Michael Horan
Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer
Yvonne Harris
Sr. Director of Financial Systems & Operations
Yvonne serves as a liaison between the Finance & Operations department, IT resources, and the WPI Unified Digital Campus (UDC) project teams. She participates in cross-divisional teams engaged in promoting data stewardship, data access, and applying administrative systems best practices to the university. In her position, Yvonne applies practical business experience and technical knowledge to collaborate with other staff to support the initiatives of the UDC. ... View Profile
Olga Klochkova
Assistant VP, Finance & Operations
Olga Klochkova is the Assistant Vice President of Finance & Operations. She is a critical thought partner on both strategic and tactical financial decision-making to the EVP/CFO. Olga is responsible for developing and directing effective budget and planning processes in alignment with the strategic priorities of the WPI, performing high quality financial analyses and financial modeling along with actionable recommendations, and communicating financial information and insights to department and division leaders, the senior leadership, and Board of Trustees. ... View Profile
Rachel Leblanc
Rachel I. LeBlanc
Associate Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
In her nearly 20 years at WPI, Rachel has assumed a variety of leadership roles across the university. As a member of the university administration, Rachel is responsible for cross-functional collaboration to drive strategic initiatives and data-driven decision making. This includes managing university-level initiatives in areas such as the strategic plan, operational excellence, and institutional data analysis. Formed in mid-2021, the office of strategic initiatives and university analytics serves as a central hub for supporting change management using a data-driven approach.
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Cheryl A. Martunas
Cheryl A. Martunas
Dir of Public Safety/Chief
Cheryl is the Director of Public Safety and Chief of Police at WPI, responsible for management and operation of the WPI Police department, the oversight of the university’s Access Control System, and the Student EMS and Transportation services. Chief Martunas has 30 years of law enforcement experience, including 26 years in a campus setting. ... View Profile
Siamak Najafi
Siamak Mohammed Z. Najafi
Interim CIO-Executive
Sia Najafi is WPI’s Interim 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. ... View Profile
Carlie Rudzinski
Administrative Assistant VI