The State Chief Data Officers Network

Joy Bonaguro

Joy Bonaguro is the state of California's second-ever chief data officer, a position in the California Government Operations Agency. Connect with her on  Twitter  or  LinkedIn .

During her time as CDO, Bonaguro has set the goal of empowering the use of data in California and rolled out the  CalData: California's Data Strategy 2020 , the  California Open Data Policy , and the  California Open Data Portal .

Jeff Wolkove

Jeff Wolkove is the CDO for the State of Arizona, a position in the Department of Administration Procurement. Connect with him on  Twitter  or  LinkedIn .

Wolkove established the  Arizona Statewide Data Management Program  and has extensive expertise working with state agencies to better understand their overall data strategy, provide guidance, and assist with aligning current data practices with the State's overall technology vision.

Drew Mingl

Drew Mingl is the State Data Coordinator for the State of Utah. Connect with him on  Twitter  or  LinkedIn .

Mingl is the architect and content manager for Utah's  Open Data Portal  and  Spending.Utah.gov . He also built Utah's first Criminal Justice Integrated Data System,  JusticeXChange .

Mike Woodford

Mike Woodford is the CDO and Geospatial Information Officer for the State of Idaho, a position in the Information Technology Services Department.

Woodford works with organizations across the state to encourage and support collaborative geospatial and data sharing activities.

Drew Dilly

Drew Dilly is the CDO for the State of Wyoming, a position in the Department of Enterprise Technology Services.

Dilly works on enterprise data planning and design, data security, and data privacy for the state.

Dorman Bazzell

Dorman Bazzell is the first CDO for the State of North Dakota, a position in the Information Technology Department. Connect with him on  Twitter  or  LinkedIn .

Bazzell's key initiatives include data governance, AI and robotic process automation, and Judicial, Executive and Legislative engagement.

Ed Kelly

Ed Kelly is the CDO for the State of Texas, a position in the Department of Information Resources. Connect with him on  LinkedIn .

Kelly works with state agencies and institutions of higher education to collaboratively  develop data policies , standards, and best practices to improve data governance and management statewide. In 2020, he launched the  Texas Open Data Portal Resource Guide .

Adita Karkera

Adita Karkera is the CDO for the State of Arkansas, a position in the Department of Information Systems. Connect with her on  Twitter  or  LinkedIn .

Karkera was named the Data Leader of the Year at the 2020 Women in IT Award Series. She has worked on the Arkansas data asset inventory system,  Data and Transparency Panel , and cultivating statewide data culture and data literacy.

Kimberly Wienzierl

Kimberly Wienzierl is the CDO for the State of Tennessee. Connect with her on  LinkedIn .

Wienzierl brings her broad background of experiences in information technology such as information management, business service management, IT service management, SAP deployments, and leadership in all technology areas (infrastructure, application, process, and transformation) to the CDO role.

Josh Martin

Josh Martin is the CDO for the State of Indiana. Connect with him on  Twitter .

Martin spearheads the  Indiana Performance Management Hub  which provides analytics solutions tailored to address complex management and policy questions. Martin works to leverage data in  innovative ways , facilitating data-driven decision making and data-informed policy making. 

Frank Kohstall

Frank Kohstall is the Chief Data Advocate for Innovate Ohio, a position in the Governors Office. Connect with him on  Twitter  or  LinkedIn .

Some of Kohstall's work includes establishing the  Ohio Open Data Portal  and building out the  Data and Analytics  capabilities for the state of Ohio.

John Correllus

John Correllus is the CDO, Deputy State CIO, and leader of the for North Carolina since 2016. Connect with him on  Twitter .

Correllus directions the  North Carolina Government Data Center  and supports data sharing between state agencies, the development of enterprise solutions and identification of cost savings through fraud and compliance initiatives.

Carlos Rivero

Carlos Rivero is the CDO for the State of Virginia. Connect with him on  LinkedIn .

A few of Rivero's accomplishments as CDO include establishing the  Virginia Open Data Portal , the  Virginia's Secure Analytics and Governance Environment , and the  Opioid Data Sharing and Analytics Platform . Learn more about this on the Virginia CDO  website .

Julia Fischer

Julia Fischer is the CDO for the State of Maryland, a position in the Department of Information Technology. Connect with her on  LinkedIn .

Fischer has an extensive background in GIS and played a pivot role in leveraging state-level data to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in Maryland. Read about Fischers work to use  GIS systems to response to COVID-19 .

Barney Krucoff

Barney Krucoff is the CDO for the District of Columbia. Connect with him on  Twitter  or  LinkedIn .

Krucoff has been working toward making an open DC government data community via the  Open Data Portal DC . Read about Krucoff's accomplishments in the  DC CDO Annual Report .

Poonam Soans

Poonam Soans is the CDO for the State of New Jersey. Connect with her on  Twitter  or  LinkedIn .

Poonam is the coordinator, architect & content manager for  New Jersey’s Open Data Portal . She also establishes best practices, administrative rules, policies, standards, procedures, and bulletins as they relate to open data, enterprise information, and data management.

David Partsch

David Partsch is the first CDO for the State of Pennsylvania. Connect with him on  LinkedIn .

In Pennsylvania, Partsch is responsible for developing and executing data priorities, strategic plans, direct data investments, procurements, and policy for the commonwealth.  Read  about how Partsch has used data and tech to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in Pennsylvania.

John Rager

John Rager is the CDO for the State of New York, a position in the Office of Information Technology Services. Connect with him on  LinkedIn .

Rager oversees the overall management and growth of New York State  Open Data Program  and has created resources such as the  Open Data Handbook  and the  Open NY initiative .    

Scott Gaul

Scott Gaul is the second CDO for the State of Connecticut, a position within the Office of Policy and Management. Connect with him on  LinkedIn .

Gaul works to implement the  Connecticut State Data Plan , takes the lead operating the  State Data Portal , and heads the  Data and Policy Analytics  unit.

Kristin McClure

Kristin McClure is the second CDO for the State of Vermont, a position in the Agency of Digital Services. Connect with her on  LinkedIn .

McClure leads the Data Management Division. Her focuses include data scientist, leadership, machine learning, and data visualization.

Matthew McCarville

Matthew McCarville is the CDO for the State of Florida, a position within the Department of Management Services. Connect with him on  Twitter  or  LinkedIn .

McCarville oversees the assimilating, cataloguing, inventorying, and monitoring the State of Florida’s data.