Honoring IT leaders who demonstrated excellence in our CIO Business Vision diagnostic program.
The annual Info-Tech CIO Awards recognize outstanding IT leaders for delivering exceptional value to their organizations.
To select the winners, we leverage the results from Info-Tech's CIO Business Vision diagnostic – a comprehensive survey tool that measures stakeholder satisfaction and feedback on IT services within an organization.
The 2023 CIO Awards selection categories include:
- Global top-ten leaders representing small, medium, and large IT organizations
- Growth leaders – IT leaders who saw the largest annual jump in stakeholder satisfaction with IT services
- Regionally focused categories recognizing five IT leaders in Canada and APAC
Congratulations to Our 2023 Winners!
Listed in alphabetical order
Award Category
Large & Enterprise Organization Division
Hab Adkins
Mueller, Inc.
Award Category
Medium Organization Division
Moe Asgharnia
BPM LLP
Award Category
Large & Enterprise Organization Division
Ross Atwood
Coeur Mining, Inc
Award Category
Medium Organization Division
Kelly Becker
Colorado Housing And Finance Authority
Award Category
Growth Leaders
Brent Bettis
Peabody
Award Category
Growth Leaders
Guinevere Bourque
Saskatchewan Polytechnic
Award Category
Large & Enterprise Organization Division
Ted Bredikin
UnitedHealthcare Insurance Solutions
Award Category
Growth Leaders
William Brown
G.S.W. Manufacturing, inc.
Award Category
Large & Enterprise Organization Division
Ravi Campbell
Dart Enterprises Ltd.
Award Category
APAC Leaders
Sean Carritt
Infrastructure New South Wales
Award Category
Small Organization Division
Andrew Cotter
Somerset Capital Group, Ltd.
Award Category
Canadian Leaders
Sandee Dela Cruz
Searchlight Pharma Inc.
Award Category
Growth Leaders
Devan Dewey
NEPC, LLC
Award Category
Growth Leaders
Justin Fair
City of Goodyear
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Canadian Leaders
Scott Fossenier
Regina Catholic Schools
Award Category
Growth Leaders
Fara Francis
Center for Creative Leadership (CCL)
Award Category
Small Organization Division
Jim Ganotis
Destination Cleveland
Award Category
Large & Enterprise Organization Division
Kevin Gray
City of Burbank
Award Category
Canadian Leaders
Jonathan Green
Guelph Police Services
Award Category
Large & Enterprise Organization Division
Cody Gross
Michigan State Court Administrative Office
Award Category
Small Organization Division
Kevin Hall
WESTconsin Credit Union
Award Category
Medium Organization Division
Kevin Higgins & Justin Johnson
Kansas City Chiefs Football Club
Award Category
Small Organization Division
Mark Jones
Veramed
Award Category
Canadian Leaders
Brent Lee
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Award Category
Small Organization Division
Qing Liu
Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC)
Award Category
Medium Organization Division
Chris McMasters
City of Corona
Award Category
Small Organization Division
Deborah Mells
Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller - Pinellas County, Florida
Award Category
Medium Organization Division
Marc Menhart
The W.W. Williams Company, LLC.
Award Category
Large & Enterprise Organization Division
Daniel Millbank
Xpress Global Systems, LLC
Award Category
Medium Organization Division
Howard Miller
UCLA Anderson School of Management
Award Category
APAC Leaders
Dennis Moncrieff
Tomago Aluminium Company PTY LTD
Award Category
Small Organization Division
Taiki Moriyama
Asahi Intecc USA, Inc.
Award Category
Medium Organization Division
Steven Nino
Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians
Award Category
Large & Enterprise Organization Division
Jesse Oman
Old Republic National Title Holding Company
Award Category
Growth Leaders
Chris Przybysz
Ideal Industries, Inc.
Award Category
Small Organization Division
Steve Reese
Phoenix Suns & Mercury
Award Category
Small Organization Division
Richard Roark
Bay Federal Credit Union
Award Category
APAC Leaders
Matt Rodda
Baby Bunting
Award Category
Medium Organization Division
Erikk Ross
Lake County Board of County Commissioners
Award Category
Large & Enterprise Organization Division
Mark Smith
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Award Category
Medium Organization Division
Anton Spevacek
Phoenix College
Award Category
Large & Enterprise Organization Division
Lance Spranger
Waukesha County
Award Category
APAC Leaders
Imre Szabo
Southern Cross Electrical Engineering Limited
Award Category
Medium Organization Division
Ben Taggart
Kenosha County
Award Category
Growth Leaders
Marc Thivierge
United Counties of Leeds and Grenville
Award Category
Small Organization Division
Kelly Walsh
College of Westchester
Award Category
Growth Leaders
Clay Weaver
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
Award Category
Canadian Leaders
Carrie-Ann Williamson
Town Of Whitby
Award Category
Large & Enterprise Organization Division
Justin Williamson
Alliance Coal, LLC
Award Category
APAC Leaders
Brett Wilson
Australian Red Cross
Award Category
Growth Leaders
Bill Young
Butler Community College
What Past Winners Are Saying
The Clerk's Technology Division is committed to delivering innovative and value-added solutions through exceptional service, operational excellence, collaboration, and partnerships. Completing the Info-Tech Business Vision Diagnostic was the first step towards developing a business-aligned IT Strategy. The survey provided insight from business partners about their priorities as well as identified areas where more focus is needed to support our Clerk in achieving organizational objectives. I was honored to be selected as a CIO Award winner because it reflects the hard work of our team to enhance our IT core services and deliver value-added solutions to our stakeholders.
