnes University of Illinois System Office Representative, ex officio Chief Digital Risk Officer
IT and Systems
Name Role Affiliation Nick Rogers Chair Associate Director of Athletics, Data & Business Intelligence, Division of Intercollegiate Athletics Dejan Trencevski College Representative Senior IT Solutions Architect, IT Partners, Gies College of Business Taylor Judd Cybersecurity Representative Assistant Director, Cybersecurity Operations and Engineering Jeff Domeyer Identity and Access Management Representative Assistant Director, Identity and Access Management Calvin Shirley Network Engineering Representative Senior Network Engineer, Network Engineering and Operations Glen Embertson IT Service Management Representative Principal Service Management Methods Analyst, IT Enterprise Service Management Office Ryan Thomas Data Analytics Representative Data Analytics Solutions Specialist, Service Intelligence James Quisenberry Student Affairs Representative Executive Director of Student Affairs Technology Rick Getty University of Illinois System Office Representative, ex officio Director, Decision Support, AITS
Student and Academic
Name Role Affiliation Meghan Hazen Chair Registrar Charlotte Bauer College Representative Assistant Dean, Graduate College Michelle Trame Academic Unit Representative Executive Director, Office of Student Financial Aid Beth Hoag Academic Unit Representative Director for Assessment and Planning, Student Affairs Sara MacKenzie Academic Unit Representative Executive Director, Undergraduate Admissions Brianna Gregg College Representative Assistant Dean, Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences Dustin Tarter College Representative Assistant Dean, Applied Health Sciences