Barbara Weiss, a senior-level accounting finance executive, will be joining West Virginia University as senior associate vice president of finance.
In this role, Weiss will report to Paula Congelio, vice president and chief financial officer, and serve as WVU’s principal financial officer leading financial operations, planning and policy development.
Weiss will oversee several areas across the Division of Finance, including Administrative Financial Planning; Financial Systems; Institutional Accounting, Reporting and Analysis; Payroll; Revenue Services; Risk Management; Tax Services; and Treasury Operations.
She also will serve as the chief financial officer of the WVU Research Corp and support the implementation of a new enterprise resource planning platform through the WVU Modernization Program.
“I am excited to welcome Barbara to the WVU family,” Congelio said. “She has a wealth of experience and expertise, and I look forward to working closely with her as we build upon our strengths, and work to transform our finance function to ensure we are positioned to meet the University’s future needs.”
Weiss will assume the senior associate vice president of finance role following the departure of Anjali Halabe, who has served in the position since 2017. Halabe is leaving WVU in January after 22 years of service at the University to pursue a new opportunity at Arizona State University as vice president for financial services and deputy treasurer.
Weiss has worked in finance for more than 30 years. She has significant experience in several areas including long-range strategic planning, financial analysis, planning and reporting, revenue cycle management and regulatory compliance.
Most recently, she served as the chief financial officer for Uniontown Hospital, which is located in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, and is part of the WVU Medicine health system.
Weiss holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Penn State University and a master’s degree in health care administration, business administration from Western Governors University in Salt Lake City, Utah.
She is also a certified public accountant with licenses in Pennsylvania and Louisiana.
“I truly am excited to join WVU and for this opportunity,” Weiss said. “I’m looking forward to starting my new role, building relationships across the University and working to promote sound financial management to further WVU’s land-grant mission.”