Enterprise Risk Management Governance Structure | UMass Office of the President

The ERM Program governance structure defines roles and responsibilities across the ERM Program. This ensures diverse, system wide representation in the ERM process from
across disciplines and facilitates integration of strategies across the system.

graphic shows the tiered aspect of the governance structure of the ERM program, fully described in the paragraph below

The governance structure is comprised of the following:

Board of Trustees: The UMass Board of Trustees (BOT) fully supports the systemwide ERM Program and provides direction and guidance to the Program. The BOT Audit and Risk Committee receives an annual update on the Program at a regular meeting of the Committee; additional BOT committees are provided updates as needed.
President’s Council: Consisting of the President, the President’s senior staff, and each Chancellor, President’s Council actively supports the Program, providing direction and guidance as needed.
ERM Executive Committee: Consisting of leadership representatives from the campuses and President’s Office, the ERM Executive Committee validates and prioritizes risks and affirms risk mitigation strategies.
ERM Working Group: Consisting of campus ERM representatives and eighteen discipline-specific subject matter experts from across the university system, the ERM Working Group identifies and assesses systemwide risks, and develops, implements, or monitors risk mitigation strategies.
Campus ERM Committees: Membership may vary from campus to campus, but Campus ERM Committees are responsible for identifying, assessing, and mitigating campus-level risks.

Executive Committee Membership

LAST NAME	FIRST NAME	CAMPUS	TITLE	EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SEAT
Calise	Lisa	UMPO	Senior Vice President and Treasurer, Administration and Finance	SVP, Administration and Finance
Culverwell	Marcy	Medical	Senior Associate Vice Chancellor, Administration and Finance	Medical School
David	Kyle	UMPO	Director, Internal Audit	Director, Internal Audit
Giuliani	Chris	Boston	Associate Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance	Boston
Hescock	Jeff	Amherst	Director, Environmental Health and Safety	Amherst
Karberg	Andrew	UMPO	Associate Counsel, Compliance, Ethics, and International Affairs	Research
Lowy	David	UMPO	General Counsel	General Counsel
Miliano	Tom	Lowell	Associate Vice Chancellor, Administrative Service	Lowell
Milligan	Michael	UITS	Chief Information Officer	Chief Information Officer
Subbaswamy	Kumble	UMPO	Interim Senior Vice President, Academic and Student Affairs	SVP, Academic Affairs
Packard	Christine	UMPO	Assistant Vice President, Enterprise Risk Management	ERM/Chair
Pasquini	LeeAnn	UMPO	Associate Vice President Administration and Finance	AVP, Administration and Finance
Piggott	Robyn	Dartmouth	Chief of Staff	Dartmouth
Walker	Nefertiti	UMPO	Deputy VP, Academic and Student Affairs & Equity	Academic and Student Affairs and Equity

Working Group Membership

LAST NAME	FIRST NAME	CAMPUS	TITLE	MEMBERSHIP SEAT
Britton	Kristen	Amherst	Senior Associate Athletic Director	Subject Matter Expert - Athletics
Brooks	June	Medical	Senior Director, Compliance and Policy	Campus ERM Lead
Carragher	Candyce	UMPO	Senior Executive Associate to the Senior Vice President	Subject Matter Expert - Academic Affairs and Student Affairs
Coleman	Brian	Medical	Associate Chief Information Officer - Information Security	Campus ERM Lead
Comeau	Justin	Boston	Manager, Emergency Planning & Business Continuity	Campus ERM Lead
Conklin	Shane	Amherst	Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities and Campus Services	Subject Matter Expert - Facilities
Culverwell	Marcy	Medical	Senior Associate Vice Chancellor, Administration and Finance	Campus ERM Lead
Dunlap	John	UMPO	Chief Human Resources Officer	Subject Matter Expert - Human Resources
Durkin	Michael	UPST	Director, Strategic Procurement	Subject Matter Expert - Procurement
Edelman-Blank	Deborah	Lowell	Director, Counseling Services	Subject Matter Expert - Health & Mental Health
Hescock	Jeff	Amherst	Executive Director of Environmental Health and Safety & Emergency Management	Campus ERM Lead Subject Matter Expert - Safety and Security
Hitchcock	Patrick	UMPO	Controller	Subject Matter Expert - Controller
Karberg	Andrew	UMPO	Associate Counsel, Compliance, Ethics, International Affairs	Subject Matter Expert - Legal
LaGrassa	Michael	Dartmouth	Associate Vice Chancellor of Administrative Operations & Compliance	Campus ERM Lead
MacDonald	Glenn	Lowell	Executive Director, Environmental Health and Safety	Campus ERM Lead
Majewski	Deb	Dartmouth	Vice Chancellor of Human Resources	Campus ERM Lead
Muse	David	Lowell	Assistant Director, Emergency Management	Campus ERM Lead
Packard	Christine	UMPO	Assistant Vice President, Enterprise Risk Management	Campus ERM Lead
Patel	Tejal	OGC	Assistant Counsel, International Affairs and Immigration	Subject Matter Expert - International Activities
Quinn	Colleen	UMPO Communications	Director of Communications and UMPO Spokesperson	Subject Matter Expert - Communications
Russell	Andrew	UMPO	Senior Assistant Vice President of Operations and Associate Treasurer	Subject Matter Expert - Tax
Scano	Derek	UMPO	Assistant Director, Internal Audit	Subject Matter Expert - Internal Audit
Schneider Graham	Zehra	Boston	Director, Environmental Health and Safety	Campus ERM Lead
Skrzek	Joseph	UMPO	Assistant Vice President for Budget and Planning	Subject Matter Expert - Finance
Smith	Bradford	UITS	Chief Information Security Officer	Subject Matter Expert - IT
Stockwell	Joshua	UMPO	Associate Counsel for IP and Research	Subject Matter Expert - Research
Tucker	Joshua	UMPO	Insurance Analyst	Subject Matter Expert - Insurance
Walker	Nefertiti	UMPO/ Amherst	Deputy Vice President, Academic & Student Affairs & Equity Vice Chancellor, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion	Subject Matter Expert - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility