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Organizational Structure: State Representatives
REGION 1
(Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont)
Connecticut
Alex Tucciarone
IT Manager III
Information Technology Services
CT Department of Social Services
25 Sigourney Street
Hartford , CT 06106
Phone: (860) 424-5443
Fax: (860) 424-4956
Email: alex.tucciarone@ct.gov
Maine
Brian Guerrette
Information Technology Deputy Director
Health and Human Services
Maine State Government
221 State Street SHS 11
Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: 207-287-1748
e-mail: Brian.guerrette@maine.gov
Massachusetts
Jason Snyder
Chief Technology Officer
Commonwealth of Massachusetts/EOHHS
600 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111
Phone 617-210-5332
Fax 617-348-8480
New Hampshire
Laurie Snow
New HEIGHTS Project Manager
NH Department of Health and Human Services
7 Eagle Square, Suite 101
Concord, NH 03301
Email: lsnow@dhhs.state.nh.us
Phone: 603-227-0326, 603-226-2154
Vermont
Margaret Ciechanowicz
Chief Information Officer
Agency of Human Services
103 South Main Street
Waterbury, Vermont 05671-0204
Email: Margaret.Ciechanowicz@ahs.state.vt.us
Phone: 802-241-2341
REGION 2
(New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands)
New Jersey
Richard C. Caran
MIS Coordinator
Management Information Systems Department Administrator
Mercer County Board of Social Services
200 Woolverton Street
Trenton, New Jersey, 08611
email: rcaran@oel.state.nj.us
Office: 609 989-4366
Cell: 609 577-1671
Fax: 609 656-2005
REGION 3
(DC, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia)
DC
Brady Birdsong
Interim Director of Information Systems
DC Child and Family Services Agency
702 H Street, NW
Second Floor
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202.434.0012
Fax: 202.434.0099
brady.birdsong@dc.gov
Delaware
Carolyn Kincaid
Social Service Administrator
DE Division of Social Services
Biggs Building
1901 North Dupont Highway
New Castle, DE 19720
Phone: (302) 255-9774
Fax: (302) 255-4426
carolyn.kincaid@state.de.us
Maryland
Isabel Fitzgerald
Chief Information Officer
Maryland Department of Human Resources
Office of Technology for Human Services
1100 Eastern Blvd
Essex, MD 21221
Phone: 410 238 1269
Fax:410 238 1260
ifitzger@dhr.state.md.us
Pennsylvania
Terry Shuchart
Chief Information Officer
PA Dept of Public Welfare
Box 2675
Harrisburg, PA 17105
Email: tshuchart@state.pa.us
Phone: (717) 772-7265
Virginia
Debbie Anderson
Information Technologist III
Virginia Department of Social Services
Division of Information Systems
7 N. Eight Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Email: deborah.anderson@dss.virginia.gov
Phone: (804) 726-7811
Fax: (804) 726-7893
West Virginia
Paul Shannon
Application Lead/Senior DBA
Management Information Services
350 Capitol Street, Room 313
Charleston, WV 25301-3713
Email: paulshannon@wvdhhr.org
Phone: (304) 558-2419
REGION 4
(Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee)
