Office of the CIO

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Jerod Hall

  • Position: Chief Information Officer
  • Phone: 419-372-7712
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Address: 104 Hayes Hall

The Office of the CIO provides leadership and direction for ITS, and advocacy for information systems and information technology for the University.

Contained within the Office of the CIO, Information Technology Services (ITS) follows the Guiding Principles and Strategic Initiatives incorporated into the ITS Strategic Plan to develop and support the faculty, staff, students, alumni and guests who use the applications and facilities supported by BGSU.

The Office of the CIO is comprised of the leaders from Information Security, Infrastructure, Applications, and Client Services as well as budgeting and administrative services for the unit.


Office of the CIO Staff List


Joel Arakaki

Position: Director, Client Services
Phone:
 419-372-4990
Email:
 [email protected]

Michael Firsdon

Position: Director, Infrastructure
Phone:
 419-372-8463
Email:
 [email protected]

Margo Kammeyer

Position: Manager of Project Management
Phone:
 419-372-1613
Email:
 [email protected]

VACANT

Position: Director, Enterprise Applications
Phone:
Email:
 

Daniel Newton

Position: Director, Information Security
Phone:
 419-372-3699
Email:
 [email protected]

Daniel Newton is a Bureau of Labor Statistics Trusted Agent, and ITS’ point of contact for GLBA and PCI inquiries.

Nancy Torres Pfeiffer 

Position: Budget Administrator
Phone:
 419-372-7494
Email:
 [email protected]

Ginny Pinkelman

Position: Executive Assistant to the CIO
Phone:
 419-372-2006
Email:
 [email protected]
 

Updated: 05/09/2025 01:18PM