Infrastructure & Operations’ Mike Whitfield marked 21 years with ITS on February 5. A few weeks ago, when he received his 20-year service plaque from the University, it was family tradition. Whitfield comes from a long line of relatives who … Read more
Season three of Data@Rest, a podcast produced by Charlie Mewshaw and Michael Williams of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Information Security Office, was released in September. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Mewshaw and Williams recorded the podcast in the UNC School of Medicine’s state … Read more
After more than 30 years of state service, Hiawatha Demby, Applications Analyst with ITS Communication Technologies, will retire at the end of May. During his time at UNC-Chapel Hill, Demby worked for several departments, saw campus technology support offices evolve … Read more
J. Michael Barker was selected as UNC-Chapel Hill’s Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, effective February 1. Barker served as Interim Vice Chancellor for one year — from January 2019 through January 31, 2020. He has served … Read more
Mark Reed Title: Research Associate, ITS Research Computing Number of years with ITS: 11 Personal: Lives in Durham with his fiancé, Sandy. They have six grown children and three grandchildren. Education: Ph.D., masters and bachelor’s degrees in physics from UNC-Chapel … Read more
Priscilla Alden retires January 30 after 9 ½ years as Assistant Vice Chancellor for User Support & Engagement at Information Technology Services and after 15 years overall with UNC-Chapel Hill. That’s longer than any of the ITS leadership team has … Read more
Jim Gogan Title: Interim Director of Communication Technologies at Information Technology Services Professional: Has worked for UNC-Chapel Hill for 38 years, including 28 years with ITS and other University central computing operations that predated ITS A few weeks into his … Read more
Jim Gogan Title: Interim Director of Communication Technologies at Information Technology Services Personal: Lives in Carrboro with his wife, Harlene, who works part-time for the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Social Work. Daughter, Maureen, attends UNC-Charlotte. Education: Bachelor’s in political science … Read more
