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The Office of Information Technology is committed to ensuring quality customer care and efficient management and security of all campus technology resources to ensure the University's strategic goals for student success.  


The Office of Information Technology provides secure, reliable, and integrated technology solutions in alignment with academic and administrative goals, while delivering excellence in customer service.

In support of this mission, we will:

  • Partner with the University community to understand the information technology needs of faculty, staff and students.
  • Provide leadership and planning for the effective and strategic use of emerging technologies.
  • Demonstrate technical and operation excellence through a commitment to professionalism and continuous improvement.

The Information Technology Services Vision demonstrates our commitment to ensuring that, in collaboration with our partners on campus, we continue to identify those initiatives, inefficiencies and strategies that are most important to the University Strategic Plan. 

Our goal of keeping our plan current helps ensure that our resources continue to be aligned with the changing priorities of the University and in full support of the dynamic learning, research, service and student formation initiatives at Northwest Missouri State University

Our Core Values drive and guide us as we serve the University community. As members of the Information Information Technology Services, we are committed to:

  • Collaboration: We are dedicated to a constructive, team-oriented environment, gathering varied perspectives, sharing knowledge, and building effective partnerships with key stakeholders.
  • Continuous Improvement: We strive for operational excellence through the on-going development of the staff, identifying and improving inefficiencies, and the continuous improvement of the organization as a whole.
  • Innovation: We encourage creative and critical thinking in the development of technology services and solutions.
  • People: We listen to, respect and care for faculty, staff, students and one another, both professionally and personally.
  • Service: We strive to provide excellent service by being consistent, agile, reliable and accessible to all.
  • Transparency: We leverage open communications an thoughtful University processes to be accountable in our interactions and our work.

Office of Information Technology (IT)Dedicated to your campus technology needs!

800 University Drive
Maryville, MO 64468
IT Help Desk Phone: 660.562.1634
IT Help Desk Email: helpdesk@nwmissouri.edu

Office of Information Technology

Brennan Lehman
Assistant Vice President of Information Technology
660.562.1836
blehman@nwmissouri.edu

IT Information Security

Kevin Cagg
Director of Information Security
660.562.1523
kcagg@nwmissouri.edu

IT Technology Services Team

Merlin Miller
Director of Technology Services
660.562.1836
merlin@nwmissouri.edu

Cheryl Birkenholz
Help Desk Specialist - 3
660.562.1634
cherylb@nwmissouri.edu

Scot Calfee
Technology Specialist - 2
660.562.1634
kcalfee@nwmissouri.edu

Dale Grasty
Technology Specialist - 3
660.562.1378
dale@nwmissouri.edu

Dustin Greenlee
Technology Specialist - 1
660.562.1634
dusting@nwmissouri.edu

Tabatha Verbick
Help Desk Specialist - 3
660.562.1634
tab@nwmissouri.edu

Joel Harderson
Technology Specialist - 1
660.562.1634
joelh@nwmissouri.edu

David Cuenca
Technology Specialist - 1
660.562.1634
dcuenca@nwmissouri.edu

IT Infrastructure Services Team

Tim Carlyle
Director of Infrastructure Services
660.562.1634
carlyle@nwmissouri.edu

Mike Jackson
Senior Network Administrator
660.562.1634
jackson@nwmissouri.edu

Chris Drennen
Network Administrator
660.562.1634
chrisd@nwmissouri.edu

Steve Chor
Telecommunications Engineer
660.562.1634
schor@nwmissouri.edu

IT Enterprise Applications Team

Naga Sai Ram Narne
Director of Enterprise Applications
660.562.1559
nnarne@nwmissouri.edu

Kim Todd
Business Operations Specialist
660.562.1047
kdt@nwmissouri.edu

Vishnu Maddineni
Data Engineer
660.562.1559
vmaddineni@nwmissouri.edu

Melissa Cook
Business Analyst (SIS)
660.562.1131
mcook@nwmissouri.edu

Aruna Surabthuni
Software Developer
660.562.1559
@nwmissouri.edu

Gabriel Mura
Associate Software Developer
660.562.1559
gmura@nwmissouri.edu

Vacant Position

Software Developer Consultant
660.562.1559
@nwmissouri.edu

Vacant Position
Software Developer Consultant
660.562.1559
@nwmissouri.edu

 

Jean Jennings Bartik Computing Museum

Jessica Vest
Archivist
660.562.1520
museums@nwmissouri.edu

Technology Support AssistantsThe Office of Information Technology provides real-world professional development through the office's Technology Support Assistant (TSA) student employment position.

TSAs have a wide variety of duties including staffing the Northwest Technology Service Center and its technology call center!

Apply to be a TSA

The TSA position is typically posted on the Student Employment web site during SOAR and three weeks before each Fall and Spring Finals Week if positions are available.

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