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

Susan Korzinek (Secretary)
Associate Vice President and Chief Information Officer

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.