Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning

Data Governance Board

The Data Governance Board (DGB) reports to the Executive Steering Committee and is charged with creating and reviewing policies informed by the Data Steward Council and end-user input. Members will be unit heads (Data Trustees) accountable for data therein and will include data domains across the university. Specific duties include: 

  • As informed by the Data Steward Council, prioritize data solutions and actions for resolution of data quality issues. 
  • Appoint Data Stewards within their units to act as subject matter experts at a granular level and ensure both time and staff resources are allocated to address data quality and definition issues. 
  • Define, review, and approve policies to address data quality issues. 
  • Charge working groups as appropriate to meet DGC needs, e.g. research, drafting policies, etc. 
  • Promote the value for data governance across the institution.  
  • Update and inform the ESC regarding progress: 
    • Advocate for resources to advance objectives and goals. 
    • Escalate issues for resolution and/or approval.  
Current Membership
Alethia Shipman Director, Student Financial Aid
David Burge Senior VP, Enrollment & Student Achievement and Interim Director, Admissions
Doug McKenna University Registrar
John Dooris Director, Research and Analysis, OIEP
Matthew Dalton Chief Information Security Officer, ITS
DGB Coordinator
Amrita Ghising Data Governance Specialist, OIEP