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The mission of the 91³Ô¹ÏÍø Information Stewardship Council (ISC) is to improve our information stewardship practices and reduce our security risk profile through multi-pronged educational, practical, and technological means that the Council endorses and supports for the campus community.

At 91³Ô¹ÏÍø as at all higher education institutions, we utilize shared networks and systems that enable openness and freedom in how we work. This interdependence creates a greater risk for data breaches or loss. We have an exponentially greater chance of avoiding this, and maintaining smooth operations, only if everyone in the community participates actively in securing credentials, data, and systems.

The ISC brings together representatives from across the College to review information management approaches and investments, and to serve as campus advocates for excellent data handling. The ISC facilitates progress in critical areas of information security and stewardship that support the continuity of academic and institutional work on campus and with colleagues and collaborators globally.

The ISC plays an important role in identifying institutional risks, assessing risk mitigation strategies, recommending measures to improve information stewardship and security, and facilitating the implementation of those measures. We take a holistic approach to self-audit: Where are we handling data and managing security risks effectively? Where do we see significant areas of risk that are worth addressing? How do we ensure compliance with data privacy regulations? How should we audit our progress toward improved information stewardship and reduced security risk? How are we managing and preserving digital assets of enduring value to the institution?

We focus on improvement along the full spectrum of information stewardship and security activities—identification, prevention, detection, response, and recovery—emphasizing the shift from response and recovery from data security breaches, to detection and prevention of risk. The ISC supports a robust Information Security and Stewardship Education program for staff, faculty, students, and affiliates of the College.

The overall goal is to create the appropriate balance of maintaining 91³Ô¹ÏÍø’s open academic community ethos while optimizing our data handling to minimize financial and reputational risk for the institution.

Structure

1. The CIO and Director of Libraries chairs the ISC and has ultimate responsibility for forming the agenda and enabling progress for 91³Ô¹ÏÍø in areas of information security and stewardship.

2. The Director of Information Security and Data Privacy Officer serves ex officio as a standing co-chair of the ISC and supports the CIO and Director of Libraries in planning for, and facilitation of, the ISC.

3. The CIO and Director of Libraries takes nominations from the body of the Council each year and identifies a second ISC co-chair from a non-LITS area of the College to serve on the leadership team for the ISC. This co-chair role is a one-year rotating position, potentially renewable. This co-chair is responsible for assisting the CIO and Director of Libraries in forming the agenda for each meeting, for coordinating the annual program of data weeding events for the campus, and for supporting ISC work throughout the year.

4. Information Stewardship Council will be comprised of representatives from key administrative and academic areas to ensure broad awareness of, and compliance with, 91³Ô¹ÏÍø’s information stewardship policies and practices. Representatives will include Senior Staff members (ex officio) and appropriate staff, faculty, and student representatives, including data stewards from across the major divisions of the College (Alumnae/i Relations and Development, Communications, Dean’s Office, Enrollment, Finance and Administration, LITS, Provost’s Office), as well as specific representation in key roles (College Archivist, Institutional Research, Registrar). Staff representatives from each division will be identified by the appropriate senior staff member and will serve one-year renewable terms. Faculty representatives will include members of the Committee on Libraries, Information, and Computing (CLIC), ex officio, and a representative from the Institutional Review Board (IRB). Student representatives will be identified by the Chair in coordination with the Self-Government Association Executive Board, the Dean of Graduate Studies, and the Dean of the Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research.

5. The Council will meet at least two times per year and will collaborate remotely between meetings to plan agendas and make progress on shared initiatives. Working groups will form as needed to focus on particular topics or projects.

6. The President of the College and division heads will review and approve proposed changes to College policies or practices recommended by the ISC.

ISC Membership (2025-26)

 

Alumnae/i Relations and Development:

Sarah Conner-Smith, Senior Director of Strategic Engagement (past co-chair)

Ann Diaz-Barriga, Senior Director of ARD Services

Mary DiMarino, Senior Director of ARD Analytics and Strategy

Bob Miller, Chief Alumnae Relations and Development Officer (ex officio)

 

Office of the General Counsel:

Brandyn Hicks, General Counsel (ex officio)

 

Communications:

Amanda Coltri, Associate Director of Web Strategy and Content

Samara Sit, Chief Communications Officer (ex officio)

 

Computer Science:

David Diaz, Systems Administrator/Lab Coordinator

 

Dean of the Undergraduate College:

Richard Gebauer, Dean of Student Success

Tomiko Jenkins, Interim Dean of the Undergraduate College (ex officio)

Beth Kotarski, Medical Services Director

Katie Krimmel, Dean, Career & Civic Engagement Center

 

Enrollment:

Cheryl Lynn Horsey, Chief Enrollment Officer (ex officio)

Kirsten O'Beirne, Registrar (past co-chair)

Nichole Reynolds, Dean of Undergraduate Admissions

Joanne Sullivan, Dean of Financial Aid

 

Faculty:

ISC Chair liaises regularly with Committee on Libraries, Information, and Computing (CLIC) and CLIC Members participate ex officio

Marc Schulz, Professor of Psychology on the Sue Kardas PhD 1971 Professorship and Director of Data Science

 

Finance & Administration:

Samir Datta, Vice President for Finance and Administration (ex officio)

Mike Johnson, HRIS Manager

Sakinah Rahman, Director of Administrative Services

Tijana Stefanovic, Controller

Patricia Szybowski, Assistant Controller for Disbursements

 

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences:

Lisa Saltzman, Interim Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and Professor of History of Art on the Emily Rauh Pulitzer '55 Professorship, (ex officio)

Meghan Hall, Program Manager and Assistant to the Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

 

Graduate School of Social Work & Social Research:

Peggy Robinson, Center Director for Professional Development and HSV Certifying Officer

Janet Shapiro, Dean of the Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research (ex officio)

Sue Witherite, Program Administrator and Assistant to the Dean

 

Library and Information Technology Services:

Richard Barry, Director of Institutional Research (past co-chair)

Christopher Barth, Vice President and Chief Information Officer and Constance A. Jones Director of Libraries (co-chair, ex officio)

Jessica Bright, Digital Collections & Metadata Librarian

Melissa Cresswell, Senior Project Director for Next-Generation ERP Implementation

Darron Daniels, Director of Information Security (co-chair)

Katie Feno, Interim Director for Client Engagement and Planning

Zack Leach, Senior Manager of Infrastructure and Systems

Allison Mills, College Archivist

Vince Patone, Director of Enterprise Data, Systems and Interfaces

Elizabeth Roan, Executive Assistant to the CIO & Director of Libraries (staffing the ISC)

David Sturgis, Director of Administrative Information Systems

Bonnie Wei, Interim Manager for Client Support and Education

 

President’s Office:

Shannon Kearns, Chief of Staff (ex officio)

 

Provost’s Office:

Abby Gilman, Research Grants and Compliance Manager

David Karen, Provost and Professor of Sociology (ex officio)

Sarah Robertson, Director of Sponsored Research (past co-chair)

Beth Shepard-Rabadam, Associate Provost for Administration

Katie Tarr, Interim Director of Athletics, Chair of Physical Education and Wellness

 

Students:

Undergraduate Representative

Lindsey Norton, Graduate Student Representative

 

Last updated 10/26/2025