North Carolina IT Leadership Forum 2025
Overview
The IT Leadership Forum is a premier event designed for current and emerging public sector IT leaders to explore technological advancements that drive government innovation. The forum emphasizes leadership development, offering participants valuable opportunities to enhance their professional skills, engage in peer networking, and collaborate on strategies to improve public services through technology. This invitation-only event provides a space for leaders to collaborate while addressing the most important policy, management and leadership issues surrounding the future of digital government. Contact us if you’d like to join the conversation!
Sheraton Imperial Hotel
4700 Emperor Boulevard
Durham, NC 27703
(919) 941-5050
Sheraton Imperial Hotel
Advisory Board
Government Representatives
Jim Alberque
GIS & Emerging Technology Manager
City of Raleigh
Katina Blue
Associate Vice Chancellor of Information Research & Chief Information Officer
Pembroke University
Keith Briggs
Director of Enterprise Architecture & Innovation
Department of Information Technology
State of North Carolina
Christie Burris
Chief Data Officer
Department of Information Technology
State of North Carolina
Nicole Coughlin
Chief Information Officer
Town of Cary
Torry Crass
State Chief Risk Officer
Department of Information Technology
State of North Carolina
Mick DiGrazia
Senior Director of Enterprise Operations
Department of Information Technology
State of North Carolina
Joey Ennis
Chief Information Officer
Department of Administration, DMVA, OSBM
State of North Carolina
Michael Euliss
Director
Office of the State Controller
State of North Carolina
Jonathan Feldman
Chief Information Officer
Wake County
Patrick Fleming
Chief Information Officer
Technology Solutions & Distance Learning Division
North Carolina Community College System
Raju Gadiraju
Chief Information Officer
Department of Commerce, Division of Employment Security
State of North Carolina
Cherie Givens
Chief Privacy Officer
Department of Information Technology
State of North Carolina
Christine Hofer
Chief Information Officer
Office of State Human Resources
State of North Carolina
Torre Jessup
Deputy State Chief Information Officer
Department of Information Technology
State of North Carolina
Dan Kempton
Sr Technical Advisor
Department of Information Technology
State of North Carolina
Chris Koltyk
Chief Information Officer
City of Gastonia
Glenn Mack
Chief Information Officer
Department of Public Safety & Adult Correction
State of North Carolina
Nicole Meister
Director Of Strategic Communications
Department of Information Technology
State of North Carolina
Glenn Poplawski
State Solutions Director
Department of Information Technology
State of North Carolina
Vijay Ramanujam
Acting Chief Information Officer
Department of Health and Human Services
State of North Carolina
Steve Rao
Councilmember
Town of Morrisville
Rob Reynolds
Chief Information Officer
Orange County
Amanda Richardson
Chief Information Officer
Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
State of North Carolina
Allan Sandoval
Chief Information Officer
Department of Commerce
State of North Carolina
Jonathan Shaw
General Counsel & Chief Operating
Department of Information Technology
State of North Carolina
Kate Smith
Chief Information Officer
Office of State Controller
State of North Carolina
Beth Stagner
Business Applications Director
City of Raleigh
James Tanzosh
Chief IT Procurement Officer
Department of Information Technology
State of North Carolina
Michael Taylor
Deputy County Manager and Chief Information Officer
Pitt County
Gary Thomas
Chief Information Officer
Office of State Management and Budget
State of North Carolina
Mike Ware
Chief Information Officer
Department of Environmental Quality
State of North Carolina
Brian Watkins
Chief Information Officer
Department of Transportation
State of North Carolina
Mark Wittenburg
Chief of Technology Services
City of Raleigh
Industry Representatives
Cynthia Bowles
Account Executive
Atlassian
Maureen Denardo
Technology Leader, State of North Carolina
IBM
Andre Fuochi
Director of Thought Leadership, Marketing
KnowledgeLake
Caitlin Walsh
Director, Advisory
KPMG
Registration Information / Contact Us
Event Date: March 27, 2025
This is an invitation-only event, open to Public Sector only. For more information or to request an invitation, please contact Sherri Tidwell.
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:
Sherri Tidwell
Government Technology
Phone: (916) 932-1385
E-mail: stidwell@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