UW-Shared Services

Werner comes to UW-Shared Services from UW-Extension where he was the Assistant Vice Chancellor for IT and CIO for the UW Colleges and UW-Extension. Werner has 35+ years of IT experience in both the private and public sectors where he held positions of increasing levels of leadership and responsibility, and managed teams as small as three direct reports to as large as 200 direct and indirect reports. His career has provided him the opportunity to work in multiple industries (telecommunications, law enforcement, banking, health care, consumer foods, retail, public utilities, manufacturing, finance, human resources, higher education, and various state agencies and local governments) and has exposed him to a wide variety of business models and interactions with people.

Werner’s leadership style includes relationship building, listening, challenging the status quo, innovative approaches to technical solutions, staff development, strong communication, customer service, and problem solving, all of which he considers as key components to success.

Werner earned his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee and a Professional Certificate in Advanced Management and Leadership from the UW-Madison.

Rhonda is a purchasing management professional with over 20 years of experience. Prior to her current role with UW-Shared Services, Rhonda was Purchasing Director for UW Colleges and UW-Extension, and she has worked at UW-Madison as well.

Rhonda has experience in several areas, including contract management, proposal and bid administration, purchasing card program administration, process improvement and development of operational policies and procedures. Her philosophy is to provide customer-focused services while training and mentoring team members for success.

Diann joined UW System Administration in 2010 as the Director of Financial Reporting, and shortly thereafter was named to the position of Director of Shared Financial System (SFS) Operations, and then in 2014 moved to the Director of the HRS Service Center. Prior to coming to UW, Diann worked in the private sector for 18+ years in various roles, including leading both operational efforts and large system implementations.

Diann is a Certified Public Accountant and has extensive experience in the support and analysis of business processes. She has led multiple PeopleSoft implementations and upgrades in the areas of human resources and financials, and has had deep involvement in reporting, reconciliation and other applications.

Since 2014, Diann has led the HRS Service Center implementing significant process efficiencies, updating system functionality, while increasing security and internal controls.