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For immediate release: October 3, 2007
Contact: Shawn Karrick

Gillispie Elected NASCIO President, Association Officers Also Named

(Tucson, AZ) - The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) is pleased to announce that John Gillispie, Iowa CIO/COO, has been elected to serve as NASCIO President for its 2007-2008 program year. Gillispie will replace Michigan CIO Teri Takai who served as association President for the 2006-2007 program year.

The membership also elected several new officers and directors for the association. The following are the new and returning officers and directors:

Officers

• President - John Gillispie, Chief Operating Officer, Iowa
• Vice President – Gopal Khanna, Chief Information Officer, Minnesota
• Secretary/Treasurer – Gary Robinson, Chief Information Officer, Washington
• Past-President - Teri Takai, Chief Information Officer, Michigan

New Directors

• Mark Bengel, Chief Information Officer, Tennessee
• Otto Doll, Chief Information Officer, South Dakota
• Tom Jarrett, Chief Information Officer, Delaware
• Dick Thompson, Chief Information Officer, Maine

The new directors join returning Executive Committee directors Brenda Decker, CIO of Nebraska, Joe Fleckinger, CIO of Oklahoma and Steve Fletcher, CIO of Utah.

The new leadership officially took effect immediately following NASCIO's State Dinner on the evening of October 2, 2007.

NASCIO is the premier network and resource for state CIOs and an effective advocate of technology policy at all levels of government. NASCIO represents the state chief information officers from the 50 states, five 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.

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For more information, contact Shawn Karrick, NASCIO Membership and Communications Coordinator, at (859) 514-9156 or skarrick@amrms.com.

AMR Management Services provides NASCIO's executive staff. For more information about AMR visit http://www.AMRms.com/.