NEW STAFF 2022 | US:IT 2022 VIRTUAL SUMMIT |
NEW STAFF 2022
| NAME | ROLE | DEPARTMENT |
| Sean Albano | IT Tech Lead – Research | Support Services, UM |
| Clint Albee | IT Specialist CL3 | Support Services, UMM |
| Lesley Anderson | Desktop Engineer | Enterprise Systems Applications & Administration |
| Ankit Aurora | CRM Administrator and Service Delivery | Service Delivery & Support |
| Aaron Baker | IT Specialist CL3 | Support Services, UM |
| Owen Bolster | IT Specialist CL3 | Support Services, UM |
| Joel Bond | Media Services Tech CL3 | Support Services, UM |
| Chris Brewer | Desktop Services Manager | Support Services, USM |
| Caneel Cheskin | IT Specialist CL2 | Service Delivery & Support |
| Joseph Collard | Head, Library Technologies & Innovation | Support Services, UM |
| Casey Emery | Media Services Tech CL2 | Support Services, USM |
| Michael Ferguson | Manager, Campus Card and Cell Services | Campus Card and Cellular Services |
| John Furst | Director of Campus Technology | Support Services, UMPI |
| Paul Gedlinske | Software Support Analyst | Service Delivery & Support |
| Brian Hodgins | Network Engineer I | Networkmaine/Infrastructure |
| Jessica Howe | PointnClick Administrator SME | Custom Enterprise Solutions |
| Sharon Kenney | Database Administrator I | Enterprise Systems Applications & Administration |
| Hugh McCann | Software Support Analyst | Service Delivery & Support |
| Lorien Murchison | IT Specialist CL3 | Support Services, UM |
| Zachary Ouellette | IT Specialist CL2 | Support Services, USM |
| Celie Pierre | IT Specialist CL2 | Service Delivery & Support |
| Jamieson Ramsey | Software Support Specialist | Service Delivery & Support |
| Owen Robertson | Media Services Tech CL3 | Support Services, UM |
| Jessica Thyfault | Financial Aid SME | Service Delivery & Support |
| Parker Willard | Classroom & Desktop Support Specialist | Support Services, UMFK |
| Zachery Williams | Classroom & Desktop Support Specialist | Support Services, UMF |
| Seth Woodman | IT Specialist CL3 | Support Services, UMPI |
| Joseph Wright | Classroom & Desktop Support Specialist | Support Services, UMF |
US:IT 2022 VIRTUAL SUMMIT
IT Teams engaged in a Virtual Summit for two hours each day on June 14, 15, and 16. Chancellor Malloy was the keynote speaker and spoke on UMS Strategic Planning & Unified Accreditation. Jeff St. John, Associate Vice Chancellor for Accreditation and Strategic Initiatives provided an overview of the Unified Catalog Initiative. Laurie Fox, Director of Educational Technology, SUNYGeneseo, shared insight and strategies on Team Building for Improved Morale & Productivity. IT Teams were also introduced to the new TeamDynamix Incident, Request, and Problem Management System.
IT teams participated in meaningful discussions around work success stories and challenges from the viewpoint of fully remote, hybrid, on-site, and flexible work schedules, including tips for finding a successful balance.
Longevity awards were presented for 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 40, and 45 years of service. Congratulations to all recipients and a special shout out to Michael Murphy, Windows Systems Administrator, IT Enterprise Systems Applications & Administration, for an amazing 40 years of service, and Timothy Hupp, Video Production Specialist, IT Support Services, UMF, for a spectacular 45 years of service!
