## 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

[Link to Shannon N. Shank](mailto:sshank@calarts.edu)

##### 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