About the CIO

Leadership with Purpose

Kellie believes technology has the greatest impact when it is people-centered, mission-driven, and grounded in collaboration. Her leadership approach focuses on building strong teams, fostering trust, and delivering outcomes that advance UVM's academic excellence and operational effectiveness

• Collaborative
  Building partnerships across campus, higher education, state government, and industry.
• Forward Looking
  Exploring emerging technologies to solve real problems and create new opportunities.
• Mission Focused
  Ensuring technology investments support teaching, research, student success, and community impact.

Experience & Background

Kellie brings more than 25 years of experience in higher education technology leadership, enterprise strategy, and organizational transformation. Prior to joining UVM, she held senior leadership roles at multiple institutions, leading large-scale modernization initiatives, shared services transformations, and enterprise technology strategy that advanced institutional effectiveness and digital innovation.

• Education
  Kellie holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in business administration and management and received her Doctor of Education in Higher Education through Northeastern University. She is committed to continuous learning and is an active participant in in national higher education technology organizations.