SIMBA - Key Persons


Allison Brumbaugh

Job Titles:
  • Auditor
  • Member of the Governance Committee
  • Member of the Non - Voting

Amy Elliott

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Governance Committee
  • Member of the Non - Voting
  • Director of Project Operations

Andrew Spragg

Job Titles:
  • Applied Research Lab

Anne Miller

Job Titles:
  • Financial Officer for Penn State Mont Alto

Barbara Rigg

Job Titles:
  • Social Sciences Research Institute

Barbara Struble

Job Titles:
  • Financial Officer for Graduate School

Bart Pursel

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Governance Committee
  • Director of Innovation

Ben Tolton - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman

Bill Dungee

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Treasury Advisory Committee
  • Director of Finance and Business for Penn State Shenango

Bill Ridgway

Job Titles:
  • Office of the Corporate Controller

Carrie Giornesto

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Operations Internal Direct Billing Advisory Committee

Cathy Bresee

Job Titles:
  • Member of the General Ledger - Controlling Advisory Committee

Cheryl Gardner

Job Titles:
  • Office of the Corporate Controller

Chris Lose

Job Titles:
  • Research

Christopher Morelli

Job Titles:
  • Applied Research Lab

Christy Gampe

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Sponsored Awards Advisory Committee
  • Applied Research Lab

Dan Heckman

Job Titles:
  • Financial Officer
  • Member of the Governance Committee
  • Member of the Voting

Dan Heist

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Director of Internal Audit

Dan Smith

Job Titles:
  • Office of the Corporate Controller

Daniel Warner

Job Titles:
  • Applied Research Lab

Dave Evenson

Job Titles:
  • Financial Officer for Undergraduate Education

Dave Lieb

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Senior Associate
  • Vice President for Development

David Gray

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Senior Vice President for Finance & Business, Treasurer

David Snyder

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Governance Committee
  • Member of the Voting
  • Assistant Vice President, Auxiliary and Business Services

Dean McCracken

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Governance Committee
  • Member of the Voting
  • Purchasing Manager

Douglas Dodson

Job Titles:
  • Research

Dr. Donald Welch

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Acting Vice President for IT and Chief Information Officer

Dr. John Hanold

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Member of the Governance Committee
  • Member of the Voting
  • Associate Vice President / Director of Sponsored Programs
  • Associate Vice President for Research, Director of the Office of Sponsored Programs

Dr. Kelly Austin

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Associate Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses

Dr. Lance Kennedy-Phillips

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Vice Provost for Planning and Assessment

Dr. Lora Weiss

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Senior Vice President for Research

Dr. Nick Jones

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Executive Vice President and Provost

Dr. Rob Pangborn

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Vice President & Dean for Undergraduate Education

Dr. Susan Cromwell

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Member of the Governance Committee
  • Member of the Non - Voting
  • Director of Organizational Change Management, Finance & Business
  • Senior Director, Organizational Change Management

Dr. William Sitzabee

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Associate Vice President for Facilities Management & Planning

Emily Chiang

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Data Conversion Advisory Committee
  • Member of the Operations Internal Direct Billing Advisory Committee

Heidi Elliot

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Integrations Advisory Committee

Jan Barnoff

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Data Conversion Advisory Committee
  • Office of the Corporate Controller

Janda Hankinson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Governance Committee
  • Special Projects Manager
  • Information Technology

Jay Spiegel

Job Titles:
  • Financial Officer for Penn State Harrisburg

Jean Songer

Job Titles:
  • Development

Jeff Lieb

Job Titles:
  • Member of the General Ledger - Controlling Advisory Committee
  • Financial Officer for Liberal Arts

Jeff Smith

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Associate Vice President of Operations for Outreach & Online Education

Jen Feeman

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Governance Committee
  • Member of the Voting
  • Assistant Vice President, Finance & Business

Jen Stedelin

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Governance Committee
  • Associate Vice President, Enterprise Systems & Services

Jenn Bolze

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Treasury Advisory Committee
  • Office of the Corporate Controller

Jennifer Eck - Chief Legal Officer

Job Titles:
  • General Counsel

Jennifer Jacobs - Chief Legal Officer

Job Titles:
  • Associate General Counsel
  • General Counsel
  • Member of the Executive Committee

Jennifer Rowles

Job Titles:
  • Office of the Corporate Controller

Jerry Krawcyzk

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Operations Fixed Assets Inventory Advisory Committee
  • Information Technology

Jim Dromazos

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Governance Committee
  • Member of the Voting
  • Grants and Contracts Manager

Jim Taylor

Job Titles:
  • Research Information Systems

Jody Murawski

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Controller
  • Member of the Governance Committee
  • Member of the Voting
  • Office of the Corporate Controller

Joe Doncsecz

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Associate Vice President for Finance & Corporate Controller, Interim AVP for Finance & Business for College of Medicine

Joe Jones

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Central Reporting Advisory Committee
  • Office of the Corporate Controller

John Confer

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Integrations Advisory Committee
  • Member of the Treasury Advisory Committee
  • Development

John Corro

Job Titles:
  • Applied Research Lab

John Papazoglou

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Associate Vice President for Auxiliary & Business Services

