Business Operations Governance Structure
The Operations Strategy group, the Operations Council, and the Operations Working Group constitute the new operations governance structure at Yale. As part of this change the Business Operations Leadership Team (BOLT) and the Operating Group (OG) have been sunset.
The Operations Strategy group consists of senior operations leadership and serves as the decision-making body governing major operations projects, meeting bi-weekly. The Operations Council, comprised of members representing all units, meets approximately three times per semester and provides a forum to discuss and prioritize major projects.
The Operations Working Group meets bi-weekly and serves the following purposes:
- Advises the Operations Council and Operations Strategy group, in particular to convey field priorities
- Advises the Policy Review Committee
- Governs communications flows to/from the Business Operations Community
- Governs projects related to policy, procedures, and programs not defined as “major projects”
Operations Strategy Members
- Jack Callahan, Senior Vice President for Operations (Chair)
- John Whelan, Vice President for Human Resources
- John Barden, Vice President and Chief Information Officer
- Lisa Sawin, Senior Director, Operations Portfolio Management Office
- Steve Murphy, Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer
- Arnim Dontes, Deputy Dean, Finance & Administration
- Joe Crosby, Assistant Vice President for Academic Business Operations
- J. Mike Bellamy, Vice President for Facilities and Campus Development
Operations Council Members
Academic Business Operations
- Regina Bejnerowicz, Senior Director, Regional Business Operations, Art, Architecture, Music and Drama
- Joe Crosby, Assistant Vice President for Academic Business Operations
- Wanda Diaz, Sr. Director, Finance and Administration, Provost
- Russell Epstein, Senior Director, Collections & Scholarly Communications
- Erin Ethier, Lead Administrator, Institute of Sacred Music
- Darlene Jones, Operations Manager, FES
- Denny Kalenzaga, Director of Finance & Administration, YSE
- Jason Kroon, Chief Financial Officer, Management
- Mary Magri, Lead Administrator, FAS, Yale College, GSAS
- Holly Piscatelli, Senior Director, Academic Business Operations
- Alexa Schlieker, Director of Finance and Administration, Jackson School
- John Stachniewicz, Director of Finance & Admin, Divinity
- Charles Stupakevich, Director of Finance & Administration, Music
- Marcia Thomas, Associate Dean for Finance & Admin, Nursing
- Cathy Vellucci, Senior Director of Business Operations, FAS
Yale School of Medicine
- Arnim Dontes, Deputy Dean, Finance & Administration
- Greg Kharabadze, Executive Director for Business Administration & Strategic Initiatives
Centralized Staff
- John Barden, Vice President and Chief Information Officer
- J. Mike Bellamy, Vice President for Facilities and Campus Development
- Lisa Merola-Grimm, Senior Director, FP&A and Business Operations
- Steve Murphy, Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer
- Ruth Philo, Executive Director, Internal Audit
- Lisa Sawin, Senior Director, Operations Portfolio Management Office
- Shannon Smith, University Controller
- John Whelan, Vice President for Human Resources
Operations Working Group Members
(subgroups are listed in parentheses)
- Kathy Antos, Associate Administrator, Administration & Operations, Divinity (Workday)
- Zelma Brunson, Operations Manager, School of Architecture (Business Communications, Workday)
- Meghan Dahlmeyer, Director, Finance & Admin, West Campus (Controller’s Office)
- Sheila Daykin, Sr. Associate Director of Financial Operations, Law (Policy Review Lead)
- Erin Ethier, Lead Administrator, Institute of Sacred Music (Business Communications Co-Lead)
- Jennifer Franssen, Deputy Director, Financial Planning & Analysis (Procurement)
- Margaret Gilshannon, Director, Finance & Admin, Medicine (HR Processes)
- Lauren Gonzalez, Operations Manager, FAS (Procurement)
- Darlene Jones, Operations Manager, FES (Controller’s Office)
- Bonnie Lemelin, Assistant Director, Emergency Medicine (Workday, HR)
- Jennifer Medina, Finance & Administrative Manager, FAS (Policy Review, Business Communications)
- Madde Sparf, Director of Finance & Administration OB/Gyn (Policy Review)
- JoAnn Sullivan, Director, Finance and Administration, Office of the President (Business Communications Co-Lead, HR)
- Jennifer Truong, Assoc Dir of Finance & Administration, Law (Controller’s Office)
- Melissa Wojciechowski, Lead Administrator, FAS Department Administration (HR Lead)
- Alison Valentino, Assistant Director, Accounting & Compliance Optimization, Medicine (Controller’s Office Lead)