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 Chief Privacy Officer & General Counsel, Management Performance Hub
State of Indiana
VICE CHAIR
Tony Bai
Executive Vice President of Public Sector
RISCPoint
ADVISOR
Siddique Chaudhry
Manager, Global Public Sector Security Compliance
Snowflake Inc.
ADVISOR
Brian Conrad
Global Compliance, Authorizing Authority Liaison
Zscaler
ADVISOR
Jim Masella
Vice President
Coalfire
ADVISOR
Rashad Munawar
Director, Security Compliance & Operations
Blackberry
ADVISOR
Sara Snell
State Government
MEMBER
Mase Izadjoo
Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer
Earthling Security
MEMBER
John Godfrey
Chief IT Security Officer
State of Kansas
MEMBER
Sweta Zachariah, CISSP
Lead IT Risk and Compliance Analyst
State of Ohio Office of Information Security and Privacy
