Chris Lamb
Board Chair(Term Expires Nov. 2025)
Washington Technology Solutions
Architecture & Innovation DivisionProgram Manager, Enterprise Cloud Computing Program
(360) 485-1947chris.lamb@watech.wa.gov
Chris Lamb is currently the Program Manager for the state’s Enterprise Cloud Computing Program with Washington Technology Solutions (WaTech). Chris’s career has spanned over 34 years in IT, including 16 years in CIO/IT Director roles for the Department of Retirement Systems, the Department of Social & Health Services, and the Office of Financial Management.
Chris is a graduate of Washington State University as well as the University of Washington Executive Management Program. Chris is an IDC© Certified Diversity Executive and holds certifications in Change Management from Prosci© and Project Management from the University of Washington.
Chris is a graduate of Washington State University as well as the University of Washington Executive Management Program. Chris is an IDC© Certified Diversity Executive and holds certifications in Change Management from Prosci© and Project Management from the University of Washington.
Mary Craig
Board Vice-Chair(Term Expires Nov. 2024)
WA Department of Services for the Blind
Chief Information Officer(360) 705-7601
mary.craig@dsb.wa.gov
Mary Craig has more than 20 years of experience supporting state agencies. She started providing computer and network support to a variety of state agencies in the 90’s. During this time, she managed network projects for the Department of Services for the Blind (DSB), where she became interested in hardware/software accessibility. Mary continued assisting DSB with Assistive Technology projects – supporting staff and client technology configurations – and joined the agency in 1999.
Mary believes in continually expanding her technical knowledge and skills. She holds a Certificate of Proficiency in Data Entry, the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer certification, the Western Washington University Center for Continuing Education in Rehabilitation Program Emerging Leaders Certification, and the University of Washington’s Project Management Certification.
Mary passionately advocates accessibility for all computer users – helping those with visual, hearing, and physical impairments maintain employment. Mary is extremely excited to provide the IPMA with the “Small Agency” perspective towards Information Technology subjects. One of her favorite quotes: “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller.
Mary believes in continually expanding her technical knowledge and skills. She holds a Certificate of Proficiency in Data Entry, the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer certification, the Western Washington University Center for Continuing Education in Rehabilitation Program Emerging Leaders Certification, and the University of Washington’s Project Management Certification.
Mary passionately advocates accessibility for all computer users – helping those with visual, hearing, and physical impairments maintain employment. Mary is extremely excited to provide the IPMA with the “Small Agency” perspective towards Information Technology subjects. One of her favorite quotes: “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller.
Susie Olsen
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Secretary/ Treasurer
(Term Expires Nov. 2025)
WA Department of Agriculture
Chief Information Officer
(360) 902-2077
susie.olsen@agr.wa.gov
Susie Olsen (formerly Fry) is the Chief Information Officer at the Washington State Department of Agriculture. She has over 25 years of leadership experience in an IT organization, 10 of those years in the public sector with the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries and the Washington State Department of Agriculture. Prior to joining the public sector, Susie spent two years with Alaska Airlines and nearly 15 years with the Frank Russell Company.
Her experience in both the private and public sectors brings a unique perspective to her current role. Susie “grew up” in IT through the Service Desk, starting out as a junior Help Desk Analyst, which has provided a wide breadth of experience and valuable insight, especially in her most recent role as CIO. Susie is also a proud alumnus of the IPMA LeaderPath Program (2018 Cohort).
Her experience in both the private and public sectors brings a unique perspective to her current role. Susie “grew up” in IT through the Service Desk, starting out as a junior Help Desk Analyst, which has provided a wide breadth of experience and valuable insight, especially in her most recent role as CIO. Susie is also a proud alumnus of the IPMA LeaderPath Program (2018 Cohort).
Lisa Horne
Board Member (Term Expires Nov. 2026)
Department of Retirement Systems
Information Technology Services,
Portfolio & Planning Manager(360) 790-3385
lisa.horne@drs.wa.gov
Lisa Horne currently serves as the Information Technology Services, Portfolio, and Planning Manager for the Department of Retirement Systems Information Services Division (ISD). In this role, Lisa leads the Information Technology Services (ITS) Team that supports the infrastructure, network, telecommunications, service desk, database administration, access control, batch processing, and software/hardware license management.
Along with IT policy, portfolio management, procurement, compliance, and audit, Lisa has worked for the state of Washington since October 2009. Before that, Lisa served in the private sector in various IT roles.
Lisa holds a bachelor’s degree in management information systems from Washington State University and a master’s in business administration from Saint Martin’s University. Lisa is an alumnus of the IPMA LeaderPath Program (2020 cohort) and has her Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification and ITIL 4 Certifications.
Along with IT policy, portfolio management, procurement, compliance, and audit, Lisa has worked for the state of Washington since October 2009. Before that, Lisa served in the private sector in various IT roles.
