Data Governance Committee (DGC)

Meeting Schedule, Agendas & Notes

Governance committee meeting schedules, agendas, and notes are available on the IT Governance calendar.

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Charge

The Data Governance Committee (DGC) is responsible for providing strategic oversight of the management, access and use of one of the University’s most vital assets–its data.  The DGC recommends and supports the implementation of standards, policies and operating procedures for access, use and retention of data in enterprise applications and data subject to campus policy and external public records compliance regulations.  

Specifically, the DGC provides oversight and guidance for the following institutional data sets:

  • Admissions & Outreach
  • Library
  • Advising
  • Personnel (HR & APO)
  • Development and Alumni
  • Procurement
  • Facilities
  • Research Administration
  • Finance
  • Student Administration
  • Learning Management and Analytics
  • Other Administrative Data (e.g. student/faculty conduct, network)

Scope

(For the responsibilities of every IT governance committee, see Committee Principles & Responsibilities.)

  • Access control - Establish standards for processing data access requests, implementing access, and storing access metadata.
  • Storage and sourcing policy - Designate systems of record (SoRs) for institutional data and related retention policies.
  • Classification - Establish a framework for consistently setting data availability and protection levels.
    (For the first three, the committee sets policy and standards, to be made operational by Institutional Information Proprietors.) 
  • Resource recommendations - Review and prioritize new resource requirements for information areas and centralized data services.
  • Usage, stewardship, and compliance - Foster and cultivate the environment and initiatives to increase data literacy and data-informed decision-making through education, training, and communities of practice.
  • Inventory and glossary - Support accessible metadata for consistent use and in compliance with asset inventory requirements.
  • Technical strategy - Provide input and guidance for the strategic direction of technologies used to integrate and analyze data.

DGC Membership

Co-Chairs

  • Eric Meyer, Dean, School of Information
  • Sereeta Alexander, Executive Director, Office of Planning and Analysis, Division of Finance

Members

  • Andrew Eppig, Director of Equity Data Initiatives, Equity & Inclusion
  • Audrey Alforque Thomas, Director of Data and Institutional Research, Division of Undergraduate Education
  • Brandon Schneider, Director of Strategic Partnerships, University Business Partnerships & Services
  • Carolyn Caizzi, Associate University Librarian for Digital Initiatives and Information Technology
  • Cathryn Carson, Professor and Chair, Department of History
  • Heather Archer, Assistant Vice Provost and Chief Administrative Officer for the Academic Personnel Enterprise
  • Kerry Franzetta, Associate Director of the Financial Aid & Scholarships Office
  • Laurel Halsey, Administrative Director of University Health Services
  • Liane Wong, Public Records Coordinator and Subpoena Coordinator
  • Lisa Ho, Campus Privacy Officer, Office of Ethics, Risk and Compliance Services
  • Moon Jang-Shinn, Chief Administrative Officer, Summer Session & Study Abroad
  • Noam Manor, Data Analytics Manager, Student Affairs
  • Owen McGrath, Director of Strategic Initiatives; Research, Teaching, and Learning
  • Robyn Doughty, Manager of Data Quality and Management, University Development and Alumni Relations
  • Sandeep Jayaprakash, Lead Data Scientist, Research, Teaching, and Learning
  • Sara Quigley, Assistant Dean for Institutional Research & Data Analytics, Graduate Division
  • Sarah Reed, University Registrar
  • Sharon Trahan, Director of Business Intelligence & Financial Systems, Office of the Chief Financial Officer
  • Stacey Alvarez, Director of UCPath Campus Operations, People & Culture
  • Teal Sexton, Regional Director, Berkeley Regional Services

Ex-Officio Members (Non-Voting)

  • Charron Andrus, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, Berkeley IT
  • Danny Grieb, Director, Data Solutions, Berkeley IT
  • David Turner, Executive Director, Campus Applications & Data, Berkeley IT
  • Faye Snowden, Executive Director for Technology Programs and Governance, Berkeley IT
  • Robin Pappas, IT Governance Program Manager, Berkeley IT
  • Tracy Shinn, Associate Vice Chancellor for IT and Chief Information Officer

DGC Subcommittees

Access Working Group (Access WG)

  • Recommends standards, processes, policies, and roles for accessing enterprise data that balance the requirements for safeguarding institutional data while ensuring equitable, appropriate access for those who need to perform their job functions
  • Recognizes and supports campus demand for access to data for decision-making, strategic considerations, institutional risk mitigation, as well as telling important UC Berkeley stories. 

Members

  • Audrey Alforque Thomas, Director of Data and Institutional Research, Division of Undergraduate Education
  • Robyn Doughty, Manager of Data Quality and Management, University Development and Alumni Relations
  • Sandeep Jayaprakash, Lead Data Scientist, Research, Teaching, and Learning
  • Sarah Reed, University Registrar
  • Stacey Alvarez, Director of UCPath Campus Operations, People & Culture

Demographic Data Working Group

  • Recommends potential changes to demographic roll-ups and nomenclature within some of our campus data reporting systems.
  • Determines the feasibility and interest in ensuring similar reporting categories across student, faculty, and staff data within central data systems.
  • Integrates new demographic data streams and federal/state/system requirements into campus data infrastructure.

Chair

  • Andrew Eppig, Director of Equity Data Initiatives, Equity & Inclusion

Members

  • Em Huang, Director of LGBTQ+ Advancement & Equity
  • Janet Gilmore, Senior Director of Strategic Communications, Office of Communications & Public Affairs
  • Justin Louie, Data Analyst, Enrollment Management Research & Policy
  • Justin Selph, Associate Registrar
  • Kerry Franzetta, Deputy Director, Financial Aid and Scholarships
  • Lupe Gallegos-Diaz, Director, Chicanx Latinx Student Development Center
  • Malcolm Quon, Senior Institutional Research Analyst, Office of Planning and Analysis
  • Marc Goulden, Director of Data Initiatives, Office for Faculty Equity & Welfare
  • Phenocia Bauerle, Director, Native American Student Development (NASD) and the Native Community Center (NCC)
  • Russ Acker, Associate Director of Institutional Research
  • Sara Quigley, Assistant Dean for Institutional Research & Data Analytics, Graduate Division
  • Tim Abdellah Fuson, Staff Affirmative Action Officer and EEO Analyst, People & Culture
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Questions?

Please direct questions about IT Governance to Robin Pappas, IT Governance Program Manager.