Workday Project Governance

ůůֱ²¥'s Workday project will include the input and perspectives of many community members across the College.

Project Governance

  • Christopher Barth, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Constance A. Jones Director of Libraries (co-Executive Sponsor)
  • Samir Datta, Vice President of Finance and Administration (co-Executive Sponsor)
  • Shannon Kearns, Chief of Staff (co-Executive Sponsor)
  • Tijana Stefanovic, Controller (co-Executive Sponsor)
  • Melissa Cresswell, Senior Project Director

ůůֱ²¥'s President and Senior Staff lead and set direction for the transformation strategies developed during the project.

Core Project Team & Workstream Leads

  • Richard Barry, Director of Institutional Research, Planning, and Assessment (Reporting Lead)
  • Amy Berry, Assistant Controller for Receivables (Customer Accounts Lead)
  • Tina Bockius, Faculty Administrative Coordinator
  • Syndi Bleiweis, Assistant Director, Human Resources (Recruiting & Talent Lead)
  • Michael Chaplinski, Budget Manager (Budgets Lead)
  • Dave Consiglio, Director of Assessment, Learning Spaces, and Special Projects
  • Melissa Cresswell, Senior Project Director (Change Management Lead)
  • Lauren Douglas, Project Coordinator
  • Christine Eigenbrot, Payroll Manager, Controller's Office (Payroll Lead)
  • Ann Marie Gallagher, Programmer/Analyst
  • Mike Johnson, HRIS Manager (HCM Lead)
  • Kaitlin Mahon, Benefits Manager (Benefits & Absence Lead)
  • Kirsten O’Beirne, Registrar (Student Touchpoints Lead)
  • Vince Patone, Director of Enterprise Data, Systems & Interfaces
  • Rupesh Parekh, Senior Accountant (Endowments Lead)
  • Sarah Robertson, Director of Sponsored Research (Grants Lead)
  • Beth Shepard-Rabadam, Associate Provost for Administration (Faculty Affairs Lead)
  • Tijana Stefanovic, Controller (Finance Lead)
  • David Sturgis, Director of Administrative Information Systems (Security Lead)
  • Patricia Szybowski, Assistant Controller for Disbursements (Accounts Payable Lead)
  • Aaron Tsay, Senior Systems Analyst (Integrations Lead)

Subject Matter Experts

  • Maria Albano, Benefits and Data Coordinator
  • Linda Butler Livesay, Faculty Appointments Coordinator, Provost's Office
  • Billie Jo Ember, Grants Associate
  • Abby Gilman, Research Grants and Compliance Manager
  • Deb Grant, Assistant Director for Business Operations
  • Shawn Jackson, Staff Accountant
  • Lisa Le, Accounts Payable Coordinator
  • Kayla McGill, Recruiter
  • Donna MacIntosh, Purchasing Coordinator
  • Megan Radomicki, Payroll Coordinator
  • Rebecca Shelton, Programmer/Analyst
  • Kathy Sivco, Student Employment Coordinator
  • Alyssa Slattery, Department Coordinator, Human Resources
  • Elaine Tang, Staff Accountant

Support and Training Advisory Group (STAG):

  • Katie Feno, Interim Director of Client Engagement and Planning
  • Peter Maple, Interim Assistant Manager for Client Support and Education
  • Roy Smith, Technical Support Specialist
  • Bonnie Wei, Interim Manager for Client Support and Education

Change Agents are students, faculty, and staff from across ůůֱ²¥ who help navigate change in our community.

Workday CAN! Members:

  • Gillian Baillie, Patron Services and Circulation Lead
  • Richard Clow, Associate Director for Administration, Dining Services
  • Amanda Coltri, Associate Director of Web Strategy and Content
  • Melissa Cresswell, Senior Project Director (co-Facilitator)
  • Erika Dawson, Assistant Director of the Post Baccalaureate Program
  • Lauren Douglas, Project Coordinator (co-Facilitator)
  • Katie Feno, Interim Director of Client Engagement and Planning
  • Nina Fichera, Academic Administrative Assistant
  • Amy Graham, Monographs Acquisition Librarian
  • Meghan Hall, Program Manager and Assistant to the Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
  • Christine Leinbach, Programmer/Analyst
  • Susan Lewis, Executive Assistant to the Provost
  • Peter Maple, Interim Assistant Manager for Client Support and Education
  • Daniel Parker, Academic Administrative Assistant
  • Liz Roan, Executive Assistant to the CIO and Director of Libraries
  • Peggy Robinson, Director of the Center for Professional Development and Certifying Officer of the School Social Worker and HSV Certificate Programs
  • Jennifer Spohrer, Director of Educational and Scholarly Technology
  • Tigist Tesfaye, Accounts Coordinator, Dining Services

Change Agent Network members help build readiness by: 

  • Understanding the Workday implementation scope and key project decisions 
  • Communicating with your departments, colleagues, and peers in alignment with project activities 
  • Learning the benefits of using Workday 
  • Collecting and sharing meaningful feedback from the campus community 

Change Agent Network members contribute to the project by: 

  • Acting as a change advocate and champion for transformation  
  • Participating in a 1-hour monthly meeting: we will keep you informed of how the project is going and ask you where you think we should be targeting our communication efforts 
  • Bringing news of the Workday project back to your departments, colleagues, and peers across the institution: we will provide talking points and targeted communications for the areas you represent and you’ll get early access to demos! 
  • Sharing feedback about the Workday project from your departments, colleagues, and peers: we will ask for your participation in User Readiness Review testing (October 2025), and reviewing how-to guides and change communications (fall 2025 through launch) 

We welcome new members at any point in the project.  to join the Workday CAN!

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