The 2010 PTI Fellows

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AVI DUVDEVANI

Avi Duvdevani recently retired after nearly 40 years of public service as an IT professional, including 29 years in government service to the City of New York. He played a pivotal role in the City's technology history and was a member of the leadership team that created the City's first technology agency (now the Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications --DoITT).

Avi was DoITT's First Deputy Commissioner and also served as its (acting) Commissioner before, during and after the tragic events of 9/11. He was the first recipient of the NYC Excellence in Technology "Demonstrated Leadership in the Management of IT" Award (ETAP) in 2001 and was again recognized at subsequent ETAP awards during his seven-year tenure as CIO of the New York City Housing Authority. He was also honored for his post 9/11 leadership by the 2002 Sloan Public Service Awards as well as by the New York City Managerial Employees Association, with a Distinguished Service Award as Manager of the Year "...for dedicated and exemplary service to the people of the City of New York in a year of profound crisis."

ALAN LEIDNER

Alan Leidner's career in New York City government spanned 35 years. Trained as an urban planner, he served as IT Director for the Department of Environmental Protection and as Citywide GIS Director.

Alan was instrumental in developing NYC's GIS basemap and directed the City's Emergency Mapping and Data Center (EMDC) following the 9/11/01 attack on the World Trade Center. In 2000 Alan was awarded a Sloan Public Service Award by the Fund for the City of New York. Mr. Leidner supported NYC's membership in PTI for 25 years and continues to collaborate with PTI on geospatial matters.

GAIL ROPER

Gail Roper is the CIO for the City of Raleigh, North Carolina. Previously, she was CIO of Austin, Texas and Kansas City, Missouri.

Ms. Roper has a bachelor's degree in information systems from Albany Business College in Albany, N.Y. She is the chair of PTI's CIO Council.

BILL SCHRIER

Bill Schrier is Seattle's chief technology officer and director of the Department of Information Technology. As CTO, he sets standards and policies governing the use of IT in city government.

His responsibilities include the city's data center, electronic mail system, public safety radio system, telephone and data communications, and award-winning website and municipal TV station. Bill chairs the King County Regional Communications Board and the Puget Sound Regional Interoperability Executive Committee.

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