Head of IT at North Dakota State to Retire: Two Women Among Three Finalists to Replace Her

Bonnie Neas, vice president for information technology at North Dakota State University, is retiring later this month. She has been the head of the IT division at the university since 2007. Previously, she served as associate vice president for federal government relatons. She has been on the staff at NDSU since 1984.

Two of the three finalists to succeed Neas as vice president for information technology are women.

Since 2006, Lisa Feldner has served as the chief information officer for the IT Department of the North Dakota state government.  She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Minot State University and a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of North Dakota.

Wendy W. Woodward King is director of technology support services at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. She is a graduate of North Park University in Chicago and holds a master’s degree in communication from Northwestern University.