CIO Leadership Team

Robert Eckman, Chief Information Security Officer

Cybersecurity and Privacy

Education:
B.A., Political Science, University of Akron
MBA, Technical Focus, University of Phoenix
CISSP Certification
PMP Certification 
 
Responsibilities:

Provides leadership for the creation and implementation of information security strategies and the security of the university’s digital assets. The department is also responsible for informing the university community about regulations around data protection (e.g., FERPA, HIPAA, GDPR) and effective stewardship of all university information and data, ensuring that we all do our part to protect the personal information of our students, faculty, staff and alumni. 
 
Contact Information: reckman@kent.edu, (330) 672-9641

Michel Nahas, Chief Data Officer

Data Management and Analytics

Education:
Master of International Management, Thunderbird School of Global Management
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
 
Responsibilities:

Provides leadership for the governance, integration and reporting of all university data. The department is tasked with building a framework to enable the use of data to help make informed decisions and will work with Mary Parker, the VP of Enrollment Management to assist with the use of data to increase enrollment. 
 
Contact Information: mnahas2@kent.edu, (330) 672-8820

Andrea Nunley, Executive Director

IT Enterprise Architecture and Infrastructure Services and Support

Education:
B.A., Business and Computer Science, Kent State University
PMP certified

Responsibilities:

Provides leadership for the service and maintenance organizations that support production systems, applications, and servers. Our goal is to keep a strong system heartbeat across the stack (operations, servers, security, monitoring) and support the applications that reside on top. In addition to Banner, we also support the Business Intelligence environment, FAMIS, Degreeworks, Workflow, Imaging, and .net web applications.

Contact Information: anunley@kent.edu, (330) 672-1312

James Raber, Executive Director

Educational Technology and Service Management

Education:
B.S., Computer Science, Kent State University
M.Ed., Instructional Technology, Kent State University
Ph.D., Educational Psychology, Kent State University

Responsibilities:

Provides leadership for the University’s Learning Management System, Classroom Technology, Federated Desktop Support, Help Desk, Self Service, Communications, Training and Outreach, and other related initiatives. The overarching goal of the department is to deliver an exceptional customer experience in regard to technical support and service requests.

Contact Information: jaraber@kent.edu, (330) 672-1927

Sameer Jaleel, Interim Executive Director

Systems Development and Innovations

Education:
BBA, Information Systems, Kent State University
MS, Information Architecture and Knowledge Management, Kent State University

Responsibilities:

Provides leadership for design, development, and testing new and innovative software applications that are used extensively by the Kent State community.

Contact Information: sjaleel1@kent.edu, (330) 672-1388

John Holik, Director

IS - Finance and Business Operations

Education:
B.S., Business Administration – Accounting, The University of Akron
Certified Management Accountant certification from the Institute of Management Accountants

Responsibilities:

Provides leadership for the Division of Information Services in financial planning reporting and analysis, procurement, and human resource functions. Our objective is to provide timely financial insight, decision support, and efficient handling of the business operations of IS, to support the division in carrying out its mission.

Contact Information: jholik1@kent.edu, (330) 672-3939