ACCD Committees & Taskforces
Listed below are the current IT Committees & Task Forces, their purpose and members list.
Faculty Laptop Program
Purpose: In response to faculty requests for greater flexibility and mobility in our computing environment, ACCD IT has setup a sub-working group under the Faculty Workstation Initiative to begin researching requirements and feasibility of a faculty laptop program. The purpose of this group is to analyze the impact and the effectiveness of a laptop program for the faculty here at the Alamo Community Colleges. This initiative aligns easily with the strategic direction of our institution. Faculty Laptop Program will allow enhanced use of appropriate technology to promote student success.
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LAN Administrator/Engineer, Information Technologies - SAC
Dr. Julia Briggs
Director of Instructional Technologies - SPC
Xanadu DeLeon
Information Technologies, DIST
Chris Delgado
Coordinator of Campus Technology - PAC
Aaron Dickerson
Information Technologies, DIST
Larry Duron
Allied Health - SPC
Rudy Fuentes
Information Technologies, NLC
David Gonzales
Senior Purchaser - ACCD
George Hagen
Chairperson, PAC
Bob Kemmerer
Coordinator of College Technology - NVC
John Lee
Faculty - SAC
Mitchell Lemaster
Faculty - PAC
Lana Myers
Faculty - NLC
Laura Reza-Hernandez
Director of Distance Ed. & IIC - NLC
El Sounny Slitine
Facutly - SPC
Teanna Staggs
Faculty - SAC
George Stanley
Chairperson, SAC
Virginia Stowitts-Traina
Chairperson, Social Science - PAC
Usha Venkat
Client Support Manager - ACCD
April Zimmermann
Technology Support Supervisor, Information Technologies, DIST
Christa Emig
Faculty Academic Cluster - NVC
Dimas Reyes
Coordinator of College Technology - SPC
(Guest Member) Letty Hernandez
Instructional Technologies, SPC
(Guest Member) Margaret Fiederer
Instructional Technologies, SPC
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IT Planning Council
Purpose: The IT Planning Council is a district-wide team of members who collaborate together on technology issues and make recommendations for technology related initiatives.
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Director of Information Technology - NVC
Christa Emig
Faculty Academic Cluster - NVC
Chris Delgado
Coordinator of Campus Technology - PAC
Dr. Adolfo Barrera
Vice President of Student Affairs - PAC
Terry Flannery
Faculty English - PAC
Dr. Adele Dendy
Dean of Learning Resources - SPC
Dr. Julia Briggs
Director of Instructional Technologies - SPC
Larry Duron
Faculty Allied Health - SPC
Helen Torres
Director of Distance Learning - SAC
Rosemarie Hoopes
Director of Admission & Records - SAC
Dr. Pam Hill
Faculty Psychology - SAC
Les Germer
Coordinator of Campus Technology - SAC
Richard Hernandez
Director of Student Financial Services - ACCD
David Gonzales
Senior Purchaser - ACCD
Lenora Chapman
Treasurer - ACCD
Pat Terrell
Executive Assistant to Chancellor - NLC
Randy Klein
Financial & Personnel System Manager - ACCD
Usha Venkat
Client Support Manager - ACCD
Arne Saustrup
District Operations & Network Manager - ACCD
Kay Lewis
Banner Project - ACCD
Ron Carswell
CIS Faculty - SAC
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Faculty Workstation
Purpose: Faculty Workstation Collaborative Team is made of members from the various college and district IT departments and Faculty representatives. The team meets bi-annually to discuss issues relative to the roll out of the Faculty Workstation project.
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Chairperson, English - SAC
Candace Peterson
Chairperson, LRC - SAC
Diane Bellinger
Instructor, AH Foundation - SPC
Bess Porter
Health Information System - SPC
Larry Duron
Allied Health - SPC
Ginny Stowitts
Chairperson, Social Science - PAC
Rafeal Brisita
Chairperson, Multi-Model Transportation Technology - SWC
Dorothy Ulcak
Assistant Professor - PAC
Laura Martinez
Faculty, Communication Department - NVC
Bob Kemmerer
Coordinator of College Technology - NVC
Les Germer
Coordinator of Campus Technology - SAC
Dr. Julia Briggs
Director of Instructional Technologies - SPC
Chris Delgado
Coordinator of Campus Technology - PAC
Substitute Attendee
Bill Richardson, Chairperson, Kinesiology - SAC
Stella Lovato, Chairperson, Allied Health - SAC
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Network Assurance Task Force
Purpose: In October 2003, the ACCD Information Technology Planning Council appointed
a District-Wide Network Assurance Task Force to examine the state of computer network security at ACCD and to formulate appropriate policies and procedures to assure the continuing availability of ACCD information resources in the face of the large number of ongoing technology security threats..
