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Last updated: February 7, 2023

At UW-IT, we partner with students, faculty and staff to enrich the student experience, support research, modernize business systems, improve IT infrastructure and enhance collaboration throughout the University. This series tells the stories of those partnerships and their impact.

UW Seattle campus view of Mount Rainier. Information Technology. 2022 UW-IT Year in Review.

Acknowledgments

The following is a list of those who contributed their expertise and stories to the 2020 Partnerships series.

Many thanks to our UW partners:

  • David Butman, Associate Professor, Ecosystem Biogeochemistry Group
  • Dave Coffey, Instructional Technologist, Office of the Provost’s Academic Technologies
  • Megan Davis, Systems and Analysis Director, Office of Student Financial Aid
  • Helen Garrett, University Registrar and Chief Officer of Enrollment Information Services, Office of the University Registrar
  • Friedrich Knuth, Ph.D. student, UW Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
  • Catherine Kuhn, Ph.D. candidate, UW School of Environmental & Forest Science
  • Kay Lewis, Executive Director, Office of Student Financial Aid,
  • Armita Nourmohammad, Assistant Professor, UW Department of Physics
  • Zachary Montague, Ph.D. student, Department of Physics
  • El Schofield, Senior Computing Specialist, Office of the Provost’s Academic Technologies
  • Paul Seegert, Director, Office of Admissions, Division of Enrollment Management
  • David Shean, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
  • Jason Smith, Multimedia Consulting Lead, Office of the Provost’s Academic Technologies
  • Tim Wold, Student Services Director, Office of Student Financial Aid

Thank you to our UW-IT subject matter experts:

