Steven Adams is the Office of Administration/IT Director for the Department of Social Services. He began his career in IT August 1985 as a system analyst and moved through the ranks to his current position. He has participated in a number of statewide committees including the ITAB personnel subcommittee, the state architecture committee and performance management committee. Prior to 1985, Steve worked for the Department of Social Services in the Division of Family Services. He served in various positions including caseworker, trainer, and program development specialist. Steve earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Southwest Missouri State University. He is a member of the American Public Human Services Association and has served on the Nichols Career Center advisory committee.

Rich became the Director of Information Systems for the Missouri House in March of 2006. Previously he was the director of Information Technology for a family owned insurance firm, where he led their efforts in Customer Relationship Management. Rich was the Information Technology manager for the Missouri Department of Public Safety from 1998 to 2004 where he coordinated agency wide projects and served on statewide strategic planning, homeland defense and communications committees. His current efforts at the Missouri House are directed towards IT strategic planning and applying project management principles to long term infrastructure projects. Rich holds a bachelors degree in Computer Information Systems from Lincoln University and a master's degree in Public Administration from the University of Missouri.

Rob Davis serves as the IT director for ITSD-DOLIR/DED. Davis joined ITSD-DOLIR in October 2005. In February 2008, Davis was appointed as the IT director for ITSD-DED expanding his role within ITSD serving at the IT director supporting two state agencies. He began is career in state government with the Department of Natural Resources in 1990 and has served a variety of progressively responsible positions within the Department of Revenue, Office of Secretary of State and most recent to joining ITSD he served as deputy division director for the Department of Natural Resources, Division of Administrative Services. He is a graduate of Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri. Davis resides in Jefferson City with his wife, Terry, and their three children, Elizabeth, Gabriel and Madison.

Chris Fischer is the Information Technology Director for the State Emergency Management Agency. He has been with the Office of Administration since 1997 where he first worked in OA Helpdesk Support and later worked on the E-mail Consolidation Project. Chris earned a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Information Systems from Missouri Southern State College. In addition, Chris has acquired his Firefighter I and II certification, and proudly serves as a volunteer Firefighter for the City of Westphalia. Chris and his wife, Michelle, have two children, Caleb and Alexis.

Tim Dwyer is Information Services Director for the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration. Tim is a 1972 graduate of Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. He began his working career in the manufacturing sector with a focus on computer integration and application implementation in several functional areas. In addition to 25 years of traditional information systems experience, he has held management and supervisory positions including a time in production & inventory control where he gained an appreciation for the IT customer's perspective. Tim participates in several national committees, task forces and working groups of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).

Stacy Gillmore is the Manager of Information Technology for the Missouri State Employees' Retirement System (MOSERS). He began his career in the United States Army, where he spent 6 years on active duty specializing in data center operations and Military Intelligence. He then spent 11 years with the Department of Revenue in various IT positions from end-user support to the Administrator of Information Technology for the Division of Taxation and Collection. In 2004, Stacy joined MOSERS as the Manager of Information Technology.

Stacy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems from Columbia College. He is a member of the Public Retirement Information System Managers (PRISM) group and serves on the Linn State Technical College Advisory Council.

Cliff Gronauer is CIO of the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Cliff holds a bachelor's degree in management, and an MBA in finance. He served three years of active duty with the US Army. He is an adjunct faculty member for Columbia College and William Woods University, teaching evening courses in finance and computers. He was previously IT director for the Missouri House of Representatives. Prior to that, Cliff worked for several private firms in Chicago in the positions of programmer, systems analyst, systems administrator and project manager. He is currently chairman of the Audrain County Emergency Services Board, and a member of the Board of Trustees for the Village of Vandiver. He has also served as a volunteer Boy Scout leader and coached baseball and basketball teams.

Don Lloyd is director of the Office of Information Systems for the Department of Corrections. Prior to his current position, Don was director of information technology at the Office of the Secretary of State. He also served as director of management information systems for the Department of Economic Development. He began working for the Missouri Department of Economic Development in 1985 as a financial analyst in the Division of Transportation. Don is a graduate of Culver-Stockton College and Northwest Missouri State University.