Deborah Mells, CIO, Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller - Pinellas County, Florida
We strive for excellence in our operations and in customer service. In order to do that well, it's critically important to ensure that we hear and listen to those we support and who depend on IT systems, processes and security to achieve their goals and help our students meet theirs. Info-Tech's CIO Business Vision survey helps us get a realistic view of our services, opportunities for improvement and needs/priorities of those we support. The report is thorough and informative. The format enables us to provide a high-level, executive view for follow-up and discussion, as well as the detail to really understand specifics.
Linda G. Vigesaa, CIO, MT - Hood Community College
As a tribal government and gaming and hospitality facility, our IT infrastructure and digital transformation efforts are vital to the success of our business along with our government initiatives geared to help grow the Soboba tribe and build a long-term future for the youth of Soboba. During the pandemic, this recognition has allowed our leadership to have trust in the IT business operation’s decision making, which has allowed for the need to adapt via digital transformation to occur quickly and more effectively.
Steven Nino, CIO - Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians
The Info-Tech CIO Business Vision survey provides valuable stakeholder feedback in how we’re performing in different areas, but also tells us which areas actually matter to the business so we can ensure we’re focusing on the right initiatives. I was honoured to win a 2021 CIO Award because it reflected the great work from our team to build up our organization’s core IT services, enabling our organization to continue making improvements in how we serve tenants.”
Luisa Andrews, VP of IT Services, Toronto Community Housing Corp.
After running CIO Business Vision, we were pleased with the high stakeholder satisfaction scores we received, but more important was the feedback we received on organizational priorities that enabled us to adjust our IT strategy accordingly. Later when I was recognized with an Info-Tech CIO Award, it was particularly valuable in my mind because it was a data-driven award.
Todd Ryan, CIO, Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
2022 Winners
Large Business Division
Douglas Van Gelder
Los Angeles County Development Authority
Daniel Milei
County of San Luis Obispo, California
Rick Doig and Debbie Lewis
Royal Canadian Mint
Justin Williamson
Alliance Coal, LLC
Linda Vigesaa
Mt. Hood Community College
Kimberly Lemley
Cobb County Government
Jesse Oman
Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
Adam Templeton
Aecon Construction Group Inc.
Shane Simmons
South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce
NeeCee Cornish
Western University of Health Sciences
Jenny Francis
Hunter Water
Jim Man
UA Finance
Rocky Bacani
Meralco
Liz Gosling
Auckland University of Technology
2022 Winners
Medium Business Division
Josh Lazar
Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Courts of Florida
Dave Blum
Hylant Group, Inc.
Marc Menhart
The W W Williams Company
Shane Kilgore
Corvias
Kevin Higgins
Kansas City Chiefs Football Club
Eric Matthews
City of Allen
Kelly Becker
Colorado Housing and Finance Authority
Allan Chen
California Institute of the Arts
Karl Mosgofian
Gainsight
Carl Smith
King's Daughters Medical Center
2022 Winners
Small Business Division
Barry Parker
O'Neill Vintners and Distillers
Michael Tomasek
WESTconsin Credit Union
Richard Roark
Bay Federal Credit Union
Dean Paulson
Denver Zoological Foundation
Jeff Scheetz
City of Avondale, AZ
Sandeep Patel
Early Childhood Education and Care Department
Timothy Murphy
Office of Joe G. Tedder, Tax Collector for Polk County
Mark Jones
Veramed
Thomas Barczak
Insource Solutions
Jim Ganotis
Destination Cleveland
James Blair
Todd Energy
2022 Winners
Visionary & Growth Leaders
Wayne McKenzie
Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd.
Andrea Ballinger
Oregon State University
John Walter
Lindt And Sprungli (Canada), Inc.