Lisa holds a bachelor’s degree in management information systems from Washington State University and a master’s in business administration from Saint Martin’s University. Lisa is an alumnus of the IPMA LeaderPath Program (2020 cohort) and has her Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification and ITIL 4 Certifications.
Morgan McLemore
Board Member
(Term Expires Nov. 2026)
Archeology & Historic Preservation
Geographic Information Systems ManagerInformation Technology Business Analyst(360) 586-3065
morgan.mclemore@dahp.wa.gov
Morgan McLemore is the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Manager and the Information Technology (IT) Business Analyst for the Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP), where she manages the agency's IT portfolio and enterprise-level geographic information system, which is responsible for distributing cultural resource data to thousands of public, tribal, local, state and federal stakeholders.
Morgan is committed to serving others, contributing to society, growing her expertise, and learning new skills. Morgan has a master’s degree in IT Management from Western Governors University, a graduate certificate from the University of Southern California in Geographic Information Systems and Technology, two bachelor’s degrees from Washington State University, a certificate in Project Management from the University of Washington, and PADI Dive Master.
She has worked for the State of Washington for twenty years (and DAHP since 2006) in various positions which has profoundly prepared her for serving on the IPMA Board. Morgan’s longevity and access to opportunity (through necessity by virtue working for a small agency) have helped Morgan develop a unique perspective and advocacy platform for small agency technology needs.
With limited funding and staff, DAHP taught Morgan to always look to technology to bridge the resource gap to meet its regulatory obligations and timeframes. This experience has skilled Morgan to quickly grasp the business needs of frontline workers, back-of-house systems, policy development, policy-level decision impacts, enterprise strategic alignment, and how beneficial it is to an organization and its stakeholders to leverage innovative, creative technology solutions to solve problems. Additionally, Morgan has prepared for serving on the IMPA Board and supporting Washington State’s enterprise IT initiatives through her continued participation in the WaTech Advisory Council (as one of two voted-in Chief Information Officer (CIO) representatives for Washington's small agency, boards, and commissions), Enterprise Strategic Goal Teams, WaTech Service Catalog Advisory Group, and by chairing the Small Agency Quarterly CIO Roundtable. In the recent past, Morgan was one of four small agency representatives on the Small Agency Advisory Group, which helped WaTech form its strategic outreach approach to the larger body of small agency CIOs. In these capacities, Morgan has further prepared for serving on the IMPA Board by being a candid spokesperson for the distinctive and challenging needs of the State's small agencies, boards, and commissions which has helped guide policy and strategic planning efforts at the enterprise level.
Morgan is committed to serving others, contributing to society, growing her expertise, and learning new skills. Morgan has a master’s degree in IT Management from Western Governors University, a graduate certificate from the University of Southern California in Geographic Information Systems and Technology, two bachelor’s degrees from Washington State University, a certificate in Project Management from the University of Washington, and PADI Dive Master.
She has worked for the State of Washington for twenty years (and DAHP since 2006) in various positions which has profoundly prepared her for serving on the IPMA Board. Morgan’s longevity and access to opportunity (through necessity by virtue working for a small agency) have helped Morgan develop a unique perspective and advocacy platform for small agency technology needs.
With limited funding and staff, DAHP taught Morgan to always look to technology to bridge the resource gap to meet its regulatory obligations and timeframes. This experience has skilled Morgan to quickly grasp the business needs of frontline workers, back-of-house systems, policy development, policy-level decision impacts, enterprise strategic alignment, and how beneficial it is to an organization and its stakeholders to leverage innovative, creative technology solutions to solve problems. Additionally, Morgan has prepared for serving on the IMPA Board and supporting Washington State’s enterprise IT initiatives through her continued participation in the WaTech Advisory Council (as one of two voted-in Chief Information Officer (CIO) representatives for Washington's small agency, boards, and commissions), Enterprise Strategic Goal Teams, WaTech Service Catalog Advisory Group, and by chairing the Small Agency Quarterly CIO Roundtable. In the recent past, Morgan was one of four small agency representatives on the Small Agency Advisory Group, which helped WaTech form its strategic outreach approach to the larger body of small agency CIOs. In these capacities, Morgan has further prepared for serving on the IMPA Board by being a candid spokesperson for the distinctive and challenging needs of the State's small agencies, boards, and commissions which has helped guide policy and strategic planning efforts at the enterprise level.
Matt Oram
Board Member
(Term Expires Dec. 2024)
WA Department of Fish & Wildlife
Chief Information Officer(360) 902-2200
matthew.oram@dfw.wa.gov
Matthew Oram graduated from Seattle University in 2006 with a degree in Philosophy. He worked eight years for an international online registration company, starting out as customer support, and continually took job growth opportunities and training until becoming a Sr. Operations Engineer running multiple teams, multiple data centers, and a portfolio that processed on average $5M in transactions daily.
