Project Team

The project team is comprised of individuals from affected functional and technical areas who have agreed to support this important initiative by directly participating in implementation activities. The team also includes consultants from our implementation partner, Accenture, who have extensive experience in implementing Workday at other higher education institutions.

Project Management Office

Name Position Team
Becky Frieden Program Director Project Management Office
Elijah Pasha Project Director Project Management Office

HCM Workstream

Name Position Team
Katherine Zuliani Executive Director, Workstream Lead HCM Workstream
Chasiti Berry Director, Benefits & Wellness Benefits HCM Workstream
Maureen Gaughran Associate Director Benefits HCM Workstream
Anshul Kaushik Workday Benefits Lead HCM Workstream
Sheri Kelleher Assistant Provost HCM Workstream
Michaela Loughran Associate Director, HRIS and Compensation HCM Workstream
Angelina Salerno Assistant Director HCM Workstream
Wanda Small HR Coordinator HCM Workstream
Catherine Vicario Thurau Workday Project Team HCM Workstream

Finance Workstream

Name Position Team
Eileen Valerio Assistant Treasurer and Controller, Workstream Lead Finance Workstream
Colene Bassolino Director, Treasury and Accounting Operations Finance Workstream
Kelly Castillo Assistant Director, Purchasing Finance Workstream
Firoozeh Chitsaz Grant Accountant Finance Workstream
Uzma Hassan Analyst, Treasury Operations Finance Workstream
Barbara Holahan Vice President, Financial Affairs, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer Finance Workstream
Damion Nicholson Senior Payroll Specialist Finance Workstream
Jenny Piotrowski Accountant Finance Workstream
Janett Sanchez-Peralta Associate Director Finance Workstream
George Scheu Assistant Controller and Senior Budget Director Finance Workstream
Stephen Stallone Director Finance Workstream
Karen Stansifer Assistant Director Finance Workstream
Anthony Vegliante Manager, Accounting Finance Workstream
Nancy Vicario Manager, Payroll Finance Workstream
Beth Witkiewicz Director, Accounts Payable and Purchasing Finance Workstream
Zinnur Ulgen Senior Payroll Specialist Finance Workstream

Technical Workstream

Name Position Team
Becky Frieden Sr. Director Enterprise Applications and Decision Support Systems, Workstream Lead Technical Workstream
Catalin Popescu Director, Application Development and Support, Workstream Lead Technical Workstream
Carin Avogardo Business Analyst Technical Workstream
Michelle Bestercy Business Analyst/Project Manager Technical Workstream
Frank Entwistle Application Developer Technical Workstream
Ahmed Goni Systems Analyst Technical Workstream
Neha Jain Senior Systems Analyst Technical Workstream
Ravi Krishnaswamy Manager, HCM & Financial Applications Technical Workstream
Lap Chung Lam PeopleSoft Application DBA Technical Workstream
David Mitchell Director of Data Management & Integrations Technical Workstream
Biju Nair Senior Systems Analyst Technical Workstream
Jennifer Terranova Lead Systems Analyst Technical Workstream
Geoff Unger Systems Analyst Technical Workstream
Jonathan Yu Senior Systems Analyst Technical Workstream

Change Management Workstream

Name Position Team
Tina Salgado Change Management Workstream Lead Change Mgmt Workstream
Jean Finnerty Assistant Director Human Resources Change Management Workstream / HCM Workstream
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