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The primary purpose of the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Committee (the Committee) is to monitor the risk environment for the University of Montana Missoula (the University) and provide direction for the activities to mitigate, to an acceptable level, the risks that may adversely affect the University’s ability to achieve its goals. The Committee shall facilitate continuous improvement of the University’s capabilities around managing its priority risks.

Specifically, the Committee shall undertake, or delegate the responsibility to:

• Identify and prioritize business risks. Understand the University’s current risk environment, including a review of emerging risks, the interrelationships between risks, and in the context of the University’s risk appetite and tolerance.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of risk mitigation activities. Review risk mitigating strategies for effectiveness and consistency with the University’s risk tolerance.
• Ensure that gaps in effectiveness are addressed for high-priority risks. Provide recommendations for the allocation of resources and assignment of responsibilities for activities addressing business risks.
• Improve enterprise risk management infrastructure. Guide the ERM infrastructure, including systems, processes and organizational structure.

The Committee shall not be responsible for any day-to-day tasks involved in risk management or the mitigation of any risks; however, individuals on the Committee may have specific risk management tasks as part of their primary management role at the University.

The above list of activities should serve as a guide with the understanding that the Committee may carry out additional functions and adopt additional policies and procedures as appropriate in light of changing business, legislative, regulatory, legal or other conditions.

Committee members

• Corey Cardoza, Deputy Chief Information Officer
• Anta Coulibaly, Director, Internal Audit and Enterprise Risk (Chair)
• John DeBoer, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Professor of Theatre
• Kate Duran, Associate Legal Counsel
• Lucy France, Legal Counsel
• Ben Froemming, Enterprise Risk Analyst
• Dave Kuntz, Director, Marketing and Strategic Communications
• Maria Mangold, Registrar
• Gordy Pace, Director, Strategic Planning and Implementation
• Coco Ponce, Chair, Staff Senate
• Jonathan Neff, Chief Information Security Officer
• Zach Scott, Associate Vice President, Research Compliance and Technology Transfer
• Jason Sloat, Director, Risk Management
• Michele Wheeler, Workers Compensation Manager, ADA Coordinator, Human Resources