Health and Human Services Agency Staff Win Four of Five Awards at California CIO Academy

(L to R rear) Mike Kassis, Bob Austin, Carlos Ramos, Steve Rushing (L to R front) Chris Dunham, Carolyn Lawson, Susan Rushing, and Mitzi Higashidani

California Health and Human Services Agency (HHS) staff won four of the five awards presented at the CIO Academy held earlier this month in Sacramento:

• Mike Kassis from the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development won the Best Use of Resources
• Chris Dunham from the Health and Human Services Data Center won for Best Performance by a CIO
• George Christie from the Health and Human Services Data Center won for the Most Amazing Project Story
• Susan Rushing and Carolyn Lawson from the Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs won for the Team Building award
• Alan Friedman from Parks and Recreation won for Unique Style of Leadership.

The Academy -- a high level, participative series of conversations, dialogues and roundtable discussions produced by GTC -- was designed to standardize and elevate the business capabilities of public-sector CIOs.

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