Gerrit Bahlman is the Chief Information Officer at Massey University. As
CIO he has been involved in the strategic planning, development,
management and design of university information services since 1989. He
serves as the Chair of the New Zealand Vice Chancellor's Standing
Committee for IT, is a member of the CAUDIT Executive, a member of the
RUBRIC project board and has been the Director of the CAUDIT EDUCAUSE
Institute since 2005 and on the Faculty since 2001.
Gerrit holds a Masters Degree in Science, a Bachelor's degree in
Mathematics and Chemistry from Canterbury University and a Diploma in
Teaching from the Christchurch College of Education. He has taught and
held senior management roles in Education; worked as a consultant in
information technology; in international aid for the New Zealand
Ministry of Foreign Affairs introducing computer technology into the
University of the South Pacific; as a free lance writer in information
technology; and as a leader in the use of computers in education and
administration. He has a strong interest in organisational change
management and has applied those skills to the establishment of new
campuses; mergers of educational institutions and the establishment of
new systems and services in educational contexts.
Joan Getman
Joan Getman is Senior Strategist for Learning Technologies at Cornell University. Her goal is alignment of services with best practices, and current and emerging technologies. She does strategic planning for pilots, communicates evaluation findings and project outcomes, makes recommendations for improving and adding faculty services, cultivates partnerships across CIT and campus that leverage activities with similar goals and diverse sponsors, and facilitates faculty discussion of innovations in teaching with technology. Joan has a B.A. in Film and Psychology and an M.S. in Communication and Instructional Design.
Avril Grant
Avril Grant is the Associate Director for Client Quality Services and Project Portfolio Office in Information Technology Services (ITS) at Queensland University of Technology. She is accountable for quality of service, quality of communication, quality of information and project governance within ITS. Specifically this means that Avril is responsible for marketing and communication, IT training, strategic client liaison, IT Service Management, the QUT web presence, IT leadership development, and project governance.
Avril holds a Bachelor of Science - Computing and has over 25 years experience in the IT industry in both private industry and the university sector, within Australia and oversees. Her various roles range from programming and analysis, training, support and liaison through to management and leadership. Areas of interest also include Knowledge Management, Change Management and the challenges faced by knowledge workers in an IT environment.
Cathrine Harboe-Ree
Cathrine Harboe-Ree is the Monash University Librarian. Her interests include the transformation of library buildings and services to meet 21st century needs and digital library initiatives. Over the past few years she has overseen closer integration of library and information technology services to students. She has established an electronic press for her university and is the project leader of the Commonwealth Government funded project, ARROW (Australian Research repositories Online to the World), which is developing institutional repository solutions for the management of digital assets.
Cathrine is a member of Monash University’s eResearch Steering Committee and has recently led the creation of a data management policy. She is a member of the CAUL (Council of Australian University Librarians) Executive and the Editorial Board of Australian Academic & Research Libraries. She has a commitment to professional development and has been a mentor and leader in various programs.
Margo Hellyer
Margo Hellyer is the Director of Client Services in the Information Technology Services Division at Monash University. Her responsibilities cover IT support for staff and students, training, marketing and communications, and the University's lecture theatres and telephone switchboards. After initially studying agriculture, Margo has moved into IT and management with positions in the Victorian public sector and Deakin University before joining Monash in 1999. Her professional interests cover customer relationship management, strategic and operational planning, service improvement, change management and staff development.
David Lassner
David Lassner serves as the first Chief Information Officer for the University of Hawaii, Hawaii's statewide system of public higher education comprised of 10 campuses and 5 education centers on 6 islands. He is also a member of the Graduate Faculty of the University of Hawaii where has taught online and in-person in Computer Science, Business, Communication and Education. David chairs the Internet2 Applications Strategy Council and serves on the Board of Trustees of Internet2. He is active in a number of other professional organisations
including EDUCAUSE and the Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC),
where he currently chairs the Board of Governors. David holds AB and MS degrees from the University of Illinois in economics and computer science respectively, and a Ph.D communication & information sciences from the University of Hawaii.
Paul Sherlock
Paul Sherlock is the Director of Information Strategy and Technology
Services at the University of South Australia. Prior to joining UniSA in
2001 Paul held senior IT management roles at the Defence Science &
Technology Organisation (DSTO) and BHP/Billiton. Paul has a Degree in
Electrical Engineering and an Associate Diploma in Computing from the
University of South Australia, a Masters in Business Administration from
the University of Adelaide and a Graduate Diploma in Finance from the
Securities Institute. Paul is also a Graduate Member of the Australian
Institute of Company Directors and a Director and Chair of SABRENet
Limited. Paul's professional interests include service management,
benchmarking and change management.
