The 2026-2027 HESS Consortium Leadership
HESS Board of Directors | Executive Team
Matthew McKenna
Board Chair & CIO, Cleveland Institute of Art
OPEN
Board Vice Chair
Keith Fowlkes
Keith Fowlkes, Executive Director, Co-founder & Veteran CIO
Peter Christensen
Board Treasurer
CFO, Saint Mary’s College
Penny Evans-Plants
Board Secretary
CIO, Berry College
Carol Smith
Past Board Chair & Co-founder
CIO, Depauw University
HESS Board of Directors | Cohort Chairs
OPEN
Anthology Cohort Co-chair
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
Neal Dyer
Jenzabar ONE Cohort Co-chair | CTO, Southeastern University
Chris Hoke
Jenzabar ONE Cohort Co-chair | CIO, University of Jamestown
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
Shannon N. Shank
Member-at-Large | Assistant Vice President, Enterprise Applications, California Institute of Arts
Scott Krajewski
Member-at-Large | CIO, Augsburg University & Luther Seminary