Information is a strategic asset of all University System of Georgia (USG) organizations and is critical to administration, planning and decision-making. Effective and responsible use of information requires that data is secure, well documented, and accessible for use by authorized, trained personnel. To that end, Business Procedures Manual Section 12 provides the data governance infrastructure and management practices that USG organizations must have in place.
Data Trustees and Stewards (Updated 2/18/2023)
As the chief executive officer, the president of Middle Georgia State University is identified as the Data Owner.
The President designates the following executives as Data Trustees:
- Interim Vice President Finance & Business - Amanda Funches
- Provost & Vice President - David Jenks
- Vice President Enrollment Management - Stephen Schultheis
- Vice President Student Affairs - Jennifer Brannon
- Vice President University Advancement and Executive Director Foundation - Mary McDonald
The following unit managers (or interim appointment) are designated as Data Stewards (listed is the person currently in that role) :
- Chief Information Officer – Geoffrey Dyer
- Director of Library Services – Tamatha Lambert
- Associate Provost (Cochran/Eastman) – Deepa Arora
- Assistant Provost of Faculty Development - Rod McRae
- Special Assistant to the President – Kevin Cantwell
- Dean School of Aviation - Adon Clark
- Dean School of Health & Natural Sciences - Tara Underwood
- Dean School of Education & Behavioral Sciences - David Biek
- Dean School of Business - Marc Miller
- Dean School of Arts & Letters - Mary Wearn
- Dean School of Computing - Alex Koohang
- Dean of Graduate Studies - Loretta Clayton
- Executive Director of Admissions & Orientation – Margo Woodham
- Director of Financial Aid – Dolapo Ogunmakin
- Chief Marketing & Communications Officer – Cheryl Carty
- Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management – Melinda Robinson-Moffett
- Registrar - Angela O'Neal
- Executive Director of Development – Beth Byers
- Executive Director, Finance – Brian Stanley
- Executive Director Human Resources – Pamela Booker
- Assistant Vice President of Facilities – David Sims
- Executive Director of Public Safety & Police Chief – Tripp Mitchell
- Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs – Michael Stewart
- Director for Career and Leadership Development – Mary Roberts
- Athletic Director – Jason Williams
- Director of Residence Life – Jennifer Shinpaugh
- Chief Officer of Campus Culture & Community/ Title IX Coordinator – Jenia Bacote
- Director of Student Engagement – Corey Guyton
- Director of Commuter Campuses – Stephen Svonavec
- Director of Advising - Sandy Little-Herring
- Director of Student Success Centers - Brock Giddens
- Director of Institutional Effectiveness - Chris Tsavatewa
Committee Structure
The Global Data Governance Committee consists of Data Trustees designated by the President and this charter. These Data Trustees are executives of the USG organizations who have overall responsibility for the data read, created, collected, reported, updated or deleted in their data area(s). The Global Data Governance Committee is responsible for defining, implementing, and managing policies and procedures for data governance and data management functions
The Functional Data Governance Committee (FDGC) is responsible for collective decision making around substantive changes to organization data collection, maintenance, access, and use within their functional area. These changes will generally be reflected in policies, procedures and guidelines to be submitted to the Global Data Governance Committee. It is the role of the Functional Data Governance Committee to identify what the threshold is for decisions to require Global Data Governance Committee consideration.
The Technical Data Governance Committee is responsible for technical guidance to support the work of the other Data Governance Committees and for decision making about the feasibility of and methods for carrying out decisions of the Functional Data Governance Committees.
A full committee membership roster may be found in the Data Governance Charter
Data Trustees, Stewards, and Members of the FDGC/Implementation Team may log into the MGA Collaborative Team site for project details and resources via the following link.
Implementation Team Login