Congratulations to this year’s 2022 Nominees for the CIO Award, Extra Mile Award, and Team Impact Award! This year’s CIO Award recipient is Christina Stephens, Student Administrative Systems SME, Service Delivery and Support, UMS. Christina has been recognized as someone whose contributions to the delivery of IT services have been above and beyond! The Extra Mile Award went to Jeremiah (Zak) Gould, Media Services Manager, IT Support Services, USM. Zak has been recognized as someone who goes the extra mile to provide high-quality service delivery! The final Team Impact Award goes to our HighPoint Team for a) superior performance by a cross-functional team demonstrated by the achievement of goals through collaboration and b) recognizing outstanding teamwork within a team and promotes the spirit of teamwork within IT!
| Name | Position | Team | |
| 5 Years | |||
| Kristi | Drost | Analyst Programmer II | Custom Enterprise Solutions |
| David | Fox | Media Services Technician CL3 | Support Services – USM |
| Kevin | Godin, Jr. | Classroom and Desktop Support | Support Services – UMA |
| Maria | Irrera | Analyst Programmer | Custom Enterprise Solutions |
| Michael | Kelly | Senior Analyst Programmer | Customer Enterprise Solutions |
| Eva | McLaughlin | ITSM Analyst Services Desk Manager | Service Delivery and Support |
| Robert | Nalesnik | Custom Services Tech Lead | Support Services – UMFK |
| David C | Rosen | Classroom Tech Engineer | Academic/Research Computing |
| Jonathan | Stence | IT Support Specialist CL3 | Support Services – UMM |
| Zachary | Sylvester | Web Design Manager | Custom Enterprise Solutions |
| Karl | Volz | System Administrator I | Academic Technology |
| Jennifer | Watson | Desktop Engineer | Enterprise Systems Applications & Administration |
| 10 Years | |||
| John | Brown | Director of Campus Services | Service Delivery and Support |
| Jonathan | Bubier | Asst Campus IT Operations Manager | Support Services – UM |
| Glenn | Eichel | Software Support Analyst | Service Delivery and Support |
| Rachel | Groenhout | Dir of Institutional Data Mgmt | Information Security |
| John | Huskins | Telecommunications Analyst | Networkmaine/Infrastructure |
| 15 Years | |||
| Christine | Chaisson | Senior Analyst Programmer I | Custom Enterprise Solutions |
| Terri | Dow | Administrative Specialist (Conf) CL2 | Networkmaine/Infrastructure |
| Xiumei | Fang | Database Administrator II | Enterprise Systems Applications & Administration |
| Marc | Goff | Media Services Technician CL3 | Enterprise Systems Applications & Administration |
| Michael | Higgins | Senior Analyst Programmer | Custom Enterprise Solutions |
| Heidi | Jackson | IT Project Manager | Projects & Professional Services |
| Sharon | Kenney | Database Administrator I | Enterprise Systems Applications & Administration |
| Jennifer | Smith | Help Desk Manager | Support Services – USM |
| 20 Years | |||
| Michael | Cyr | Dir. Architecture and Service Mgmnt | Operations |
| Daniel | LaLonde | Campus Services Tech Lead | Support Services – UMPI |
| Philip (Tom) | O’Donnell | Web Technologies Lead | Custom Enterprise Solutions |
| 25 Years | |||
| Eric | Damboise | Sr CommunicationSpecialist | Networkmaine/Infrastructure |
| John | Forker | Chief Information Security Officer | Information Security |
| Christian | Gagnon | Enterprise Systems Engineer | Enterprise Systems Applications & Administration |
| Marcie | Greene | Help Desk Manager | Support Services – UM |
| 40 Years | |||
| Michael | Murphy | Windows Systems Administrator | Enterprise Systems Applications & Administration |
| 45 Years | |||
| Timothy | Hupp | Video Production Specialists | Support Services – UMF |
Special service awards were presented as follows:
CIO Award – for someone whose contribution to delivering IT services has been above and beyond.
Winner: Miki Yanagi, Data Visualization Analyst
Extra Mile Award – for someone who has gone the extra mile to provide high-quality service delivery.
Winner: Matt Jacobson, Support Services Manager
Team Impact Award – a) Superior performance by a group or cross-functional team demonstrated by the achievement of goals through collaboration; b) Recognizes outstanding teamwork within a group or team and promotes the spirit of teamwork within US:IT.
Winner: Database Administrators