Information Technology Committee

Overview of the Committee

Intent

The intent of the Information Technology Committee (ITC) is to be a working group as chartered by and reporting to the Information Technology Advisory Council (ITAC). Committee members shall be actively engaged in contributing knowledgeable perspectives regarding information technology needs, opportunities, and capabilities to the work of the committee; and engaged in active listening, communications, and collaboration. The primary focus is to establish and sustain the Information Technology (IT) Roadmap for the University and make recommendations to the ITAC consistent thereto.

Purpose

The purpose of the ITC is to support the Chief Information Officer (CIO) in creating and sustaining a best in class IT operating environment that: addresses the university-wide academic and administrative technology needs and forward-thinking opportunities; provides the IT Roadmap and related prioritization for the future in alignment with the University strategic plan; and manages customer service expectations and communications consistent with allocated resources and in support of the mission, vision, values and strategic plan of California State University, Bakersfield by championing IT:

  1. Services, infrastructure and equipment
  2. Staffing and professional development
  3. Support and training opportunities to university-wide end users

Objectives

The objectives of the ITC are to make IT recommendations to the ITAC that:

  1. Identify needs/opportunities
  2. Address security, risk and compliance related to such needs/opportunities
  3. Ensure needs/opportunities are in alignment with the IT Roadmap
  4. Establish/reaffirm needs/opportunities policies and procedures as appropriate
  5. Define needs/opportunities implementation timelines
  6. Determine needs/opportunities resource costs required to fulfill the recommendation(s)

Membership

The membership of ITC shall consist of the following, or their respective designee:

  1. Chief Information Officer (Chair) – Chris Diniz
  2. Information Security Officer – Doug Cornell
  3. Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs– Elizabeth Adams
  4. Director of the Faculty Teaching & Learning Center – Rebecca Weller
  5. Faculty Representative – Arts and Humanities – Joe Ren
  6. Faculty Representative – Business and Public Administration – Richard Ryan
  7. Faculty Representative – Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Engineering – Jonathan Troup
  8. Faculty Representative – Social Sciences and Education – Kent Henderson
  9. Library Representative – Ying Zhong
  10. Associated Students, Inc. President – Anthonio Reyes
  11. Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management – Jennifer Mabry
  12. Assistant Vice President for Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment – Monica Malhotra
  13. Associate Vice President for Grants, Research and Sponsored Programs – Isabel Sumaya
  14. Associate Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer – Heather Macaulay
  15. Executive Director for Associated Students, Inc. – Mike Kwon
  16. Director of Organizational Excellence, Training and Development – Daniel Jimenez
  17. Director of Enrollment Management Systems – Tommy Holiwell
  18. Liaisons
    • Deputy CIO and Director of eApps for ITS – Brian Chen

The ITC shall identify an academic technology representative and administrative technology representative who, along with the CIO and CISO, shall be ex-officio members of the ITAC.

Meeting Schedules

The meetings of the ITC shall be at least in the calendar semester, with additional meetings scheduled as requested by the ITC Chair.

Revised 11/5/2025 (names updated 11/5/25)

ITC Agenda and Minutes