Dr. Clarke oversees the management of the university’s network and communications infrastructure, ERP system , Academic Information Technology, and other Information Technology services that support all levels of research, learning, and teaching. Dr. Clarke serves as the Chair of the Alabama Higher Education CIO (HE-CIO) Council.

Jesse brings 17 years of experience in data center support, disaster planning and recovery, network services, IT security, network devices, server administration, infrastructure design and management, and effective technology solutions. At RSCCD, he supervises the coordination of network and district activities with campus academic technology staff and facility master planning.

Robert, with over 35 years of experience in higher education IT, assists college leadership with direction and implementation of technology solutions to achieve strategic objectives, develop the IT Strategic Plan and Tactical Plans, and supervises the IT team with focus on customer service and quality assurance.

Karl is an Information Technology administrator, educator and researcher with proficiency in strategic planning, policy development and project management. He has experience in technology, business, teaching, research and publishing. His professional career includes work for U.S. and international companies and experience in higher education and non-profit sectors.

Dr. Coverdale is VP for Information Technology and CIO at Central State University. She holds degrees in B.S., MBA, and Ph.D. and has 23 years as an IT professional including including roles with IBM, HP, Accenture, and President/CEO of the Virgin Islands Next Generation Network and focuses on leveraging smart technologies to meet the ever-evolving needs of modern students.

Joe brings over 20 years of experience building innovative higher education technology services companies. Joe was previously VP of Client Experience at CampusWorks and ran Ellucian’s corporate IT for many years. He is a collaborative leader known for his passion for building formidable teams framed by a cooperative and trusting culture focused on customer needs.

Jim serves as VP, Engagements at OculusIT. His key areas of expertise lie in strategic business development, leadership, customer relationships, and developing global partnerships, mergers & acquisition. As part of OculusIT, Jim helps colleges and universities leverage the latest technologies and reduce their overall operational costs via strategic IT initiatives. Jim was previously with Accenture.

Damon has over 20 years of experience in technology operations and management. As VP, Operations at OculusIT, he is responsible for developing and executing a global operations strategy in the company’s support functions, product and service delivery, customer billing, information technology, and global procurement. Damon held technical management roles at Concentrix, CSC and Navisite.

Christopher Paetsch is the General Counsel of OculusIT. He has over 20 years of general counsel and litigation experience. Previously, he served as the Vice President and General Counsel at Kaplan Higher Education.