Board of Directors
StateRAMP Steering Committee
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Nominations for the 2025 term are open June 1 through August 1, 2024.
StateRAMP Committees
Committee Chair
Owen Zorge (Chief Information Security Officer, City of Chandler, AZ)
Committee Members
Ted Cotterill (Privacy Officer / MPH General Counsel, State of Indiana)
Charlie Mewshaw (Chief Information Security Officer, Fayetteville State University)
Rich Banta (Co-Owner and Chief Information Security Officer, Lifelines Data Center)
Teri Takai (Executive Director, Center for Digital Government)
Ramanuj Kushwaha (Leader, US Public Sector Market Transformation and Growth, Cisco)
Committee Advisors
Neil Slagle (Director of Information Systems, City of Springfield)
Jennifer Hawks (US Government Practice Lead, A-LIGN)
Tony Bai (Executive Vice President of Public Sector, RISCPoint)
Mase Izadjoo (VP & CISO, Earthling Security)
Committee Members
Josh Kadrmas (Governance, Risk, & Compliance Team Lead, North Dakota Department of Information Technology)
Ken Weeks (Chief Information Security Officer, New Hampshire Department of Information Technology)
Eric Zach (Interim Deputy State Chief Risk Officer & Chief Information Security Officer – ESRMO, North Carolina Department of Information Technology)
Cinnamon Albin (Interim State Deputy CISO for Enterprise Information Services – Cybersecurity Services, State of Oregon)
Sweta Zachariah (CISSP, Lead IT Risk and Compliance Analyst, State of Ohio Office of Information Security and Privacy)
Committee Advisors
Al Roethlisberger (Chief Information Security Officer, NC Department of Information Technology – Transportation)
Sherri Yoakum (Business Enabling Team Manager, Enterprise Information Services, State of Oregon)
Committee Chair
Fay Tan (Legal Counsel, NASPO ValuePoint)
Committee Vice Chair
McCall Ginsberg (Deputy General Counsel, Georgia Department of Administrative Services)
Committee Members
Doug Robinson (Executive Director, NASCIO)
Dugan Petty (Retired NASPO ValuePoint, Subject Matter Expert)
J.R. Sloan (CIO, State of Arizona)
The Provider Leadership Council’s founding purpose is to provide expertise and advice regarding provider challenges, and to foster conversations with governments that result in efficient and effective cyber practices.
Committee Chair
Charles Rote (Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, Maine Office of Information Technology)
Committee Vice Chair
Dan Lohrmann (Field Chief Information Security Officer, Public Sector, Presidio)
Committee Members
Jason Oksenhendler (Cybersecurity Director, Moss Adams)
Joe Bielawski (President, Knowledge Services)
Elizabeth Chavez (GRC Analyst, Security Policy & Governance, Texas Department of Information Resources)
Richard Zak (Data Governance & Compliance, US State & Local Government, Microsoft)
Earl Crane (Adjunct Faculty, University of Texas at Austin)
Martin Rieger Jr. (Chief Solutions Officer, stackArmor)
Committee Advisors
Naomi Ward (Manager of Vendor Risk Management, State of Massachusetts)
Phyllis Lee Sr. (Director of Controls, Center for Internet Security)
Rashad Munawar (Director, Security Compliance and Operations, BlackBerry Government Solutions)
Siddique Chaudhry (Manager, Global Public Sector Security Compliance, Snowflake, Inc.)
Tony Bai (Executive Vice President of Public Sector, RISCPoint)
Paul Baltzell (Vice President of Strategy and Business Development, Salesforce)
Rich Banta (Co-owner & CISO, Lifeline Data Centers, LLC)
Noah Brown (Information Security Director, StateRAMP PMO)
Curtis Dukes (Executive Vice President / General Manager, Center for Internet Security)
Dan Lohrmann (Field CISO, Public Sector, Presidio)
Jason Oksenhendler (Cybersecurity Director – FedRAMP, Moss Adams)
Dawnna Pease (Director, Computing Infrastructure & Services State of Maine; President, National Association of State Technology Directors)
John Red Horse (IT Procurement Group Manager, State of Arizona)
Rita Reynolds (Chief Information Officer, National Association of Counties)
Doug Robinson (Executive Director, NASCIO)
Tim Roemer (Former Department of Homeland Security Director, State of Arizona)
Jaime Schorr (Chief Cooperative Procurement Officer, NASPO)
Alan Shark (Executive Director, Public Technology Institute)
Karen Sorady (Vice President, MS-ISAC Strategy & Plans)
Teri Takai (Vice President, Center for Digital Government)
Fay Tan (Legal Counsel, NASPO)
Paul Toomey (Founder & CEO, Geographic Solutions)
Jay White (Chief Information Security Officer, State of Mississippi)
Owen Zorge (Chief Information Security Officer, City of Chandler, Arizona)
StateRAMP Task Forces
StateRAMP CJIS-Aligned Task Force
The StateRAMP Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS)-Aligned Task Force is comprised of State and Local Government stakeholders, industry leaders, and FBI CJIS advisors. The mission is to craft an innovative overlay for StateRAMP’s Moderate Impact Level baseline controls, aligning seamlessly with CJIS requirements. While a formal CJIS certification may not exist, our CJIS-focused overlay serves as a beacon, illuminating a product’s likelihood for CJIS conformance.
StateRAMP/NASPO Procurement Task Force
The StateRAMP/NASPO Procurement Task Force convenes government procurement and IT professionals to foster collaboration on best practices in IT procurement. Their mission includes developing standardized templates and resources aimed at helping governments nationwide streamline cloud service acquisition. By leveraging collective expertise, the task force aims to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in government IT procurement processes across the nation.