StateScoop 50 nominations announced, voting open
Voting is now open for the StateScoop 50 Awards, which honor the best and the brightest who make state government more efficient and effective.
This year, we received more than 80 candidates in six categories.
Public voting, found here, is open through April 18. Honorees will be announced at a ceremony May 8.
Below, are the following nominations in all the nine categories. Make sure to share this article to support your nominee and congratulate all the candidates of the 2013 StateScoop 50!
GoldenGov – State Executive of the Year Award
Brunson White, Secretary of Information Technology, State of Alabama
Kristin Russell, Secretary of Technology & CIO, Colorado Governor’s Office of Information Technology
Karen Robinson, CIO & Executive Director, Texas Dept. of Information Resources
Lori Flanery, Cabinet Secretary, Kentucky Dept. of Finance & Administration
Tony Encinias, CIO, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Carlos Ramos, Director & State CIO, California Dept. of Technology
Sean Vinck, CIO, State of Illinois
Tim Robyn, CIO, State of Missouri
Sam Nixon, CIO, Virginia Information Technologies Agency
Mark Van Orden, CIO & Executive Director of the Dept. of Technology Services, State of Utah
Sonny Bhagowalia, Chief Adviser for Technology and Cybersecurity, State of Hawaii
Claire Bailey, Director & CTO, Arkansas Dept. of Information Systems
James Sills, Secretary & CIO, Delaware Dept. of Technology and Information
Carolyn Parnell, CIO, MN.IT Services
Stu Davis, CIO & Assistant Director Dept. of Administrative Services, State of Ohio
Brenda Decker, CIO, State of Nebraska
Craig Orgeron, CIO & Executive Director, Dept. of Information Technology Services, State of Mississippi
Calvin Rhodes, Executive Director & State CIO, Georgia Technology Authority
Brian Digman, CIO & Director of the Office of Information Technology Services, New York Office of Information
State Leadership Award
David Fletcher, CTO, State of Utah
Bill Schrier, Senior Policy Adviser, Office of the CIO, State of Washington
Adel Ebeid, Chief Innovation Officer, City of Philadelphia
Rachel Haot, Chief Digital Officer, State of New York
David Behen, CIO & Deputy Director, Dept. of Technology, Management and Budget, State of Michigan
Mike Cardwell, CIO, Texas Dept. of Health Services
Col. Joseph Fuentes, Superintendent, New Jersey State Police
Tim Garza, AIO of Resources Agency & CIO of California Dept. of Water
Vennard Wright, CIO, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Peter Miller, Enterprise Security Manager, Orange County (Fla.) Information Systems & Services
Jonathan Trull, CISO, Colorado Governor’s Office of Information Technology
Hershel Becker, Deputy Director, Contracts, Texas Office of the Attorney General (OAG)
Alisha Griffin, Director, New Jersey Dept. of Human Services, Office of Child Support Services
John D. Conley, Executive Director, Colorado Statewide Internet Portal Authority
Dan Lohrmann, Chief Security Officer, State of Michigan
Cliff DuPuy, Technical Services Director, Mecklenburg County, N.C.
Cliff Hayes, Information Systems Manager, City of Chesapeake (Va.) Sheriff’s Office
Paul Baltzell, CIO, State of Indiana
Chris Estes, CIO, State of North Carolina
Tony Parham, Chief Innovation Officer, State of Massachusetts
Industry Leadership Award
Mark Weber, President, NetApp U.S. Public Sector
Sue Arthur, VP & GM, U.S. Health & Life Sciences Industry, HP
Alec Chalmers, VP of National Government Solutions, Adobe
Mike Donlan, VP, U.S. State & Local Government, Microsoft
Rick Webb, Managing Director, State, Provincial & Local Government, Accenture
Steven Halliwell, Sr. Global Director of State & Local Government and Education, Amazon Web Services
John Stuhrenberg, VP, AT&T Government
Josh Nisbet, VP, U.S. Enterprise Markets, CGI
Jeffrey Ait, Director, Public Sector – North America, Good Technology
Randy Anderson, VP of SLED Sales, HP
Greg Descheemaeker, Enterprise Account Manager for the State of California at Intel
Dave Gibson, Group VP, State & Local Government, Oracle
Doug Bourgeois, VP, Chief Cloud Executive, Public Sector, VMware
Tim Merrigan, Senior Dir. for SLED, VMware
State Innovation of the Year
State of Maine Transformation, State of Maine Office of Information Technology
iDrive Arkansas, Arkansas Highway Transportation Dept.
Data Insights Program, Colorado Governors’ Office of Information Technology
Maryland Vision Certification Service, Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA)
Academy of Municipal Innovation, City of Philadelphia Office of Innovation & Technology
OnTime App for Google Glass, Utah Dept. of Technology Services
GoCode Colorado, Colorado Secretary of State
mTicket, Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority
NYC Votes, The New York City Campaign Finance Board
MI-TIME, Michigan Secretary of State
State IT Program of the Year
State of Hawaii Transformation Internship Program, Office of Information Management & Technology and Dept. of Human Resources and Development
New Jersey e-Temp Tags Program, New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission
Arkansas Auditor of State
New Jersey Taxation Data Warehouse (TDW), State of New Jersey Division of Taxation
Maine Business Answers, Maine Dept. of Economic & Community Development
Maine Corporate, Fraud Monitoring Service Maine Bureau of Corporations, Elections, & Commissions
Indiana Bus Inspection Application Public Portal, Indiana State Police
Palmetto State Providers Network (PSPN), Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
Delaware eGovernment Program Government Information Center, Delaware Dept. of State
State Up and Comer/Most Inspiring Newcomer to Watch
Amy Baillargeon, Government Relations, Texas Dept. of Information Resources
Jennifer Buaas, Texas.gov Communications & Customer Outreach Coordinator, Texas Dept. of Information Resources
Ashley Del Bianco, Program Manager for Innovation Management, City of Philadelphia Office of Innovation & Technology
Rajiv Rao, Enterprise Architect, New York State Chief Technology Office
Bryan Dreiling, Chief Information Technology Architect, State of Kansas OITS
