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Donna AsherAssociate Vice Chancellor for Finance & Administration Donna Asher is a veteran in higher education administration with nearly 20 years of progressively responsible experience in human resources, fiscal operations, space management and information systems for both academic and administrative areas. As the Associate Vice Chancellor for Business Services, Asher leads a team of directors administrating a shared services initiative that encompasses the delivery of business services in the areas of purchasing, payment, travel, payroll and human resources. |
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Rama Dhuwaraha Associate Vice Chancellor and UNT System Chief Information Officer Rama Dhuwaraha is the Chief Technology Officer and interim Chief Information Officer for University of North Texas System. In this role he leads all Information Technology services across the 3 campuses comprising the system. Rama will be working closely with the Vice Chancellor of Finance and the 3 Presidents of the campuses. Rama’s role spans all aspects of information technology — from strategy, planning and budgeting to the day-to-day delivery of services |
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Luis LewinAssociate Vice Chancellor for Human Resources As Associate Vice Chancellor, Lewin is responsible for operations and strategic direction for human resources services at UNT System administration, UNT, UNT Health Science Center, UNT Dallas and UNT Dallas College of Law. |
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James MauldinAssociate Vice Chancellor for Treasury James Mauldin joined the UNT System in early 2015 as the Associate Vice Chancellor for Treasury. He is responsible for coordinating the functions of banking, investments, and debt across the organization. Prior to joining the System, James served in the local government sector for seven years, at the City of Fort Worth as Assistant Director of Finance and the City of Cedar Hill as Director of Finance/CFO. Service in both operations and finance in the private sector, however, is where he got his career started, including industries such as telecom, banking, manufacturing, and logistics. In his “down time” James has taught Finance as an adjunct professor at Dallas Baptist University since 2009. James earned a bachelor’s degree and an MBA in Finance from DBU. He holds a Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) designation and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Candidate. He is a member of the Association for Financial Professionals, Governmental Finance Officers Association of Texas, and Mensa. |
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Paige SmithAssociate Vice Chancellor for Budget Paige Smith joined UNT System in Spring 2015, as Associate Vice Chancellor for Budget. She provides leadership and strategic planning in system-wide budgeting and resource management. She is certified as both a public accountant and an internal auditor and has over 24 years of accounting, auditing, and grant management experience in Texas public higher education from Sam Houston State University (SHSU). During her employment at SHSU, Paige served in multiple roles, including Associate Vice President for Financial Services, Controller, Director of Administrative Accounting, Director of Contract and Grant Administration, and Director of Internal Audit. Her career progression exemplifies her effectiveness in meeting growing expectations and responding to organizational changes and needs. Working collaboratively with senior financial leadership including the Chief Financial Officers, Budget Officers, Controllers, Treasurer, and other institutional leadership, Paige manages the system-wide budget planning, forecasting, process, structure, and allocations. She helps to ensure accurate, timely and sound financial data and reports are prepared for the Board of Regents and executives across the UNT System. Paige received her Master of Business Administration in Accounting and her Bachelor of Business Administration in General Business, both from Sam Houston State University. |
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Daniel StephensAssociate Vice Chancellor for Finance and Controller Daniel Stephens joined the UNT System on May 18th as the associate vice chancellor for finance and controller and will report to the vice chancellor for finance. In this role, he will provide leadership and strategic direction to the UNT System’s accounting, financial reporting, external audit, internal financial controls, payments, and payroll operations as well as the support centers for UNT, UNT Health Science Center and UNT Dallas. He is a Certified Public Accountant. |