Chris Mertens is Director of Information Technology for the Office of Administration. He has been with the Office of Administration since 1996 and has served in various areas including work in the Governor's Office. Prior to working with the Office of Administration, he worked for two years with the Department of Natural Resources as a Computer Information Technologist. He earned a bachelors degree from Lincoln University in Business Administration and also holds a master's degree in Business Administration from William Woods University. Chris is married and has three children.

Mike received his BS in Mechanical Engineering from UMR in 1977 and then worked for John Deere in Waterloo, IA for six years in hydraulic engineering. He moved to KC in 1983 to take a position with Northrup. In 1985 he moved to Jefferson City to work for IBM as a CAD/CAM marketing representative. His customers included MoDOT and the Office of Administration. In 1993 he accepted the position of Senior Information Specialist at MoDOT. He's since held various Supervisory and Managerial positions in the Information Systems Division and became Director in January, 2005. He's married and has three children.

Daniel Moeller is the Director of Information Technology for the Missouri State Treasurer's Office. He began working in the computer technology field in 1994. Prior to being hired by the State Treasurer's Office in 2001, Daniel worked in the IT departments of Office of Administration and State Courts Administrator. He graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems from Columbia College in 2000. He is well versed in multiple programming languages, database administration, and network security. He and his wife, Jennifer, reside in Jefferson City with their three children.

Paul is the current Director of Technology Services Division at the Department of Health and Senior Services for the state of Missouri.

Prior to this, Paul served over 30 years with the Missouri Army National Guard; the last 24 years in an Active Guard Reserve (AGR) status. Paul is a retired Colonel, branched as an Engineer, Quartermaster, Adjutant General Corps, Ordinance, and Multi-functional Logistics.

During his career with the Guard, he served in many different assignments within the J1 (Personnel), J3 (Operations and Training), J4 (Logistics), J6 (Information Management), and multiple assignments in field units at company, battalion and brigade level, including a tour in Iraq as a Engineer Battalion Commander, prototyping the Explosive Hazards Information Center (EHIC) within the CJTF-7 C7.

Paul has attended multiple military schools, branch functional courses and required professional development. Additionally, Paul has a Master's in Business Administration, and has performed postgraduate work towards a PhD in Organizational Leadership.

Brick M. Morff is the Director of the Information Technology Services Division for the Missouri Secretary of State's Office. In this capacity, he is responsible for providing leadership, guidance, and direction for all information technology activities of the executive office. Prior to accepting this position, Brick held the role of Network Operations Manager for the Missouri Secretary of State's Office. He has held a variety of progressively responsible positions which includes Network Administrator for Missouri Department of Revenue and Network Design Engineer - Project Manager for an International Telecommunications Corporation. Brick holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Missouri - Columbia. He resides in Jefferson City with his wife, Shannon, and two children, Abigail and Molly.

Raymond L. Pope is IT director for the Missouri Gaming Commission. Before coming to the commission, Ray was data center vice president for CARFAX in Columbia. His prior experience in government included service as director of information services for the City of Columbia, and director of management information systems for Jackson County, Missouri.

Graduated college May 1983 and has been in the IT profession for 24 years. Thirteen years in the Public sector providing field support for mid-west banking firm. He joined the State of Missouri/DHSS in February 1996 and held several positions with DHSS, technical, supervisory and management. He left as the DHSS IT Deputy Director. While at DHSS, he managed a 2000+ user network, supervised LAN, WAN, UNIX and Middle-Tier server support units. He developed and tracked multiple budgets, planned and coordinated departmental projects, forecasted technical architecture, participated in statewide technical architecture committees, and provided leadership to technical managers. He joined DOR-ITSD March 6, 2007 and served as Interim IT Director until July 1, 2007, when he was appointed IT Director for DOR-ITSD. Professional certifications include: AIX Certified Specialist, Certified Secure Network Gateway Firewall Administrator, Certified Missouri Project Manager, Certified Wireless Network Administrator, Certified Netware Administrator.

