Doug West Retirement Celebration
On October 5, Information Services gathered to celebrate the long and distinguished career of Doug West at the University of Richmond. The event drew such a large crowd that many had to stand throughout to express their well-wishes. In addition to remarks by Keith W. McIntosh, other speakers included Troy Boroughs, Craig Kocher, Bruce Matthews, and Mia Reinoso Genoni. Together, we expressed our deep gratitude to Doug for his more than 26 years of service, not only to the University at large but also to Information Services, where his contributions have been invaluable. Doug's impact and commitment were acknowledged and celebrated by the entire University community. Thanks, Doug, for your service and leadership! We wish you the very best in retirement!
Karl Schmitz Retirement Celebration
On Wednesday, November 15 in the Modlin Booth Lobby, the University celebrated staff members that have retired in 2023, including our own Karl Schmitz. President Hallock hosted the celebration which was highlighted with warm wishes from family members, co-workers, and friends. Congratulations to Karl for his 32 years of exceptional service!
Welcome Mirinda McCants
Mirinda McCants joined User Services as the User Services System Administrator and Team Lead. She comes from Wells Fargo, where she was a system administrator for their accounts.
Welcome Mason Cox
Mason comes from the Richmond area and is excited to be a part of the UR community as he have been a fan of the Spiders since he was little. Outside of work, he loves to be in the outdoors fishing, hunting with my black lab Malley, and playing golf. Mason is "thrilled to be joining the Enterprise Applications team and combining my experience of working with data and HR technology to support the new ERP implementation project and other university applications."
Welcome Joon Han
Joon recently graduated from the University of Richmond where he majored in Computer Science and Music. Joon was born in South Korea and moved to the States when he was around eight. He has lived in Cleveland, Ohio most of his life. Joon loves to write music and play the guitar. "I'm excited to join the ERP project team and looking forward to meeting everyone!"
Welcome Pavel Perinka
Pavel moved to Richmond in 2012 and he is "super psyched about joining University of Richmond as the next step in my technical career spent mostly in the telecommunications industry." He is originally from Czech Republic but he found a nice spot in Midlothian, Virginia where he currently lives. Outside of work, Pavel enjoys rock climbing, skiing, bread baking, and healthy living. Pavel supports the Workday project but he likes to use his expertise working on other tasks including registration load testing, and integration platform migrations.
Welcome Aneshia Price
We welcomed Aneshia Price to the Enterprise Applications team this year as a Senior Programmer Analyst. She works remotely, from Florida. She hails from Donalsonville, GA. She has lived in Tallahassee for the past eight years. Her professional experience has been in the government sector. Her initial role is supporting the move from Banner to Workday.
Welcome Svetla Walsh
Svetla Walsh joined us as our new Information Security Analyst. We are excited that she will assist us in growing our IT risk management, cybersecurity awareness, and vendor security governance programs. She comes from the United States Marine Corps, where she served as a Cybersecurity Manager, and is a 2018 graduate of the United States Naval Academy.
Welcome Jay Einck
Jay Einck joins the Help Desk, where he will be answering phones, email messages, and SpiderTechNet requests. Jay comes to us from the Mayo Clinic Help Desk and has over a decade of experience. He specializes in writing Knowledge Base articles and documentation.