Please join us in congratulating the latest cohort of graduates from the Institute’s Technology Executive program. At the recent CCISDA Fall Conference, graduates presented their capstone projects, followed by a graduation ceremony. Projects addressed critical county challenges — from artificial intelligence and open-source adoption to modernizing hiring practices and procurement strategies.
With the addition of these 40 accomplished leaders, our alumni network now exceeds 1,800 technology executives across the state.
We applaud their achievement and continued commitment to innovation in public service. Join us in congratulating:
Chad Anderson (Shasta)
Natalya Beckman (Marin)
Chyna Berben (San Joaquin)
David Bliss (Tehama)
Matt Brown (Sacramento)
Tyler Brown (El Dorado)
Cathy Chao (Contra Costa)
Rumika Chaudhry (San Mateo)
John Cox (Merced)
Philip Decker (Santa Clara)
Gan Duong (Sacramento)
Jonathan Gall (Mendocino)
Deep Grewal (Stanislaus)
Chad Herendeen (Santa Cruz)
Abhilash Itharaju (Inyo)
Suganya Karthikeyan (Sacramento)
Jeff Kerley (Santa Barbara)
Samuel Kim (Santa Cruz)
Serge Kinda (Placer)
Godwin Law (Placer)
Robert Lee (Placer)
William Lemley (El Dorado)
Tim Lewis (Shasta)
Dinesh Lincoln (Contra Costa)
Jason Liu (San Diego)
Lori Manasco (Orange)
Eric Miller (Mono)
Michael Montoya (Stanislaus)
John Ornelas (San Joaquin)
Kim Pijma (San Mateo)
Dan Reid (Trinity)
Mavette Sadile De Vera (San Diego)
Tyson Sanchez (Humboldt)
Julia Sheehan (Santa Cruz)
David Smith (Mendocino)
Andre Tessier (Santa Clara)
Derrick Tribble (Calaveras)
Jeanie Varguez-Gil (Marin)
Angel Vazquez (Alameda)
Paulo Zurita (Tulare)