Meet The Team
Information Technology Services Senior Leadership Team
Email: vmenta@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8316075
Vijay Menta is WPI’s Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer. He oversees Network Operations, Systems Services, Application Administration, Data Architecture, Enterprise Resource Planning, Support Services, Project Management, Academic Technologies, Research Computing, and IT Security for WPI community and plays a major role in the strategic initiatives of the university. Vijay joined WPI from Middlebury College where he was the Vice President & CIO. While there, he directed the completion of the Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) project for the ...
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Kate is the Associate CIO for Academic Technologies. She provides leadership to the Academic Technology Center (ATC) in the delivery of technologies used to support teaching and learning in face-to-face, online and hybrid courses as well as event related AV and multimedia support across campus. Kate also oversees the Instructional Design team who collaborate with the Morgan Teaching & Learning Center on faculty training in current pedagogical practices. She holds a BA from the University of Connecticut and a Master's degree from Boise State University.
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Jonathan Eck is the Associate CIO for Enterprise Cloud Systems & Integration Services. He provides leadership to the Enterprise Team in the support of WPI's enterprise resource planning and student information systems, integrations with third-party systems, and university-wide data management. The Enterprise Team is dedicated to operational excellence and a streamlined user experience. He holds a BFA from New York University.
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Phone: +1 (508) 8316967
Email: lleclerc@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8316774
LeeAnn LeClerc, CISSP is the Chief Information Security & Technology Officer (CISTO) for Foundational Technology Services (FTS). As WPI’s Chief Information Security & Technology Officer (CISO / CTO), LeeAnn brings a wealth of experience and a strategic vision to fortify WPI against the evolving landscape of cyber threats. Working closely with Senior Leadership and the WPI community she is an advocate for the Institution's total information security and Technology needs and is responsible for the development and delivery of a comprehensive information security and infrastructure ...
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Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x5752
Sia Najafi is Executive Director of Academic and Research Computing group. Sia provides vision and leadership in developing strategic plans and policies to guide and manage research computing infrastructure and support at WPI. Sia and his team support and manage research data and high-performance computer clusters to accommodate the expanding WPI research mission and meet federal guidelines for research data management.Sia is a WPI alumnus with his BS and MS degrees in mechanical engineering.
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