Executive Sponsors

  • Michael Milligan, Chief Information Officer
  • Lisa Calise, Senior Vice President of Administration and Finance & Treasurer
  • Nefertiti Walker, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, and Equity

Steering Committee

  • Shawn Skelly, UITS
  • Vanita Chawla, UITS
  • Ryan Ferch, General Counsel
  • Tom Beraldi, Academic Affairs
  • Maria Apse, UITS
  • Brad Smith, UITS
  • Shahriar Panahi, UITS
  • David Nero, Innovation & Operational Services
  • LeeAnn Pasquini, Mgmt & Fiscal Affairs
  • Michael Durkin, UPST
  • Christine Packard, Mgmt & Fiscal Affairs
  • John Dunlap, Human Resources

AI Hub Leads

  • Shawn Skelly, UITS
  • Vanita Chawla, UITS

Working Groups

Data & Model Management

  • Steve Celi, UITS
  • Preethi Lodha, Academic Affairs
  • Susan McHugh, UITS
  • Shahriar Panahi, UITS
  • Scott Szajna, UITS

Risk & Security

  • Vanita Chawla, UITS
  • Navatha Chiti, UITS
  • Patrick Lynch, Mgmt & Fiscal Affairs
  • Iris Lyons, UITS
  • Christine Packard, Mgmt & Fiscal Affairs
  • Yin Yin Hon, Internal Audit

Education & Upskilling

  • John Dunlap, Human Resources
  • Kristina England, UITS
  • Megan Momtaheni, UITS
  • Amanda Onwuka, UPST

Industry & Ecosystem Partners

  • Az Blake, UITS
  • Vanita Chawla, UITS
  • Michael Durkin, UPST
  • Dave Snigier, UITS

Application Development

  • John Andrews, UITS
  • Lisa Connor, UITS
  • Nick Sardonini, UITS
  • Scott Szajna, UITS

Innovation & Project Management

  • Allison Bamforth, UITS
  • Andrew Buroni, UMPO Fellow
  • Kathy Sawyer, UITS
  • Linda Spence, UITS
  • Kelly Weeks, UITS