Brief info
Mr. Stephan A. Byam, innovative Information Technology strategist and tactical leader, serves as the Associate Vice President of Information Technology at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC).
Prior to UDC, he served as the Chief Information Officer of Baltimore City Community College where he secured the contract for, and launched, the implementation of an ERP system to replace the College’s legacy system. Other notable accomplishments include the reduction of the eight repeat legislative audit findings to one; increased the cyber security posture of the campus with the introduction of a cyber security awareness program; and increased the overall responsiveness and accountability of the IT department.
At LeMoyne-Owen College, in Memphis Tennessee, where he served as the Vice President of Information Technology/Chief Information Officer, he directed the planning and implementation of enterprise IT systems in support of operations to improve cost effectiveness, service, quality and mission development. There he re-aligned IT initiatives and spending with outcomes for student success, business performance and institutional goals; and set the college’s course for information systems, IT infrastructure and for the integration of systems and business analytics to support evidence-based decision-making.
Previously, he was Director of Enterprise Applications and Systems Operations at Howard University where he supported the University’s financial management, human capital management, student information, customer relationship and learning management platforms; and led support for IT and enterprise applications including Banner and PeopleSoft. Mr. Byam spearheaded Howard University’s transition to its first cloud-hosted Student Information System; implemented the University’s enterprise reporting tool; and implemented the University’s first queue management system.