Our Team
Organizing Our Resources
A well-defined organizational structure provides direction and structure for all employees within an organization. This structure not only lays out official reporting relationships that regulate the workflow of the organization, but also provides flexibility for changes within the organization while allowing opportunities for growth. In IT Services, this facet of change management is important to the organization as the technology industry is ever-evolving.
As the ITS organizations at Georgia Southern University and Armstrong State University adapt to consolidation, defining our organizational structure and communicating that structure allows us to provide clarity while also focusing our time and energy on the technology needs of the Georgia Southern, Armstrong, and Liberty campuses.
Executive Leadership Team
The Division of IT Services is led by the Chief Information Officer. The CIO has a group of direct reports who make up his Executive Leadership Team. This leadership team assists the CIO by communicating the vision and direction of the university and the division to the respective teams that they lead. Georgia Southern University’s ITS leadership team are as follows:
Ron Stalnaker,
Chief Information Officer
Ron Stalnaker brings more than 20 years of experience in higher education, corporate technology and leadership to his role as Chief Information Officer. Prior to his 12 years with Georgia Southern, he worked at IBM Global Services, leading projects and offering strategic guidance to Fortune 500 companies and state and local government entities.
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Tim Moody,
Chief Technology Officer &
Deputy CIO
Tim Moody, an information technology leader with 23 years of industry experience, serves as the Chief Information Officer at Armstrong State University. Moody has excelled at Fortune 500 companies and in higher education and is recognized as a strategic technical innovator and accomplished IT executive.
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Todd Aldrich,
Director of IT Business Services
Todd Aldrich brings a wealth of institutional and industry knowledge to his role as Director of IT Business Services. Todd is accomplished in the fields of accounting and business management with more than 30 years of experience in both the public and private sectors in the Statesboro community.
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April Burke,
Business Operations Manager
April Burke is an accomplished professional in the fields of marketing, communications and event planning, with more than 16 years of experience in communications, design, and creative roles. April brings a passion for innovative marketing strategies and enthusiasm for service to the Georgia Southern University community to her role as Business Operations Manager.
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Pam Culberson,
Director of Learning
Technology Support
Pamela Culberson currently serves as Senior Director of Technology Support and Project Management at Armstrong State University. With more than 25 years of service at Armstrong, Pam brings an abundance of higher education technology support and leadership experience to her new role as Director of Academic Technology Support.
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Mike Fox,
Chief Information
Security Officer
In his 29-year career at Georgia Southern University, Mike Fox has been involved in a myriad of IT initiatives before being promoted to the role of Chief Information Security Officer in 2012. Mike places high priority on securing and protecting information entrusted to Georgia Southern University.
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Brandon Kimmons,
Director of Computational Research
Technology Support
Brandon Kimmons brings more than 10 years of experience in technical and managerial roles at Georgia Southern University along with an abundance of expertise in the field of computational research to his position as Director of Computational Research Technology Support.
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Joey Reeves,
Director of Executive Technology &
Athletics IT
Joey Reeves brings a wide range of technology experience to his role as Director of Executive Technology & Athletics IT and has served Georgia Southern University for more than 15 years in various leadership roles. From installing communications equipment to configuring network equipment, Joey’s diverse skill set and leadership experience are an asset to the university.
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Ted Williams,
Executive Director of
Enterprise Applications
Since 1989, Ted Williams has served Georgia Southern University in various leadership roles in the field of IT. Starting his career as a programmer in the age of floppy disks, Ted brings valuable experience along with a focus on process improvement, automation, strategic planning, customer service, and a structured and secure IT environment to his new role.
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Ashlea Anderson,
Executive Director of
Service & Delivery
Ashlea Anderson brings more than 20 years of experience in both higher education and corporate technology to her role as Executive Director of Service & Delivery in the Division of Information Technology Services. Before joining Georgia Southern University in 2010 as an Information Systems Coordinator, Ashlea served Fortune 500 companies in the audio, video and web conferencing arena, growing her skills in building and executing strategic plans as well as gaining valuable understanding of the importance of customer service.
