PTI Fellows Program Recognizes Technology Leaders for Commitment to Local Government Service
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The 2011 Class of PTI Fellows recognizes four outstanding individuals who have committed their careers to service, leadership and the advancement of technology in city and county government.
Who Is A PTI Fellow?
- A PTI Fellow is recognized as having played a major, positive role in furthering the use of technology for the public good.
- A PTI Fellow has served or currently serves in the public sector.
- A PTI Fellow is willing to share insight with local government officials through the framework of the PTI Fellows program. This includes contributing to PTI publications and educational programs.
A new Class of PTI Fellows is announced every year. Nominations for each class of Fellows are made by the PTI Executive Director to the PTI Board of Directors each summer for public release in the fall.
"I congratulate the 2011 Class of PTI Fellows for their contribution to public service. These four individuals join the 2010 Class and all serve as inspiration to others for their long record of promoting technology innovation and collaboration," said Alan Shark, Executive Director of PTI.
The 2011 PTI Fellows
MICHAEL ARMSTRONG
Michael Armstrong is the Chief Information Officer, Municipal Information Systems for Corpus Christi, Texas and is a long-time supporter of PTI. He led the CIO Council for four years and has served on the PTI Board of Directors for five years.
He has more than 25 years in Information Technology, including leadership posts in Lexington, KY, Des Moines, IA and San Antonio, TX. He has led Des Moines and Corpus Christi to top national rankings.
Mr. Armstrong has received the PTI Distinguished Service Award and the Distinguished Information Service Award from the American Institute of Technology Professionals.
JACK CLEGG
Jack Clegg is Director of Information Technology Services for Johnson County, Kansas. He has been in the IT business for over 30 years. Before joining Johnson County, he was the Director of IT for Kent County, Michigan, and Warren County, New Jersey.
Prior to his entry into the public sector, he held various management, supervisory, and technical positions in the manufacturing, distribution, chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Jack holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from William Paterson College, Wayne, NJ, and is accredited by many professional organizations.
STEPHEN R. FERGUSON
Stephen is the CIO of the City of San Jose California – the "Capital of Silicon Valley" and the 10th largest city in the U.S.
He has served as a CIO/Public Administrator for 37 years. His public sector career started in 1974 as the IT Manager for a small Colorado city. He has also served as the CIO for the Florida Department of Transportation, the City of Oakland, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Sacramento County, the City of Sacramento, and as Vice President for Government Consulting with MAXIMUS.
During his career, his leadership skills have been tested by a major hurricane (1985), the Loma Prieta Earthquake (1989), and the Oakland Hills firestorm (1991). He has directed the implementation of many new business systems in his career including 11 ERP implementations, 6 utility billing systems, and many, many others.
DOUGLAS YODER
Douglas Yoder is Deputy Director of the Miami-Dade, Florida Water and Sewer Department, the largest utility in the southeastern United States and one of the largest utilities in the country. His specific responsibilities include oversight of planning, regulatory compliance, and capital improvements.
Dr. Yoder has worked in several capacities with Miami-Dade County over the past 40 years, with particular water resource management experience in the Department of Environmental Resources Management for more than 28 years. He was instrumental in developing the County's wellfield protection program, the first large scale local government program to link land use management with ground water protection. He also guided development of the County's brownfield program, to facilitate productive reuse of industrial and commercial properties, and the County's climate change program to limit greenhouse gas emissions and the many adverse consequences that may occur due to climate change.
Dr. Yoder served for 8 years on the National Drinking Water Advisory Council that advises the Environmental Protection Agency on drinking water policies, is past chair of the Florida Local Environmental Resource Agencies (FLERA), past president of the South Florida Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration, past chair of the Public Technology Institute's Sustainability Council, currently represents the Department on the Water Resources Advisory Commission, advising the South Florida Water Management District on water management policy, and served on the EPA Climate Ready Utilities Working Group to advise the National Drinking Water Advisory Council.
He serves on the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies Climate Change Committee, the Water Research Foundation's Expert Panel on Climate Change, chairs WRF's Tailored Collaboration Review Committee, and sits on the Water Environment Research Foundation's Paul L. Busch Award Committee.
Dr. Yoder holds a bachelor's degree in government from Cornell University and master and doctoral degrees in public administration from Nova Southeastern University. He has published articles and papers and spoken at several national conferences on the subject of water resource issues in south Florida.
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