Team,

As I previously shared, Careen Quinlan is retiring on December 6 after 13 year as a leader on our IT team. I am now pleased to share that Patty Kokesh has agreed to serve as the interim leader of this team for the next few months. Patty has been a member of our Development team since 2017, spending the majority of that time in data analytics roles on the IT team prior to assuming her current role as Senior Director of Financial Administration and Strategy in 2023.

Patty is well positioned to lead this team during this time of transition, and is inheriting a skilled and talented team who continue to evolve our IT processes and data analytics functions. Over the next several months, I will work with Patty and the leadership of the ITS team (Andrew Yocum, Dean Ernzen, Tracey Mulheirn, Mayuri Changede, Rose Michalski, and Matt LaFlash) to ensure we have the right structure in place before undertaking the task of identifying a permanent leader of this important team, which we hope to have in place before the end of this fiscal year, if not sooner. During the transition time period, Patty will also maintain oversight of the Financial Administration and Strategy team.

Please join me in thanking and congratulating both Carleen and Patty for their leadership during this time of transition.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Brian