Dr. Mable J. Moore, Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Xavier University of Louisiana
Louisiana, USA
Champion since 2023
As the vice president and chief information officer at Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA), Dr. Moore manages all academic and administrative technologies for the campus including networking and cyber security. Facing the challenge of climate change head-on (enduring five hurricanes in five years), Dr. Moore drove the strategic decision to improve the resilience, sustainability, and security of XULA systems by moving to the cloud. Today 85 percent of XULA’s enterprise, administrative and teaching and learning systems are in AWS cloud. Their investment in cloud infrastructure enabled XULA to weather a cyber security incident in Nov 2022.
Dr. Moore is the recipient of a number of awards, most recently she was named "Community Day Hometown Hero’" at Essence Festival 2023 by the Student Freedom Initiative. Dr. Moore is a winner of the EDSCOOP 50 Awards (2022) as one of the top 50 CIOs in Higher Education, and recipient of the Women’s Leadership Awards (2019 and 2015) by the Women’s Leadership Annual Conference, Savannah State University.
Dr. Moore has served as an educator, administrator, change agent, and faculty member for more than 30 years in the transformation and globalization of organizations using information and education technology. Her greatest strengths are communicating, planning, and executing strategies, reducing costs and complexity, and guiding people through change. Moore has prior work experience as vice president of institutional research and planning, dean of technology, dean of learning systems, and chief technology officer and assistant superintendent for a large urban school district.
Dr. Moore holds a doctor of philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin in Educational Leadership, a Master of Computer Science & Networking from Southern University Baton Rouge, and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Louisiana State University. She teaches graduate level courses in computer science, educational leadership, strategic planning, and information technology & resources.
A native of Baton Rouge, born in New Orleans, Louisiana she enjoys traveling and exploring other cultures, cooking, spending time with family and working in public service and community projects.
Learn more about Dr. Moore
- VP/CIO Savannah State University, VP Institutional Research Savannah State University, Savannah, Georgia
- Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Jefferson Parish Public Schools, LA
- CIO & Dean of Learning Resources, Miami Dade College, North Campus, Miami, Florida
- CIO & Dean of Technology, Baton Rouge Community College, Baton Rouge, LA
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Texas at Austin
- Master of Science, Computer Science, Southern University Baton Rouge
- Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Louisiana State University
- Graduate of HERS (Higher Education Resource Services) Institute at Bryn Mawr College
- Graduate of Executive Leadership Institute (ELI), University System of Georgia (USG)
- Graduate Executive Leadership for Women Certificate Program, Women in Higher Education, Kennesaw State University
- Graduate of American Council on Education (ACE), Regional Women’s Leadership Forum
- Traveling and enjoying other cultures
- Spending quality time and sharing time and talents with friends and family
- "Looking forward" to personal projects, fun vacations, and skill building, etc.
“Cherish today, for tomorrow is not promised.”
What is the AWS Education Champions Program?
The purpose of the AWS Education Champions program is to recognize, celebrate, and support education leaders driving digital transformation with cloud computing. Through this program AWS helps amplify their stories and voices, as well as supporting their continued innovation with our services. The individuals selected to be part of this community share a mission to transform and advance education, and promote AWS services, solutions, and best practices in education.