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Steering Committee Members
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James E. Cason
Associate Deputy Secretary, Department of the Interior
Chair, FGDC Steering Committee
James E. Cason was appointed in August 2001 and continues to serve
as Associate Deputy Secretary for the Department of the Interior. In
this position, Jim assists the Deputy Secretary with the review and
management of DOI operations, policies, procedures, regulations, and
legislation in order to ensure the effective coordination of DOI
programs, within DOI and with other agencies, Congress, public interest
groups, and state, local, and tribal governments. In March 2007, he was
also tasked with fulfilling the duties and responsibilities of the
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget. With this
assignment, Jim is currently engaged in the management of departmental
policy issues, budget, law enforcement, security, human resources,
business management, wildland fire, information technology, and
international affairs. Jim is from Portland, Oregon and earned a
bachelor’s degree in business administration and graduated magna cum
laude from Pacific University.
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Karen S. Evans
Administrator of E-Government and Information Technology
Office of Management and Budget
Vice Chair, FGDC Steering Committee
Karen Evans is the Administrator of the Office of Electronic
Government and Information Technology (IT) at the Office of Management
and Budget. She oversees implementation of IT throughout the Federal
government including advising the Director on the performance of IT
investments, overseeing the development of enterprise architectures
within and across agencies, directing the activities of the Chief
Information Officer (CIO) Council, and overseeing the usage of the
E-Government Fund to support interagency partnerships and innovation.
She also has responsibilities in the areas of capital planning and
investment control, information security, privacy, accessibility of IT
for persons with disabilities, and access to, dissemination of, and
preservation of government information. Prior to becoming
Administrator, Ms. Evans was the CIO for the Department of Energy. She
holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry and a Master of Business
Administration degree from West Virginia University.
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Federal Members
* designated Senior Agency Official for Geospatial
Information
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Chuck Christopherson
Chief Information Officer & Chief Financial Officer
Department of
Agriculture
Chuck.christopherson [at] usda.gov
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Joseph Klimavicz
Chief Information Officer and Director, High Performance Computing
and Communications, National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
joseph.klimavicz [at] noaa.gov
Mr. Joseph F. Klimavicz was named National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Director,
High Performance Computing and Communications in January 2007. In this
position, he is responsible for implementing the Clinger-Cohen Act,
Federal Information Security Management Act, and other statutory
requirements regarding the acquisition, management, and use of NOAA's
information and information technology resources to include NOAA’s high
performance computing and communications infrastructure. Mr. Klimavicz
is also responsible for NOAA’s Homeland Security Program to ensure
business continuity in the event of a terrorist attack, major disaster,
or other emergency, and he serves as the Department of Commerce (DOC)
Senior Agency Official for Geospatial Information (SAOGI). He
previously served in the Department of Defense (DOD) as the National
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Deputy CIO, and as the DOD SAOGI.
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Steven P. Wallach
Technical Executive
Department of Defense
Steven.P.Wallach [at] NGA.mil
In October 2005, Mr. Wallach assumed his current position at the
National Geospatial Agency as Technical Executive, where he serves on
the Agency’s Executive Committee and leads NGA’ transformation efforts,
including advancing geospatial intelligence, horizontal integration
with community partners, fully enabling web services for GEOINT access
and collaboration, and moving towards Foundation-Based Operations for
the community. Mr. Wallach began his career with the Defense Mapping
Agency (DMA) Aerospace Center in 1978.A native of St. Louis County,
Missouri; Mr. Wallach received a B.S. in Earth Science from Northwest
Missouri State University. He completed a master’s degree in Computer
Resources Management at Webster University, and is a graduate of the
Armed Forces Staff College, the Industrial College of the Armed Forces,
and the Senior Acquisition Course from the Defense Acquisition
University. Mr. Wallach is married and has two children.
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James C. Dalton
Chief, Engineering and Construction Team Leader, South Atlantic
Division RIT
United States Army Corps of
Engineers
Mr. James C. Dalton currently serves as Chief of the Engineering and
Construction (E&C) Community of Practice and is responsible for
policy, program, and technical expertise in the execution of over $10
billion of design and construction programs for the U.S. Army, U.S. Air
Force, Department of Defense, other Federal agencies, and over sixty
foreign nations. He provides leadership to a field organization
consisting of 8 divisions, 41 districts, and approximately 15,000
personnel and guides the development of engineering and construction
policy for the Corps world wide Civil Works, Military, and
Environmental Missions. He also serves as the Corps South Atlantic
Division Regional Integration Team (RIT) leader. Mr. Dalton earned his
B.S. degree in Architectural Engineering in 1978 from N.C. A&T
State University in Greensboro, N.C. He was selected for Long Term
Training and attended N.C. State University where he earned his Masters
Degree in Civil Engineering in 1992. Mr. Dalton is a registered
professional engineer in Virginia. Mr. Dalton is married and has a
daughter and son.
