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Workday@Bucknell is overseen by a governance body that consists of three executive sponsors, the Workday Engagement Committee (WEC) and the Workday Operations Committee (WOC).

Workday Executive Sponsors
Param Bedi – Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Nicole Whitehead – Vice President, Talent, Culture and Human Resources

Workday Engagement Committee (WEC) – The Workday  Engagement Committee is a strategic, governance and engagement-focused committee composed of representatives from Finance, Human Resources, and Library & Information Technology, led by the Workday Program Manager. This committee meets monthly to review and determine strategic initiatives that will optimize the broader use of Workday in a forward-thinking manner. This work includes the collection and review of area-specific and campus-wide feedback as the committee vets University-wide strategic product and business implications, such as:
*the adoption of new Workday modules, enhancements, Workday related tools and integrations
*the evaluation and optimization of existing processes
*broad Workday security considerations
*change management programming 
Abby Brown – Senior Project Manager (arb029@bucknell.edu)
Don Kuhn – Director, HRIS and Operational Excellence (don.kuhn@bucknell.edu)
Betsy Stewart – Associate Vice President, Treasurer and Controller (eds019@bucknell.edu)
Kevin Willey – Executive Director, Enterprise Technologies (kevin.willey@bucknell.edu)

Workday Operations Committee (WOC) – The Workday Operations Committee is a functional working group composed of representatives from Finance, Human Resources, and Library & Information Technology that meets regularly  to discuss the day-to-day technical system operations of Workday. The committee reviews existing and new end-user functionality and implements adjustments to system settings as a way to better improve the day-to-day function of the system for campus, as well as:
*ensuring successful system integrations
*designing and maintaining reporting
*providing technical support to end users
*preparing for the annual system audit of Workday

The Workday Operations Committee prepares for and manages Workday’s bi-annual upgrades, vetting upcoming feature and functionality changes, completing testing, and working, in partnership, with the Workday Engagement Committee to communicate expected impacts and outcomes as needed.
Pamela Noone – Director, Financial Information Systems (noone@bucknell.edu)
Harshul Sharma – Associate Director, Enterprise Technology Development & Operations
(hs039@bucknell.edu)
Ron Stauffer – Senior Associate Controller (rstauffe@bucknell.edu)
Jill Taylor – Director, Payroll (jst015@bucknell.edu)
Kirsten Walter – Systems Analyst (kwalter@bucknell.edu)
Brandt Waples – HRIS and Data Analyst (b.waples@bucknell.edu)