Visual Representation

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Visual layout chart for WSU Data Governance Structure. The same information is present later as part of the webpage.

Data Trustees

  • Represents Divisions with functional data owners and users who access data systems
  • Establishes charge(s) to meet university strategic planning and reporting needs
  • Dispute resolution from Data Management Committee (DMC)

 

 

Data Governance Council (DGC)


Data Management Committee (DMC)


Divisional Units Representing Functional Users Who Access Core Managed Data Systems

Data Owners/Data Stewards

  • Academic Affairs Student - Gina Crabtree
  • Academic Affairs Admissions - Bobby Gandu
  • Academic Affairs Financial Aid - Sheelu Surender
  • Administration and Finance - Troy Bruun
  • Research - Karen Davis
  • At-Large (Representing Functional Users) - Vince Altum
  • Human Resources - Kimberly Thompson

Compliance Officers

  • Chief Data Officer and DMC Coordinator - Dr. David W. Wright Ph.D.
  • Chief Information Officer - Ken Harmon
  • Chief Information Security Officer - Mark Rodee
  • Chief Privacy Officer - Gina Riggs
  • HLC and University Assessment - Dr. Ashlie Jack Ph.D.
  • General Council - Misha Jacob-Warren

Technical Support Groups

  • Information Technology Services - Designee
  • Office of Planning and Analysis (OPA) - Tiffany Franks

Data Custodians (DC)

  • Represents functional areas used within the data systems
  • Serves as an advisory committee (non-voting) to the Data Management Committee
  • Data accountability-- responsible for correcting data entry errors
  • Identification of new business practices to DMC prior to implementation
  • Registrar - Gina Crabtree
  • Undergraduate Admissions - Krissy Archambeau
  • International Education - Vince Altum
  • Graduate School - Aaron Coffey
  • Financial Aid - Julie Scott
  • Finance and Payroll - Sonya Emmart
  • Human Resources - Vicki Chrisman
  • Housing - Amanda Craven
  • Research - Annie Nguyen
Data systems encompass Banner, non-Banner Enterprise systems, 3rd-Party systems and managed data systems including Business Intelligence & Predictive Modeling (BIPM), University Assessment Data Storage (UADS) and External Reporting Data (ERD). While largely dependent upon transactional databases (e.g., Banner), managed data systems are curated configurations designed for ETLs, data quality audits, reporting queries and statistical analysis, and include data customizations, aggregation, imputation, forecasting, simulations and AI related machine learning.