Phil and his wife, Sheila, live in Holts Summit with their daughter, Haley. Phil lists his hobbies as golf, golf and more golf.

Michael J. (Jim) Roggero is Director, Information Technology for the Office of State Courts Administrator. Prior to his current position, Jim worked for the Department of Revenue, where he served as CIO and Director of the Information Technology Division. Jim served 26 years in the United States Air Force, where he attained the rank of Colonel. He earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Fresno, and holds master's degrees in Management Information Systems from the University of Northern Colorado, and in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.

Steve Siegler is the information systems manager for the Missouri Attorney General's Office. Prior to his current position, Siegler was network administrator for the office. He was also previously a computer systems technician for the Department of Conservation. Before working for state government, Siegler worked for a local computer company. Siegler is a graduate of Lincoln University. He is active in summer sports as a coach.

Jason Volkart is the Director of Information Technology for the Missouri Department of Agriculture. He began his State career in 1998 with OA on the help desk. After four years of desktop, server, and LAN support, he transferred to the routing and switching group in the State Data Center. Jason broadened his network knowledge with LAN, WAN, & campus networks over the following four years. Taking his eight years of State IT knowledge he was able to apply it all to act as the Systems Administrator for the Department of Higher Education. After 10 1/2 months he found the opportunity he was looking for to get into management with the Department of Agriculture. Jason graduated from Columbia College in 1998 with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems. Married in May of 2007, he and his wife, Amy, have three children.

Michael E. (Mike) Wankum serves as the director of information services for the Missouri Lottery Commission. Mike has been IS director since the Missouri Lottery was established in 1985. Prior to his present position, Mike was a senior programmer/ analyst with the Office of Administration, Division of DP&T. His previous experience included work with Modern Business Systems and the Department of Social Services as a computer programmer. Mike began his data processing career directly out of high school, starting as a computer operator with the Department of Social Services. Mike is active in the Helias Athletic Booster Club and church and community activities. Mike and his wife, Cynthia, have two children, Rachel and Leah, and they live in Wardsville.

Mary Willingham is the CIO for the office of the Missouri State Public Defender. A 1993 graduate of Truman University, Mary began her IT career as a computer operator for a hospital. Soon, she moved on to become a programmer in county government. In 1991, she accepted a position at the Coordinating Board for Higher Education, serving as a system administrator, programmer, and IT manager. In 1996, Mary became the IT Director for the Public Defender Office, where she was tasked with replacing all the office's existing computer systems, hardware and software.

Paul G. Wright is IT Director for the departments of education. Paul began working with the State in 1996 as manager of development, following work as a developer with the MU Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis. He became director in 2001. Prior to his return to Missouri in 1993, Paul had worked for the Chevron Corp. in various capacities. A native of Marceline, Paul earned his bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1978. He received his master's degree in management information systems at ISIM University in 2001.

Doug is the information technology chief for the Department of Conservation. A transplanted Nebraskan, he graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1981, with a Bachelor of Science degree in forest management. Since 1988, he has held various managerial and technical positions within the Information Technology Section of the Conservation Department. Prior to his work in information technology, Doug held several positions within the Forestry Division and worked in Poplar Bluff, Sullivan, Columbia, Bolivar and Jefferson City. Doug and his wife, Lisa, live in Jefferson City with their children, Amanda and Kevin.

Missouri Governor Matt Blunt appointed Dan to the position of Missouri's Chief Information Officer beginning on January 10, 2005. For the four year's prior to that, Dan served under then Secretary of State Matt Blunt, in the capacity of Executive Deputy Secretary of State. Prior to that, Dan was Director of Administrative Services for the Department of Economic Development for four years. Before that, he served as Director of Administration for the MO Public Service Commission. Dan has also worked for the Department of Natural Resources, Missouri State Parks and for the Missouri Highway Patrol.

Dan holds a bachelors degree in Industrial Relations from Lincoln University and a master's degree in Public Administration from the University of Missouri. Dan has 37 years of experience in public service, starting as a mail clerk in 1968 while attending college.