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The Division of IT Services
The new organizational structure for the Division of Informational Technology Services consists of 9 core departments:
- Computational Research Technology Support
- Information Security Services
- Enterprise Infrastructure Services
- Enterprise Application Support
- IT Service & Delivery
- Academic Technology Support
- IT Business Services
- Executive Technology & Athletics Support
- IT Communications & Operations Support
For complete organizational structure, statement of purpose for each department, and sample services, please view the ITS New Organizational Summary:
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Operational Working Groups
When the consolidation between Georgia Southern University and Armstrong State University was announced in January 2017, a 41-member Consolidation Implementation Committee was formed to help guide the consolidation process. Information Technology Services is represented on this committee by our Functional Area Coordinators (FACs), Ron Stalnaker, CIO at Georgia Southern University, and Tim Moody, CIO at Armstrong State University. The FACs were then charged with forming five Operational Working Groups (OWGs) that encompass all technology-related systems and processes for the new university. The OWGs then establish Operational Working Teams (OWTs) for the many areas within IT Services.
Infrastructure OWG
Name | Role | Email Address |
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Mike Fox | Co-Chair, Georgia Southern | mfox@georgiasouthern.edu |
Angel Howard | Co-Chair, Armstrong | angel.howard@armstrong.edu |
Jason Williams | Project Manager | jwilliams@georgiasouthern.edu |
Nick Hassis | USG Representative | nhassis@kennesaw.edu |
Jim Herbert | USG Representative | eherbert@kennesaw.edu |
Elizabeth Starnes | USG Representative | estarnes@kennesaw.edu |
Lectra Lawhorne | USG Representative | llawhorn@kennesaw.edu |
Enterprise Applications & Business Processes OWG
Name | Role | Email Address |
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Ryan Richardson | Co-Chair, Georgia Southern | rrichardson@georgiasouthern.edu |
Eric Lance | Co-Chair, Armstrong | eric.lance@armstrong.edu |
Jason Williams | Project Manager | jwilliams@georgiasouthern.edu |
Rifka Mayani | USG Representative | rmayani@kennesaw.edu |
Elizabeth Starnes | USG Representative | estarnes@kennesaw.edu |
Lectra Lawhorn | USG Representative | llawhorn@kennesaw.edu |
IT General Support OWG
Name | Role | Email Address |
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Ashlea Anderson | Co-Chair, Georgia Southern | aanderson@georgiasouthern.edu |
Pam Culberson | Co-Chair, Armstrong | pam.culberson@armstrong.edu |
Danira Beckmann | Project Manager | danira.beckmann@armstrong.edu |
Nick Hassis | USG Representative | nhassis@kennesaw.edu |
Jim Herbert | USG Representative | eherbert@kennesaw.edu |
Stephen Gay | USG Representative | stephen.gay@kennesaw.edu |
Elizabeth Starnes | USG Representative | estarnes@kennesaw.edu |
Lectra Lawhorne | USG Representative | llawhorn@kennesaw.edu |
Banner OWG
Name | Role | Email Address |
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Ted Williams | Co-Chair, Georgia Southern | tedwms@georgiasouthern.edu |
Chris Yarbrough | Co-Chair, Armstrong | chris.yarbrough@armstrong.edu |
Kenny Diehl | Project Manager | kenneth.diehl@armstrong.edu |
Rifka Mayani | USG Representative | rmayani@kennesaw.edu |
Elizabeth Starnes | USG Representative | estarnes@kennesaw.edu |
Lectra Lawhorn | USG Representative | llawhorn@kennesaw.edu |
Research Computing OWG
Name | Role | Email Address |
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Brandon Kimmons | Co-Chair, Georgia Southern | bkimmons@georgiasouthern.edu |
Pam Culberson | Co-Chair, Armstrong | pam.culberson@armstrong.edu |
Jason Williams | Project Manager | jwilliams@georgiasouthern.edu |
Tom Boyle | USG Representative | tboyle@kennesaw.edu |
Elizabeth Starnes | USG Representative | estarnes@kennesaw.edu |
Lectra Lawhorne | USG Representative | llawhorn@kennesaw.edu |
Last updated: 12/21/2017