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Who we are
UCF membership includes all Chairs of UCISA Communities, UCISA Deputy Chair, and UCISA CEO.
What we do
The UCF supports the strategic goals. the UCF will aim to provide strategic leadership to the UCISA community
- Acting as a focal point for engagement between UCISA and its members
- Ensuring strong engagement with UCISA membership through its communities
- Leading the implementation of the UCISA Strategy through the UCISA Communities
- Identifying and sharing good practice in leading UCISA Communities.
- Championing opportunities for collaboration between UCISA Communities.
- Promoting the benefits of a diverse workforce across the HE sector.
- Ensuring the views and interests of all UCISA Communities are represented.
- Assisting in the preparation of UCISA Community Annual Budgets
- Contributing to the development of the UCISA Strategy
- Advising the Board of Trustees and responding to requests for information when required.
- Receiving reports from the UCISA Community Chairs to monitor activity and measure the benefits derived from such activity
Member Email lists
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Useful Information
Playlist from the ucisa19 Leadership Conference
Committee Members
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Chair
- James Smith
- Chief Operating Officer and Chief Information Officer
- Middlesex University
- j.g.smith@mdx.ac.uk
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UCISA Chairs Forum Deputy Chair
- Deborah Green
- CEO
- UCISA
- ceo@ucisa.ac.uk
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DIG Chair
- Mohammed Aufogul
- Director of Digital Campus Delivery
- University College London
- m.aufogul@ucl.ac.uk
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PCMG Chair
- Simon Baker
- Head of University Change Team
- Birmingham City University
- simon.baker@bcu.ac.uk
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EA Joint Chair
- Russell Boyatt
- Director of Strategy and Architecture
- London School of Economics
- r.boyatt@lse.ac.uk
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Sustainability Group Chair
- Henrik Brogger
- Director of Digital Operations and Service Delivery
- University of Reading
- H.R.Brogger@Reading.ac.uk
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BTS Chair
- John Butterworth
- Director OCIO
- King's College London
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EA Joint Chair
- Rosie Coffey
- Head of Enterprise Applications Group
- University College Cork
- Rosie.Coffey@ucc.ie
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UCISA Chair
- James Crooks
- CIO
- Durham University
- james.d.crooks@durham.ac.uk
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HEWIT Chair
- Nathalie Czechowski
- CIO
- University of South Wales
- nathalie.czechowski@southwales.ac.uk
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All Ireland Directors Chair
- Patrick Daly
- Director of Technology (CIO)
- Maynooth University
- paddy.daly@mu.ie
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DEG Chair
- Richard Goodman
- Learning Technology Team Manager, IT Services
- Loughborough University
- r.goodman@lboro.ac.uk
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Procurement Joint Chair
- Mel Gomes
- Head of IT Commercial Management and Contracts
- Royal Holloway, University of London
- mel.gomes@rhul.ac.uk
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WiT Joint Chair
- Christi Hopkinson
- Head of Service Operations
- University of the West of England
- Christi.Hopkinson@uwe.ac.uk
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UX Joint Chair
- Emma Horrell
- User Experience Manager
- University of Edinburgh
- emma.horrell@ed.ac.uk
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London Networking Innovation Chair
- Okan Kibaroglu
- Director of Customer Success
- Imperial College London
- o.kibaroglu@imperial.ac.uk
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Immigration Administration Joint Chair
- Alex Lock
- Head of Immigration Compliance
- Anglia Ruskin University
- alex.lock@aru.ac.uk
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BRM Chair
- Richard Manley
- Strategic Business Partner
- University of the West of England
- Richard.Manley@uwe.ac.uk
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ESM Joint Chair
- Iain McCracken
- Director of Service Delivery
- The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
- i.mccracken@lse.ac.uk
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Procurement Group Joint Chair
- Rob Moore
- Head of Service Governance
- Leeds Beckett University
- r.m.moore@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
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SSG Joint Chair
- Jo Mortimer
- Head of Business Relationship Management
- University of Reading
- j.e.mortimer@reading.ac.uk
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Immigration Administration Joint Chair
- Ross Porter
- Associate Director, Visa Compliance & Financial Aid
- London Business School
- rporter@london.edu
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CISG Chair
- Martin Rodenby
- Head of Product (Education & Student) IT Services
- University of Sheffield
- m.j.rodenby@sheffield.ac.uk
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SSG Joint Chair
- Andy Scott
- Senior Manager (Service Desk and 2nd Line Support)
- Durham University
- andrew.scott@durham.ac.uk
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UX Joint Chair
- Joseph Talbot
- Senior UX Consultant
- University of Oxford
- joseph.talbot@it.ox.ac.uk
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Security Chair
- Dave Thornley
- Head of Digital Architecture
- Sheffield Hallam University
- d.h.thornley@shu.ac.uk
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HEIDS Chair
- Claire Taylor
- Director, Information Services
- Edinburgh Napier University
- c.taylor3@napier.ac.uk
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ESM Joint Chair
- Mark Temple
- Assistant Director, Service Management
- University of Glasgow
- mark.temple@glasgow.ac.uk
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DCG Chair
- Alison Waters
- Digital Capabilities Manager
- Cranfield University
- a.k.waters@cranfield.ac.uk
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WiT Co-Chair
- Katie Wilde
- Interim Head of Applications
- University of Aberdeen
- k.wilde@abdn.ac.uk
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