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Interim CIO & Director of Information Technologies - ACCD
Mr. Arne Saustrup
District Operations and Network Manager - ACCD
Ms. Usha Venkat
Client Support Manager - ACCD
Mr. Randy Klein
Financial & Personnel System Manager - ACCD
Patrick Fontenot
Director of Information Technology - NVC
Les Germer
Coordinator of Campus Technology - SAC
Dr. Julia Briggs
Director of Instructional Technologies - SPC
Dimas L. Reyes
Coordinator of College Technology - SPC
Chris Delgado
Coordinator of Campus Technology - PAC
Gary Shelman
Director of Information & Communication Technology - PAC
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eLearning Technology Committee
Purpose: eLearning Resources Collaborative Team is made up of members from the various colleges, distance education departments and Instructional Innovation Centers. The primary goal of this group is to plan and grow technology to support eLearning initiatives
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Client Support Manager - ACCD
Amita Mahajan
Network Analyst - ACCD
Nico Morales
Client Support Specialist- ACCD
Frank Landin
Systems Administrator - ACCD
April Zimmermann
Client Support Specialist- ACCD
Danita Vaughns
Client Support Specialist - ACCD
Donna Deming
Associate Director of Records - SAC
Robert Garza
Director Distance Extended Education & Community Outreach - PAC
Larry Jackson
Director Distance Extended Education & Community Outreach - PAC
Terry Flannery
Faculty, English - PAC
John Dunn
Assistant Professor, Computer Science & Information Systems - PAC
Lee Ross
Faculty, Computer Science & Information Systems - PAC
Duncan Perez
Multi Media Specialist - PAC
Steve Sosa
Senior Multi Media Specialist - PAC
Julie Bajusz
Faculty, English -NVC
Shawn Harward
Senior Multi Media Specialist -NVC
Frances Jenks
Senior Multi Media Specialist - NVC
William Keith
Faculty, Arts and Humanity - NVC
Kara Lopez
Faculty, Sociology - NVC
Diana Goodrich
Faculty, History - NVC
Dr. Julia Briggs
Director of Instructional Technology - SPC
Karen Sides
Director of Instructional & Professional Development - SPC
Reese Hearn
Senior Multi Media Specialist - SPC
Bess Porter
Faculty, Health Information System - SPC
Diana Bellinger
Assistant Professor, Allied Health - SPC
Cheryl Spears
Program Director for Health Information System - SPC
Dr. Charlotte Wolf
Director of Instructional Technologies & Innovation Center - SAC
Helen Torres
Director of Distance Education - SAC
Dr. Jessica Howard
Chairperson, Music/Humanities - SAC
Dr. Carol Keller
Faculty, History - SAC
Dr. Pam Hill
Faculty, English - SAC
Susan Spencer
Associate Professor of Economics - SAC
Mark Goodspeed
Webmaster - SAC
Dan Melgoza
Multimedia Specialist - SAC
Sandra Caceres
Institutional Designer - SAC
Jesse Diaz
Sr. Multimedia Specialist - NVC
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Digital Documents Task Force
Purpose: Digital Documents Users group was formed to discuss issues relative to the Digital Documents system and to collaboratively plan for implementation standards and directions.
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Client Support Manager - DIST
April Zimmerman
Client Support Specialist - DIST
Aurora Morales
Student Success Specialist II - NVC
Alice Price
Office Supervisor - DIST
Nico Morales
Client Support Specialist - DIST
Carol Medrano
Student Success Team Leader - PAC
Candace Peterson
Chairperson/Professor - SAC
Daryl Hill
Audit Manager - DIST
Debra Sankey
Records Management Technician - DIST
Alicia Reyes
Info Systems/Manpower Manager - DIST
Corina Prieto
Client Support Specialist - DIST
Veronica Martinez
Multimedia Specialist - DIST
Elaine Bonds
Financial Aid Data Analyst - NVC
Ida Leos
Senior Secretary - DIST
James R. Garrison
APPL Analyst/Programmer II - DIST
Juanita Rodriguez
Building Attendant I - DIST
Sandra Kirchner
Administrative Services Spec. - DIST
Michelle Aldana
Financial Aid Tech - DIST
Magdalena Reyes
Financial Aid Tech - DIST
Noe Ortiz
Director of Student Financial Services - NVC
Phyllis Rodriguez
Board Liaison - DIST
Rachel Montejano
Director of Enrollment Management - PAC
Richard Silva
Director of Student Financial Services - DIST
Sylvia Cottle
Human Resources Assistant - DIST
Tracy Shelton
Assoc. Director of Records - SPC
Susan Myers
Asst. Professor - SAC
Toni Nelson
Payroll Manager - DIST
Able Ruiz
Coordinator of Assessment - NVC
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Email System Advisory Team
Purpose: The team was formed to plan the communication and training aspects of the New Email System. The team, however, has evolved to take on additional roles and responsibilities including issue planning, technical feedback, project roadmap planning, etc., related to the New Email System.