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Mark Schneider
Commissioner of Education Statistics
Department of Education
Mark.Schneider [at] ed.gov
Mark Schneider was confirmed by the Senate as Commissioner of
Education Statistics on October 25, 2005. As Commissioner, he heads the
National Center for Education Statistics, the third largest federal
statistical agency, in the United States (in terms of budget) and
supervises many large scale assessments, including the National
Assessment of Educational Progress, as well as international
assessments such as the Program for International Reading Literacy
Studies (PIRLS), the Program for International Student Assessment
(PISA) and the Trends in Mathematics and Science Studies (TIMSS).
Previous to his appointment as Commissioner, Schneider was
Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the State University of
New York at Stony Brook. During his academic career, he published over
100 papers in scholarly journals. His book, Choosing Schools (Princeton
University Press 2000)¸ won the Policy Studies Organization’s Aaron
Wildavsky Best Book Award. His most recent book, Charter Schools: Hope
or Hype, was published by Princeton University Press in June of 2007.
Schneider earned his Ph.D. in 1974 from the University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill.
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Tom Pyke
Chief Information Officer
Department of Energy
Tom.Pyke [at] hq.doe.gov
Tom Pyke leads the Department of Energy's effective use of information
technology and the management of the Department's information
technology resources, with an annual budget of $2.1 billion. Before
joining the Department of Energy, Tom was the Chief Information Officer
of the Department of Commerce. At the Department of Commerce, Mr. Pyke
was a senior manager of information technology for over 30 years. He
earned a BSEE as a Westinghouse Scholar from the Carnegie Institute of
Technology and an MSE in Computer Systems as a Ford Foundation Fellow
from the University of Pennsylvania.
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Vacant
Department of Health and Human
Services
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Darlene F. Williams
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research
Department of Housing and Urban
Development
Darlene_F._Williams [at] hud.gov
Confirmed on October 7, 2005, Darlene F. Williams serves as HUD’s
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research (PD&R). Dr.
Williams supports the Department's efforts to create cohesive and
economically healthy communities. Dr. Williams is a principal advisor
to the Secretary, regarding policy development, applied social science
and economic research on housing policy as well as for evaluation and
monitoring of the Department’s programs. Prior to becoming Assistant
Secretary, Dr. Williams served HUD as General Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Policy Development and Research and as General Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Administration. In addition to Dr. Williams’
23-years of experience in the private sector she is aided by
significant academic preparation: Dr Williams holds a Bachelor of Arts
from Howard University, an M.B.A from the University of Chicago and an
M.A. and Ph.D. from Stanford University.
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Richard F. Mangogna
Chief Information Officer
Department of Homeland
Security
Richard F. Mangogna was appointed by President George W. Bush on April
8, 2008, as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Chief
Information Officer (CIO). As the CIO, Mangogna oversees the
department’s $5.4 billion in Information Technology (IT) programs.
Mangogna is responsible for communicating and implementing the DHS
Secretary and Under Secretary for Management's leadership direction
related to the IT function. He is responsible for designing, in
collaboration with the Chief Information Officer Council, the optimum
structure, processes and systems to support both departmental and
component missions and goals and to achieve IT functional excellence.
Mangogna defines department IT priorities, policies, processes,
standards, guidelines and procedures. Mangogna has extensive continued
professional development in the Harvard Advanced Management Development
Program, the Harvard Managing Computer Resource Program, the Dartmouth
Senior Management Program, and IBM’s Systems Engineering Program.
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James E. Cason
Associate Deputy Secretary
Department of the Interior
Mr. Cason, Chair of the FGDC Steering Committee, is also the official
SAOGI for DOI. His biography is available above.
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Vance E. Hitch
Deputy Assistant Attorney General and Chief Information
Officer
Department of Justice
vance.hitch [at] usdoj.gov
Vance Hitch has served as the Deputy Assistant Attorney General and
Chief Information Officer of the Department of Justice since April
2002. He has over 32 years of experience in leading government
organizations successfully through major change initiatives. At DOJ, he
is responsible for leading and implementing the effective and efficient
acquisition and management of information technology across the
Department. He manages the Department’s $2.4 billion information
technology programs, providing oversight and strategic guidance to the
components within the Department, as well as major internal investments
that serve the over 115,000 employees within DOJ. Mr. Hitch provides
advice to the Deputy Attorney General and Assistant Attorney General
for Administration in the management of IT infrastructure across the
approximately 2,000 locations in 500 cities across the US where the
Department has assets. Mr. Hitch earned a Masters of Systems Management
from George Washington University in 1973 and a Bachelor of Science in
Physics from Muhlenberg College in 1967. He served in the United States
Navy from 1969 1973, attaining the rank of lieutenant.