North Carolina
Caroline Jackson
IRM Planner
DHHS-Division of Information Resource Management
MSC 2015
Raleigh, NC 27699-2015
Email: Caroline.Jackson@ncmail.net
Phone: (919) 855-3016
Fax: 919-733-8871
South Carolina
Patricia Stephens
Director, SCDSS Information Systems
1535 Confederate Ave. Ext.
Room 206-1
Columbia, SC 29201
Patricia.Stephens@dss.sc.gov
Phone: (803) 898-7836
Mobile: 803-518-0334
Fax: 803-898-7313
Tennessee
Ralph Duke
Executive Director, Information Technology
TN Department of Human Services
400 Deaderick Street, 7th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243-1403
Telephone: (615) 313-5241
Fax: (615) 741-2185
ralph.duke@state.tn.us
REGION 5
(Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin)
Illinois
Robert Daniel
Chief Information Officer
IL Department of Human Services
Management Information Services
401 South Clinton, Chicago, IL 60607-3800
Email: robert.e.daniel@illinois.gov
Phone: (312) 793-6670
Fax: (312) 793-8729
Indiana
Ingram Liljestrand
Chief Information Officer
IN Family and Social Services Administration
402 West Washington Street
Indianapolis , IN 46256
E-mail: ingram.liljestrand@fssa.in.gov
Phone: (317) 234-0626
Fax: (317) 234-0566
Michigan
Patricia Willett
State Administrative Manager
State of Michigan
Department of Information Technology
Client Support Area: DIT, HHS-FIA SDD, FIA SD
235 South Grand Avenue, Suite 615
Lansing, MI 48909
Email: willettp@michigan.gov
Phone: (517) 335-3837
Fax: (517) 335-6021
Minnesota
Jane A. Kennedy
Information Manager
State of Minnesota
Department of Human Services
Office of the CIO
P.O. Box 64966
St. Paul, MN 55164-0966
Email: Jane.Kennedy@state.mn.us
Phone: (651) 431-2113
Fax: (651) 431-7401
Ohio
Michelle Burk
Data Systems Administrator - MIS
OH Department of Job and Family Services
4200 East Fifth Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43219
Email: burkm@odjfs.state.oh.us
Phone: (614) 466-2303
Fax: (614) 722-6815
REGION 6
(Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas)
Arkansas
Richard Wyatt
Chief Information Officer
Arkansas Department of Human Services
Donaghey Plaza North, Slot N101
P O Box 1437
Little Rock AR 72203-1437
Email: Richard.Wyatt@arkansas.gov
Phone: (501) 682-2183
Fax: (501) 682-1376
Louisiana
Don Andries
IT Deputy Director
225-342-2301
Email: dandrie1@dss.state.la.us
New Mexico
Terri L. Gomez
Chief Information Officer
NM HSD Division of Information Technology
729 St. Michaels Drive, Room 80
Santa Fe, NM 87504
Email: terri.gomez1@state.nm.us
Phone: 505-476-393
Cell: 505-795-2794
Oklahoma
Sarjoo Shah
Director, Data Services Division
Okla. Department of Human Services
1110 NE 12th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73117
Email: Sarjoo.shah@okdhs.org
Phone: (405) 522-1305
Fax: (405) 522-6025
Texas
Leah Burton
Director, Enterprise Applications
Health & Human Services Enterprise Information Technology
Health & Human Services Commission
8317 Cross Park Dr., Suite 125
Austin, Texas 78754
Email: leah.burton@hhsc.state.tx.us
Phone: (512) 490-0478
Fax: (512) 490-0441
REGION 7
(Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska)
Iowa
Steve Mosena
CIO
IA DHS
Division of Data Management
1305 E. Walnut, Hoover Bldg., 1st Fl.
Des Moines, IA 50319
Email: smosena@dhs.state.ia.us
Phone: (515) 281-8705
Kansas
Jeff Lewis
CIO
Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
503 S. Kansas Avenue
Topeka, KS 66603
Email: jeff.lewis@srs.ks.gov
(785) 296-3877
Missouri
Roy D. Schuster
Supervisor, Information Systems
Office of Administration,
Information Technology Services Division for the Department of Social Services
State of Missouri
1621 E. Elm
Jefferson City, MO. 65101
E-mail: Roy.D.Schuster@dss.mo.gov
(573) 751-2975
Nebraska
Steve Cherep
Manager, Information Systems and Technology
Technical Services
Nebraska Health and Human Services System
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O.Box 95026
Lincoln Ne 68509
Email: steve.cherep@nebraska.gov
Phone: (402) 471-9422
Fax: (402) 471-9018
REGION 8
(Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming)
Colorado
Joetta Fischer
CBMS End User Support Manager
CDHS - ITS
455 Sherman Street, Suite 390
Denver, CO 80203-4404
Email: joetta.fischer@state.co.us
Office: (720)-570-5213
Cell: (303)-916-0473
South Dakota
Geraldine Ray
BIT - Bureau of Information and Telecommunications
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501
Email: Geraldine.ray@state.sd.us
Phone: (605) 773-3984
Fax: 605-773-5806
Utah
Mark Schultz
E-Rep Project Executive
UT Dept. of Workforce Services
751 E. Quality Drive, Suite 202
American Fork, UT 84003
Email: mschultz@utah.gov
Phone: (801) 492-6701
REGION 9
(Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Guam, Trust Territory of Pacific Islands, and American Samoa)
California
Carlos Ramos
Director
Office of Systems Integration
2525 Natomas Park Drive, Ste. 200
Sacramento, CA 95833
Phone: (916) 263-0747
Fax: (916) 263-0753
Carlos.Ramos@osi.ca.gov
Hawaii
James Lum
Chief Information Officer
Office of Information Technology
Department of Human Services
State of Hawaii
Queen Liliuokalani Building
1390 Miller Street, Room 104
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Email: JLum@dhs.hawaii.gov
Phone: (808) 586-5141
Fax: (808) 586-5147
Nevada
David N. Stewart
Deputy Administrator
Information Systems
Division of Welfare and Supportive Services
State of Nevada
Email: DNSTEWART@dwss.nv.gov
Phone: (775)-684-0767
REGION 10
(Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington)
Alaska
Ted Israelson
ITS Manager
State of Alaska
Department of Social Services
Finance and Management Services
150 3rd Street
Suite 310
Juneau, AK 99811
Email: ted_israelson@health.state.ak.us
Phone: (907) 465-3603
Cell: (907) 723-4974
Washington
Robert J. St. John
Director, Information Technology Division
Economic Services Administration
Department of Social and Health Services
State of Washington
P.O. Box 45893
Olympia, Washington 98504-5893
stjohrk@dshs.wa.gov
(360) 664-4410