Matt started working for Washington State in 2014 at the Department of Fish & Wildlife and was brought on to replace the aging licensing system. Through incident management of the 2017 WILD data breach and the successful launch of the licensing system, Matt was promoted to Deputy Chief Information Officer in March 2017. In July 2017, Matt became the Chief Information Officer for the Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Between April and August of 2021, Matt took a temporary leave from DFW to be the Acting Deputy Director of Technology and Operations at WaTech to help provide executive leadership while the state recruited a new State CIO.
Matt started working for Washington State in 2014 at the Department of Fish & Wildlife and was brought on to replace the aging licensing system. Through incident management of the 2017 WILD data breach and the successful launch of the licensing system, Matt was promoted to Deputy Chief Information Officer in March 2017. In July 2017, Matt became the Chief Information Officer for the Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Between April and August of 2021, Matt took a temporary leave from DFW to be the Acting Deputy Director of Technology and Operations at WaTech to help provide executive leadership while the state recruited a new State CIO.
Mark Quimby
Board Member
(Term Expires Dec. 2024)
Washington Technology Solutions
Deputy Director of Technology & Operations
(360) 252-9900
mark.quimby@watech.wa.gov
Mark Quimby is the Deputy Director of Technology & Operations for Washington Technology Solutions (WaTech). In this role, he leads the strategic development and implementation of integrated voice, video, and data communication services. Since 2014, he has held several leadership positions with WaTech, including Assistant Director for Network Services, Enterprise Data Network Manager, and Disaster Recovery Architect for the agency.
Governor Inslee appointed Mark Quimby as acting State CIO and Director for WaTech in March 2021 when James Weaver, who served as director since 2018, resigned. Mark led the agency through July 2021, driving the agency forward with a focus on continuous improvement.
Prior to his work at WaTech, Quimby worked at the Washington State Department of Corrections for 15 years, where he managed the agency’s technology and infrastructure.
Quimby earned his bachelor’s degree in computer science and business management from The Evergreen State College. He holds four associate degrees in database management, computer programming, network administration, and information systems technology.
Governor Inslee appointed Mark Quimby as acting State CIO and Director for WaTech in March 2021 when James Weaver, who served as director since 2018, resigned. Mark led the agency through July 2021, driving the agency forward with a focus on continuous improvement.
Prior to his work at WaTech, Quimby worked at the Washington State Department of Corrections for 15 years, where he managed the agency’s technology and infrastructure.
Quimby earned his bachelor’s degree in computer science and business management from The Evergreen State College. He holds four associate degrees in database management, computer programming, network administration, and information systems technology.
Maribeth Sapinoso
Board Member(Term Expires Dec. 2024)
WA Department of Labor & Industries
Assistant Director, Administrative Services Division(360) 902-5800
sapm235@lni.wa.gov
Maribeth Sapinoso was appointed Assistant Director of Labor & Industries’ Administrative Services Division in June 2023. Before assuming this role, Maribeth was with the Employment Security Department from 2021-2023 as their Chief Information Officer for their Information Technology Services Division. Maribeth worked for the Department of Labor & Industries from 2018 to 2021 as their first Deputy CIO, primarily responsible for the daily operations of their IT division.
From 2011-2018, Maribeth worked with the Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts as an IT Program Manager, implementing a statewide Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) case management system for the Washington State Superior Courts. Maribeth also worked with the Washington State Department of Transportation for approximately 15 years, holding various leadership and technical roles in Information Technology and Human Resources. Maribeth holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from San Diego State University and is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP).
From 2011-2018, Maribeth worked with the Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts as an IT Program Manager, implementing a statewide Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) case management system for the Washington State Superior Courts. Maribeth also worked with the Washington State Department of Transportation for approximately 15 years, holding various leadership and technical roles in Information Technology and Human Resources. Maribeth holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from San Diego State University and is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP).
Kristy Schreiner
Board Member
(Term Expires Nov. 2026)
WA Department of Ecology
Kristy Schreiner currently serves as the Business Technology and Operations Section Manager for the Department of Ecology’s Information Technology Services Office (ITSO). In this role, Kristy leads a team that supports ITSO in the following areas: budget, procurement, software/hardware license management, communications, project and portfolio management, and legislative and policy.
Kristy has worked for the state of Washington since April 2012, shortly after she and her family moved to Washington. Prior to that, Kristy served in various roles in the private sector while her husband served in the US Navy.
Kristy holds a bachelor’s degree in business management from Delaware Valley University and a master’s in business administration from DeSales University. Kristy is an alumnus of the IPMA LeaderPath Program (2020 cohort) and holds certifications from Prosci in Change Management and from the Barkley Group in Business Relationship Management.