Randy Sunderman
Heartland Co-op
Michael Murray
Sirtex Medical Limited
2021 Winners
Large Business Division
Daryl Tilley
Ingham Intermediate School District
Jeremy Lovato
New Mexico Department of Transportation
Steve Hargis
City of Moreno Valley
Dominique Mckinley
Kentucky Public Pensions Authority
Jeff Brooks
Muscogee Creek Nation Casinos
Kathy Jones
Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority
Jesse Oman
Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
Adam Templeton
Aecon Construction Group Inc.
Leo Sharum
ArcBest Technologies
Inez Rodenburg
City of Danville
2021 Winners
Medium Business Division
Todd Ryan
Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
Marc Menhart
The W W Williams Company
Anna Adika
Serraview America Inc.
Kelly Becker
Colorado Housing And Finance Authority
Chris Clancy
Wingspan Care Group
Terri-Anne Crawford
Polk County Tax Collector
Ed Boraas
Concordia University of Edmonton
Mark Breen
Vail School District
Co-Nghiep Ho
Fullerton College
2021 Winners
Small Business Division
Jason Jaurigue
City of Rancho Mirage
Richard Roark
Bay Federal Credit Union
Dan Phillips
Victoria Police Department
Michael Tomasek
Westconsin Credit Union
Kevin Ruthven
CAA Niagara
Dan Domagala
Denver Botanic Gardens
Ann Gross
Mennonite Mutual Insurance Company
Jim Ganotis
Destination Cleveland
Mark Gremmert
Fire and Police Pension Association
Phillip Partin
Roper Pump Company
2021 Winners
Visionary & Growth Leaders
Denish Haripal
EnX Group
Sheri Horwitz
Synchronoss
Michelle Bourgeois
St. Vrain Valley School District
Rob Morse
Platte River Power Authority
Erica Ciupak
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Jomar McDonald
Adler University
Dave Blum
Hylant Group, Inc.
Luisa Andrews
Toronto Community Housing Corp.
Howard Miller
Ucla Anderson School of Management
Malcolm Jack
Granite Construction
2020 Winners
Large Business Division
Daryl Tilley
Ingham Intermediate School District
David Lane
Charlotte County Clerk of Court
Douglas Van Gelder
Los Angeles County Development Authority
Jackson Jeng
UCLA Research Administration
Justin Williamson
Alliance Coal, LLC
Linda Vigesaa
Mt. Hood Community College
Rex Young
LogRhythm Inc.
Ron Smith
Florida State College at Jacksonville
Steve Hargis
City of Moreno Valley
Jeff Kiper
Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs
2020 Winners
Medium Business Division
Aaron Ho
County of Santa Clara Consumer and Environment Protection Agency
Carl Smith
King's Daughters Medical Center
Josh Lazar
18th Circuit Florida Courts
Justin Lahullier
Delta Dental Plan of New Jersey
Kevin Higgins
Kansas City Chiefs Football Club
Marc Menhart
The W.W. Williams Company, LLC.
Terri-Anne Crawford
Polk County Tax Collector
Kelly Becker
Colorado Housing and Finance Authority
Steven McLeod
University of North Georgia
David Wilsey
UMWA Health and Retirement Funds
2020 Winners
Small Business Division
Ali Alidina
Canadian Patient Safety Institute
Andy Smothers
Red River Bank
Dan Domagala
Denver Botanic Gardens
Jason Davison
Legend Pictures, LLC
Kelly Walsh
The College of Westchester
Marc Talavera
Village of Carol Stream
Richard Roark
Bay Federal Credit Union
Sandee Dela Cruz
Nuvo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Charles Prezalor and Tracy Bork
Interdev, LLC
Wilson Ho
Turo Inc
2019 Winners
Large Business Division
Jackson Jeng
UCLA Research Administration
Douglas Van Gelder
Los Angeles County Development Authority
Kathy Jones
The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority
Lisa DiDonato
Lee County Clerk of Courts
Erich Delcamp
UC Irvine, Division of Continuing Education
Ron Bergmann
Lehman College
Michael Hoten
Mueller, Inc.
Tony Gawne
Chickasaw Nation Department of Commerce
Jeff Brooks
Muscogee Creek Nation Casinos
Brent Baker
American Foods Group
Scott Ferguson
Libro Credit Union
Adam Templeton
Aecon Group Inc.
Zach Mather
Pueblo City Schools
Steve Young
VIA Metropolitan Transit
Sarah Trimble-Oliver
Cincinnati Public Schools
Justin Williamson & Chris Schiffli
Alliance Coal, LLC
Amin Kassem
Parkland College
Sarah Rodriguez
Housing Authority Risk Retention Group, Inc.
2019 Winners
Medium Business Division
Larry Keys
My Community Dental Centers
Carl Smith
King’s Daughters Medical Center
Levi Kleiber
Truckee Meadows Water Authority
Steve McLeod
University of North Georgia
Steven Nino
Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians
Jim Goetter
The Doe Run Company
Linda G. Vigesaa
Mt. Hood Community College
Ed Boraas
Concordia University of Edmonton
Mark Wiseley
Palmer College of Chiropractic
Chris Coombs
SRK Consulting US, Inc.
