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Meeting Materials
June 2025 Meeting Materials
| Timemark | Topic | Presenter |
| 0.00 | Welcome | Carol Henderson, ABA Chairperson 2025-2026 |
| 0:23 | Upcoming T&E Policy Changes & Demo | Kathryn Homa, Travel Kristy Owens, Financial Systems |
| 1:00:40 | Disbursements Update | Mike Popko, Disbursements |
| 1:08:04 | Workday Training Requirements Update | Lisagail Zeitlin, HCH/Workday Team |
| 1:18:05 | General Year-End Reminders | Paul Weidner |
May 2025 Meeting Materials
| Timemark | Topic | Presenter |
| 0.00 | Welcome | Carol Henderson |
| 0.36 | PennERA Next Generation Project | Todd Swavely & Erica Tousignant |
| Workday Updates | Lisagail Zeitlin & Nick Braciszewski | |
| 10.21 | Change Job Transaction (slide 2) | |
| 15.03 | Time Tracking (Slide 7) | |
| 29.06 | Concur Expense Update | Kristy Owen & Kathryn Homa |
| Comptroller’s Office Update | Johanna Connolly, Sary Rosado & Max Towers | |
| 1.10.13 | FY25 3Q Financial Results (slide 1) | |
| 1.18.03 | FY25 Year-End Close (slide 6) | |
| 1.26.38 | BEN Assets (slide 15) |
April, 2025 Meeting Materials
February, 2025 Meeting Materials
- Meeting Agenda (with timemarks for Zoom Recording)
- Zoom Recording of meeting held February 2025
| 00:00 | Welcome | Carol Henderson, ABA Chairperson 2024-2025 |
| 00:10 | Supplier Spotlight | Patricia Black, Manager, Higher Education/Healthcare |
| 14:05 | Snowflake Transition | Mark Siciliano, ISC-Data Administration |
| 31:05 | Finance Forward – HAAS Survey | Dave Ishmael, DOF |
| 44:30 | Procurement Transformation | Mark Mills, Procurement Services T&E Policy Updates |
| 59:50 | BEN Financials Update | Kristy Owen, Financial Systems |
| 1:15:36 | BEN Assets Update | Justin Knoebel, Financial Reporting |
To see meeting notes from previous meetings, please visit our meeting archives page.