Steering Committee (nee)

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[July 2008] This page references the ResNet Steering Committee, which has been succeeded by the Board of Directors, governed by the Bylaws.

The ResNet Steering Committee governs the ResNet organization and supports those associated with and interested in academic initiatives and technologies provided to higher education residential communities.

The Steering Committee provides leadership and guidance to organization activities, develops and provides information regarding the impact of technology in residential communities, and provides forums for information exchange.

The Steering Committee is self-perpetuating and consists of at-large members that lead selected initiatives along with members that organize and direct the ResNet Symposium host and program committees. All Steering Committee members are involved in the process of guiding the organization and setting its course and agendas.

The Succession History PDF offers a high level overview on the Steering Committee's progression and growth to address on-going needs within the supported ResNet community. Additional information regarding the Steering Committee and governance of the ResNet organization can be found within the ResNet Charter.

1 2007-08 Steering Committee
2 Past Steering Committee Members

2007-08 Steering Committee

June 27, 2007 - ResNet Steering Committee

Melody Childs, Steering Committee Chairperson

Dee Childs is Deputy Chief Information Officer and Executive Director of User Support at Louisiana State University. Her organization facilitates technology adoption, training, and support for the faculty, staff, students, and campus residents of the LSU Flagship campus.

Prior to coming to LSU, Dee was the primary architect of Indiana University's ResNet program, and taught computing classes in the Department of Kinesiology at IU. Dee has presented at numerous conferences including EDUCAUSE, IHETS, and the ResNet Symposium. She is the co-author of two books on e-mail.

As the Steering Committee Chairperson, Dee provides guidance and leadership to the ResNet Organization, coordinating the efforts of the Steering Committee and all of its sub-committees, including the Program Committee and the Host Committee. Dee chairs the Steering Committee meetings and also communicates directly with Steering Committee members on issues pertaining to the ResNet organization, including committee member selection, overseeing the annual Symposium host institution selection process and directing the annual review of the ResNet charter. Dee also provides leadership through her communications to the general membership as appropriate and needed, and is charged with the responsibility of leading the Steering Committee to constantly look for opportunities to innovate and improve the ResNet organization. Her role also entails relationship building with external organizations to find synergies and potential partnerships that will ensure the ongoing development and success of the ResNet organization and its goals and objectives.

Sheila Crowe, External Relations Chairperson, At-Large Member

Sheila Crowe is the Director of ResNet at Montana State University, where she supervises four full time staff and eight student technicians in support of more than 3500 residents and 200 university employees of Auxiliary Services.

Sheila was hired to direct the ResNet program at MSU in June of 1998, attended her first ResNet Symposium at Emory in June of 1998, and successfully launched ResNet for MSU in August of 1998. The launch was successful primarily because of the valuable information she brought back from that first conference. Sheila has attended the ResNet Symposium almost every year since 1998.

In collaboration with the Steering Committee Chairperson, Sheila's role as the External Relations Chairperson involves the enhancement and promotion of the ResNet organization and Symposium to those within and outside the ResNet community. Sheila is also involved with creating stronger relationship with vendors who can support the ResNet Symposium.

Gayleen Gray, ResNet 2007 Program Committee Chairperson, Senti-Merriman Scholarship Chairperson

Gayleen Gray is the Manager of Information Technology Services with the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) and Computing and Communications Services (CCS) at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario. Gayleen's first ResNet conference was in 2000 at Stanford University and she has been involved with the Program Committee in some capacity ever since.

In the capacity of Senti-Merriman Scholarship Chairperson, Gayleen is involved in the development of the policies and timelines for the scholarship selection process and will be responsible for the advertising and recruitment of qualified nominations for the scholarships and then coordinating with the Steering Committee to select a candidate. Once a decision is reached, Gayleen will notify the nominees of the result and will act as a liaison with the scholarship nominees and will announce and introduce these individuals at the Symposium.

Mike Hachtel, ResNet 2009 Program Committee Chairperson

Mike is currently serving on the Steering Committee for the second time, after serving as Host Committee Chairperson for the 2006 ResNet Symposium at Bowling Green State University. He is currently a non-voting member of the Steering Committee.

Mike has been a part of ResNet at BGSU since its inception in 1995. He is currently the Assistant Director of Residence Life for Information Technology and oversees the Residential Computing Connection program. He has a staff of 30 student employees and two full time employees. The program is responsible for connecting and maintaining the personally owned computers and network devices of the 7,000 students who live on campus, as well as, the 300 plus residents of BGSU's university sponsored apartments. The program also includes support for the 17 computer labs, 35 resource rooms, 3 specialty labs and nearly 40 Internet stations within the Residence Halls for a total of 350 computers and 45 printers.

Mike attended his first ResNet symposium at Emory in 1998. The only ResNet Mike has missed since, was Kent in 1999 when Mike stayed home to be married to his wonderful wife, Erin. Mike and Erin have a beautiful daughter, Sophia, who was born in 2002.

Loriann Higashi, Information Services Chairperson, At-Large Member

Lori is currently serving on the Steering Committee for a second time, after serving as Program Committee Chairperson for the 2005 ResNet Symposium at Georgia Tech.

Lori is the Manager of the Student Technology Collaborative at Yale University, where she supervises a staff of one full time employee and approximately 100 undergraduate Student Techs. Her group supports approximately 7500 Graduate and Undergraduate students.

