Committees

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Data Governance Council

Name, Title

  • Craig Abbey, Vice Provost for Institutional Analysis and Planning (Co-Chair)
  • Keith Alford, Dean, School of Social Work
  • Brice Bible, Vice President and Chief Information Officer (Co-Chair)
  • Allison Brashear, Vice President for Health Sciences and Dean of Medicine
  • John Della Contrada, Vice President for Communications
  • Jason Diffenderfer, Interim Vice President for University Advancement
  • Venu Govindaraju, Vice President for Research and Economic Development
  • Brian Hamluk, Vice President for Student Life
  • Graham Hammill, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Graduate School
  • Laura Hubbard, Vice President for Finance & Administration
  • Kelly Kenline, Assistant Vice President and Deputy Chief Information Officer
  • Evviva Lajoie, Vice Provost for University Libraries
  • Kemper Lewis, Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
  • Lee Melvin, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management
  • Robin Schulze, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

The Data Governance Council develops the CRM strategic vision and establishes CRM business and data sharing policies and guidance; provides direction and oversight to the CRM Implementation Team; evaluates and prioritizes new enterprise CRM projects and major enhancements; reviews and reports on
overall CRM project performance.

CRM Advisory Committee

Member, Unit

  • Craig Abbey, Office of Institutional Analysis (Co-Chair)
  • Rebecca Bernstein, University Communications
  • Jessica Clark, Office of Admissions
  • Christopher Connor, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
  • Katherine Felt, Office of Admissions
  • Katherine Ferguson, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Allen Gaeddert, UBIT
  • Bethany Gladkowski, UBIT
  • Kathleen Heckman, University Advancement
  • Jonathan Hulbert, Organizational Development & Effectiveness
  • Jessica Julicher, Office of Student Success and Academic Support
  • Kelly Kenline, UBIT (Co-Chair)
  • Tracy Krawczyk-Schiedel, Business and Entrepreneur Partnerships
  • John Lambert, Student Life
  • Jennifer Markee, Student Services-1Stop
  • Thomas Matheny, Business and Entrepreneur Partnerships
  • Mark Molnar, Office of Institutional Analysis
  • Kathleen Murphy, UBIT
  • Thomas Okon, Finance and Administration
  • Michael Redfern, School of Public Health and Health Professions
  • Dawn Reed, Marketing and Communications
  • Joseph Rizzo, Registrar
  • Stacy Slocum, University Advancement
  • Kathy Stuber, University Advancement
  • Thomas Symonds, Athletics
  • Diana Tuorto, UBIT
  • Thomas Wendt, Research and Economic Development
  • Robert Wright, UBIT

The CRM Advisory Committee provides recommendations regarding policies and priorities; contributes input on future state requirements; suggests process improvements; and promotes project awareness.

Enterprise Digital Communications Strategy Committee

Member, Unit

  • Sarah Augustynek, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
  • Geoff Bartlett, University Advancement
  • Rebecca Bernstein, University Communications
  • Jennifer Boscia-Smith, University Advancement
  • Gina Cali-Misterkiewicz, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Lori Chiarilli, Student Life
  • Jerod Dahlgren, University Communications
  • John Della Contrada, University Communications (Chair)
  • Jonathan Fuller, Athletics
  • Jocelyn Jakubus, Office of the President
  • Lisa Mueller, School of Law
  • Nicole Peradotto, Office of the President
  • Courtney Pfahl, Office of the Provost
  • Dawn Reed, Marketing and Communications
  • Amy Schmitt, Research and Economic Development
  • Jeff Smith, University Communications
  • Rachel Teaman, School of Architecture and Planning
  • Diana Tuorto, UBIT

The Enterprise Digital Communications Strategy Committee develops a constituent-centered framework of best practices and processes to guide all digital messaging; provides standard tools and templates to ensure consistent university/unit branding and design of digital messaging; gives guidance and recommendations regarding data structures and governance needed to deliver targeted communication to UB’s constituent groups.

CRM Implementation Team

Member, Unit

  • Craig Abbey, Office of Institutional Analysis (Co-Chair)
  • Rebecca Bernstein, University Communications
  • Jerod Dahlgren, University Communications
  • Bethany Gladkowski, UBIT
  • Kathleen Heckman, University Advancement
  • Jonathan Hulbert, Organizational Development & Effectiveness
  • Kelly Kenline, UBIT (Co-Chair)
  • Nancy Kielar, UBIT
  • Kathleen Murphy, UBIT
  • Valerie Priester, UBIT
  • Stacy Slocum, University Advancement
  • Kathy Stuber, University Advancement
  • Diana Tuorto, UBIT
  • Cheri Weber, Business Services
  • Robert Wright, UBIT

The CRM Implementation Team is responsible for overall project management; change management;
project communication; technical design; department onboarding; business process redesign; system
support; vendor management; and reporting.

