The Information & Technology Leadership Conference aims to advance leadership on campus by bringing together professionals to learn, listen, and collaborate on leadership topics impacting UW–Madison and the higher education community.
Member Responsibilities
- Contributes to overall conference planning objectives and specific committee deliverables.
- Participates in all committee and conference activities.
- Represents functional group area in which they work (Division, School, College, Department, Unit, etc).
- Provides feedback based on functional group’s perspective and interests (Division, School, College, Department, Unit, etc).
- Communicates conference updates and information back to functional group in which they work on a monthly basis.
- Escalates issues to committee co-chair for decision making or referral to sponsor
Current Membership

Mehrnaz Ahmadi Joobaneh
Credentials: she/her/hers
Position title: Business Intelligence Developer, Office of Data Management and Analytics Services
Email:
ahmadijooban
I am part of this conference to help improve collaboration, communication and healthy team work across campus. This is also a great opportunity to learn about different initiatives and teams across campus and beyond

Alex André
Credentials: he/him/his
Position title: Adhoc Member - Multimedia Designer, School of Nursing
Email:
ALEX.ANDRE

Abrianna Barca
Credentials: she/her/hers
Position title: Associate Director, Identity and Access Management
Email:
abrianna.barca
I enjoy participating on the planning committee to bring together different ideas and strengths and then, in turn, produce an engaging, inclusive, and high-quality conference to further UW-Madison’s mission of teaching, learning, and research.

Laurel Belman
Credentials: she/her/hers
Position title: Event Planner, Division of Information Technology
Email:
laurel.belman
You are a leader. You might lead in a big way, like leading your division, or in a small way, like being your team’s expert on a topic. This conference is your opportunity to find and foster ways you can lead in big and little ways.

Dadao Hou
Credentials: he/him/his
Position title: Institutional Policy Analyst III and Affirmative Action Officer Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement
Email:
dadao.hou
This conference is a great opportunity to make connections with leaders across campus and share our stories.

Theo Howard
Credentials: he/him/his
Position title: Teaching and Learning Support, Wisconsin School of Business
Email:
theo.howard
Co-chair for the Planning Committee for the 9th Information and Technology Leadership Conference

Conor Klecker
Credentials: he/him
Position title: IT Professional III, Biochemistry Department
Email:
cpklecker
This conference is a great platform to show the many ways we lead each other in our ever shifting environment.

Brianna Kuhn
Credentials: she/her/hers
Position title: Communications Specialist, Division of Information Technology
Email:
brianna.kuhn
The I&TLC conference is a great opportunity to network with colleagues who work in information and technology across campus and to learn more about their respective areas.

Leah Meicher
Credentials: she/her/hers
Position title: Student Enterprise Applications Administrator Office of the Registrar, Applications Development & Technology Services
Email:
leah.meicher
Co-chair for the Planning Committee for the 9th Information and Technology Leadership Conference

Jay Ray
Credentials: he/him/his
Position title: Adhoc Member - Technology Operations Manager, UW-Madison Libraries
Email:
JAY.RAY

Nicole Senter
Credentials: she/her/hers
Position title: Department Administrator, Medical History & Bioethics
Email:
nicole.senter

Todd Shechter
Credentials: he/him/his
Position title: Chief Technology Officer, Division of Information Technology (DoIT)
Email:
todd.shechter
Executive Sponsor of the Information and Technology Leadership Conference

Scott Winger
Credentials: he/him/his
Position title: Computer Support, DoIT/AIMS
Email:
scott.winger
We, the current stewards of this great university, should take seriously the wonderful legacy we’ve inherited, and do all that we can, to ensure its sustenance