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, Professor of Materials Science & Engineering

University of California, Davis (UCD)
Binnie Singh, Assistant Vice Provost, Academic Affairs
Brent Siefert, J.D., Assistant Dean, Academic Personnel, School of Medicine

University of California, Irvine (UCI)
Marianne Beckett, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Academic Personnel
Jami Holland, Director, Academic Affairs

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Michael Levine, Vice Chancellor for Academic Personnel
Erika Chau, Executive Director, Academic Personnel Office
William Holloway, Chief Academic Information Officer, DGIT

University of California, Merced (UCM)
Zulema Valdez, Associate Vice Provost
Ben Ruwe, Asst. Vice Provost for Academic Personnel

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

University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
Andrew Ries, Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences Academic Affairs
Cindy Palmer, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Academic Personnel Services

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Neal Cohen, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., Vice Dean, School of Medicine (Governance Board Chair)
Bonnie Johnson, Academic Affairs Director, VPAA Office

University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
June Betancourt, Director, Academic Personnel
Andy Satomi, Director, Academic Affairs Information Technology

University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC)
Grace McClintock, Interim Associate Vice Chancellor, Academic Personnel

University of California, Office of the President (UCOP)
Amy Lee, Associate Vice Provost, APP
Rebecca Woolston, Associate 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)
Madhavi Ghiya, Business Systems Analyst, Academic Personnel
Julie Allen, Academic Personnel Analyst

University of California, Davis (UCD)
Kim Poole, Co-Director, Academic Affairs (Working Group Co-chair)

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

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

University of California, Merced (UCM)
Liz Soria, Senior Academic Personnel Analyst
Esmeralda Martinez, Senior Academic Recruitment and Faculty Development Analyst

University of California, Riverside (UCR)
Sara Umali, Director of Academic Personnel Data and Technology
Margi Burnett, Director of Academic Affairs (SOM)
Andrew Herrera, Academic Personnel Analyst (CNAS)
Wydette Morales, Senior Academic Affairs Analyst

University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
Monica Gudea, Director, Data & Systems, Health Sciences Academic Administration
Julia Partridge, Director, Academic Advancement and Compensation (Working Group Co-chair)

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

University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
Helly Kwee, Senior Analyst, Academic Personnel

University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC)
Jenny Brown, Academic Advancement Analyst, 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)
Jamie Holland (Working Group)

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

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

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)
Renee Lee (Working Group)
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)

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