Professional Development Advisory Committee

Members of this committee are charged with maintaining quality standards for the EDUCAUSE awards program and advising the EDUCAUSE president on strategic directions for professional recognition. They establish the nomination and selection process for winners of the Leadership Award, Community Leadership Award, and Rising Star Award.

Committee members should bring experience from institutions of broadly diverse size, type, and geographic distribution; significant expertise in managing information technology resources on their campuses at a high level; and sufficient background with EDUCAUSE and their wider professional world to bring a solid understanding of quality achievement and knowledge of professional activity. (9 members, 3-year terms)

Chief Information Officer
Palatine, Illinois
UNITED STATES
Committee Term: 2015 - 2017
Steven Burrell
CIO
Flagstaff, Arizona
UNITED STATES
Committee Term: 2014 - 2017

John Campbell (Chair)

John Campbell
Associate Provost - Chief Information Officer
Morgantown, West Virginia
UNITED STATES
Committee Term: 2013 - 2016

Melody Childs

Vice President for IT and CIO
College Station, Texas
UNITED STATES
Committee Term: 2016 - 2019
Michael D. Erickson
Chief Information Officer
Golden, Colorado
UNITED STATES
Committee Term: 2014 - 2017
Klara Jelinkova
Vice President for IT & Chief Information Officer
Houston, Texas
UNITED STATES
Committee Term: 2016 - 2019

Julie K. Little (Staff Liaison)

Julie K. Little
Vice President
1150 18th Street, NW, Suite 900
Washington, District of Columbia
UNITED STATES
(865) 250-9450
Committee Term: 2009 - 2016

Karen Mateer (Staff Liaison)

Karen Mateer
Executive Assistant to the President
1150 18th St NW, Suite 900
Washington, District of Columbia
UNITED STATES
(202) 331-5370
Committee Term: 2013 - 2016
Julie Ouska
Chief Information Officer-Vice President
Denver, Colorado
UNITED STATES
Committee Term: 2016 - 2019
Michael Richichi
Assistant Vice President of Information Technology and Deputy CIO
New York, New York
UNITED STATES
Committee Term: 2015 - 2018
Asst. VP for Information Technology
New Orleans, Louisiana
UNITED STATES
Committee Term: 2015 - 2018

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