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Organizational Structure: Regional Representatives
REGION 1
(Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont)
Apefa Ashiagbor
Assistant Commissioner for MIS (CIO)
MA Dept. of Transitional Assistance
600 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111
Voice: 617.348.5600
Email: Apefa.Ashiagbor@state.ma.us
Web Site: www.mass.gov/dta
REGION 2
(New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands)
Richard Siemer
Deputy Commissioner/CIO Management Information
New York City Human Resources Administration
15 MetroTech Center - 12th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201-3818
Email: siemerr@hra.nyc.gov
Phone: (718) 510-0614
Fax: (718) 510-0273
REGION 3 
(Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, District of Columbia)
Darlene Thomas
CIO
State of West Virginia
Department of Health & Human Resources
Management Information Services
350 Capitol Street, Room 313
Charleston, WV 25301-3713
Email: darlenethomas@wvdhhr.org
Phone: (304)558-9145
Fax: (304)558-1097
REGION 4 
(Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee )
Venkat R Krishnan
GA SACWIS Project Director
Phone: 404-657-3759
e-mail: vrkrishnan@dhr.state.ga.us
REGION 5 
(Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin)
Robert H. Martin
Director, Bureau of Information Technology Services
Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Division of Enterprise Services
1 West Wilson Street, Room B167
Madison, WI 53703
Email: Robert.Martin@Wisconsin.gov
Phone: (608) 266-0125
Fax: (608) 261-7661
REGION 6 
(Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas)
Anne Sapp
Executive Deputy Commissioner
Texas Department of Human Services
701 W. 51st Street
Austin, Texas 78751
Email: anne.sapp@hhsc.state.tx.us
Phone: (512) 424-6904
Fax: (512) 438-4220
REGION 7 
(Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska )
Steve Adams
IT Director
MO Office of Administration
Information Services & Technology Division
Department of Social Services
P.O. Box 1527
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Email: steven.e.adams@dss.mo.gov
Phone: (573) 751-4435
REGION 8 
(Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming)
Ronald M. Ozga
Deputy Chief Information Officer
Colorado Department of Human Services
Office of Information Technology Services
3650 W. Princeton Circle
Denver, Colorado 80236
Email: ron.ozga@state.co.us
Office: 303-866-7142
Cell: 303-898-6755
Fax: 303-866-7827
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(Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Guam, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, American Samoa)
Todd Bright
Asst. Dir. and CIO
Arizona Department of Economic Security
1720 West Madison, Suite 100, Site Code 827Z
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Email: tbright@azdes.gov
Phone: (602) 271-0099
REGION 10
(Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington)
Rick Howard
Chief Information Officer
Oregon Department of Human Services
500 Summer St., NE. E-21
Salem, OR 97301-1116
Email: Rick.Howard@state.or.us
Phone: (503) 945-7040