Overview:
The Data Governance Committee leverages the collective knowledge and expertise of campus partners to university-wide data governance matters, to develop, enhance, and support data governance policies and procedures that addresses CSUN’s need for availability, secure access, data privacy, confidentiality, and integrity.
The Data Governance committee is advisory to the Executive Technology Steering Committee (ETSC) and works collaboratively to ensure that trusted and accurate data are accessible and effectively managed by the university community. The committee supports regulatory, accreditation, compliance, and other similar requirements in its recommendations regarding the use of institutional data. The committee meets monthly during the academic year and during the summer as needed.
Responsibilities
- Develop, enhance and support CSUN’s data policies, standards, and processes to maintain data privacy and to authorize secure access and storage of data in accord with relevant policy and regulatory requirements. Confidential Level 1 and Level 2 Data are critical priorities.
- Recommend standards and procedures to ensure effective stewardship of institutional data, including identifying/assigning data stewards and ensuring that data stewards are properly trained.
- Promote the effective use of accurate, consistent and trusted institutional data though identification of all CSUN data users to help ensure that these users are properly trained to enable a common understanding and consistent interpretation of data.
- Prioritize CSUN data governance projects and tasks (e.g., data authorization, data definitions and inventory, coordination with CSU wide initiatives).
- Make recommendations and present issues to the ETSC, as necessary.
Membership AY 2023-2024 (appointed by the ETSC annually)
| Name | Role |
| Janet Oh (co-chair) | Senior Director, Institutional Research (co-chair) |
| Kevin Krzewinski (co-chair) | Senior Director, IT and Information Security Officer (co-chair) |
| Zeina Otaky-Ramirez | Custodian of Student Records Representative |
| Daniel Castellon | HIPAA Privacy Officer |
| Todd Wolfe | University Registrar |
| Karen Pak | PCI (Credit Card) Officer |
| Mark Stover | Records Management Representative |
| Dustin Tamashiro | Vice President-appointed representative(s) for Academic Affairs |
| Kristina de la Vega | Vice President-appointed representative for Administration and Finance |
| Danny Reader | Vice President-appointed representative for University Advancement |
| TBD | Vice President-appointed representative(s) for Information Technology |
| Emily Jensen | Vice President-appointed representative for President’s Office |
| Shelline Warren | Vice President-appointed representative for Student Affairs |
| Luiz Mendez | Faculty member, appointed by the Faculty Senate Executive Committee, in consultation with the Provost. |
| Jenish Bhavnagri | Student representative appointed by Associated Students |
| Grace Slavik | Representative from TUC (research) and IRB |
