About IT

Image of Columbia College Chicago campus buildings Photo: Phil Dembinski '08.

Information Technology at Columbia College Chicago provides faculty, staff, and students with a variety of tools and technology applications that enable the campus community to engage in collaboration with the community. The staff listed below represent IT leadership and the functional areas for each IT department. For a full list of IT staff, please visit the directory.

Jerry Tarrer Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Kathie Koch Associate Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Dolores Marek Director, Academic Technology The director of Academic Technology is responsible for providing leadership and management of Columbia's academic and instructional technology initiatives. The director supervises the IT instructional design team, IT media services, TechBar, library technology, and event management.	Robert Ruiz Interim Senior Director, IT Infrastructure and Operations Managing senior director of infrastructure campuswide that includes: storage, server, network (wired and wireless), desktop and computer equipment and support, Technology Support, telecommunications, and email operations.
Kevin Wyderka Director, Reporting and Analytics Managing director of Analytics and Reporting who oversees data stewardship, data warehousing, reporting and analytics for administrative areas of the college.	Jeff Meyers Director, Academic Curriculum Innovation Director of Academic Curriculum Innovation, provides oversight and technical innovation for the design, implementation, and operational handoff for curricular initiatives across Columbia College Chicago. They maintain a relationship and help design technology initiatives to meet curricular needs.