CIO Staff and Responsibilities

The members of the CIO’s staff have specific campus-wide areas of focus, reflecting the CIO’s responsibility to assimilate campus technology needs and match them with creative solutions from a variety of sources, whether central, shared, internal, or external.

CIO Staff Members

Mona Heath, Deputy CIO

Acts on behalf of the CIO when the CIO is unavailable; plays a key role in strategic planning for the Office of the CIO and, more broadly, for campus IT.

Focus areas include:

• Strategic planning
• Coordination of the campus IT accessibility initiative (a joint effort of CITES and the Division of Disability Resources and Educational Services)
• Diversity planning

Panit Lisy, Executive Director of CITES

Provides leadership and direction to the CITES organization, including oversight of the campus IT infrastructure, enterprise services, and solutions that support the education, research, and public engagement missions of the University; actively involved with all IT activities on campus, which are built around both a strong central program and strategic collaborations with colleges and departments.

Focus areas include:

• Campus IT infrastructure (campus-wide computing, networking, telephone, and instructional technology services)
• Management of resources, assets, and liabilities (e.g., Activity Based Costing)
• Staff professional development

Mike Corn, Director of Security Services and Information Privacy

Responsible for the confidentiality of University-maintained personal information; leads the assessment and development of campus IT policies; is responsible for security and risk management of the campus-wide IT environment; directs the campus IT security office.

Focus areas include:

• IT policy strategy
• Privacy and appropriate use of University information and data
• Regulatory and legislative environment with respect to privacy and security

Glen Whitmer, Director of Budget and Human Resources

Responsible for budget, business office, and human resource functions for both CITES and the Office of the CIO.

Focus areas include:

• Activity Based Costing for all CITES and CIO services
• Increased transparency of budget planning and analysis
• Exploration of shared services related to business office and human resources activities

Stan Yagi, Assistant CIO

Responsible for researching, promoting, and implementing new IT service models, partnerships, and collaborations; develops new sources for IT services, in addition to being the reporting line for Departmental Services.

Focus areas include:

• New service models involving external strategic partners, campus IT groups, and CITES
• Basic levels of technology needed by all campus units
• Intercampus Communications Network

Also reporting to the CIO

Mike Grady, Cyberinfrastructure Impact Analyst

Analyzes the anticipated impact of future research activities on the campus cyberinfrastructure, to facilitate coordinated planning to meet needs of researchers and scholars.

Todd Nelson, Executive Project Coordinator

Serves as overall coordinator of the University's portal project; coordinates representatives from the three campuses, University administration, and the technical teams behind the project.

Judy Lubben, Administrative Assistant

Provides administrative support for the Office of the CIO, including scheduling, event coordination, and office logistics.