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 Resource and Planning, 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 to deliver against project milestones.

Program Management Team

Name	Position
Kaithlyn Kayer	Director of Transformation Management and Operations, Office of the Provost
Tahisha V Mayfield	University Life Senior Project Manager

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 and Enrollment Management Communications	Logan Lilly, Brittany Terwilliger (GRAC), Dylan Henry, Jon-Michael Odean, Chanel Figueroa
Admissions	Meghan Walter (Int Adm), Nicole Mariam (OGAL), Melissa A. Bevacqua (OTS), Kelly Cardew (RM), Jennifer Connors (OMS), Christopher Williams (CPH GR Admissions)
Mason Student Services Center	Emily Quick, Karmela Svalina (Student Accounts), Leslie Rodriguez (Financial Aid)

Registrar

Unit	Name
Registrar	Coming soon

ADVANCE

Unit	Name
ADVANCE	Diana Young

University Life

Unit	Name
Graduate Student Life	Coming soon
Housing and Residential Life	Makenzie Gold Quiros
New Student and Family Programs	Rick Gray
Student Success Coaching	TJ Pegg

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	Coming soon
Bachelor of Applied Science	Coming soon
College of Engineering & Computing	Coming soon
College of Education & Human Development	Coming soon
College of Humanities and Social Sciences	Erin McSherry
College of Science	Carmen Session
College of Public Health	Maria Perez
College of Visual and Performing Arts	Sara Simanski, Kate Keeney, Dawn Anderson Kelley
Costello College of Business	Coming soon
Schar School of Policy and Government	Matt Green
Honors College	Jan Allbeck
Global Education Office	Marie Alice Arnold
Athletics	Michael Ouellette

Graduate Education

College/School	Name
College of Education & Human Development	Daniel Minot
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

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.

Product Build Team (Product Owners/POs)

Name	Unit/College/ School	Role(s)	Release
Amber Shackleford	University Life	Product Advisor	1 (R2 BA)
Andrew Bunting	Enrollment Management	Product Manager	2
Ali Dodson	Enrollment Management (Admissions)	Product Advisor	2
Austin Deray	University Life	Product Advisor	1 and 2
Bradley Morris	CCB	Product Manager, Product Owner	1
Brielle DeMatteo	Graduate Education (CHSS)	Product Advisor	1
Caitlin Horan	CCB	Product Advisor	1
Caitlin Shear	Enrollment Management (IEM)	Product Owner	2
Cassandra Thomas	Enrollment Management (FinAid)	Product Advisor	2
Charisse Cardenas	Graduate Education	Product Advisor	1
Christopher Reed	MSSC	Product Advisor	2
Crystal Buckley	Graduate Admissions	Product Advisor	2
Jaclyn Beasley	CCB	Product Advisor	1
Jancy Templeton	Graduate Education	Product Advisor	1
Jennifer Hill	ITS	SME	1 and 2
Jenny Chism	Enrollment Management (Admissions)	Product Advisor	2
Justine Drayton	Schar	Product Advisor	1
Kelly Beth Clawson	Enrollment Management (IEM)	Product Advisor	2
Kevin Brown	CCB	SF COE, Product Advisor	1
Kevin Connor	Enrollment Management (GRAC)	Product Advisor	2
Kim Shumadine	Enrollment Management (MSSC)	Product Owner	2
Laurence Bray	Graduate Education (Division)	Product Manager	1
Makenzie Gold Quiros	Housing and Residential Life	Product Advisor	2
Mary Lulis	ITS	SME	1 and 2
Michelle Barr	Enrollment Management (ES)	Product Advisor	2
Noe Todorovich	University Life	Product Advisor	1 and 2
Nidhi Shukla	Enrollment Management (EM)	SF COE	2
Pat (Francis) Money	Enrollment Management (UG ADM)	Product Advisor	2
Reeti Bibhuti	ITS	SF COE	2
Rick Gray	New Student and Family Programs	Product Advisor	2
Rita Alcala	ADVANCE	Product Manager and Owner	2
Rob Pegues	Enrollment Management	Product Owner	2
Sally Lorentson	University Life	Product Manager	1 and 2
Sam Greenberg	University Life (SFMC)	Product Owner	1 and 2
Sarah Hott	CPE	Unit Liaison	2
Saskia Campbell	Career Services	Unit Liaison	1
Sonya Sonneman	Enrollment Management	SF COE	2
Stephanie Bluth	Graduate Education (Division)	Product Owner	1
Stephanie Lowe	Enrollment Management (OTS)	Product Advisor	2
Surya Namasivayam	ITS	SF COE	2
Patriot Connect	Undergraduate Education	Product Owner	1
Tahisha Mayfield	University Life	Patriot Connect PMT	1 and 2
Tinisha Belt	ITS	SME	1 and 2
TJ Pegg	University Life	Product Advisor	1
Patriot Connect	Registrar	Product Manager, Product Owner	1 and 2
Venkata Rami Chilikuri	ITS	SF COE	1 and 2