Phil Bertolini is a senior vice president for Government Technology, the premiere event and thought leadership content provider for state and local government technology professionals. Previously, he served as deputy county executive and CIO for Oakland County, Michigan. During his 31-year tenure, Phil built a world-class IT organization in the second-largest county in Michigan, just north of Detroit. As Oakland County CIO, he oversaw more than 150 employees serving over 1.2 million residents. In 2005, he was also promoted to deputy county executive, holding dual positions until his retirement. Phil’s efforts earned the county national attention, winning numerous awards for technology innovation and excellence. He was named Governing Magazine’s Public Official of the Year and Government Technology Magazine’s Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & Drivers. He was also honored by the President Obama White House as a Champion of Change.

Katie Beth has more than 20 years of product management, business development, and customer delivery experience. Katie Beth has served as a strategic solution advisor to PayIt clients throughout her tenure, leading solution development and implementation teams.
A Kansas City native, Katie Beth received a Bachelor of Science from Baker University.

Jennifer Dvorak is the Deputy CIO and CISO for the State of Idaho Judicial Branch. Since accepting this role in 2021, Jennifer has built a statewide security program to address the threats associated with the Court’s continued reliance on technology. Jennifer has also partnered with other State of Idaho agencies to bolster Idaho’s cybersecurity posture across state and local governments. 
Prior to joining the Idaho Judicial Branch, she worked as Assistant Director and Statewide Information Security Architect at the Arizona Department of Homeland Security Cyber Command.  At the State of Arizona, she worked to ensure security policies and procedures were built into all technology and helped to establish a cybersecurity information sharing program between local government and law enforcement to bridge the divide between physical and cyber security.  In her spare time, she enjoys hiking and fly fishing with her husband and pug.

Bill has worked for the State of Idaho across multiple agencies since 2000 in a variety of technology roles. He joined ITD in 2008 as the technology infrastructure manager. Later as part of DMV modernization effort, where he had a significant role in modernizing DMV by moving from mainframe technology to the current GEM system. Bill started as Lead Architect on the project, and quickly proved his value to the effort, resulting in his advancement to DMV Modernization Program Manager. In the summer of 2022 Bill as interim CIO later moving into the role permanently led the IT group through transitioning several services to ITS and reorganizing IT at ITD.
Bill holds a bachelor’s degree in Information Technology from the University of Phoenix
Bill is a lifelong Idahoan who enjoys spending time outdoors with family and friends enjoying the great state of Idaho and all it has to offer.

Douglas Hansen is the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the Idaho Judicial Branch. He joined the State of Idaho Judicial Branch in January 2020 as the Information Technology Enterprise Architect. He was promoted to CIO in January 2022.
Prior to joining the Idaho Judicial Branch, Douglas held positions ranging from Information Technology Engineer to Senior Information Technology Manager for a Fortune 50 company that offers a portfolio of computing solutions, services, PCs, mobile devices, and peripherals. During his time there, Douglas managed international teams that provided technologies for an employee base that ranged from 50,000 to 350,000 employees. He and the teams he led provided technical services for collaboration, such as Exchange, Teams, SharePoint, and Zoom Conferencing. Other services he provided were focused on PC and mobile device computing environments, and Research and Development product development platforms.
He received his Bachelor of Business Management degree from Boise State University.

Louis Hougaard is the Executive Officer for the Idaho Military Division. As the Executive Officer, he directly oversees state and legislative affairs on behalf of the Adjutant General of Idaho.
Louis came to the Military Division after serving as Governor Little’s Policy Advisor for military affairs, emergency management, and public safety during his first term in office. In those four years, Louis advised Governor Little on high-profile state emergencies and state task forces.
On Cybersecurity strategy, he represented the Governor’s Office on the State’s Cybersecurity Task Force. He was intimately involved in its creation and development of recommendations.
He holds a degree in Political Science from Boise State University.

Matt McCarter is a seasoned professional driven by a passion to elevate individuals and communities to realize their potential through leadership, communication, and a partnership mindset. https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-mccarter-5a32825a/

Lisa has been with the ldaho Transportation Department since 2004. Lisa has broad experience with the DMV, Initial role with ITD was in financial services where majority of role focused on supporting DMV in various fiscal and system capacities. Lisa held two DMV program management roles including operations, Deputy Administrator, and this last year promoted to the DMV Administrator role. She is passionate about serving Idahoans as efficiently as possible, and for the division to be a trustworthy steward of taxpayer dollars. The future is paved with innovative solutions to serve our customers.

Experienced Technologist with 25+ years crossing both government and commercial technology services. Deep experience in engineering and running of critical infrastructure networks in commercial cellular, public safety radio and 911 services on both provider and consumer side has led to seasoned experience in balancing high standards, quality, needs and costs. As CIO, focuses on fostering an entrepreneurial atmosphere leading to innovation in government while remaining a responsible steward of resources. A strategic partner to other county department heads and elected officials on policy, county wide vision, strategic initiatives, and capital improvement planning at the county level. Collaborates seamlessly in public safety with all first responders in the county, as leader of all technology leveraged in the largest multi-disciplined, multi-agency PSAP in the State of Idaho.

