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Executive Data Council

The Executive Data Council (EDC) was formed in March 2020 to establish policies and common business practices to ensure that Purdue West Lafayette institutional information is made reliable, accurate, and available to those with authorized access; interpreted consistently across the university; reported appropriately and reliably to external agencies and constituents; and optimized to enable the strategic use of data.

The Council oversees the four data governance committees:

  • Data Ethics
  • Data Stewards
  • Quality Data Experience
  • Training & Communication

The Council is the primary decision-making group, and members establish and review policies and ensure data governance adoption and engagement across the organization. The Council is responsible for:

  • assessing and prioritizing data issues for resolution
  • resolving cross-functional issues
  • ensuring resources are available as needed

The Council is also responsible for collective decision-making around substantive changes to organization data collection, maintenance, access, and use within their functional area. These changes generally will be reflected in policies, procedures and guidelines to be submitted to the Council. Chairs of each of the four data governance committees attend Executive Data Council meetings.

More information is available in the Executive Data Council's charter.

Membership (as of 2/14/2025)

Name Title Unit
Sunil Prabhakar EDC Chair, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs Provost
Molly Amstutz Senior Director, IDA+A, Chief Data Officer Provost
Andrew Bean Associate Vice President, Finance & Accounting Finance & Accounting
Amy Boyle Vice President for Human Resources Human Resources
Amanda Carlson Senior Director of Integrated Analytics Administrative Operations
Lauren Fatse Director, IT Business Analysis Information Technology
Cherise Hall Vice Provost for Enrollment Management Provost
Jennifer Helfrich Assistant Director, Data and Analysis Human Resources
Kendal Kosta-Mikel Institutional Data Governance Program Lead, IDA+A Provost
Gillian Leonard Director of Compliance and Data Governance Purdue Northwest
Irah Modry-Caron Executive Director of Institutional Research and Information Management Purdue Fort Wayne
Cindy Moscrip Lead Organizational Development Specialist, Organizational Effectiveness Human Resources
Jim Motta Senior Director Information Technology  - Enterprise Solutions Information Technology
Robert Oxender Director, Information Assurance, Purdue Systems Security (PSS) Information Technology
Tina Perusek Senior Auditor, Strategy and Risk Management Internal Audit Office
Andrea Pluckebaum Director, Analytics, IDA+A Provost
Ian Pytlarz Principal Data Scientist, IDA+A Provost
David Robledo Executive Director of External Data Analytics President
Madina Sabirova Chief Audit Executive Internal Audit Office
Ken Sandel Associate Vice President, Sponsored Program Services Research
Kristin Shepard Senior Manager, Strategy and Risk Management Internal Audit Office
Angela Slocum Director, Facilities Information Services Administrative Operations
Christian Theumer Vice President of Information Technology, Chief Information Officer Information Technology
Stephanie Willis Director Information & Support Services Research
Kenneth Wilson Director IT - AI / Automation Information Technology
Zach Yater Senior Manager BI Analysis & Support Information Technology