Stephen Whiteside
Stephen Whiteside is the Director of IT for the University of Auckland. He is responsible for strategic planning and campus IT leadership, and manages a team of 150 staff. Stephen holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, and is a Chartered Accountant. In 2005 he chaired the organising committee for EDUCAUSE Australasia, which was held in Auckland. Prior to joining the University, Stephen was the CIO for Canterbury District Health Board, and a consultant for Coopers & Lybrand (now PWC). At PWC Stephen consulted on IT strategy, delivery and computer security. Stephen has a strong interest in leadership, and is an alumnus of the Australian Graduate School of Management General Manager Program.
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Gerrit Bahlman is the Chief Information Officer at Massey University. As
CIO he has been involved in the strategic planning, development,
management and design of university information services since 1989. He
serves as the Chair of the New Zealand Vice Chancellor's Standing
Committee for IT, is a member of the CAUDIT Executive, a member of the
RUBRIC project board and has been the Director of the CAUDIT EDUCAUSE
Institute since 2005 and on the Faculty since 2001.
Avril Grant is the Associate Director for Client Quality Services and Project Portfolio Office in Information Technology Services (ITS) at Queensland University of Technology. She is accountable for quality of service, quality of communication, quality of information and project governance within ITS. Specifically this means that Avril is responsible for marketing and communication, IT training, strategic client liaison, IT Service Management, the QUT web presence, IT leadership development, and project governance.
Cathrine Harboe-Ree is the Monash University Librarian. Her interests include the transformation of library buildings and services to meet 21st century needs and digital library initiatives. Over the past few years she has overseen closer integration of library and information technology services to students. She has established an electronic press for her university and is the project leader of the Commonwealth Government funded project, ARROW (Australian Research repositories Online to the World), which is developing institutional repository solutions for the management of digital assets. 
Margo Hellyer is the Director of Client Services in the Information Technology Services Division at Monash University. Her responsibilities cover IT support for staff and students, training, marketing and communications, and the University's lecture theatres and telephone switchboards. After initially studying agriculture, Margo has moved into IT and management with positions in the Victorian public sector and Deakin University before joining Monash in 1999. Her professional interests cover customer relationship management, strategic and operational planning, service improvement, change management and staff development. 
David Lassner serves as the first Chief Information Officer for the University of Hawaii, Hawaii's statewide system of public higher education comprised of 10 campuses and 5 education centers on 6 islands. He is also a member of the Graduate Faculty of the University of Hawaii where has taught online and in-person in Computer Science, Business, Communication and Education. David chairs the Internet2 Applications Strategy Council and serves on the Board of Trustees of Internet2. He is active in a number of other professional organisations
including EDUCAUSE and the Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC),
where he currently chairs the Board of Governors. David holds AB and MS degrees from the University of Illinois in economics and computer science respectively, and a Ph.D communication & information sciences from the University of Hawaii. 
Paul Sherlock is the Director of Information Strategy and Technology
Services at the University of South Australia. Prior to joining UniSA in
2001 Paul held senior IT management roles at the Defence Science &
Technology Organisation (DSTO) and BHP/Billiton. Paul has a Degree in
Electrical Engineering and an Associate Diploma in Computing from the
University of South Australia, a Masters in Business Administration from
the University of Adelaide and a Graduate Diploma in Finance from the
Securities Institute. Paul is also a Graduate Member of the Australian
Institute of Company Directors and a Director and Chair of SABRENet
Limited. Paul's professional interests include service management,
benchmarking and change management.
Stephen Whiteside is the Director of IT for the University of Auckland. He is responsible for strategic planning and campus IT leadership, and manages a team of 150 staff. Stephen holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, and is a Chartered Accountant. In 2005 he chaired the organising committee for EDUCAUSE Australasia, which was held in Auckland. Prior to joining the University, Stephen was the CIO for Canterbury District Health Board, and a consultant for Coopers & Lybrand (now PWC). At PWC Stephen consulted on IT strategy, delivery and computer security. Stephen has a strong interest in leadership, and is an alumnus of the Australian Graduate School of Management General Manager Program.