Project Leadership

Executive Sponsors

Steven Holley

• Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance

Noel Wilkin

• Provost & Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Professor of Pharmacy Administration and Research Professor in the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Committee Co- Chairs

Tony Ammeter

• Director of Outreach & Continuing Studies, Associate Provost, Dean of General Studies and Associate Professor of Management & Management Information Systems

Andrea Jekabsons

• Deputy Chief Human Resources Officer

Alex Langhart

• Director of University Health Services

Joy Shideler

• Controller

Sr. Executive Director

David D Allen

• Interim Sr. Executive Director for Project Encompass, Professor of Biomolecular Sciences, and Research Professor in the Research Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences

Change Management, Communications & Training

Emily Ferris

• Associate Director Outreach and Interim Change Management Lead for Project Encompass

Lisa Stone

• Interim Vice Chancellor of Marketing and Communications

Madison Trayser

• Communications Specialist III

Andrea Jekabsons

• Deputy Chief Human Resources Officer

Tyra Isaacs

• Training Specialist Lead

Steering Committee

Dani Ambrose

• Registrar

Desha Ferguson

• Director of Payroll and Operations

Al Ling

• Director of Business Applications and ERP Support

Jody Lowe

• Director of Admissions

Chris Reichley

• Director of Application Development & Integration

Jennifer Simmons

• Assistant Provost

Banner Project Directors

Tony Ammeter

• Director of Outreach & Continuing Studies, Associate Provost, Dean of General Studies and Associate Professor of Management & Management Information Systems

Chelsea Bennett

• Director Luckyday Programs

Chris Reichley

• Director of Application Development & Integration

Jennifer Simmons

• Assistant Provost

Banner Project Managers

Ben Carlton

• IT Project Manager

Meredith Fleming

• IT Project Manager

Banner Functional & Technical Leads

Dani Ambrose

• Registrar

Will Anderson

• Ellucian Experience/Web Developer

Beau Bourgeois

• Manager Basis Administration

Robin Bourgeois

• Assistant To the Dean, Graduate School

Laura Diven-Brown

• Director of Financial Aid

Katie Busby

• Director of Institutional Research, Effectiveness and Planning, Accreditation Liaison, and Instructional Assistant Professor of Higher Education

Jordan Easley

• Software Developer II

Kyle Ellis

• Director of the Center for Student Success and First Year Experience and Instructional Assistant Professor of Higher Education

Richard Forgette

• Associate Provost and Professor of Political Science

Brian Hopkins

• Deputy Chief Information Officer for Academic Technology

Mike Littrell

• Deputy Chief Information Officer/Chief Information Security Officer/Director of Technical Services

Jody Lowe

• Director of Admissions

Brent Marsh

• Assistant Vice Chancellor and Dean of Students

Edward Ratliff

• Bursar

Kaleb Robbins

• Software Developer III

Errol Sayre

• Associate Director for Application Development and Integration

Kurt Smith

• Business Manager

Ed Stuart

• Systems Analyst III

Caelan Talmadge

• Software Developer III

Brenteria Travis

• Data Warehouse Manager

Beth Whittington

• Assistant to the Dean Academic Support

Chris Zhao

• Ellucian Ethos/Integration Developer

Workday Project Directors

Andrea Jekabsons

• Deputy Chief Human Resources Officer

Desha Ferguson

• Director of Payroll and Operations

Al Ling

• Director of Business Applications and ERP Support

Joy Shideler

• Controller

Workday Project Manager

Caitlyn Wakefield

• Encompass ERP Project Manager

Workday Functional & Technical Leads

Kay Card

• Software Developer III

Kim Criddle

• Manager of Recruitment

Tracy Darby

• Software Developer III

Brittany Doty

• Learning and Development Lead

Bryce Drew

• Director of Compensation and Recruiting

Desha Ferguson

• Director of Payroll and Operations

Mingxian Fu

• Software Developer III

Sherelyn Gooch

• Manager of Human Resources (Benefits)

Hunter Haney

• Associate Director of Human Resources

Hal Harrington

• Compensation Manager

Lauren Hatton

• Senior Leave Specialist

Jessica Hughes

• Employee Engagement and Communications Manager

Candice McMinn

• Workday Business Process Administrator

Michael Moseley

• Workday Security Lead

Chris Provence

• Associate Director Business Applications/ERP Support

Craig Richmond

• Manager Human Resources

Margaret Walden

• Associate Director of Business Application and ERP Support

David Winters

• Workday Reporting Lead/Developer