Governance Board

The UC OATS Governance Board is the governance body for the multi-campus Conflict of Commitment application. The governance board provides a UC-oriented support structure. As such, the governance board has the authority and responsibility to make final decisions related to the scope, budget, and timeline for the OATS project. 

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Identifying, approving, and prioritizing project objectives and deliverables
  • Ensuring scope, timelines, and changes in the project are aligned with stakeholder expectations
  • Ensuring project risks are identified and mitigated
  • Supporting an effective software deployment strategy, including communications, training, and end-user acceptance
  • Communicating with campus stakeholders about issues, decisions, and progress
     

Governance Board Members

University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
Heather Archer, Assistant Vice Provost, Academic Personnel
Mark Asta, PhD, Executive Associate Dean (COE)

University of California, Davis (UCD)
Binnie Singh, Ed.D., Assistant Vice Provost, Academic Affairs
Brent Seifert, J.D., Assistant Dean, Academic Personnel (SOM)

University of California, Irvine (UCI)
Ilona Pak, Director, Academic Personnel
Jami Holland, Director, Academic Affairs (SOM)

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Joaquin (Quim) Madrenas, Vice Dean for Faculty, David Geffen School of Medicine
Erika Chau, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs and Personnel

University of California, Merced (UCM)
Anna Song, Associate Vice Provost for Academic Personnel, APO
Ben Ruwe, Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Personnel, APO

University of California, Riverside (UCR)
Matthew Gunkel, Associate Vice Chancellor and CIO
Sara Umali, Director of Academic Personnel Data and Technology
Katina Napper, Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Personnel

University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
Dr. Emily (Mimi) Lukacz, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences Academic Affairs
Marianne Beckett, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Academic Personnel

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Neal Cohen, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., Vice Dean, School of Medicine (Governance Board Chair)
Julia Partridge, Director of Academic Affairs
Emerald Light, Assistant Vice Provost Academic Affairs

University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
Andy Satomi, Executive Director, Academic Information Technology and Space Management
June Betancourt, Director of Equal Opportunity and Policy Compliance

University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC)
Grace McClintock, Assistant Vice Provost, Academic Personnel

University of California, Office of the President (UCOP)
Douglas Haynes, Interim Vice Provost, FAAP
Amy Lee, Deputy Provost, APP
Rebecca Woolston, Associate Director, APP
Polly Miller, Academic Personnel Compensation and Policy Analyst, APP
Jean Chin, Academic Data and Compensation Director, APP

UC OATS Working Group

 

The working group includes APM subject matter experts (SMEs) from a broad range of functional areas, appointed by each of the ten UC campuses. The Working Group’s primary responsibility is to provide timely, specific, technical input to the technical partner, DGIT.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Provide technical and functional requirements
  • Provide campus-specific guidance and expertise
  • Ensure challenges and issues that may compromise the project plan are escalated to the governance board
  • Provide campus-specific resources

Working Group Members

University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
Beth Leven, Director, CoE Academic Personnel
Madhavi Ghiya, HR Systems and Reporting Analyst, Academic Personnel
Sabrina Oliver, CoE Academic Personnel Analyst

University of California, Davis (UCD)
Kim Poole, Co-Director, Academic Affairs 
Katrina Wong, Associate Director, Academic Affairs
Christine Wolle, Associate Director, Academic Affairs

University of California, Irvine (UCI)
Ilona Pak, Director, Academic Personnel
Alysha Shetty, Assistant Manager, Academic Personnel
Thomas Kennedy, HSCP Manager, Academic Affairs (SOM)

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Michael Simidjian, Director, Academic Affairs and Personnel Office
Heather Small, Manager, Faculty Information Products, Information Technology Services
Nathalie Haller, Senior Personnel Analyst, Academic Affairs and Personnel Office

University of California, Merced (UCM)
Jessica Salas-Mendonca, Senior Academic Personnel Manager, APO (Working Group Co-chair)
Esmeralda Martinez, Senior Academic Personnel Analyst, APO

University of California, Riverside (UCR)
Sara Umali, Director of Academic Personnel Data and Technology
Margi Burnett, Director of Academic Affairs (SOM) (Working Group Co-chair)
Andrew Herrera, Academic Personnel Analyst (CNAS)
Wydette Morales, Senior Academic Affairs Analyst (SOM)
Teresa Mason, Academic Personnel Data, Technology, and Process Analyst

University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
Jackie Corbeil, Director of Academic Policy and Family Programs
Monica Gudea, Director, Data & Systems, Health Sciences Academic Administration

University of California San Francisco (UCSF)
Renee Lee, Academic Business Processes Coordinator

University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
Helly Kwee, Associate Director, Academic Personnel

University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC)
Ibukun Bloom, Academic Advancement Manager, Academic Personnel Office
Karisa Breckenridge, Senior Academic Personnel Analyst

Technical Partner

 

The technical partner, UCLA Health IT, Digital Technology (DGIT) is responsible for the development, implementation, and maintenance of the UC OATS application for all ten campuses. The technical partner works closely with the working group and governance board to identify and deliver system enhancements and upgrades.

 

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Oversee all aspects of the project including:
    • Creating project schedule and implementation plan
    • Ensuring scope, timeline, and changes are reviewed and approved by the Governance Board
    • Ensuring project risks are identified and mitigated
    • Communicating with project stakeholders about issues, risks, implementation plan, and project progress
  • Building and deploying application enhancements
  • Managing operation of the application
  • Developing application training material

Technical Partners

Robert Dennis, PhD, Director, Software Development, DGIT
Khy Huang, Technical Lead, Developer, DGIT
Jodie Huang, Project Manager, DGIT
Angelique Juarez, Instructional Designer, DGIT

 


Gene Lascon, UI Designer, DGIT
Josue Cardona, Developer, DGIT
Sung Hong, Developer, DGIT
Veronica De La Cruz, Developer, DGIT
 

 


Governance Board/ Working Group Alumni

A very special thank you to everyone who has contributed to the implementation and continued enhancements of UC OATS . 

University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
Fiona Doyle, PhD (Governance Board)
Karl van Bibber (Governance Board)
Jose Madrigal (Working Group)
Stacey Shulman (Working Group)
Adam Hochman (Working Group)
Nicole Lesser (Working Group)

University of California, Davis (UCD)

University of California, Irvine (UCI)
Max Garrick (Governance Board)
Nancy Vongsawat (Governance Board)
Shelia Morris (Working Group)

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Kathy Komar (Governance Board)
Mary Tam (Working Group)
Stephanie Shaw (Working Group)
Michael Levine (Governance Board)

University of California, Merced (UCM)
Teenie Matlock (Governance Board)
Kelly Anders (Governance Board)
Rich Shintaku (Governance Board)
Liz Soria (Working Group)

University of California, Riverside (UCR)
David Gracey (Governance Board)
Josh Bright (Governance Board)
Danessa Murdock (Working Group)
Jasmine Salas (Working Group)
Teresa Buchanan (Working Group)
Annette Brock (Working Group)

University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
Evelyn Hidalgo (Governance Board)
Lynn Field-Karsh (Working Group)
Cindy Palmer (Working Group)
Brandy Cheshire (Working Group)

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Bonnie Johnson (Governance Board)
Cynthia Leathers (Working Group)
Ned Hamilton (Working Group)

University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
Cindy Doherty (Governance Board)

University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC)
Susan Fellows (Working Group)
Jenny Brown (Working Group)

University of California, Office of the President (UCOP)
Kimberly Grant (Governance Board)
Susan Carlson (Governance Board)

 

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