SSIS Partnership Founding Executive Committee- MACSSA appointees

The SSIS Partnership Founding Executive Committee will jointly write and approve a charter that outlines the membership, roles, authority, commitment, meeting structure, and cadence of Partnership. This committee will assist in shaping Partnership as an effective and influential vehicle for SSIS end users to have a stronger voice in its modernization. The Founding Executive Committee will expand in membership to create an ongoing Executive Committee that will establish subcommittees and review the charter annually.

Appointed Founding Executives:

Penny Grove, Red Lake County, Fiscal/IT Supervisor, plgrove@mail.co.red-lake.mn.us
Deb Sjostrom, Otter Tail County, Human Services Director, dsjostrom@ottertailcounty.gov
Suzanne Arntson, Scotty County, Health and Human Services Deputy Director, sarntson@co.scott.mn.us
Jon Usitalo, Hennepin County, IT Manager ITRM service area, jon.usitalo@hennepin.us
Darrin Carlson, St. Louis County SSIS Coordinator, carlsond@stlouiscountymn.gov

DCYF Advisors:

Alex Mentes, SSIS Manager
Eric Kratt, SSIS User Support Supervisor
Cynthia Shypulski, SSIS Business Operations Supervisor
Heide Moris, SSIS Mentor Program Coordinator
Jay Fisherman, Tribal Modernization Coordinator, Office of Indian Policy
Jen Droneck, Continuous Quality Improvement and Research Manager, Child Safety and Permanency
Eleanor Fuchs, Evaluation Coordinator, Enterprise Insight & Strategy
Julie Zaruba-Fountaine, Change Management professional

MNIT Advisors:

Jackie Hayes, MNIT Program Manager
Gerry Benusa, Systems Development Supervisor
Jake Scherzinger, MN UX Researcher
Thom Jones, MNIT Division Manager
Kevin McCarthy, Product and Agile Transformation Coach
Michelle Powers, MNIT Digital Strategist