Bytes of Experience : CIOs Unplugged
Episodes
S01-E28: Stronger Together: Shared Security Models and Global Cyber Partnerships
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Bytes of Experience, Bo Wandschneider and Dana Sanderson sit down with Kevin Paul, Director of Cybersecurity at Cybera, whose unco...
S01-E27 - Curiosity, Consciousness, and Culture Change in Higher Ed
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Bytes of Experience, Bo and Dana sit down with long‑time colleague and leadership strategist Megan Kirwin for a deep exploration...
S01-E26-People First: How Culture Transforms Healthcare with Michele James
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores Scarborough’s extraordinary diversity and how it shaped one hospital leaders approach to inclusion, belonging, and employee e...
S01-E25- Process Is Strategy: Gary Doucette on Culture, Change, and Continuous Improvement
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Dana Sanderson and Bo Wandschneider sit down with Gary Doucette, former CIO of Acadia University, to explore what happens when a long-time tech...
S01-E24-Leading Across Borders: Higher Ed IT Lessons with Richard Godsmark
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Richard Godsmark joins us to reflect on his career across Canadian colleges, Canadian universities, and now the Australian higher educ...
S01-E23- When Libraries and IT Converge: A Decade of Leadership at the University of Guelph
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we explore the University of Guelph’s bold experiment in unifying library and IT leadership under one role — a model far more comm...
S01-E22-Crossing Systems, Building Culture: Jason Oliver on Leading Higher Ed IT in Canada
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Bytes of Experience, we sit down with Jason Oliver, CIO at Western University, to explore what it means to lead higher ed IT across...
S01-E21 - Beyond IT: How CIOs Win Influence in the Boardroom
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Bytes of Experience, hosts Bo and Dana speak with Kevin Magee about how CIOs earn trust at the boardroom table, what boards want to...
S01-E20 When Auditors Meet CIOs: Building Trust in University IT Governance
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Bytes of Experience with Bo Wandschneider and Dana Sanderson. In this episode Alex Matos, Internal Auditor at the University of Toronto, sh...
S01-E19-The Human Side of Transformation: Mark Humphries on Listening, Culture, and Trust
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Bo Wandschneider and Dana Sanderson sit down with Mark Humphries, the new CIO at the University of Alberta, to explore leadership during major institu...
S01-E18- - IT Leadership at the Board Table: Lessons from Marc Denoncourt
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Bo and Dana sit down with Marc Denoncourt to trace his path from campus CIO to board director — and why he pursued the Chartered D...
S01-E17- From Servers Under Desks to a National Strategy: The CIO’s Role in Shaping Canada’s Digital Research Future
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Two retired Canadian CIOs and guest Laurie McMullin trace the evolution of Canada’s digital research infrastructure—from servers under desks and f...
S01-E16 Year in Review — Leadership, Trust, and the Human Side of Tech
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Dana Sanderson and Bo Wandschneider reflect on the first 15 episodes of Bytes of Experience, distilling recurring themes like people-centered le...
S01-E15- Uniting Forces: How uOttawa Aligns IT for Impact
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Bytes of Experience, Bo Wandschneider and Dana Sanderson talk with Martin Bernier, CIO at the University of Ottawa, about what happ...
S01-E14 - Stronger Together: A CanSSOC Conversation
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bytes of Experience revisits CanSoC with guest Isaac Straley to explore how shared security works in practice. The episode digs into trust, real-time ...
S01-E13- Leading Culture, Not Just Controls: Cybersecurity in Higher Ed
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Bytes of Experience, Bo and Dana sit down with David Shipley, CEO and Co‑Founder of Beauceron Security, to explore how leadership...
S01-E12- Beyond the Silo: Translating Tech into Transformation - CIO Meets COO
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
COO Maroquine Aziz joins Dana and Bo to explore leadership beyond the IT silo—where systems thinking meets strategic vision. From her dual backgrou...
S01-E11- How CUCCIO United Canada’s University CIOs: The Untold Story
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You're listening to Bytes of Experience with Dana Sanderson and Bo Wandschneider, joined by Lori McMullen, the inaugural ED of CUCCIO. In this episode...
S01-E10 - IT Is Something You Do With People, Not To Them
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Keith McWhirter, a retired higher ed IT leader and coach, discusses closing the gap between technology and people by focusing on communication, engage...
S01-E09 - Benchmarking for change: Uniforum and the Alberta Approach
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Bo Wandschneider and Dana Sanderson talk with Brian Stewart, CIO at SFU, about Uniform, an administrative benchmarking system used in ...
S01-E08-Cutting Ourselves Short: IT, Strategy, and the Budget Crisis
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Gayleen Gray, CTO at McMaster University, joins us to unpack why blanket budget cuts undermine institutional resilience when IT is tr...
S01-E07 -The CISO Tightrope: Balancing Boards, CIOs, and Campus Culture
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 7 welcomes CISO Isaac Straley to explore the evolving role of the CISO in higher education — from reporting lines and key relationships with...
S01-E06 Where IT Nightmares Become Leadership Legends—And Sometimes, Laughs. Part 2 - BETA
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In part two of their storytelling arc, Bo and Dana unpack the leadership lessons behind their most memorable IT projects. From trust-building in crisi...
S01-E05 Where IT Nightmares Become Leadership Legends—And Sometimes, Laughs. Part 1 - BETA
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Bo and Dana share unfiltered stories of major IT challenges and wins from their careers in higher education — from a risky Office 36...
S01-E04 CIO Tightrope - When Innovation Meets Tradition: Navigating Cultural Conflict - Part 2 - BETA
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Bytes of Experience, Bo and Dana explore the cultural conflicts CIOs face in higher education—resistance to change, shared go...
S01-E03 CIO Tightrope: Balancing Tech Strategy and Campus Culture - Part 1 - BETA
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bo Wandschneider and Dana Sanderson discuss the modern CIO’s challenges in higher education, exploring five themes: translation between tech and sta...
S01-E02 From Mainframes to the Cloud: Higher Ed IT Unfiltered - BETA
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Two recently retired CIOs, Bo Wandschneider and Dana Sanderson, reflect on decades of higher education IT evolution. They trace the journey from punch...
S01-E01 -Unfiltered CIOs: People, Power & Campus Tech - BETA
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the pilot episode of Bytes of Experience, retired higher-ed CIOs Bo Wandschneider and Dana Sanderson introduce themselves and share the journeys th...