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Dept. of Human Services Children and Teens

The OR-Kids Project

 

OR-Kids Steering Committees


 

OR-Kids Executive Steering Committee

 

The OR-Kids Executive Steering Committee will guide the OR-Kids project from a strategic perspective, provide policy decision-making, and assure that project resources are available to support the strategic vision and successful implementation of the project.  As executive sponsors of the project, the Executive Steering Committee will share the project vision and strategy with external stakeholders as well as with higher-level stakeholders and decision makers.  Members of this Committee will utilize their professional influence when and where needed to help maintain project momentum, with a focus on budget and policy.

 

Sponsors

Title Role
Melissa Canfield Internal Operations manager, DAS-SPO Represents the State Procurement Office

Stella Transue

Administrator for Contracts and Procurement

Contracts sponsor

Debra Herrli

Executive Manager Strategic Systems Initiatives

SSI sponsor

Rick Howard

Interim Chief Information Officer, OIS

OIS sponsor

Shawn Jacobsen

Deputy Chief Financial Officer, AS Financial Services Administration

AS Financial Services sponsor

Bryan Johnston

Assistant DHS Director for CAF

Chair of the Executive Steering Committee.  Chief sponsor of the OR-Kids Project

Aaron Karjala Manager, OIS OIS sponsor

Nancy Keeling

Administrator for Safety and Permanence for Children

Child Welfare Practice sponsor

Angela Long Administrator, Office of Program Performance and Reporting Program Performance and Reporting sponsor

Walter McDonald

President WRMA, Planning & QC contractor  
Sean McSpaden Strategic IT Investment Program Manager Represents DAS IRMD

Kyle Miller

Administrator of Information Security

Security sponsor

Jim Neely

Deputy Assistant Director for Field Services

Field sponsor

Dugan Petty Deputy Administrator, State Services Division Dept. of Administrative Services

Marge Reinhart

CAF Operations Support Manager

Field sponsor

Mickey Serice

Deputy Assistant Director, CAF

CAF sponsor

Terri Serice Manager, FPA Budget & Position Management Team Budget representative

John Swanson

Deputy Assistant Director, Finance and Policy

Budget sponsor

Jason Walling

Child Welfare Program Manager SDA3

Field sponsor

 

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OR-Kids Operational Steering Committee

 

The OR-Kids Operational Steering Committee will provide regular guidance and feedback to the project by representing key stakeholder needs.  The focus of this Committee is tactical and operational.  This Committee will keep the project on-course to meet the business needs of the project, act as a “problem-solving” group to help resolve issues that could negatively affect the project, act as the decision making body for various project issues, help control changes to the project, and understand and recommend issue escalation needs to the Executive Steering Committee.

 

Members

Title

Role

Randy Blackburn

Federal Compliance Manager

Represents CAF

Maria Duryea

Research Analyst

 

Kevin George

Foster Care Program Manager

Represents Foster Care

Harry Gilmore

CAF Program Manager

Represents CAF

David Harrison

Administrative Services Human Resource Manager

Represents DAS Human Resources

Debra Herrli SSI Manager Represents OIS Strategic Systems Initiatives

Angela Long

Administrator, CAF Program Performance and Reporting

Represents CAF

Gayla J. May Child Welfare Program Manager Represents CAF Child Welfare
Sean McSpaden Strategic IT Investment Program Manager Represents DAS IRMD
Kyle Miller Information Security Officer Represents ISO

Candice Nichelson

CW Manager, Josephine County

Represents Child Welfare Field Workers

Leo Ott

System and Program Supervision, OIS/ISE

Represents OIS and ISE interests and provides communication link

Joe Resch

Fiscal Analyst—Financial Services

Provides connection to financial services

Karyn Schimmels

CAF Training Manager

Brings training expertise

Dave Simpson Manager, CAF PSS Represents Program Support & Services
Jan Slick Program Manager Represents CAF Office of Safety and Permanency for Children

Una Swanson

Child Protective Service Program Manager

Represents Child Protective Service

Jim White

Portland State University Child Welfare Partnership

Represents PSU Child Welfare

Barbara Woods

Application Architect Manager

Represents OIS application and architecture group

 

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Page updated: March 11, 2008

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