Leadership

StateRAMP's Leadership is Committed to Improving our Nation’s Cybersecurity

Board of Directors

J.R. Sloan

J.R. Sloan

Chief Information Officer

State of Arizona

PRESIDENT

Joe Bielawski

Joe Bielawski

President

Knowledge Services

PAST PRESIDENT

Leah McGrath - Blue Background

Leah McGrath

Executive Director

StateRAMP

EX-OFFICIO MEMBER

Tony Sauerhoff Headshot

Tony Sauerhoff

State CISO

State of Texas

SECRETARY & TREASURER

Dugan Petty

Dugan Petty

Fellow

Center for Digital Government

MEMBER

Glenn Herdrich (2)

Glenn Herdrich

Information Security Manager

County of Sacramento

MEMBER

StateRAMP Steering Committee

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, 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

Interested in Joining a Committee?

Nominations for the 2025 term are open June 1 through August 1, 2024.

StateRAMP Committees

About

The Appeals Committee serves as the adjudicating body for issues related to the StateRAMP PMO. This committee is responsible for resolving conflict of interest claims, addressing disagreements over status determinations, and evaluating requests for exceptions.

Committee members collaborate closely with StateRAMP staff and may include subject matter experts appointed by the Board to assist in assessing claims. Through regular and ad hoc meetings, the Appeals Committee ensures that decisions are fair, consistent, and aligned with StateRAMP’s mission to uphold cybersecurity standards while fostering trust among government and service provider stakeholders.

  • Chair: Ted Cotterill, State of Indiana
  • Vice Chair: Tony Bai, RISCPoint

 

View the entire committee and more information here.

Staff Contact

Leah McGrath

Fred Brittain

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.