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Patrick Pizzella
Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management
Department of Labor
Pizzella.Patrick [at] dol.gov
Patrick Pizzella was nominated for Assistant Secretary for
Administration and Management at the Department of Labor by President
George W. Bush on April 25, 2001 and confirmed by the U. S. Senate on
May 9, 2001. As Assistant Secretary of Labor, Mr. Pizzella serves as
the principal advisor to the Secretary of Labor in the administration
and management programs of the Department and as the Department’s Chief
Information Officer and Chief Human Capital Officer. Mr. Pizzella
provides leadership and policy guidance to the Secretary of Labor in
the areas of budget, human resources, information technology,
procurement, facilities management, administration, and the
Department’s overall civil rights program. Pizzella is a native of New
Rochelle, New York. He received a B.S. in Business Administration from
the University of South Carolina.
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Susan H. Swart
Chief Information Officer
Bureau of Information Resource Management
Department of State
swartsh [at] state.gov
Susan H. Swart, a member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank
of Minister Counselor, was appointed as the Chief Information Officer
for the Department of State in February 2008. As Chief Information
Officer she is responsible for the Department’s information resources
and technology initiatives and provides core information, knowledge
management, and technology (IT) services to the Department of State.
Ms. Swart is a graduate of the National War College. She received her
undergraduate degree from Virginia Commonwealth University.
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Steven D. Dillingham
Director for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Department of Transportation
Steven.Dillingham [at] dot.gov
Steven D. Dillingham, Ph.D., is the Director for the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics (BTS), a component of the Research and
Innovative Technology Administration within the U.S. Department of
Transportation. Dr. Dillingham has a background in government, business
and teaching. His service at the Department of Justice includes
directing the Bureau of Justice Statistics, and directing research and
planning for the U.S. Trustee Program. He served as Chief Counsel for
the Vice Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board, and held
senior legal and management positions within OPM, Department of Energy,
the National District Attorneys Association, and the American
Prosecutors Research Institute. His experience includes senior
management positions in the private sector and counsel to U.S. Senate
and House committees. He holds graduate degrees in government, law and
business.
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Peter McCarthy
Assistant Secretary for Management
Department of the
Treasury
Peter.McCarthy [at] do.treas.gov
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Mark Gorenflo
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
Department of Veterans Affairs
Mark.gorenflo [at] va.gov
Mark Gorenflo is the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy at the
Department of Veterans Affairs. Born in Boston, Massachusetts into a
Navy family, Mr. Gorenflo graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1983
and he studied Politics & Philosophy as a Rhodes Scholar at the
University of Oxford. He served more than 21 years as a submariner,
including command of a nuclear attack submarine. Joining the Department
of Defense in 2004 as a civilian, he served at U.S. Joint Forces
Command, the Joint Staff and the Office of the Undersecretary of
Defense for Policy before joining the Department of Veterans Affairs in
April 2008.
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Molly A. O'Neill
Assistant Administrator for the Office of Environmental Information
and
Chief Information Officer
Environmental Protection
Agency
oneill.molly [at] epa.gov
Molly A. O'Neill, confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 8, 2006, is
the EPA's Assistant Administrator for the Office of Environmental
Information (OEI) and Chief Information Officer (CIO). She is
responsible for EPA's strategic planning concerning the collection,
management, and access to the Agency's environmental information. This
also includes the management of the Agency's IT infrastructure. As
EPA's CIO, she is a member of the Federal CIO Council, where she
currently serves as the Co-chair of the Architecture and Infrastructure
Committee. Prior to joining EPA, Ms. O'Neill was the State Director for
the National Environmental Information Exchange Network at the
Environmental Council of the States (ECOS). She also spent 14 years
working as a management and information technology consultant in the
private sector focusing on the environment, health, and safety areas.
She is a graduate of Virginia Tech.
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Julius Knapp
Deputy Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology
Federal Communications Commission
(non-voting member)
julius.knapp [at] fcc.gov
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Diane L. Herdt
Chief Information Officer
Office of the PBS Chief Information Officer
General
Services Administration
diane.herdt [at] gsa.gov
In February 2007, Diane Herdt was appointed Chief Information Officer
(CIO) of the U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA’s) Public
Buildings Service (PBS). She is responsible for the strategic
acquisition of information and technology to improve the quality,
timeliness, and cost-effectiveness of PBS’ service delivery to all of
its customers. Ms. Herdt has over thirty years of experience with GSA.
