Secretary of State Shenna Bellows is Maine’s 50th Secretary of State, sworn into her first two-year term in the position on Jan. 4, 2021. Secretary Bellows is Maine’s first female Secretary of State. Secretary Bellows previously served two terms in the Maine Senate from 2016-2020, representing 11 towns in southern Kennebec County. In the Maine Senate, she served as Senate Chair of the Labor and Housing Committee and served on the Judiciary Committee. She was a 2020 presidential elector in the Electoral College. Secretary Bellows most recently led the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine as executive director from 2018 to 2020. Previously, she owned Bellows & Company, a non-profit consulting business, where she worked with organizations such as the Sierra Club’s Maine Chapter, Consumers for Affordable Healthcare and the Maine Women’s Lobby. She also served as interim executive director of LearningWorks. In 2014, Secretary Bellows was the Democratic nominee for United States Senate in Maine. From 2005 to 2013, Secretary Bellows was executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine. She was a member of the first Right to Know Advisory Committee and the Maine Freedom of Information Coalition. She served on the Executive Committee of the 2009 and 2012 ballot campaigns to pass marriage equality in Maine, and co-chaired a successful 2011 statewide ballot campaign to restore same-day voter registration. She was an original member of the Committee for Ranked Choice Voting. Currently, Secretary Bellows is serving on the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) Elections Committee, Cybersecurity Committee, Awards Committee, and International Relations Committee. She was a member of the bipartisan 2021 NASS Task Force on Vote Verification. She also serves as the Co-Chair of the NASS Business Services Committee. She is also serving as co-chair of The Council of State Governments (CSG) 2021-2022 Healthy States National Task Force Civic Health Subcommittee. Additionally, she is a member of the University of Maine at Augusta Board of Visitors. Secretary Bellows grew up in Hancock and is a graduate of Ellsworth High School. She holds a B.A. in International Politics and Economics from Middlebury College. She volunteered with the Peace Corps in Panama and AmeriCorps VISTA in Nashville, Tennessee. Secretary Bellows lives with her husband, Brandon, in Manchester.

Bob is currently the Associate Director for Technology and Support for the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Child and Family Services. In this role, his responsibilities include: The oversight and management of the State’s new Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System, the legacy SACWIS system, the Child Care Services Management System, and the Children Behavioral Health Services Information system, as well as the Quality Assurance and Improvement program, the ICPC Unit, the Data Management Unit, and the Information Services Unit. As a member of executive management, Bob also provides leadership and expertise in Program and Service Development, Procurement and Contracting, and Budgeting and Finance, including Title IV-E Program Administration. In his 20 years working in the Office, Bob has collaborated across Departments and Federal Agencies and with outside Universities, Organizations, and States to improve outcomes for the families and children of Maine through the use of data to inform decision making, the support of research initiatives for system improvement, and through the development and implementation of innovative practices.
Bob is an experienced leader in strategic planning and execution, project management and implementation, State and Federal funds management, and systems and data management in support of Maine’s children and families.

Chris Boudreau is the Director of Enterprise Data Services at MaineIT where he specializes in Data Analytics services, Data Integration services and all things Oracle. Formerly the Director of the Center for Workforce Research and Information (CWRI) at the Maine Department of Labor, Chris has been nationally recognized for his development work on statistical systems, leveraging data visualizations to convey labor market data on CWRI’s website and for his work on longitudinal outcomes research. He was a member of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics Labor Market Information Oversight Council and the Sigma Class of Leadership Maine.

Ken Boykin joins Maine IT as the Chief Data Officer effective 31 October 2022. He has led and teamed on turnaround and transformation initiatives for federal and state governments, as well as global, national and local businesses. He has led and managed a number of very large-scale data management initiatives. Ken possesses an extensive background in many industries, as well as in various business functions to include: operations, technology, finance, information risk management, regulatory compliance, auditing, portfolio and program management, procurement, planning, continuous improvement, sales, and marketing,. He served 21 years in the Unites States Air Force as an Intelligence Officer in a variety of Intelligence disciplines. Ken joins Maine IT from Maine Department Of Labor where he served as the Information Security Manager and Freedom Of Access Act Officer.

