CIO Leadership Team

John Rathje standing in front of architecture building Kent State

 

John M. Rathje

Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer

Education:

M.S., Computer Science, Central Michigan University
B.S., Physics, Central Michigan University

Responsibilities:

The Vice President of Information Technology and CIO provides leadership for all institutional information technology endeavors, and oversees both strategic planning and operational service activities for educational, research, administrative and information security infrastructure efforts. He is responsible for leading the university’s information technology in support of the vision and priorities set by Kent State’s six-year plan, A Strategic Roadmap to a Distinctive Kent State.

He reports directly to the senior vice president for finance and administration, and serves on the President’s Cabinet.

Contact Information: CIO@kent.edu, (330) 672-4704

 

Direct Reports

Michel Nahas

Michel Nahas, Chief Data Officer

Data Management and Analytics

Education:
Master of International Management, Thunderbird School of Global Management
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
 
Responsibilities:

Provides leadership for the governance, integration and reporting of all university data. The department is tasked with building a framework to enable the use of data to help make informed decisions and will work with Mary Parker, the VP of Enrollment Management to assist with the use of data to increase enrollment. 
 
Contact Information: mnahas2@kent.edu, (330) 672-8820

Sameer Jaleel

ASSOCIATE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER (CIO)

sjaleel1@kent.edu, (330) 672-1388 
Provides leadership of all Digital Enterprise Systems (DES), including the design, development, and testing of new and innovative software applications that are used extensively by the Kent State community. 
Education:
BBA, Information Systems, Kent State University
MS, Information Architecture and Knowledge Management, Kent State University

James Raber

ASSOCIATE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

Support, Infrastructure, Research Technology and Security

Education:
B.S., Computer Science, Kent State University
M.Ed., Instructional Technology, Kent State University
Ph.D., Educational Psychology, Kent State University

Responsibilities:

Provides leadership for the Network and Infrastructure teams, Classroom Technology, Federated Desktop Support, Help Desk, Training and Outreach, Research Technology, and other related initiatives. The overarching goal of the department is to deliver an exceptional customer experience in regard to technical support and service requests.

Contact Information: jaraber@kent.edu, (330) 672-1927

Holly Slocum

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, Organizational Effectiveness

hslocum@kent.edu, (330) 672-3708 

Holly Slocum directs Organizational Effectiveness, which includes managing divisional human resources, organizational staff development, facilities, Process Evaluation and Improvement and the Lean Kent State Office. Holly has a B.S. in Business Administration and a M.S. in Leadership in the Nontechnical Aspects of Information Technology, both from Kent State.

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