  • Melissa Albin, Information Security Analyst, CISO Cyber Intelligence
  • Laura Baldwin, Service Manager, AS Academic Experience Design & Delivery
  • Brad Beck, Director of Strategy & Engagement, IM Strategy & Engagement
  • Lynn Booth, Senior Network Engineer, ITI IT Infrastructure Services
  • Brian Boyd, Director, ITI IT Operations
  • Jack Brand, Assistant Director, AS Student Program
  • Sheryl Burgstahler, Director, AS Accessible Technology
  • Colleen Butler, Technology Project Manager, RCS Program Management Office
  • Amel Caldwell, Technology Manager, ITI IT Infrastructure Services
  • Jason Civjan, Program Manager for Academic Work Flows, AS Academic Experience Design & Delivery
  • Matt Cruz, Technology Manager, ITI Workforce Strategy & Development
  • Jack Daviau, Program Manager for UW Medicine, ITI Regional Networks
  • Adam Davis, Finance Director, Business, Finance & Facilities
  • Nathan Dors, Director, Identity and Access Management, ITI IT Infrastructure Services
  • Rob Fatland, Director, Research Computing & Strategy, RCS Cloud & Data Solutions
  • Bill Ferris, Chief Financial Officer, Business, Finance & Facilities
  • Kimberly Frye, Windows Engineer, ITI Workforce Strategy & Development
  • Donna Gomez, Assistant Director, Business, Finance & Facilities
  • Wesley Greenberg, Business Systems Analyst, AS Student Program
  • Erin Griffin, Senior Project Manager, RCS Program Management Office
  • Scott Hansen, Director, ITI IT Infrastructure Services
  • Susan Hawkey, Manager of AT Program Operations, AS Accessible Technology
  • Erik Hofer, Associate Vice President and UW-IT Deputy CIO, Academic Services
  • Brent Holterman, Director, IM Enterprise Administrative Applications
  • Linda Hornung, Customer Account Manager, CSS Communications Solutions & Relationship Management
  • Eric Horst, Senior Systems Architect, ITI Workforce Strategy & Development
  • Thomas Jacobs, Change Management Lead, IT Finance Program
  • Kerry Kahl, Director, Compliance Assurance & Major Procurements
  • Ron Kappes, Technology Project Manager, ITI Workforce Strategy & Development
  • Jonah Keough, Director, IT Infrastructure
  • Damien Koemans, Director, CSS Technology Service Center
  • Megan Koznek, Business Analyst, AS Student Program
  • Peter Krawitz, Network Implementation Technology Manager, ITI IT Operations
  • Jim Laney, Engineering Manager, AS Academic Experience Design & Delivery
  • Tom Lewis, Director, AS Academic Experience Design & Delivery
  • William Li, Principal Cybersecurity Advisor, CISO Cybersecurity Advising
  • Henry Lyle, Business Analyst, AS Academic Experience Design & Delivery
  • Steven Mack, Technology Manager, ITI IT Operations
  • Mathew McBride, IT Disaster Recovery Manager, RCS Technology Business Continuity
  • Shane McCartney, Business Analyst, CSS Technology Service Center
  • Robert McDade, Director, IM Enterprise Data Integration
  • Jodi McKeeman, Business Analyst, AS Student Program
  • Austin Marr, Network Specialist, ITI IT Operations
  • Matthew Mills, Network Engineer, ITI IT Infrastructure Services
  • Mary Mulvihill, Director, ITI Service Management Office
  • Maureen Noonan, Assistant Director, ITI Workforce Strategy & Development
  • Sam Osheroff, Unified Communication Engineer, ITI IT Operations
  • Dina O’Reilly, Engagement Manager, IT Finance Program
  • Bart Pietrzak, Director, IM Enterprise Reporting & Analytics
  • Nam Pho, Director of Cyberinfrastructure, RCS Cyberinfrastructure
  • Noah Pitzer, Interim Director, ITI Regional Networks
  • James Poland, Director, CISO Cyber Intelligence
  • Matt Portwood, Technology Manager, IM Enterprise Reporting & Analytics
  • Tyler Preder, Telecom Design Engineer, ITI IT Infrastructure Services
  • Hadi Rangin, Senior Computer Specialist, AS Accessible Technology
  • Karin Roberts, Manager, AS Academic Experience Design & Delivery
  • Nick Rohde, Web and Content Developer, Communications
  • Bill Schaefer, Assistant Director, AS Academic Experience Design & Delivery
  • Heidi Stahl, Web Information Specialist, AS Academic Experience Design & Delivery
  • William Stirling, Enterprise Service Desk Manager, CSS Technology Service Center
  • Mark Strand, Technology Manager, ITI IT Infrastructure Services
  • Grady Thompson, Accessibility Student Assistant, AS Accessible Technology
  • Terrill Thompson, Manager, AS Accessible Technology
  • Keith Van Eaton, Metadata Manager, IM Enterprise Reporting & Analytics
  • Stephanie Wang, Business Analyst, AS Student Program
  • Andy Ward, Director, RCS Technology Business Continuity
  • Felicia Watson, Director, CSS Communications Solutions & Relationship Management

Thank you to our reviewers:

  • Aaron Powell, Vice President for UW-IT and Chief Information Officer
  • Cindy Brown, Director of Communications, UW-IT
  • Anja Canfield-Budde, Associate Vice President for Information Management, UW-IT
  • Bill Ferris, Director of Business, Finance & Facilities, UW-IT
  • Sherman Fox, Director of Organizational Development, UW-IT
  • Brad Greer, Asso­ciate Vice Pres­i­dent for IT Infrastructure and Chief Tech­nol­ogy Offi­ce, UW-IT
  • Erik Hofer, Associate Vice President for Academic Services and Deputy CIO, UW-IT
  • Susan Lawrence, Director of Human Resources, UW-IT
  • Erik Lundberg, Assistant Vice President for Research Computing & Strategy, UW-IT
  • Gail Rogers, Director, UW-IT Finance Program
  • Rebekah Skiver Thompson, Associate Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer
  • Karalee Woody, Assistant Vice President for Customer Service & Support, UW-IT

The Partnerships series team:

Editors:
Cindy Brown, UW-IT Communications Director
Elizabeth Sharpe, UW-IT Assistant Director, Communications

Production:
Project manager: Ignacio Lobos
Web designer: Heidi Searing
Writers: Gretchen Konrady, Ignacio Lobos

Photography/Video:
Ignacio Lobos
Heidi Searing

Copyediting:
Susan McCrary, UW-IT staff