Julia Clark

Julia Clark is an IAM technical program manager at the University of Montana in Missoula. She is responsible for the One Digital Identity Project, an effort to move the university off the identity provider Shibboleth and over to Okta. She works with many areas on campus, including HR, the Office of Registrar, Admissions and Enrollment, to create identity lifecycle standards and access needs. 

Julia bridges the gap between technical and non-technical folks and excels in communicating in ways that are accessible to her various audiences. Before working at the University of Montana, Julia was employed by Crowdstrike and developed her passion for cybersecurity and efficiency as a process and tooling program manager. She is also working to obtain a Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity Management from the University of Montana to continue to develop her skills.

Aaisha Davis

Aaisha Davis is a business transformation manager for the Queens University of Charlotte, a private university in Charlotte, NC, with approximately 1,900 undergraduate and graduate students. She is responsible for managing Information Technology Department projects that seek to boost operational efficiencies within individual departments and for the university at large. This work includes the evaluation of business systems, eliciting and documenting business requirements from users, and the coordination and completion of system enhancements, upgrades, and new implementations. 

Aaisha is a dedicated IT professional with experience in evaluating, assessing, and upgrading technology, building and strengthening teams, and increasing efficiency across all areas of technology. She has worked in various positions across tech for more than 15 years and has a deep passion for learning and constantly improving herself.

Zhaneille Green

Zhaneille Green is the E-Access librarian for Duke University Libraries. Duke University Libraries advances research, learning, and service for its users. Zhaneille plays a crucial role in maintaining access to the library’s electronic resource collections, including books, journals, databases, and streaming media. Her work involves managing complex access and authentication issues, coordinating with vendors and library IT to meet licensing restrictions, and supporting a satisfying user experience while championing patron privacy. She seeks to learn more about how libraries, identity management, and access intersect and affect the higher education landscape.

Valerie Slujalkovsky Torchio

Valerie Slujalkovsky Torchio is a network engineer II at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY. She is responsible for the health of the university’s network, troubleshooting issues that may occur, and helping design new solutions for DHCP, DNS, routing, and switching. Valerie is a team player, always willing to help her coworkers and push the team to get the job done. She studied telematics engineering in the Dominican Republic and has a love for science and a curiosity to keep learning and growing in the tech field.

Jéla Stevens

Jéla Stevens is a network engineer for Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA. Georgia State is one of the nation’s leading urban research universities and the only such university located in Georgia. 

Jéla started her IT journey 6 years ago by breaking and fixing computers. She’s now responsible for installing, configuring, and supporting Georgia State University’s network infrastructure. Her daily tasks include logging into a ticketing system and troubleshooting voice, data, video, and wireless network issues. Jéla has a passion for technology and always seeks to learn new skills. She’s very excited about everything Technology Exchange 2024 offers and looks forward to connecting with others.

Shelby Williams

Shelby Williams is a systems administrator at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado. With nearly a decade of IT experience, Shelby supports mission-critical infrastructure that powers climate change research. She is passionate about NCAR’s mission, believing strongly in the importance of science in addressing the climate crisis.

Shelby is working to expand her knowledge of networking and cloud-based technologies while also using her creativity to find new ways to teach and empower others. She is committed to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in tech and played a key role in helping launch a DEI team at NCAR. As an advocate for neurodivergent individuals, Shelby draws from her own experiences with ADHD to promote a more inclusive tech community.

Outside of work, Shelby is an avid gamer and is always seeking ways to grow both personally and professionally. She aims to help build a more inclusive and supportive environment for everyone in the tech industry.