Advancement CRM Vendor Demo Participants

Member, Unit

  • Craig Abbey, Office of Institutional Analysis
  • Geoff Bartlett, University Advancement
  • Katie Camm, University Advancement
  • Allen Chapa, University Advancement
  • Christopher Decker, UB Foundation
  • Joe Edens, University Advancement
  • Whitney Eggers, University Advancement
  • Bethany Gladkowski, UBIT
  • Kathleen Heckman, University Advancement (Chair)
  • Cindy Johannes, UB Foundation
  • Kelly Kenline, UBIT
  • Lauren Kwiatkowski, University Advancement
  • Thomas McArthur, University Advancement
  • Kathleen Murphy, UBIT
  • Gary Pacer, UBIT
  • Kathleen Pagkos, University Advancement
  • Jennifer Seth-Cimini, University Advancement
  • Stacy Slocum, University Advancement
  • Kathy Stuber, University Advancement
  • Jill Szczesek, University Advancement
  • Dan Warren, University Advancement
  • Robert Wright, UBIT

Event Management CRM Vendor Demo Participants

Member, Unit

  • Craig Abbey, Office of Institutional Analysis
  • Shantina Addison, Office of Admissions
  • Erika Bagnoli, Graduate School of Education
  • Geoff Bartlett, University Advancement (Co-Chair)
  • Rebecca Bernstein, University Communications
  • Daniel Brewster, University Advancement
  • Rebecca Brierley, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Lisa Coia, Graduate Enrollment Management Services
  • Clayton Connor, University Advancement
  • Joseph Didomizio, University Advancement
  • Katherine Felt, Office of Admissions
  • Hailley Fenski, School of Management
  • Grace Gerass, School of Nursing
  • Bethany Gladkowski, UBIT
  • Donna Grant, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
  • Kathleen Heckman, University Advancement
  • Elizabeth Hladczuk, Student Unions
  • Jocelyn Jakubus, Office of the President
  • Cynthia Johannes, UB Foundation
  • Kelly Kenline, UBIT
  • Kathleen Murphy, UBIT
  • Kaitlyn Ross, UB Foundation
  • Stacy Slocum, University Advancement
  • Caryn Sobieski-Vandelinder, School of Architecture and Planning
  • Kathleen Stuber, University Advancement
  • Sherry Szarowski, School of Dental Medicine
  • Krystal Testa, University Advancement (Co-Chair)
  • Katherine Trapanovski, Center for the Arts
  • Brandon Tubinis, School of Law
  • Joy Wrona, University Advancement

Marketing Cloud Demo Participants

Member, Unit

  • Sarah Augustynek, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
  • Geoff Bartlett, University Advancement
  • Rebecca Bernstein, University Communications (Chair)
  • Jennifer Boscia-Smith, University Advancement
  • Gina Cali-Misterkiewicz, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Lori Chiarilli, Student Life
  • Elena Contti Blatto, University Communications
  • Jerod Dahlgren, University Communications
  • Amy Dauber, University Communications
  • John Della Contrada, University Communications
  • Erin Dengler, Student Life
  • Joseph DiDimizio, University Advancement
  • Jonathan Fuller, Athletics
  • Bethany Gladkowski, UBIT
  • Kathleen Heckman, University Advancement
  • Kelly Hengesbach, Office of the President
  • Jocelyn Jakubus, Office of the President
  • Devon Jerla, University Communications
  • Kelly Kenline, UBIT
  • Rick Klingensmith, University Communications
  • Thomas McArthur, University Advancement
  • Lisa Mueller, School of Law
  • Kathleen Murphy, UBIT
  • Gary Pacer, UBIT
  • Nicole Peradotto, Office of the President
  • Nick Peterson, University Communications
  • Courtney Pfahl, Office of the Provost
  • Dawn Reed, Marketing and Communications
  • Amy Schmitt, Research and Economic Development
  • Stacy Slocum, University Advancement
  • Jeff Smith, University Communications
  • Kathy Stuber, University Advancement
  • Rachel Teaman, School of Architecture and Planning
  • Diana Tuorto, UBIT
  • Rob Wright, UBIT