She holds a Master of Science in Information Systems from the American
University in Washington, DC.
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John Hebert
Chief, Geography and Map Division
Library of Congress
jheb [at] loc.gov
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Michael J. Kurtz
Assistant Archivist for the Records Services
National Archives and Records Administration
mike.kurtz [at] nara.gov
Michael J. Kurtz currently serves as the Assistant Archivist for the
Office of Records
Services - Washington, DC. He joined the National Archives and Records
Administration in 1974, and has worked in various archival and staff
positions in the Office of the Federal Records Centers, the Office of
Management and Administration, and the Office of the National Archives.
He is also an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland’s College
of Information Services. He has developed and teaches a course in
managing cultural institutions. Dr. Kurtz received his B.A. in history
from Catholic University and his M.A., and Ph.D in European history
from Georgetown University. Dr. Kurtz has had several publications in
the areas of archival management, the American civil war, and World War
II.
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Chuck Gay
Deputy Associate Administrator for FMD
National
Aeronautics and Space Administration
cgay [at] nasa.gov
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Jarvis Moyers
Assistant Director for Geosciences
National Science Foundation
jmoyers [at] nsf.gov
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Darren Ash
Deputy Executive Director for Information Services and Chief
Information Officer
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
dba1 [at] nrc.gov
Mr. Darren B. Ash is the Chief Information Officer and Deputy
Executive Director for Information Services who provides policy
direction, leadership and oversight for information technology (IT) and
information management activities in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC). He has over 15 years of federal service. In 1990 he
received his Bachelor of Arts International Studies from American
University in Washington, D.C. He holds a Master of Public
Administration from Syracuse University (1991), and a Master of Science
in Information Systems Technology from George Washington University
(2004). He graduated from the American Council for Technology/Industry
Advisory Council’s Partners Program (2005).
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Janet L. Barnes
Chief Information Officer
Office of Personnel Management
Janet.Barnes [at] opm.gov
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Michael P. McHale
Associate Administrator of Government Contracting and Business
Development (GCBD)
Small Business Administration
Michael.McHale [at] sba.gov
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Vacant
Smithsonian Institution
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Vacant
Social Security
Administration
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Roy Teal
Senior Manager, Geographic Information & Engineering
Tennessee Valley Authority
rjteal [at] tva.gov
Roy Teal is the Senior Manager of Geographic Information &
Engineering for the Tennessee Valley Authority. He has 28 years of
experience in the mapping sciences since earning a B.S. degree in
Surveying Engineering from the University of Maine. Prior to coming to
TVA in 1990, he served as the Supervisor of Computing & Mapping for
Alabama Power Company. He is a Certified Photogrammetrist (ASPRS), and
a Registered Professional Land Surveyor (AL).
Mr. Teal is a member of several professional societies including the
American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing - serving as a
National Director from 1989 to 1992, the American Congress on Surveying
and Mapping, the Urban & Regional Information Systems Association,
and the Geospatial Information & Technology Association.
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Michael Hess
Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian
Assistance
U.S. Agency for International
Development
mhess [at] usaid.gov
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Non-Federal Collaborating Partners
American
Congress on Surveying and Mapping
Rebecca Somers, rsomers [at] somers-stclaire.com
Association of
American Geographers
Douglas Richardson, Executive Director, drichardson [at] aag.org
Cartographic
Users Advisory Council
Linda Zellmer, lzellmer [at] indiana.edu
Geospatial
Information & Technology Association
Bob Samborski, Executive Director, bsamborski [at] gita.org
International City/County Management
Association
Eric Anderson, City Manager, City of Tacoma, WA, Eric.Anderson [at] ci.tacoma.wa.us
National
Association of State Chief Information Officers
Tom Jarrett, President
National
Association of Counties
Randy Johnson, randy.johnson [at] co.hennepin.mn.us
National
League of Cities
Donald Borut, Executive Director, borut [at] nlc.org
National
States Geographic Information Council
Stu Davis, President, stu.davis [at] ohio.gov
Open
Geospatial Consortium
Mark E. Reichardt, President, mreichardt [at] opengeospatial.org
University Consortium for
Geographic Information Science
Allan Falconer, George Mason University; email afalcon1 [at] gmu.edu
Urban and
Regional Information Systems Association
Wendy Nelson, Executive Director, wnelson [at] urisa.org
Western
Governors' Association
Dennis Goreham, Director of Utah's Automated Geographic Reference
Center, dgoreham [at] utah.gov
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