MERIT GOVERNANCE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Merit Network, Inc. is a non-profit corporation owned by 12 of Michigan’s four-year public universities. Each member institution appoints one representative who acts as agent of that institution. Collectively these representatives serve as the Board of Directors.
James Bujaki
Vice President for Information Technology and CIO
Ronald Woody
Chief Information Officer
Bhavani Koneru
Chief Technology Officer
Miloš Topić
Vice President and Chief Digital Officer, Information Technology
Lake Superior State University
Maurice Walworth
Vice President for Finance & Operations
Melissa Woo (Chair)
Executive Vice President for Administration and Chief Information Officer
Michigan Technological University
Joshua Olson (Vice-Chair)
Chief Information Officer
Gavin Leach
Vice President for Finance & Administration
Lori Tirpak
Interim Chief Information Officer
Andy Palms
Executive Director Infrastructure, Information & Technology Services
Rob Thompson
Interim Chief Information Officer and Associate Vice President, Computing & Information Technology
Thomas Robert Wolf, Jr. (Treasurer)
Chief Information Officer
EX OFFICIO PARTICIPANTS
In addition to the official voting members of the Merit Board, a number of other individuals are usually invited to attend and participate at Board meetings including two representatives of the Merit Advisory Council, Network and Computing Directors from the Member universities and some Merit staff.