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ITIC Lab Coordinator, Instructional Technologies & Innovation Center, SAC
Ernest Gonzalez
Computer Lab Tech III, Instructional Innovation Center, SPC
Frances Jenks
Sr. Multimedia Specialist , Information & Communication Technology, NVC
Anita Soliz
Multimedia Specialist, Instructional Innovation Center, PAC
Bess Porter
Faculty, Health Information Systems, SPC
Adela Gonzales
Distance Learning Program Specialist, Distance Learning, NVC
Josh
Student Government, SAC
J. Gary Shelman
Dean of Science and Technology, PAC
Christopher Delgado
Coordinator of College Technology, Information & Communication Technology, PAC
Dr. Gregory Hudspeth
Dean of Arts and Sciences, SPC
Susan Spencer, Faculty
Economics, SAC
Felix Salinas
Network Analyst, Information Technologies, NVC
Kenneth Bray
LAN Administrator/Engineer, Information Technologies, SAC
Dimas Reyes
Coordinator of College Technology , Instructional Technologies , SPC
Thomas Raymond
Multi-Media Specialist Sr. , Academic Affairs, NLC
Frank Landin
Systems Administrator, Information Technologies, DIST
Amita Mahajan
Network Engineer, Information Technologies, DIST
Yescenia Flores
Client Support Specialist, Information Technologies, DIST
Usha Venkat
Client Services Manager, Information Technologies, DIST
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Mass Mailing Standards Sub-Committee
Purpose: One of the goals of this committee is to make a recommendation for Mass Mailing Standards. The standards will help to establish some guidelines and control on mass communication. This will help ensure the integrity of our network performance and services. The standards will also limit the number of unsolicited messages and are being established to improve the overall electronic communications at the Alamo Community Colleges.
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Multimedia Specialist, Instructional Innovation Center, PAC
April Zimmermann
Technology Support Supervisor, Information Technologies, DIST
Deborah Martin
Public Information Officer, Public Relations, SAC
Dimas Reyes
Coordinator of College Technology , Instructional Technologies , SPC
Kori Schneider
Senior Applications Analyst/Programmer, Information Technology, NVC
Thomas Raymond
Multi-Media Specialist Sr. , Academic Affairs, NLC
Mark Goodspeed
SAC Webmaster / Senior Multimedia Specialist, Instructional Technologies & Innovation Center, SAC
Kathleen Johnson-Hodge
College Dir. Of Comm.&Public Relations, Public Relations, NLC
Usha Venkat
Client Services Manager, Information Technologies, DIST
Yescenia Flores
Client Support Specialist, Information Technologies, DIST
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Streamline IT Access Committee
Purpose: This committee was created in an effort to develop processes and procedures to provide all personnel with timely access to IT systems at the time of initial employment.
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ITIC Lab Coordinator, Instructional Technologies & Innovation Center, SAC
Roberto Echevarria
Employment Supervisor, Human Resources, DIST
Yescenia Flores
Client Support Specialist, Information Technologies, DIST
Frances Jenks
Sr Multimedia Specialist , Information & Communication Technology, NVC
Tim Quinn
Faculty, Business Information Technology, SPC
Erlinda Ybarra
Campus Budget Officer, President's Office, PAC
Hermelinda Lopez
Helpdesk Specialist, Information Technologies, DIST
Usha Venkat
Client Services Manager, Information Technologies, DIST
Guest Committee Members:
Savithra Eratne
Application Analyst, Information Technologies, DIST
Gloria Medellin
Employee Relations / Employment Manager, Human Resources, DIST
Alicia Reyes
Employee Relations / Employment Manager, Human Resources, DIST
Roger Castro
Application System Manager-Student System, Information Technologies, DIST
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Enterprise Software Licensing Committee
Purpose: The Enterprise Software Licensing Committee will serve as an advisory board and be responsible for several issues related to Enterprise Software Licensing including making recommendations for clustering software acquisitions, recommendations for software eliminations, site license recommendations, propose ideas for software funding strategy and also making recommendations for software distribution and overall license management.
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Information Technologies, DIST
William Anderson
Instructional Technologies, Kelly ATC
Vickie Baker
Information Technology, NVC
Kenneth Bray
Information Technologies, SAC
Ralph Conrad
Computer Information Systems, SAC
Joe Corrales
Academic Cluster, NVC
Xanadu De Leon
Information Technologies, DIST
Christopher Delgado
Information & Communications Technology, PAC
Rudy Fuentes
Information Technology, NLC
Robert Garza
Distance Learning/Extended Education/ Community, PAC
David Gonzales
Acquisitions, DIST
Leticia Hernandez
Instructional Technologies, SPC
Michael Howell
Visual Arts & Technology, SAC
Bob Kemmerer
Information Technology, NVC
Leonor Perez
Information Technologies, DIST
Catherine Perkins
Instructional Technologies, SPC
Tom Raymond
Academic Affairs, NLC
Jobie Tucker
Profess. Tech./Workforce Ed., DIST
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