ISM Leadership

EXECUTIVE ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS

ISM is governed by an Executive Advisory Council whose members are elected bi-annually by APHSA’s state and local public agency membership. Click here to view the ISM bylaws.

Executive Advisory Council

Chair
Robert Hobbelman, Chief Information Officer
VA Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services

First Vice Chair
Jill Reeder, Director Enterprise Program & Portfolio Management Office
Department of Public Welfare, Insurance & Aging
PA Department of Human Services

Second Vice Chair
Allison Davis, State Director of Infrastructure Security
State of New Jersey, Office of Information Technology

Officer 1
Heather Abbott, Director of Operations
WV Department of Health and Human Resources

Officer 2
Eboni Washington, Deputy Director
Clark County Department of Juvenile Justice Services
Immediate Past Chair
Tricia Cox, IT Director
UT Department of Technology Services


At-Large Members
Peter Austin, Family Support Program Director
LA Department of Children and Family Services

Mark Allen, Chief Information Officer
MS Department of Human Services

Rachael Stewart, Government Operations, Information Technology Manager
UT Department of Human Services




Regional Representatives

Region I: CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT
Vacant

REGION II: NY, NJ, PR, VI
Vacant

REGION III: DE, MD, PA, VA, WV, DC
Steph Bloch Newman, Deputy Administrator
DC Department of Human Services

REGION IV: AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN
Vacant

Region V: IL, OH, MI, MN, WI
Jeff Jorgenson, Director of Business Integration Children & Family Services
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Region VI: AR, LA, NM, OK, TX
Sean Pearson, Deputy Secretary
NM Human Services Department

Region VII: IA, KS, MO, NE
Vacant

Region VIII: CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY
Vacant

Region IX: CA, HI, NV, GU, AS, CNMI
Ryan Shimamura, Chief Information Officer
Office of Information Technology
HI State Department of Human Services

Region X: AK, ID, OR, WA
Debbie Estabrook, Chief Information Officer
OR Department of Human Services/OR Health Authority

State Representatives

REGION I: CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT
Connecticut
Joe Stanford, Chief Innovation Officer
CT Department of Social Services

Maine
Leigh-Anne Bordas, Information Services Manager
Maine Department of Health and human Services

Massachusetts
Tomy Abraham
Director, Business Application
Department of Children and Families
MA Executive Office of Health and Human Services
 
New Hampshire
Adam LeCain, Business Systems Analyst II at New HEIGHTS
NH Department of Health and Human Services

Rhode Island
Beth Tyler
Agency IT Manager
RI Department of Human Services | Executive Office of Health and Human Services

Vermont
Michael Nagle, DCF IT Director
VT Department for Children and Families

REGION II: NY, NJ, PR, VI
New York State
Dana Rosenstreich, Director, Integrated Eligibility
NY State Chamber

New York City
Bedros Boodanian, Deputy Chief Program Accountability Officer
NY City (NY) Human Resources Administration/DSS

New Jersey
Thomas Roosa, Project Manager
NJ Department of Human Services
       
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 
Vacant
 
U.S. Virgin Islands
Gary Smith, Medicaid Director
VI Department of Human Services

REGION III: DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV
District of Columbia
Marina Havan, Chief Information Officer
DC Child and Family Services Agency

Delaware
Carolyn Kincaid, Social Service Administrator
DE Division of Social Services

Maryland 
Kenyatta Powers, Chief Information Officer
MD Department of Human Services

Pennsylvania
Susan Stockwell, Director, Systems and Data Management
PA Department of Human Services
 
Virginia 
Erin Loar, Deputy Chief Information Officer
VA Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
 
West Virginia
Shaun Charles, Chief Information Officer
WV Department of Health and Human Resource

REGION IV: AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN
Alabama
Vacant
 
Florida
William Martinez, Director of Data Analytics & Technology
FL Department of Children and Families
 
Georgia 
Mohandas Sundareswaran, Assistant Deputy Commissioner
GA Department of Human Services
 
Kentucky 
Vacant

Mississippi 
Michael Pantin, Chief Information Officer
MS Department of Child Protection Services

North Carolina
Vijay Ramanujam, Deputy CIO
NC Department of Health and Human Services

South Carolina
Jose Encarnacion, IT Director
SC Department of Social Services

Tennessee
Gregory Turner, Director of Project Delivery, Health and Social Services Business Domain 
TN Department of Finance & Administration
 
REGION V: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI
Illinois
Bradley J. Long, Cluster Chief Information Officer
IL Department of Human Services
    
Indiana 
Brian Arrowood, Chief Information Officer
IN Family and Social Services Administration

Michigan
Sudhakar Ramaswamy, Sr. Deputy Director, Strategic Integration Administration
MI Department of Health and Human Services
      
Ohio
Kevin Bullock, Chief Business Alignment Officer, Office of Information Services (OIS)
OH Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS)
                         
Minnesota
Vacant
 
Wisconsin
Paul Ruby, Assistant IT Director, Chief Application Officer
WI Department of Children and Families

REGION VI: AR, LA, NM, OK, TX
Arkansas
Jeff Dean, Chief Information Officer
AR Department of Human Services
 
Louisiana
Konitra Jack, Child Support Enforcement Director
LA Department of Children and Family Services
                                      
New Mexico
Shanita Harrison, Customer Innovation Director
NM Human Services Department

Oklahoma
Sondra Shelby, Deputy Director of Business Processes - Adult and Family Services
OK Department of Human Services

Texas
Wayne Salter, Deputy Executive Commissioner
TX Health and Human Services Commission, Access and Eligibility Services

REGION VII: IA, KS, MO, NE
Kansas
Rachel Katuin, Director of Management Support, Economic & Employment Services
KS Department for Children and Families

Iowa
Vacant

Missouri
Vacant

Nebraska
Vacant

REGION VIII: CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY
Colorado
Joetta Fischer, CBMS End User Support Manager
CO Governor's Office of Information Technology

Montana
Vacant

North Dakota
Monica Clark, SPACES Operations Manager
ND Department of Human Services, Economic Assistance

South Dakota
Vacant

Utah
Christopher Bramwell, IT Security Officer, HIPAA Security Officer
UT Department of Human Services

Wyoming
Josh Soffe
Software Development, Supervisor, Enterprise Technology Services Agency
WY Department of Family Services

REGION IX: AZ, CA, HI, NV, GU, CNMI, AS

Arizona
Mark Darmer, Chief Information Officer
AZ Department of Economic Security

California
Brian Wong, Chief Deputy Director, Office of Systems Integration
CA Health and Human Services Agency

Hawaii
Trisha Inafuku, Systems Operations & Requirements Office Supervisor - BESSD
HI Department of Human Services

Nevada
Maria Sexton, Chief Information Officer
University Medical Center of Southern NV

Guam
Krisinda Aguon, Human Services Program Administrator
GU Department of Public Health and Social Services

Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands
Vacant

American Samoa
Vacant

Region X (AK, ID, OR, WA)
Alaska
Hugh Towe, IT Manager
AK Department of Health and Social Services

Idaho
Angie Johnson, Deputy Administrator
ID Department of Health and Welfare

Oregon
Jared Cornman, Deputy IT Director
OR Health Authority / OR Department of Human Services

Washington
Christian Doran, IT Project Manager
WA Department of Children, Youth & Families