B. Victor Chakravarty is the Solution Architect for MaineIT. After completing a master's in Computer Engineering from the University of Hawaii, Victor spent many years in the Silicon Valley before relocating to Maine. In his spare time, Victor joins his wife in animal welfare causes.

Jason Fackler is Senior Director of Gainwell Technologies’ Analytics offering, overseeing the analytics strategy and execution across products. Prior to Gainwell, he led business analytics, data science and agile teams for Fortune 50 healthcare organizations serving Medicare, Medicaid and commercial populations.

Grew up in Houlton, Maine and attended Houlton High School.
1992 attended University of Maine at Presque Isle where he received a degree in Criminal Justice.
Joined Maine State Police in 1997 and patrolled in Washington and Aroostook Counties. Became certified in Crash Reconstruction in 2000 and moved to Augusta in 2004 to join the Traffic Safety Unit as the state’s only full time Crash Reconstruction Specialist.
In 2009 was promoted to Sgt., overseeing the Crash Analysis Unit and the State of Maine Crash Reconstruction Program.
Certified in Crash Reconstruction, Forensic Mapping, Event Data Recorders, and motor vehicle inspection mechanic performing post-crash inspections. FAA Certified Remote Pilot and oversees the State Police UAV program, which was implemented in 2017. Certified instructor for Microsurvey IMS 360 CAD program and has taught numerous forensic mapping and crash reconstruction classes nationwide. Sgt. Foster is also the Commander of the Maine State Police Incident Management Team.

Rachel has served Maine institutions of higher education for more than 10 years in an array of roles to derive insights from academic and administrative data and to ensure data is as accessible and understood as it is secure and protected. Immediately prior to joining Colby College, Rachel focused on the collaborative development and ongoing maintenance of the University of Maine System Data Governance program. In addition to coordinating the program’s structure, membership, evolution, and outcomes, she led a vast array of data projects and committees to formalize data standards, improve data integrity, and foster a culture of data-informed decision-making.

Jeffrey Jordan is the Director, Health and Human Service Applications for MaineIT. Jeff is a US Navy veteran, a graduate of UMA, and has worked with data and technology for more than 25 years, starting with Maine State Government in 2001.

David McCurdy is an Executive Government Advisor at Amazon Web Services (AWS) guiding state and local government executives through strategy, policy, and governance challenges to help accelerate their cloud journey. David brings 20 years of experience transforming technology across government, healthcare, and telecommunications industries. Previously, David spent five years as Chief Technology Officer at the State of Colorado leading digital transformation and 10 years at Catholic Health Initiatives leading technology transformation.

Troy is the Sustainability Director for the City of Portland where he focuses on implementing One Climate Future, the City's ambitious climate action plan. During his 25-year career with the City he has sought opportunities to use technology to advance the City's sustainability goals and promote operational efficiency. He recently led a major smart city initiative that included the installation of more than 6,000 LED streetlights connected with advanced controls and facilitated the deployment of adaptive traffic signals along two major travel corridors in Portland. He's currently working on a project to dramatically expand the availability of EV charging infrastructure in the city.

Aimee has worked in the Human Resources field for 15 years, with the last 10 being in State Government. In her current role, she supports the Departments of Administrative and Financial Services, Education, and Economic and Community Development, along with a host of other State boards, commissions and offices. She enjoys partnering with leadership in these areas to assist them in meeting their varied goals and supporting their human resources objectives. Supporting so many diverse groups allows her to be involved in a little bit of everything from facilities and IT to accounting and museum work.

Zach Patton is the chief editor of the Content Studio at e.Republic and Government Technology. He has been covering the public sector for nearly 20 years. Until 2019, he was the executive editor of Governing magazine, where he also had served as a staff writer for more than a decade.

Henry has been the Digital Accessibility Coordinator for MaineIT since 2019. Prior to that, Henry served in multiple roles within the information technology realm for Maine State Government, including Security, Architecture and Policy, Applications, Fiscal Management, Customer Relationship Management, Server Administration, and Operations. Henry is a lifelong Maine resident and is the proud dad of two grown daughters. Henry’s educational background includes advanced degrees in Business Administration, Public Policy and Management, Business Education, and Information Systems. Outside of work, Henry regularly performs in local community theaters.

