Team

Meet the Patriot Connect Team

The scope and complexity of the Patriot Connect program, along with its significant impact on the George Mason community, require oversight by governing bodies composed of representatives from various university departments. The teams and their working groups highlighted below provide invaluable insights into the university’s operations and offer input on how Patriot Connect can best serve students, faculty, and staff. These contributions ensure that the program aligns with its mission and guiding principles and supports the university’s strategic objectives.

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is comprised of a cross-section of George Mason executive leadership selected to represent the constituents, teams, and functional units most affected by the implementation of Patriot Connect.

Executive Committee

Renate Guilford

Co-Chair

Vice Provost for Academic Administration, Office of the Provost

Charlie Spann

Co-Chair

Chief Experience Officer (CXO), Information Technology Services

Janette Muir

Vice Provost, Academic Affairs, Office of the Provost

Rose Pascarell

Vice President, University Life

Gesele Durham

Vice Provost for Institutional Effectiveness and Planning, Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning

David Burge

Vice President for Enrollment Management, Office of the Provost

Ajay Vinzé

Dean, Costello College of Business

Executive Committee Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)

SMEs will be present at each Executive Committee meeting to provide critical insight into business processes and the student experience. SMEs may also be designated as delegates for Executive Committee members and act in their stead.

Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)

Name	Position
Erica McQuiston	Executive Director, Enterprise Applications, Information Technology Services
Andrew Bunting	Executive Director, Enrollment Services, Office of the Provost
Sally Lorentson	Assistant Vice President, University Life
Laurence Bray	Associate Provost for Graduate Education, Office of the Provost
Saskia Campbell	Executive Director, University Career Services
Keith Renshaw	Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education, Office of the Provost

Program Management Team

The Program Management Team (PMT) provides daily management of project activities, ensures deliverables are executed in accordance with the scope of the project, and work directly with the university and implementation partner, Accenture, to deliver against project milestones.

Program Management Team

Name	Position
Khurram Siddiqui	Director of Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Applications, Information Technology Services
Kaithlyn Kayer	Director of Transformation Management and Operations, Office of the Provost
Tahisha V. Mayfield	University Life Senior Project Manager
Zehra Azam	Accenture Delivery Lead
Tom Choi	Accenture Delivery Lead

Patriot Connect Release 2 Change Champions

As we shift our focus to Release 2: Recruitment and Admissions, the Patriot Connect team is activating a change network of “Patriot Connect Change Champions” to support the transition to and adoption of Patriot Connect at George Mason. One to two Patriot Connect Release 2 Change Champions will be identified per unit, college, or school to help drive the change within their respective groups. By ensuring both business and people readiness, the change network will be instrumental in the successful transition and adoption of Patriot Connect. Your designated Patriot Connect Change Champion serves as your first point of contact for questions related to Patriot Connect.

Find your designated Patriot Connect Release 2 Change Champion below:

Enrollment Management

Unit	Name
Integrated Enrollment Marketing	Logan Lilly
Enrollment Management Communications	Michelle Barr
Enrollment Services	Jon-michael Odean Dylan Henry Chanel Figueroa
Admissions	Ousswa Ghannouchi (International) Susan Foltz (Transfer) Jennifer Connors (Military Services) Nicholas Mihaljevic (Recruitment) Triyaporn Printharanunt (Operations) Shree Pallavi Vegesana (Technology)
Undergraduate Admissions	Wren (Christina) Badalis Mariel Del Castillo
Graduate Admissions	Sadie Mele (CHSS) Brittany Terwilliger (CEHD) Chris Williams (CPH) Suddaf Ismail (CEC, OGAL) Rebecca Chelberg (Schar, OGAL) Christina Bizzaro (Operations)

Mason Student Services Center (MSSC)

Unit	Name
MSSC	Emily Quick

Registrar

Unit	Name
Registrar	Lori Yi

ADVANCE

Unit	Name
ADVANCE	Diana Young

University Life

Unit	Name
Housing and Residence Life	Makenzie Gold Quiros
New Student and Family Programs	Rick Gray Jessie Lee
Student Success Coaching	TJ Pegg

Mason Korea

Unit	Name
Mason Korea	Leslie Song

Mason Online

Unit	Name
Mason Online	Tom Ayers

Patriot Connect Release 1 Change Liaisons

As the Patriot Connect: Student Success user community continues to learn and adapt to the new platform, Patriot Connect Release 1 Change Liaisons will remain available for continued support. Change Liaisons serve as a bridge between end-users in their direct area(s) and Patriot Connect Product Owners, helping to surface issues and /or future enhancement requests to the Product Owner(s) and Salesforce Center of Excellence (CoE). This ensures their unit, college, or school’s needs are heard as we continue to refine the Patriot Connect platform.

