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| Janine Lockhart,
financial planner and analyst in the Office of Academic Affairs, finds the
best options for meeting the demands of Wesleyan’s five-year financial plans. |
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| Posted 01.17.06 |
Financial Planner Oversees $65M Budget for Academic Affairs
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Q:
Janine, so you're the financial planner and analyst in the Office of Academic
Affairs.
A: Yes, although I usually am introduced as the budget person since that’s a
more familiar concept for most people.
Q: When did you come here?
A: I came to Wesleyan and this position in July 2004. Several others held
the position before me, including Sun Chyung, with whom I work closely in
her current capacity as the budget director for Wesleyan.
Q: Explain what your role is as a financial planner? What budgets do you
monitor?
A: I oversee the annual operating budget for Academic Affairs, which amounts
to $65 million and consists of funding for more than 50 departments and
programs.
Q: What does the analyst part of your job consist of?
A: Although I don't really think of them separately, as an analyst I look at
the potential impact of various planning options, policy changes or funding
changes, as well as monitor the outcome of the plans that are implemented.
Q: What are typical questions or problems people would come to you with?
A: I provide support for a variety of issues --everything from how to use
various components of the financial/reporting systems to which
account/object code should be used for a particular expenditure to finding
funding for unanticipated needs.
Q: What are some of the big challenges in your job right now?
A: Right now, it's the challenge of finding the best options for meeting the
demands of Wesleyan’s five-year financial plans.
Q: Who are the key people you work with in Academic Affairs?
A: I work closely with everyone in Academic Affairs, as well as a number of
people in Financial Affairs and Information Technology Services on a regular basis.
Q: What were you doing before you came to Wesleyan?
A: I’ve worked primarily in higher education and the arts, most recently as
the budget officer at a medical school in Ohio.
Q: Where are you from?
A: I grew up in East Liverpool, Ohio, a small town where the Ohio,
Pennsylvania, West Virginia borders meet, which was once the pottery capital
of the world. I lived throughout northeastern Ohio until I moved to
Connecticut last year.
Q: Where did you attend college and what did you major in?
A: I have a bachelor’s degree in French horn performance from the Dana
School of Music at Youngstown State University in Ohio. I’ve also completed
graduate coursework in arts administration.
Q: What do you like to do when you're not working?
A: I love to read, go to the movies, and keep up with the crazy antics of my
family. I’ve served as a volunteer for various arts organizations and feel
fortunate to have played a very small role in helping out at Green Street
Arts Center since coming to Wesleyan.
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Olivia Bartlett, The Wesleyan Connection
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