At AHEAD, Greg leads our Consulting Advisory Services specializing in helping clients with their Digital Transformation Journey. Functioning as a trusted advisor, he is focused on driving business outcomes through technology. He has over 25 years of experience as a senior IT leader and transformation expert. His experience includes: Cloud Transformation Leader – State of South Carolina, Speed to Market Transformation Leader – Delta Airlines, Head of Business Transformation Office, United Airlines, Head of Strategy & Architecture, AT&T (Ameritech), and Head of IT Strategy, US Cellular.

Jenna joined the Upstate NY Fortinet team as a Systems Engineer in April of 2019, helping K-12, higher education, and government organizations achieve their cybersecurity goals. In late 2021, she took over the SE leadership of the Upstate New York and New England public sector territory. Prior to joining the Fortinet SLED team, Jenna supported over 2000 of Fortinet’s partners across the country.

Alexandra is a Solution Consultant for Adobe System’s Public Sector. She has 8+ years of hands-on digital transformation experience in a variety of business verticals including Public Sector and Education and is passionate about bridging the digital divide and technical debt within organizations.

Sridhar is a recognized and experienced cybersecurity professional supporting various proactive cyber defense programs, related innovations, and research to enhance security and enable resiliency to support national mission objectives.

Patrick Williams is the Director of Architecture and Policy for MaineIT. He was initially appointed Acting Director in July 2020 and later formally hired as the Director during the pandemic. Patrick has 30 years of diverse service experience within the private and non-profit sectors. During his 15-year tenure with a New England based health system, Patrick served in many roles leading up to a System Director for LEAN as an advanced workshop leader of an internationally recognized client centric management method. Throughout his career, Patrick has developed a focus on customer service approaches while aligning organizational mission & vision strategies impacting service delivery, leadership development, and the execution of strategic plans.
Patrick has served as president on local non-profit boards providing support for industry and community programs. As a native of Maine, Patrick obtained his undergraduate from the University of Southern Maine, his two graduate degrees (MBA and Organizational Leadership) from Southern New Hampshire University along with his Project Management and LEAN graduate certificates from Villanova University. Patrick is a graduate from the Maine Development Foundation’s Leadership Maine program (Pi Class).

Morgan is an internationally recognized expert on cybersecurity strategy, cyberterrorism, identity theft and privacy. Morgan's landmark testimony before Congress on Healthcare.gov changed how the government collected personally identifiable information. He is currently a contributor to TheHill.com on matters of cybersecurity, national security and intelligence in addition to his national news appearances. Previously, Morgan was a senior advisor in the U.S. State Department Antiterrorism Assistance Program and senior law enforcement advisor for the 2012 Republican National Convention. In addition to 18 years in state and local law enforcement as a highly decorated state trooper and detective, Morgan has developed solutions in defense, justice and intelligence for the largest technology companies in the world including Cisco, Alcatel-Lucent/Bell Labs, Unisys and SAIC.

Clarence Young joined the State of Maine as the Systems Group Manager at the Maine Office of GIS in 2020 where he directs the daily operation of Maine’s Enterprise GIS systems and services. His more than 25 years of mapping and GIS experience is used to guide the support of more than 1000 GIS users spanning Maine’s agencies and service organizations with web, mobile and desktop applications and connected database systems that enable spatial analytic tools and mapping solutions. Since joining the organization Clarence has guided the enhancement of IT systems delivering geospatial content developed and shared by Maine’s agency teams and the Maine GeoLibrary Board with access intended to inform decisions, deliver services, and otherwise enhance and support the lives of Maine citizens.
After obtaining a BS degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Maine, Clarence, a Maine native, worked at the James W. Sewall Company for 25 years becoming a geospatial data and systems expert working with natural gas and telecommunication companies, state and local governments, emergency dispatching and response agencies and other organizations across North America. His experience includes developing IT systems, mapping and other geospatial content used to design, build and maintain assets that deliver products and services supporting customers and communities across the nation. Clarence has served on many geospatial industry boards and committees over the years. His work has been recognized within industry publications and he has received service awards from the Army Corps of Engineers, American Gas Association, and Midwest Energy Association. He currently represents the State of Maine as a member of the National States Geographic Information Council.