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Frank had a 44-year IT career, most recently as the Vice President of IT and Chief Information Officer for the University of Texas at Dallas. Reporting to the President, Frank was responsible for leveraging investments in information technology by strategically operating, optimizing, and expanding information systems and services and leading and effectively managing the human and financial resources within the IT division. In addition to his CIO duties, he was also an NSF Principal Investigator, and an adjunct instructor of generative AI.

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Christie is the former Chief Data Officer for the State of North Carolina. In that capacity, she led the NC Department of Information Technology’s statewide development of enterprise data strategies. She also served as the director of NCDIT’s Government Data Analytics Center (GDAC), where she guided the state’s use of integrated data to support public safety, fraud, compliance, healthcare, finance and performance and policy decision analysis. Prior to this, she served as the Executive Director for the state-designated health information exchange, leading a successful effort to deliver a state mandate for interoperability across the care continuum. Burris holds a B.A. in journalism from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and Government Chief Information Officer Certification from the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Government. She received a State Leadership award from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers in 2019 and was among the 50 leaders recognized in 2025 by State Scoop for making a positive impact in the government IT community and in public service.

With over three decades of experience in K–12 leadership, Dr. Arlotto has built a career at the intersection of instructional innovation, policy development, and strategic systems management. As a former Public School Superintendent he led one of the nation’s largest districts consisting of 125 schools, 85,000+ students, and over 12,000 employees, overseeing more than $1.5 billion in annual operating and capital budgets. Under his leadership, the district advanced equity-focused initiatives, expanded digital access, modernized instructional delivery, and earned consecutive Magna Awards from the National School Boards Association for its groundbreaking equity work.