Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers in Digital Government Named
Sacramento, CA (March 16, 2007) -- Twenty-five leaders within the public sector who have made significant contributions to the advancement of digital government have been selected to receive a Top Doers, Dreamers and Drivers award by e.Republic's Government Technology magazine and the Center for Digital Government. In its sixth year, the prestigious award program recognizes leaders whose vision and superior work have reshaped and advanced digital government.
The list of awardees, featured in the March 2007 issue of Government Technology magazine, are listed in alphabetical order:
Richard Barton, Co-founder, Zillow.com
Phil Bertolini, Deputy County Executive and CIO, Oakland County, Michigan
Hardik Bhatt, CIO, Chicago
Scott Brener, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
Mary Carroll, former CIO, Ohio
Chris Cummiskey, CIO, Arizona
Doug Elkins, former Executive CIO, Arkansas
Bill Ezell, CIO, Tennessee
The Hon. Eric Garcetti, President, Los Angeles City Council
Ogilvie Gericke, Director of Municipal Information Systems, Corpus Christi, Texas
Michael Griffin, Administrator, NASA
Eric Holdeman, Director, King County, Washington, Office of Emergency Management
The Hon. Betty Ireland, Secretary of State, West Virginia
Agnes Kirk, Chief Security Officer, Washington State Department of Information Services
Rafael Mena, CIO, Orange County, Florida
The Hon. Thomas Menino, Mayor, Boston
Paul Morris, Executive Director, UTOPIA
The Hon. Janet Napolitano, Governor, Arizona
George Noe, City Manager, Corpus Christi
Brenda Owens, former CIO, Florida Department of Law Enforcement
L. Brooks Patterson, County Executive, Oakland County, Michigan
The Hon. Tim Pawlenty, Governor, Minnesota
The Hon. Bill Richardson, Governor, New Mexico
Doug Robinson, Executive Director, National Association of State Chief Information Officers
Stephen Ryan, General Counsel, Free File Alliance
About the Center for Digital Government
The Center for Digital Government (http://www.centerdigitalgov.com/) is a national research and advisory institute on information technology policies and best practices in state and local governments.
About Government Technology
Government Technology (www.govtech.net) is the award-winning national magazine of record covering information technology's role in the business and policy of running modern state and local governments.
Government Technology and The Center for Digital Government are divisions of e.Republic, Inc. (http://www.erepublic.com/), the nation's leading publishing, research, event, and new media company focused on information technology for the state/local government and education markets. For more information on Government Technology, the Center for Digital Government or the awards program,
Contact Patty Cota at 916.932.1300 or pcota@erepublic.com.