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Susan ShermanAssistant Vice Chancellor for Financial Planning and Policy As Assistant Vice Chancellor for Financial Planning and Policy, Sherman works to strengthen the financial reporting and revenue/expenditure analyses of the System, align System practices with State appropriations and expenditures, and help the presidents advance the strategic needs of each individual University. In her role at University of Texas System, Sherman was responsible for developing strategies to maximize State funding and oversaw the strategic management of the State budget process and fiscal policy implementation for the 15 institutions and administration offices in UTS. She also coordinated System institutions’ responses for financial reports and information from State regulatory and legislative agencies. Prior to joining UTS in 2010, Sherman spent six years as a budget analyst for the Legislative Budget Board where she led the budget-writing process for institutions of higher education at Senate Finance Committee and State Appropriations Committee hearings on the General Appropriations Act. She analyzed institutions’ legislative funding requests and performance and developed budget recommendations totaling $3 billion for 38 public universities. She also served as a legislative assistant to State Senator Kyle Janek from 2001 to 2004. Sherman is a member of the Society for College and University Planning and the Texas Association of State Senior College and University Business Officers. She holds both a bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin. |
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Luke LybrandTreasury Manager Luke Lybrand has a variety of experience in public finance with a concentration on debt management. He worked at the City of Richardson in the City Manager’s Office assisting departments on numerous projects. Following that he worked for Moody’s Investors Service for three years as a credit ratings analyst with a focus on municipalities in the Southwest. As a ratings analyst, Luke worked on numerous projects to improve ratings consistency, published multiple research pieces, and rated many municipalities across the nation. Most recently, he worked for Regions Bank as a portfolio management and underwriter. At Regions, Luke structured financings in many different areas of education including private k-12, charter schools, public schools, and public and private universities and colleges. As Treasury Manager, Luke is responsible for debt management, including long term debt planning and forecasting, assisting in the structuring and issuance process, and post issuance compliance. Luke is an active volunteer and enjoys serving the community as an impact grant volunteer with United Way of Metro Dallas for the past five years with a focus on improving the education of at-risk students. He also loves serving as a mentor through Big Brothers Big Sisters North Texas for over 7 years. Luke was born in Bedford, Texas. He attended H.E.B. public schools, received his B.A. in Political Science from Texas A&M University and his Masters of Public Administration from the University of North Texas. |
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Kerry RomineSenior Financial Analyst Kerry Romine joined the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Finance in June 2013. He currently serves as the Financial Analyst for UNT System where he provides data analysis in support of implementing the financial strategy and business plans for the entire UNT System. This includes data retrieval, analysis and reporting for the Vice Chancellor of Finance's Office as well as financial forecasting, modeling and reporting to all levels of the organization and state government agencies. This position is key in preparing system-wide operating budgets as well as the legislative appropriations proposal. |
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Don SabaniSenior Director of Business Process Improvement and Reporting Don Sabani joined the UNT System in early 2015 as the Senior Director of Business Process Improvement and Reporting. In his role, he will lead business improvement initiatives and act as a link between the improvement programs and executive leadership. He is also responsible for promoting Six Sigma initiatives and ensuring that projects are adequately implemented through the creation of successful project teams, driving organizational change management, and ensuring that quality improvement projects are aligned with the organizations objectives and goals. Don is also an adjunct professor teaching graduate accounting at the University of Texas at Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management. Don has more than 15 years of industry experience in manufacturing, financial services, oil and gas, and pharmaceuticals in various business and strategic capacities. Don is a volunteer with the Salvation Army and Presbyterian Hospital System. Don earned undergraduate degrees in Finance, Accounting, and Economics from UNT. He also holds an MS in Accounting and an MBA, both from UTD. He is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt. |
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Justin JohnsonAdministrative Coordinator Justin joined UNT System in July 2015 as the Administrative Coordinator for both Treasury and Budget. He is responsible for providing administrative support to the Associate Vice Chancellor for Budget and the Associate Vice Chancellor for Treasury. Prior to joining UNT System, he was an Administrative Clerk for the Health and Human Services Commission for a year. He also worked as an Office Manager for World Finance Corporation for seven years. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Texas A&M University – Commerce. |
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Guadalupe MontoyaExecutive Administrative Assistant |