Jon Crutchfield - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman

Jon Gonsman

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Governance Committee
  • Member of the Integrations Advisory Committee
  • Technical Group Manager

Julie Bressler

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Governance Committee
  • Member of the Non - Voting
  • Member of the SIMBA Team
  • Business Intelligence Group Manager
  • Reporting & Data Analytics Lead

Karen Kyle

Job Titles:
  • Financial Officer
  • Member of the Governance Committee
  • Member of the Voting

Kathryn Kensinger

Job Titles:
  • Financial Officer for the College of Arts and Architecture

Kevin Mahood

Job Titles:
  • Office of the Corporate Controller

Kevin Peterson

Job Titles:
  • Financial Officer for Applied Research Lab
  • Financial Officer for the Applied Research Laboratory

Kim Fisher

Job Titles:
  • Member of the General Ledger - Controlling Advisory Committee
  • Office of the Corporate Controller

Kimberly Croft

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Central Reporting Advisory Committee
  • Member of the Sponsored Awards Advisory Committee
  • Office of Corporate Controller
  • Office of the Corporate Controller

Larry Friedken

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Treasury Advisory Committee
  • Office of the Corporate Controller

Laura Bowman

Job Titles:
  • Member of the General Ledger - Controlling Advisory Committee

Lauri Catalano

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Governance Committee
  • Member of the Voting
  • Senior Director of Shared Services

Lawrence Bell

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Sponsored Awards Advisory Committee
  • Financial Officer for Eberly College of Science

Lisa Green

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Central Reporting Advisory Committee

Lori Baney

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Treasury Advisory Committee
  • Development

Lorraine Goffe

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Vice President for Human Resources

Margaret Buban

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Operations Fixed Assets Inventory Advisory Committee
  • Financial Officer for Penn State Brandywine

Maria Zuccato

Job Titles:
  • Financial Officer for Penn State Great Valley

Marilyn Presto

Job Titles:
  • Office of the Corporate Controller

Mark Zimmerman

Job Titles:
  • Information Technology

Mary Lou Ortiz

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • University Budget Officer

Matt Decker

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Chief Information Officer for the Applied Research Lab

Matt Donovan

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Data Conversion Advisory Committee
  • Member of the Integrations Advisory Committee

Matt Zerphy

Job Titles:
  • Financial Officer for College of Engineering

Matthew Beissel

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Central Reporting Advisory Committee
  • Member of the Sponsored Awards Advisory Committee
  • Office of the Corporate Controller

Matthew Scott

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Member of the Governance Committee
  • Member of the SIMBA Team

Melisa Peck

Job Titles:
  • Applied Research Lab

Michael Beauchamp

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Integrations Advisory Committee
  • Applied Research Lab

Michael Busges

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Member of the Governance Committee
  • Member of the Voting
  • Advisor to the Provost
  • Director for the Enterprise Project Management Office

Michelle Hutnik

Job Titles:
  • Research

Mike Krug

Job Titles:
  • Technical Lead

Nancy Ondik

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Central Reporting Advisory Committee
  • Office of the Corporate Controller

Nathan Cooke

Job Titles:
  • Member of the General Ledger - Controlling Advisory Committee
  • Internal Audit

Pam Fuller

Job Titles:
  • Information Technology

Patti Cochrane

Job Titles:
  • Office of the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses

Patty Hickman

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Sponsored Awards Advisory Committee
  • Financial Officer for Research

Rhonda Brown

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Operations Internal Direct Billing Advisory Committee
  • Information Technology

Rich Heininger

Job Titles:
  • Director of Information Technology
  • Member of the Governance Committee
  • Member of the Voting

Rick Rhoades

Job Titles:
  • Information Technology

Robert Cornwall

Job Titles:
  • Office of the Vice President for Research

Robert Temple

Job Titles:
  • Finance & Business Information Technology

Ruth Weber

Job Titles:
  • Research

Sandi Rockwell

Job Titles:
  • Financial Officer for Bellisario College of Communication

Scott Cingle

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Operations Fixed Assets Inventory Advisory Committee
  • Office of the Corporate Controller

Steven Koths

Job Titles:
  • Financial Officer for College of Nursing

Sue Wiedemer

Job Titles:
  • Office of the Corporate Controller

Susan Sampsell

Job Titles:
  • Director of Administration
  • Member of the Governance Committee
  • Member of the Voting

Susan Smith

Job Titles:
  • Office of the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses

Tammy Crater

Job Titles:
  • Office of the Corporate Controller

Terri Parker

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Governance Committee
  • Member of the Voting
  • Director, Administrative Financial Services

Terry Blesh

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Data Conversion Advisory Committee
  • Applied Research Lab & SIMBA Project

Tim Shuey

Job Titles:
  • Financial Officer for Global Programs

Tina Gregory

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Operations Fixed Assets Inventory Advisory Committee

Tom Herring

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Operations Fixed Assets Inventory Advisory Committee
  • Applied Research Lab

Vicki Doksa

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Governance Committee
  • Member of the Non - Voting
  • Member of the SIMBA Team
  • Functional Group Manager
  • Functional Lead

Wes Bumbarger

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Operations Internal Direct Billing Advisory Committee
  • Financial Officer for Smeal College of Business

William Samluk

Job Titles:
  • Financial Officer for Penn State Behrend