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Decar currently leads efforts to manage vulnerabilities, reduce risk, and secure information systems utilized within the Office of the State Board of Education. Additionally, Decar participates in multiple state committees and working groups to further the development and implementation of information security within Idaho’s state agencies. Decar is a retired veteran of the United States Air Force with nearly three decades of experience in the telecommunications, information technology and cybersecurity fields. He holds a master’s degree in organizational management as well as certifications in cybersecurity, vulnerability management and incident handling.

Ryan Smith is Vice President, Customer Success at Mastek’s Salesforce Business Unit and has spent the past 15 years architecting and leading transformational engagements in the Public Sector and Higher Education industries. Ryan is passionate about solving industry challenges through people, process and technology and a collaborative, customer-focused approach. Ryan is project management certified, holds four Salesforce certifications and earned a BA in public relations from Arizona State University and a masters in organizational psychology from University of Phoenix. Beyond solving problems for his customers, Ryan loves to spend time with his family, travel the world and stay active via the great outdoors.

Larry has been an employee of PERSI for 17 years. He has been the Manager of the IT Department for twelve years and was PERSI’s Project Manager before that. Prior to joining PERSI, he served for fifteen years on the management team of a national software company that provides accounting and point-of-sale software.
Larry earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Boise State University and holds certifications from ISACA for Governance in Enterprise Information Technology (CGEIT) and Information Security Management (CISM).
Larry and his wife, Carol, have one son and one daughter, who each have a son and daughter of their own. Their grandsons are age 16 and 12 and both granddaughters are sassy little 10-year olds. Larry has been a private airplane pilot and owner for 29 years. He and Carol enjoy flying to scenic destinations around Idaho and neighboring states.

Chris Volmer is the Cyber and Infrastructure Security Manager for the State of Idaho’s Office of Emergency Management. He is responsible for convening stakeholders and coordinating whole-of-state cybersecurity initiatives for State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial (SLTT) jurisdictions. Chris has a diverse background in emergency management and is passionate about using his planning and operational experiences to increase cyber resiliency throughout the State of Idaho. Additionally, Chris serves as a Senior Enlisted leader in the United States Army Reserve Signal Corps. Chris is an Idaho native and Boise State Alum that spends his free time enjoying all that Idaho’s mountains and streams have to offer.

Jeff Walker is an Idaho native who grew up in Boise, graduating from the University of Idaho in Political Science and Washington State University with a Master of History. In his early career, he worked in Idaho politics for Governor Phil Batt and Senator Larry Craig. After working in government, he moved on to the software industry. In 2000 he combined his technology background and public policy experience to manage the Access Idaho initiative through NIC now Tyler. Jeff and his family live in Boise where he enjoys Idaho’s outdoor life style of skiing in the winter, back country hiking in the summer while capturing its beauty though photography.

Alexandra Winkler is the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the City of Boise. She is focused on creating a city for everyone, improving regional internet connectivity and digital access, and enabling city agencies with technology. Prior to joining the City, Alex held senior management positions in the health information and IT consulting space. She served in the Air Force for more than 20 years, leading transformation efforts and flying C-130 aircraft. Alex holds a MS from Kent State in Knowledge Management and a BS in Computer Science from the University of California, Davis.

Lori Wolff was originally appointed as the Administrator of the Division of Human Resources in the Office of the Governor on June 7, 2021. Prior to her appointment at DHR, Lori worked for the Department of Health and Welfare for 18 years. Lori is a native Idahoan, born and raised in Salmon, Idaho, and a graduate of Idaho State University.
In the last two years, Lori has worked to create a shared services model for personnel management in the State of Idaho that will modernize Human Resources and address current challenges faced by almost every industry, including record high inflation, turnover and vacancy rates as labor markets have scrambled to keep up with record job growth, increasing wages, remote work, and low unemployment.
Lori shares a passion for finding technical and business solutions to solve problems for citizen services and state agencies. As we continue to face shortages in staffing and expertise in the area of technical solutions and customer success, we must be creative in how we prepare ourselves for the needs of our future workforce.

“People Champion” with over 25 years of successful recruiting strategy & HR experience. Boots on the ground leader with vision, courage, integrity, humility, and focus. Chrystelle works as a Human Resources Officer for Information Technology Services at the State of Idaho. Chrystelle has spent her career working in human resources for higher education, private industries, and government entities, where her focus has been on finding the right person for the job. She has been finding the needle in a haystack for organizations for decades. With a passion for helping organizational leaders achieve their strategic goals through progressive talent management strategies, Chrystelle truly believes that HR’s role is to empower people to drive a culture of innovation, learning and service.
Chrystelle holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from California State University, Long Beach and currently lives in Meridian, Idaho.