StateRAMP Leadership

The Standards and Technical Committee is comprised of at least seven members at all times. Committee members are appointed by the Board, who strive to include representation from all stakeholders, including at least one member of the Board of Directors. The Standards and Technical Committee conducts regular meetings and may call special ad hoc meetings as needed. The Standards and Technical Committee makes recommendations to the Board regarding PMO policies, security standards, best practice, and assessment processes.

Chair: Dan Lohrmann, Chief Strategist & Chief Security Officer (CSO), Security Mentor

Members:  

David Allen, CISO, State of Georgia

Glenn Herdrich, Information Security Manager, Sacramento County

Steve Nettles, Statewide Procurement Group Manager, State of Arizona

Jason Oskenhendler, Senior Manager, Cyber Risk Advisory, Coalfire

Nancy Rainosek, CISO, State of Texas

Joe Bielawski, President, Knowledge Services

Advisors:      

Phyllis Lee, Sr. Director of Controls, Center for Internet Security

Rick Zak, Dir. Regulatory Compliance, U.S. State & Local Government, Microsoft

Noah Brown, CISO, Knowledge Services / StateRAMP PMO

Maria Thompson, Cybersecurity Lead, Amazon Web Services

The Appeals Committee is comprised of at least five members at all times. Committee members are appointed by the board, who strive to include representation from all stakeholders, including at least one member of the Board of Directors. The Appeals Committee serves as the adjudication board for issues related to the PMO such as a conflict-of-interest claim, disagreements over status determination, or requests for exceptions. They conduct regular meetings and may call special ad hoc meetings as needed. In some cases, the Executive Committee, which includes Board Officers and executive staff, may appoint a subject matter expert to the committee to aid in a claim assessment as needed.

Chair: Owen Zorge, Chief Information Security Officer, City of Chandler, Arizona

Vice Chair: Rich Banta, Co-Owner & CISO, Lifelines Data Center

Members:

Chance Grubb, ISAC Lead, State of Oklahoma

Ted Cotterill, Privacy Officer / MPH General Counsel, State of Indiana

Teri Takai, Executive Director, Center for Digital Government

Advisors:

Tony Bai, Federal Practice Lead, A-LIGN

Mase Izadjoo, VP & CISO, Earthling Security

The Governance and Nominating Committee is appointed by the Board and will strive to represent all stakeholders. The committee will recommend qualified individuals for Board membership and committee membership, including recommendations for officers and the executive director. The committee will also make recommendations on best practices for governance.

Chair: Jaime Schorr, Chief Procurement Officer, State of Maine

Members:

Doug Robinson, Executive Director, NASCIO

Dugan Petty, Retired NASPO ValuePoint, Subject Matter Expert

J.R. Sloan, CIO, State of Arizona

Jay White, CISO, State of Mississippi

Paul Baltzell, VP of Strategy and Business Development, Salesforce

Fay Tan, Cooperative Contract Coordinator, NASPO ValuePoint