Kristy has worked for the state of Washington since April 2012, shortly after she and her family moved to Washington. Prior to that, Kristy served in various roles in the private sector while her husband served in the US Navy.
Kristy holds a bachelor’s degree in business management from Delaware Valley University and a master’s in business administration from DeSales University. Kristy is an alumnus of the IPMA LeaderPath Program (2020 cohort) and holds certifications from Prosci in Change Management and from the Barkley Group in Business Relationship Management.
Sayee Vaitheesvaran
Board Member(Term Expires Dec. 2024)
WA State Gambling Commission
CIO & Director of Technology(360) 486-3480
sayee.vaitheesvaran@wsgc.wa.gov
Sayee Vaitheesvaran brings 27 years of technology and leadership experience in both private and government. He is the CIO and Director of Technology at the Washington State Gambling Commission.Sayee has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer science and an MBA from the University of Washington, Foster School of Business. He is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).
Among other past employers, Sayee worked for the Employment Security Department, Department of Transportation (WA State Agencies), Chempoint.com in Bellevue (Startup Company), Univar, and Walmart.
Sayee has played multiple roles as a Programmer, Project Manager, Product Manager, Director, Consultant, and now as the Chief Information Officer (CIO).
Among other past employers, Sayee worked for the Employment Security Department, Department of Transportation (WA State Agencies), Chempoint.com in Bellevue (Startup Company), Univar, and Walmart.
Sayee has played multiple roles as a Programmer, Project Manager, Product Manager, Director, Consultant, and now as the Chief Information Officer (CIO).
Scott West
Board Member
(Term Expires Nov. 2025)
Department of Ecology
Chief Information Officer(360) 407-6000
scott.west@ecy.wa.gov
Scott West serves as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the Washington State Department of Ecology, where his leadership has catalyzed significant advancements in digital transformation. Prior, Scott partnered with agencies and staff at WaTech in finalizing the State of Washington's Shared Microsoft 365 Tenant and pioneering the funding for the enterprise cloud highway with Mark Quimby. Scott has been instrumental in fostering a tech-forward, environmentally conscious operational framework.
His career is marked by a profound commitment to innovation, notably through his advocacy for Artificial Intelligence. His expertise has made him a prominent voice at conferences, shedding light on AI's transformative impact on IT and business landscapes alike.
Prior to his public service, Scott's tenure in the private sector was distinguished by his development of modern applications that revolutionized procurement processes and streamlined accounting operations, underscoring his capability to blend technology with functional efficiency seamlessly.
Scott is a graduate of the University of Washington and holds a master’s degree in business, which has assisted in enriching his technological and environmental endeavors.
Beyond his professional pursuits, Scott is a horror novelist, weaving tales that explore the depths of human emotion and the darker facets of nature. His literary work adds a creative dimension to his persona, revealing his ability to navigate complex narratives.
An avid enthusiast of home automation, Scott's personal life mirrors his professional passion for technology. His continuous experimentation with smart home technologies exemplifies his belief in technology's power to enhance and simplify everyday life.
His career is marked by a profound commitment to innovation, notably through his advocacy for Artificial Intelligence. His expertise has made him a prominent voice at conferences, shedding light on AI's transformative impact on IT and business landscapes alike.
Prior to his public service, Scott's tenure in the private sector was distinguished by his development of modern applications that revolutionized procurement processes and streamlined accounting operations, underscoring his capability to blend technology with functional efficiency seamlessly.
Scott is a graduate of the University of Washington and holds a master’s degree in business, which has assisted in enriching his technological and environmental endeavors.
Beyond his professional pursuits, Scott is a horror novelist, weaving tales that explore the depths of human emotion and the darker facets of nature. His literary work adds a creative dimension to his persona, revealing his ability to navigate complex narratives.
An avid enthusiast of home automation, Scott's personal life mirrors his professional passion for technology. His continuous experimentation with smart home technologies exemplifies his belief in technology's power to enhance and simplify everyday life.
George Williams
Board Member
(Term Expires Nov. 2025)
WA Liquor & Cannabis Control Board
Chief Information Officer(360) 664-1600
george.williams@lcb.wa.gov
George Williams is the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Washington State Liquor & Cannabis Board (WSLCB). He has over 28 years of IT leadership experience, over 25 years with the US Army, and over eight years in state service. He worked for the Dept of Natural Resources for five years in IT operations management and then moved to the WSLCB for the last three years, performing both IT operations management and now CIO roles.
The span of his career in the military, civilian, and state work environments lends him a unique breadth of experience. He strives to learn and prioritizes coaching and mentorship with his teams continually. George is an alumnus of the IPMA LeaderPath program (2018 Cohort).
The span of his career in the military, civilian, and state work environments lends him a unique breadth of experience. He strives to learn and prioritizes coaching and mentorship with his teams continually. George is an alumnus of the IPMA LeaderPath program (2018 Cohort).