2019 Winners
Small Business Division
Troy Anderton
City of Middletown
Marc Menhart
The W. W. Williams Company
Joseph Collins
North Hennepin Community College
Marc Talavera
Village of Carol Stream
David Nicholson
The Town of Greater Napanee
Thomas Barczak
InSource Solutions
Qing Liu
Public Utility Commission State of Oregon
Chris MacKinnon
Hanover School Division
Volker Seidel
Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver
Jim Smith
Moore Norman Technology Center
2018 Winners
Enterprise Division
Sharon Stanley
Cobb County
Rama Dhuwaraha
University of North Texas System
Patrick Callahan
Chicago Park District
Jim Haskin
Aspect Software
Diane Burack
American Cancer Society
2018 Winners
Large Business Division
Diana Sharkey
American Cancer Society
Jesse Diaz
Phoebe Putney Health System
Shane Kilgore
Randall-Reilly
Douglas Van Gelder
Community Development Commission of Los Angeles County
Andrew Renner
PHRI
Ron Bergmann
Lehman College
Chris Marvell
Lambton Kent District School Board
Nick Batey
Chatham County, GA
Sarah Trimble-Oliver
Cincinnati Public Schools
Gerry Robillard
Sudbury Catholic School District
Raul Mavis
Pascua Yaqui Tribe
2018 Winners
Medium Business Division
Steve McLeod
University of North Georgia
Tina Sheldon
McHenry County Government Ctr
Mike Gladish
AAA East Central
Donnie Littlebuck
Table Mountain Casino
Andrew Wong
Workplace Safety & Prevention Services
Jim Goetter
The Doe Run Company
Jeff Robshaw
Gateway Technical College
Justin Lahullier
Delta Dental Plan of New Jersey
Paul Keen
Bloor Homes Ltd
Katherine Barrows
Haselden Construction, LLC
2018 Winners
Small Business Division
Jim Root
Lake EMS
Adrian Zamfi
The American Waterways Operators
Mark Roussea
Trividia Health
Michael Elmo
Peoples Trust Company of St. Albans
Marc Menhart
The W W Williams Company
Adam Crate
Grade A
Robert Gordo
Halifax Regional Medical Center
Jarrett Swereda
CAA Saskatchewan
Troy Garvin
City Of Weatherford
Dean Paulson
Denver Zoo
2016 Winners
Enterprise Division
Steve Pilkey
Toyota Canada Inc.
Jason Landrum
Sedgwick
Leo Sharum
ArcBest Technologies
Todd Finders
Emerson Climate Technologies
Diana Salguero
Vopak Americas
2016 Winners
Large Business Division
Martin Lacock
Kenosha County
William Lake
County of Kane
Stefka Yancheva
OPSEU
Normand Porlier
Richter Management Ltd.
Craig Munns
Hornsby Shire Council
Jeff Brooks
Muscogee Creek Nation Casinos
Gary Lee
Veterans United Home Loans
Sunny Cooper
San Francisco Health Plan
Amin Kassem
Parkland College Inc.
Frank Adili
Town of Milton
David DeCamp
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation
Kathy Jones
Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority
Brian Mackay
Thompson Rivers University
2016 Winners
Mid-Market Division
Monique Sendze
Tulsa City County Library
Troy Garvin
City Of Weatherford
Dave Hildebrand
Ken Platt
Learning Resources Inc.
Jamie Britto
Collegiate School
Ali Alidina
Canadian Patient Safety Institute
Sarah Trimble-Oliver
Cincinnati Public Schools
Jodi Dines
Real Estate One
Lori Baker
Village of Northbrook Inc.
2015 Winners
Angel Petisco
Miami-Dade County
Joe Gerardi
Abhow
Lee Colaw
Amarillo College
Greg Flanik
Baldwin Wallace University
Pat Curtis
Leon County, Florida
Rob Pickering
AAA Allied Group
Howard Brown
Tulalip Data Services - Tulalip Tribes of Washington
Kevin Johnson
Berger Transfer
Kevin O'Callaghan
CAT Ohio
Bob Gilmore
Cal-Maine Foods
Tom Beauchamp
Penn National Gaming Inc.
Betty Ritts
Allied Barton Security Services
James Kennedy
Trinity Wall Street
Keith Cronk
Harding University
Eric Holdt
Palm Beach Gardens
Troy Garvin
City of Weatherford
Tony Rockdaschel
Reach Community Development
Sandee Dela Cruz
Nuvo Research
Ken Platt
Learning Resources Inc.
Dave Hildebrand
Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre