HESS Board of Directors | Executive Team

Gwen Pechan
Current Board Chair & CIO, Flagler College

Matthew McKenna
Board Vice Chair & CIO, Cleveland Institute of Art

Keith Fowlkes
Keith Fowlkes, Executive Director, Co-founder & Veteran CIO

Ezra Krumhansl
Board Treasurer CFO/CIO, Spalding University

Penny Evans-Plants
Board Secretary CIO, Berry College

Carol Smith
Past Board Chair & Co-founder CIO, Depauw University
HESS Board of Directors | Cohort Chairs

Paul Dupree
Anthology Cohort Co-chair | CIO, Asbury University, & Co-founder

Brett Hinson
Anthology Cohort Co-chair | CIO, Lipscomb University

Tom Kruse
Ellucian Colleague Cohort Co-chair | Assoc. VP Technology & Contract, Loras College

Shawn Snapp
Ellucian Colleague Cohort Co-chair | Chief Information Officer, Bellarmine University

Anne R Pacione
Ellucian Banner Cohort Co-chair | CIO, St. John’s University

Troy Thomason
Ellucian Banner Cohort Co-chair | CIO, Rollins College

Kenitra Horsley
Jenzabar ONE Cohort Co-chair | CIO, Queen’s College of Charlotte

Neal Dyer
Jenzabar ONE Cohort Co-chair | CTO, Southeastern University

Melissa Alsing
Oracle Cloud Cohort Co-chair | CIO, Seton Hill University

Gene Spencer
Oracle Cloud Cohort Co-chair | HESS Collective Senior Associate

Spencer Golden
Workday Cohort Co-chair | Associate CIO, Haverford College

Maria Piret
Workday Cohort Co-chair | Director, Information Systems, Lynn University

Trey Arrington
Member-at-Large | CIO, Wofford College

Peter Christensen
Member-at-Large | Vice President of Strategy & Finance, Saint Mary’s College