{"id":157,"date":"2025-09-09T14:40:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T18:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/information-technology-services\/?page_id=157"},"modified":"2025-09-09T16:46:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T20:46:45","slug":"university-it-steering-board","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/information-technology-services\/learn-about-its\/university-governance-for-it\/university-it-steering-board\/","title":{"rendered":"University IT Steering Board"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns sidebar is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45rem\">\n<p>The University IT Steering Board exists to align technology strategies and investments with the University\u2019s strategic goals and priorities. The Steering Board fulfills this role by establishing annual and long-range information technology goals, approving major investments in information technology, and overseeing university-wide information technology initiatives. Members of the board include the Advisory Committee Chair, Executive Vice President &amp; CFO, Provost, and Vice President for IT &amp; CIO. The Steering Board is accountable to the President and will:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Approve major technology investment initiatives; resolve resource allocation issues; and ensure projects are fiscally responsible.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure that IT investments contribute positively to institutional performance goals, generate business\/academic value, and\/or mitigate risk.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Establish principles and guidelines to inform technology priority setting across the University.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify information technology opportunities that have potential strategic benefit; delegate review of these opportunities to appropriate groups as needed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meet on a monthly basis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steering Board Members<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"clarku-people\"><div class=\"people-card h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<div class=\"avatar\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/information-technology-services\/people\/dan-hitchell\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/information-technology-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/dan-hitchell-720x720-1.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dan Hitchell\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/information-technology-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/dan-hitchell-720x720-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/information-technology-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/dan-hitchell-720x720-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/information-technology-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/dan-hitchell-720x720-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/information-technology-services\/people\/dan-hitchell\/\">Dan Hitchell<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer &#038; Treasurer<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"p-tel\">508-793-7190<\/p><p class=\"email\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:dhitchell@clarku.edu \">dhitchell@clarku.edu <\/a><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"people-card h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<div class=\"avatar\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/information-technology-services\/people\/joseph-kalinowski\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/information-technology-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/joseph-kalinowski-720x720-1.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Joseph Kalinowski\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/information-technology-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/joseph-kalinowski-720x720-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/information-technology-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/joseph-kalinowski-720x720-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/information-technology-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/joseph-kalinowski-720x720-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/information-technology-services\/people\/joseph-kalinowski\/\">Joseph Kalinowski<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Vice President and CIO, IT<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"p-tel\">508-793-7178<\/p><p class=\"email\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:jkalinowski@clarku.edu \">jkalinowski@clarku.edu <\/a><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"people-card h-card \">\n\t<div class=\"avatar\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"initials-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/information-technology-services\/people\/chris-lucchesi\/\"><figure class=\"initials\">CL<\/figure><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/information-technology-services\/people\/chris-lucchesi\/\">Chris Lucchesi<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Chief University Budget Officer<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"p-tel\">508-793-7451<\/p><p class=\"email\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:clucchesi@clarku.edu \">clucchesi@clarku.edu <\/a><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"people-card h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<div class=\"avatar\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/john-magee\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/information-technology-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/john-magee-720x720-1.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"John Magee\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/information-technology-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/john-magee-720x720-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/information-technology-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/john-magee-720x720-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/information-technology-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/john-magee-720x720-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/john-magee\/\">John Magee<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Provost<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"email\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:jmagee@clarku.edu \">jmagee@clarku.edu 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