California Public Sector CIO Academy 2025
Overview
Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2025, the California Public Sector CIO Academy brings together current and emerging senior-level technology leaders and the industry partners that serve them in a forum dedicated to the art and practice of innovative leadership. This cornerstone event champions the fundamental elements of human-centered leadership and organizational transformation. As California continues to lead in an era of unprecedented digital transformation, the Academy empowers leaders to forge the essential skills that power California's vast network of technology departments, shaping a future where leadership and digital innovation advance hand in hand.
SAFE Credit Union Convention Center
1401 K Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 808-5291
SAFE Credit Union Convention Center
Advisory Board
Government Representatives
Leo Anguiano
Chief Information Officer
Victim Compensation Board, GovOps
State of California
Edmond Blagdon
Chief Information Officer
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
State of California
Todd Boltjes
Chief Information Officer
State Controller’s Office
State of California
Thomas Boon
Chief Information Officer
Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development
State of California
Brenda Bridges Cruz
Director, Justice Data and Investigative Services Bureau
Department of Justice
State of California
Scott Capulong
Chief Information Officer
Department of Tax and Fee Administration, GovOps
State of California
Tristian Cormier
Chief Information Officer
Secretary of State
State of California
Kevin Cornish
Chief Information Officer
Covered California
State of California
Michael Crews
Chief Information Officer (Acting)
Governor’s Office of Emergency Services
State of California
Chad Crowe
Chief Information Officer
Department of Social Services
State of California
Adam Dondro
Agency Information Officer
Health and Human Services Agency
State of California
Chaeny Emanavin
Deputy State Chief Technology Officer
Department of Technology
State of California
Don Foley
Chief Information Officer
Department of Toxic Substances Control
State of California
Veronica Gilliard
Chief Information Officer
Department of Justice
State of California
Fredrick Gomez
Agency Chief Information Officer/Director of Information Technology Services
Department of Food and Agriculture
State of California
Ruth Green
Information Technology Manager
City of Rocklin
Amar Hariharan
Chief Information Officer
Department of Food & Agriculture
State of California
Monica Hernandez
Deputy Director, Communications & Stakeholder Relations
Department of Technology
State of California
Crystal Holcomb
Deputy Director
Department of Technology
State of California
Marcie Kahbody
Agency Information Officer/Chief Information Officer
Department of Transportation
State of California
Ken Ketsdever
Chief Information Officer
Student Aid Commission
State of California
Stephenson Loveson
Chief Information Officer
Public Employees Retirement System, GovOps
State of California
Mike Marshall
Agency Information Officer
Environmental Protection Agency
State of California
Calvin McGee
Chief Information Officer
Department of Real Estate
State of California
Kanuri Murty
Chief Information Officer
Financial Information System for California, GovOps
State of California
David Noronha
Chief Information Officer
Department of Insurance
State of California
Robert O'Brien
Chief Information Officer
Correctional Health Care Services
State of California
Enrique Parker
Chief Information Officer
Department of Human Resources, GovOps
State of California
Jason Piccione
Chief Information Officer
Business Consumer Services and Housing Agency
State of California
Samuel Retta
Chief Information Officer
Department of Finance
State of California
Ron Robinette
Agency Chief Information Officer
Government Operations Agency
State of California
Amy Rodriguez
Stakeholder Relations Manager
Department of Technology
State of California
Hong Sae
Chief Information Officer
City of Roseville
Samuel Silva
Chief Information Officer
Department of Pesticide Regulation, EPA
State of California
Jared Snow
Chief Information Officer
Military Department
State of California
Tulika Srivastava
Branch Chief, Project Oversights & Strategic Technologies
Department of Social Services
State of California
Kim Vu
Chief Information Officer
Air Resources Board
State of California
Rodney Wallin
Chief Information Officer
Department of Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation
State of California
Blaine Wasylkiw
Deputy Chief Technology Innovation Officer
Department of Technology
State of California
Brian Wong
Agency Information Officer (Acting)
Labor and Workforce Development Agency
State of California
Quentin Wright
Chief Information Officer
Department of Technology, GovOps
State of California
Rami Zakaria
Chief Information Officer
County of Sacramento
Sacramento County
Industry Representatives
Dorothy Amaro
Head of SLED Sales
Google Cloud
Shaw-chin Chiu
Managing Client Partner, State of California
IBM
John Cho
Director, State & Local Government
Microsoft
Will Faulconer
Account Executive
Juniper Networks
Robyn Fleming
Sales Manager
AT&T
Jason Green
Regional Manager
Oracle
Miriam Ingenito
Account Relations Director
KPMG
Jay LaValley
Senior Director
Government Sales
Verizon
Michelle Law
Senior Manager, Enterprise Direct Sales
Comcast Business
Lloyd Levine
National Senior Executive for State Government Strategy
T-Mobile
Nick Marquis
Regional Director
VMware by Broadcom
Andrew Mills
Account Manager, SLED
Nutanix
Kevin Munoz
Director, Technology Sales
IBM
Megan Panson
Vice President, State & Local Government
CGI
Nevil Pesika
Managing Director
Accenture
Jon Restani
Enterprise Account Manager
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Nick Saavedra
Regional Sales Director - State & Local Government
ServiceNow
Alan Sheerer
Account Executive, SLED
Dynatrace
Todd Silliman
Enterprise Account Executive
Adobe
Chris Slocum
Major Account Manager
Fortinet
Mark Spitzer
Senior Manager
Amazon Web Services
Matthew Szarmach
Account Executive
Dell Technologies
Michael Tomlin
Technical Account Manager
Public Sector
UiPath
Tommy Trang
Managing Director, Technology Consulting
Ernst & Young LLP
Benush Venugopal
Principal
Deloitte
Registration Information / Contact Us
Event Date: April 15 and 16, 2025
This is an invitation-only event, open to Public Sector only. For more information or to request an invitation, please contact Tabbie Pegoda.
If you represent a Private Sector organization and are interested in Sponsorship Opportunities, please contact Heather Earney.
Contact Information
To RSVP and for general assistance contact:
Tabbie Pegoda
Government Technology
Phone: (916) 932-1411
E-mail: tpegoda@erepublic.com
For assistance or questions concerning Sponsor Logos or Logistics please contact:
Mireya Gaton
Government Technology
Phone: (916) 296-2617
E-Mail: mgaton@erepublic.com
Sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, contact:
Heather Earney
Government Technology
Phone: (916) 932-1339
E-mail: heather.earney@erepublic.com