Prior to coming to Yale, she was the Residential Computing Consultant Supervisor at MIT. She graduated from MIT in 2000 with a BS in Materials Science & Engineering.

Lori enjoys spending her time outside of work with her husband Kris and their son, Nathaniel.

Lori's role as Information Services Chairperson includes the collection and dissemination of information pertaining to the ResNet organization, its various committees as well as the ResNet Symposium. Lori provides guidance to the Steering committee and its sub committees on all aspects of information and documentation and also oversees the coordination, design, and content management of the resnetsymposium.org web site. Lori also liaises with the ResNet organization members at large to find ways to meet their desire for shared information.

Carrie Levow, ResNet 2008 Program Committee Chairperson

Carrie is the ResNet Coordinator at North Carolina State University.

As the ResNet Symposium Program Committee Chairperson, Carrie is responsible for choosing her program committee members and working with them to develop and organize the program for the annual ResNet Symposium. Early into her role, Carrie was charged with the very important decision to choose her Assistant Program Committee Chairperson(s) with the intention that the individual in this role will become the future Symposium Program Committee Chairperson. In addition to working directly with the Program Committee, Carrie is responsible for communicating to the ResNet organization members on issues pertaining to the upcoming Symposium including the call for papers and subsequent selection and interaction with presenters. Carrie also works closely with the Host Committee to develop the program schedule of events, Program booklet and fulfills any additional tasks that will contribute to the success of the Symposium. Her role at the symposium includes liaising with presenters, delegates and the host committee to ensure that presentations and other Symposium activities occur as planned. As Program Chair, Gayleen will continue to be an active member of the Steering Committee, and will provide advice and support to the next Symposium Program Committee Chairperson. In her second year on the Steering Committee, Carrie will become the Chairperson of the Senti-Merriman Scholarship.

Michelle McNeil, ResNet 2008 Host Committee Co-Chairperson

Michelle McNeil is the Director of Conference Services at the University of New Brunswick and is the Co-Chair of the 2008 ResNet Symposium. Michelle has a Bachelor of Business Adminsitration, with a concentration in Marketing and in International Business, from UNB and will complete her MBA at UNB in Spring 2008. Having worked in Residential Life & Conference Services in several capacities over the past 9 years, Michelle has experience in organizing and hosting many successful events and conferences on campus. Michelle works closely with Chris Miller, the ResNet Support Administrator at UNB and the Chair of the 2008 ResNet Symposium, and is really looking forward to helping him welcome his fellow "ResNetters" to Fredericton, UNB in June 2008.

Chris Miller, ResNet 2008 Host Committee Chairperson

In the role of Symposium Host Committee Chairperson, Chris is a voting member of the Steering Committee and also chairs the annual Symposium Host Committee and acts as a liaison between the Steering Committee and the Host Committee. Chris is responsible for overseeing the planning and implementation of the Symposium at his institution and is the primary contact within the institution as well as with the Steering Committee for all decisions and business related to the Symposium. Chris also works closely with the Program Committee Chair, Carrie, to ensure that the program requirements fit into the facilities available at his institution and ensure that the appropriate resources are available to meet the demands of the Symposium program. His role at the Symposium is to oversee with the Steering Committee and the Program Chair as well as delegates to ensure that all events occur as planned and as smoothly as possible. Following the Symposium hosted at his institution, Chris will remain an active member of the Steering Committee, providing advice and support to the next Symposium Host Committee Chairperson and supporting the host bid process and potential bidders. Chris will also submit a report to the Steering Committee of all income, expenses incurred within 90 days following the Symposium, for approval at the Fall Steering Committee meeting.

Judi Rennie, At-Large Member

Judi is the Supervisor for Tufts OnLine, the student computing support program at Tufts University. She manages a student staff of 30 working both in the residence halls and the walk in service center she began. She has worked within University Information Technology for 12 years and has been with the university for nearly 20 years.

In her other life Judi is a Mom to Rachael (15) and Willie (12). She enjoys transporting them to hockey, lacrosse, swim and golf in addition to helping with projects, homework, prep for tests and her part time role as an ATM. She's taking close notes for Loriann to use later on Nate!

Judi is currently serving as an At-Large Member of the Steering Committee. Her current focus on the Steering Committee is directing the 501(c)3 process for the Organization.

Michael Schomer, ResNet 2009 Host Committee Chairperson

Mike is currently serving as a non-voting member of the Steering Committee, in his capacity as Host Committee Chairperson for ResNet 2009 at St. Cloud State University.

Mike is currently the ResNet Coordinator at St. Cloud State University.

Erik Strahm, ResNet 2007 Host Committee Chairperson

Erik is currently serving on the ResNet Steering Committee for the second time, after serving as Program Committee Chairperson for the 2003 ResNet Symposium.

Erik is currently the Network Services Manager for UCSD Academic Computing Services. He oversees the ResNet program, as well as campus Active Directory and related Windows infrastructure for the campus and affiliated programs. When he is not stressing about work and the conference, he is spending time with his wife, daughter and twin sons. In his free time.....yeah right...free time.

In the role of past Symposium Host Committee Chairperson, Erik is a voting member of the Steering Committee, providing advice and support to the next Symposium Host Committee Chairperson, Chris, and supporting the host bid process and potential bidders. Erik will also submit a report to the Steering Committee of all income, expenses incurred within 90 days following the Symposium, for approval at the Fall Steering Committee meeting.