NEWS ROOM | Press Releases
For immediate release: November 5, 2001
Contact: Beth Roszman
NASCIO Past President Honored as Public Official of the Year
Governing magazine recently named Aldona Valicenti as one of nine government executives to win its prestigous award recognizing Public Officials of the Year. Valicenti, chief information officer for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, served as NASCIO's 2000-2001 president and is currently a member of the association's executive committee.
Governing magazine selected Valicenti, Kentucky's first CIO, for her pioneering efforts made in transforming state business processes to meet the demands of an electronic world. Her leadership and involvement at NASCIO have also served to promote the role of a CIO on a national level and has paved the way for other states to create CIO positions.
For the full story, please visit http://www.governing.com/poy/1vali.htm.
NASCIO represents the state chief information officers from the 50 states, six U.S. territories and the District of Columbia. Members include cabinet and senior level state officials responsible for information resource management. Other IT officials participate as associate members and private sector representatives may become corporate members. Association Management Resources, Inc. (AMR) provides NASCIO's executive staff. For more information on the association visit NASCIO on-line at www.nascio.org.
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