Find your designated Patriot Connect Release 1 Change Liaison below:

University Life

Unit	Name
Academic Standards	Coming soon
Career Services	Elena Chiru
Center for Leadership and Intercultural Engagement	Coming soon
Contemporary Student Services	Matt McLaughlin
First-Gen+ Center	Rommel A. Cardenas
Learning Services	Coming soon
LGBTQ+ Resources Center	Coming soon
Student Conduct	Coming soon
University Life​	Coming soon
University Life Mason Square (Arlington)	Coming soon
University Life Technology Services	Amber Shackleford
University Life Project and Process Management	Tahisha V. Mayfield

Undergraduate Education

College/School	Name
Undergraduate Education	Asha Sneed Cara Snider
Bachelor of Applied Science	Allison Winters
College of Engineering & Computing	DeFran Ware
College of Education & Human Development	Kayla Turner
College of Humanities and Social Sciences	Erin McSherry
College of Science	Carmen Session
College of Public Health	Maria Perez Colleen Vernola-Atkinson
College of Visual and Performing Arts	Sara Simanski Kate Keeney Dawn Anderson Kelley
Costello College of Business	Bradley Morris
Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution	Jordan Emely
Schar School of Policy and Government	Matt Green
Honors College	Jan Allbeck Jasmyne Rogers
Global Education Office	Marie Alice Arnold
Athletics	Michael Ouellette

Graduate Education

College/School	Name
College of Education & Human Development	Daniel Minot Jancy Templeton
College of Visual and Performing Arts	Dawn Anderson Kelley
Costello College of Business	Nicky Chhabra
College of Engineering & Computing	Jennifer L. Skorzawski-Ross
College of Humanities and Social Sciences	Sadie Mele
College of Public Health	Christopher Williams
Schar School of Policy and Government	Silva P. Morris

Mason Korea

Unit	Name
Office of Academic Affairs	Seunga Seo

Mason Online

Unit	Name
Online Operations	Coming soon

Product Build Team (Product Owners/POs)

The Product Build team is responsible for making decisions on overall functionality and the final look and feel of the Patriot Connect platform. While these individuals play a key role in building and implementing Patriot Connect, your first point of contact for questions for the upcoming Patriot Connect Release 2: Recruitment & Admissions should be your designated Patriot Connect Change Champion.

Enrollment Management

Admissions

Role	Name
Product Manager	Andrew Bunting
Product Owner	Rob Pegues
Product Advisor(s)	Jenny Chism (UDG ADM/OPS) Crystal Hall Buckley (GRAD) Stephanie Lowe (OTS) Kelly Cardew Pat Money Elena Johnson (WSP) Allison Dodson (MktCld) Nicole Mariam (OGAL) Kristina Bonfiglio (OGAL)
Unit Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)	Purshara McCallum (GRAD) Michele Reasinger (UG) Triyaporn Printharanunt Sonya H Sonneman Reeti Bibhuti Surya Namasivayam Shuang Wu Hassiba Chikhi Meghan Walter (International) Kelley Chung (MK)

Integrated Enrollment Marketing (IEM) / Enrollment Management Communications

Role	Name
Product Manager	Andrew Bunting
Product Owner	Caitlin Shear
Product Advisor(s)	Kelly Beth Clawson (IEM) Kevin Connor (GRAC) Michelle Barr
Unit Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)	Jon-michael Odean Dylan Henry Logan Lilly Jonathan Nichols Chanel Figueroa

Mason Student Services Center (MSSC)

Role	Name
Product Manager	Andrew Bunting
Product Owner	Kim Shumadine
Product Advisor(s)	Christopher Reed Cassandra Thomas (FinAid)

Registrar

Role	Name
Product Manager	Andrew Bunting
Product Owner	Tory Sarro
Product Advisor(s)	Faith Maweu

ADVANCE

Role	Name
Product Manager	Andrew Bunting
Product Owner	Amira Aly
Product Advisor(s)	Sabrey Stewart
Unit Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)	Nidhi Shukla

University Life

Role	Name
Product Manager	Sally Lorentson
Product Owner	Sam Greenberg
Product Advisor(s)	Rick Gray​ (NSFP) Austin Deray​ (Graduate Student Life) Noe Todorovich​ (Technology Services) Makenzie Gold Quiros (HRL) TJ Pegg (SSC, Release 1)
Unit Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)	Amber Shackleford

Costello College Of Business (Release 1)

Role	Name
Product Manager / Product Owner	Bradley Morris
Product Advisor(s)	Jaclyn Beasley Caitlin Horan

Undergraduate Education (Release 1)

Role	Name
Product Manager	Michelle Steiner
Product Owner	Stephanie Bluth (Interim)
Product Advisor(s)	Coming soon Coming soon

Graduate Education (Release 1)

Role	Name
Product Manager	Laurence Bray
Product Owner	Stephanie Bluth
Product Advisor(s)	Justine Drayton (Schar)​ Charisse Cardenas (Carter)​ Brielle DeMatteo (CHSS)​ Jancy Templeton (CEHD)