Government Technology Names Top 25 Doers, Dreamers, Drivers of 2018

Annual awards program honors visionary public-sector technology leaders.

SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 28, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Government Technology magazine today announced its 2018 Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & Drivers. Now in its 17th year, this year’s Top 25 honorees are 23 individuals and two teams who are modernizing, consolidating, innovating and otherwise transforming government using technology. Joining the state and local chief information officers on this year’s list are chief innovation officers and other leaders using their talents to advance the cause of digital government.

“The Doers, Dreamers and Drivers of 2018 show a steadfast commitment to public service,” said Noelle Knell, editor of Government Technology. “Their vision and technology expertise is helping craft personal, equitable services for citizens and efficient 21st-century government.”

Read the winners’ stories here.

Government Technology’s 2018 Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & Drivers:

Mohammed Al Rawi, CIO, County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation Peter Ambs, CIO, Albuquerque, N.M. Ron Baldwin, Former CIO, Montana Bob Bennett, Chief Innovation Officer, Kansas City, Mo. Dana Berchman, Chief Digital Officer, Gilbert, Ariz. Mark Campbell, CIO, Atlanta Housing Authority James Collins, CIO, Delaware Rod Davenport, CTO, Michigan Stephanie Dedmon, Deputy CIO, Tennessee Stanton Gatewood, Chief Information Security Officer, Georgia Alisha Griffin, Former Director, California Department of Child Support Services Scott Howland, CIO, California Highway Patrol Mike Hussey, CIO, Utah TJ Kennedy, Former President, FirstNet Todd Kimbriel, Deputy Executive Director and CIO, Texas Michael Mattmiller, Former CTO, Seattle Seth Miller Gabriel, Director, Office of Public-Private Partnerships, Washington, D.C. Richard Ray, ADA Technology Access Coordinator, Department on Disability, City of Los Angeles Shireen Santosham, Chief Innovation Officer, San Jose, Calif. Cordell Schachter, CTO, New York City Department of Transportation Tom Schenk, Chief Data Officer, Chicago Jeff Stovall, CIO, Charlotte, N.C. Luke Stowe, CIO, Evanston, Ill.

Team Ekistic Ventures Brett Goldstein, Managing Partner David Spielfogel, Managing Partner

Team Pennsylvania John MacMillan, CIO Sharon Minnich, Secretary of the Office of Administration

Government Technology’s Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & Drivers annual award program has recognized more than 400 people since its inception in 2002. Recipients are chosen based on their record of using technology to solve problems, improve citizen services and transform internal operations.

About Government Technology | www.govtech.com Government Technology is about solving problems in state and local government through the smart use of technology. Government Technology is a division of e.Republic, the nation’s only media and research company focused exclusively on state and local government and education.

Media Contact: Lauren Harrison, Managing Editor, Government Technology 916-932-1318 [email protected]

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