UC OATS Governance

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)**
Policy(s) Represented: APM-025
Governance Board Members	School/Department
Heather Archer, Assistant Vice Provost, Academic Personnel	Academic Personnel Office
Clark Nguyen, Executive Associate Dean (COE)	Division of Electrical Engineering

University of California, Davis (UCD)
Policy(s) Represented: APM-025, APM-671

Governance Board Members	School/Department
Binnie Singh, Ed.D., Assistant Vice Provost, Academic Affairs	Academic Affairs
Brent Seifert, J.D., Assistant Dean, Academic Personnel (SOM)	Office of Academic Personnel

University of California, Irvine (UCI)
Policy(s) Represented: APM-025, APM-671

Governance Board Members	School/Department
Ilona Pak, Director, Academic Personnel	Academic Personnel
Jami Holland, Director, Academic Affairs (SOM)	Academic Affairs (School of Medicine)

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Policy(s) Represented: APM-025, APM-671

Governance Board Members	School/Department
Joaquin (Quim) Madrenas, Vice Dean for Faculty, David Geffen School of Medicine (Governance Board Chair)	David Geffen School of Medicine
Erika Chau, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs and Personnel	Academic Affairs and Personnel Office
William (Bill) Holloway, Chief Academic Information Officer, DGIT	UCLA Health IT, Digital Technology (DGIT)

University of California, Merced (UCM)
Policy(s) Represented: APM-025

Governance Board Members	School/Department
Anna Song, Associate Vice Provost for Academic Personnel, APO	Psychological Sciences
Ben Ruwe, Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Personnel, APO	Academic Personnel Office

University of California, Riverside (UCR)
Policy(s) Represented: APM-025, APM-671

Governance Board Members	School/Department
Matthew Gunkel, Associate Vice Chancellor and CIO	Information Technology Solutions
Sara Umali, Director of Academic Personnel Data and Technology	Academic Personnel
Katina Napper, Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Personnel	Academic Personnel

University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
Policy(s) Represented: APM-025, APM-671

Governance Board Members	School/Department
Dr. Emily (Mimi) Lukacz, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences Academic Affairs	Health Sciences Academic Affairs
Mindy Schroeder, Sr. Director, Academic Policy, Process & Training	Academic Personnel Policies and Procedures

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Policy(s) Represented: APM-025, APM-671

Governance Board Members	School/Department
Julia Partridge, Director of Academic Affairs	Academic Affairs
Emerald Light, Assistant Vice Provost, Academic Affairs	Academic Affairs

University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
Policy(s) Represented: APM-025

Governance Board Members	School/Department
Andy Satomi, Executive Director, Academic Information Technology and Space Management	Academic Affairs Information Technology
June Betancourt, Director of Equal Opportunity and Policy Compliance	Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost

University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC)
Policy(s) Represented: APM-025

Governance Board Members	School/Department
Grace McClintock, Assistant Vice Provost, Academic Personnel	Academic Personnel

University of California, Office of the President (UCOP)
Policy(s) Represented: APM-025, APM-671

Governance Board Members	School/Department
Amy Lee, Deputy Provost, APP	Academic Personnel and Programs
Rebecca Woolston, Associate Director, APP	Academic Personnel and Programs
Jennifer Ramirez, Academic Data and Compensation Analyst	Systemwide Academic Personnel
Jean Chin, Academic Data and Compensation Director, APP	Academic Personnel and Programs

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)**
Policy(s) Represented: APM-025
Working Group Members	School/Department
Beth Leven, Director, CoE Academic Personnel	Academic Personnel Office
Madhavi Ghiya, HR Systems and Reporting Analyst, Academic Personnel	Academic Personnel Office
Sabrina Oliver, CoE Academic Personnel Analyst	Academic Personnel Office

University of California, Davis (UCD)
Policy(s) Represented: APM-025, APM-671

Working Group Members	School/Department
Katrina Wong, Associate Director, Academic Affairs	Academic Affairs Office
Christine Wolle, Associate Director, Academic Affairs	Academic Affairs Office

University of California, Irvine (UCI)
Policy(s) Represented: APM-025, APM-671

Working Group Members	School/Department
Ilona Pak, Director, Academic Personnel	Academic Personnel Office
Alysha Shetty, Assistant Manager, Academic Personnel	Academic Personnel Office
Thomas (TJ) Kennedy, HSCP Manager, Academic Affairs (SOM)	UC Irvine School of Medicine

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Policy(s) Represented: APM-025, APM-671

Working Group Members	School/Department
Michael Simidjian, Director, Academic Affairs and Personnel Office	Academic Affairs and Personnel Office
Heather Small, Manager, Faculty Information Products, Information Technology Services	UCLA Information Technology Services
Nathalie Haller, Senior Personnel Analyst, Academic Affairs and Personnel Office	Academic Affairs and Personnel Office

University of California, Merced (UCM)
Policy(s) Represented: APM-025

Working Group Members	School/Department
Jessica Salas-Mendonca, Senior Academic Personnel Manager, APO	Academic Personnel Office
Esmeralda Martinez, Senior Academic Personnel Analyst, APO	Academic Personnel Office

University of California, Riverside (UCR)
Policy(s) Represented: APM-025, APM-671

Working Group Members	School/Department
Sara Umali, Director of Academic Personnel Data and Technology	Academic Personnel Office
Andrew Herrera, Academic Personnel Analyst (CNAS)	CNAS Personnel Service Center (College of Natural & Agricultural Sciences)
Teresa Mason, Academic Personnel Data, Technology, and Process Analyst	Academic Personnel Office
Margi Burnett, Director of Academic Affairs (SOM)	Academic Affairs Office (School of Medicine)
Wydette Morales, Senior Academic Affairs Analyst (SOM)	Academic Affairs Office (School of Medicine)

University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
Policy(s) Represented: APM-025, APM-671

Working Group Members	School/Department
Jackie Corbeil, Director of Academic Policy and Family Programs (Working Group Co-chair)	Academic Personnel Services
Kim James, Director, Health Sciences Academic Affairs	Health Sciences Academic Affairs

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Policy(s) Represented: APM-025

Working Group Members	School/Department
Renee Lee, Academic Business Processes Coordinator (Working Group Co-chair)	Office of Faculty and Academic Affairs

University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
Policy(s) Represented: APM-025

Working Group Members	School/Department
Helly Kwee, Associate Director, Academic Personnel	Academic Personnel

University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC)
Policy(s) Represented: APM-025

Working Group Members	School/Department
Ibukun Bloom, Academic Advancement Manager, Academic Personnel Office	Academic Personnel Office
Karisa Breckenridge, Senior Academic Personnel Analyst	Academic Personnel Office

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

UCLA Health IT Technical Partners

Khy Huang, Technical Lead, Developer
Jodie Huang, Project Manager
Angelique Juarez, Instructional Designer
Josue Cardona, Developer

Veronica De La Cruz, Developer
Juan Tapia, Developer
Stephen Kin-Man, Developer
Sung Hong, Developer

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)
Mark Asta, PhD (Governance Board)

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

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)

Technical Partners
Robert Dennis, PhD, Director, Software Development, DGIT

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)
Monica Gudea (Working Group)

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Bonnie Johnson (Governance Board)
Cynthia Leathers (Working Group)
Ned Hamilton (Working Group)
Neal Cohen, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., Vice Dean, School of Medicine (Governance Board Chair)

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)
Polly Miller, Academic Personnel Compensation and Policy Analyst, APP (Governance Board)