State of Alaska
Department of Administration
Division of Finance
IRIS Project
Executive & Steering Teams
IRIS Executive Team
The IRIS Executive Team is ultimately accountable and responsible for the business outcome of IRIS and have a sufficient level of authority to make decisions for the overall project. The Executive Team provides the leverage needed to promote, defend, and enhance the success of the administrative systems replacement initiative.
Executive Team Members
- Michael Nizich, Chief of Staff, Office of the Governor
- Becky Hultberg, Commissioner, Department of Administration
- Michael Barnhill, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Administration
IRIS Steering Team
The IRIS Steering Team provides oversight across all IRIS phases in order to address project implementation matters, operational policies and procedures, business process changes, and agency readiness. The Steering Team represents the interests of the State of Alaska (SOA) by ensuring that a structured process is used to consider decisions and by providing a stabilizing influence so that organizational concepts, directions and implementation of best practices are maintained and aligned statewide. The Steering Team reports to the project's Executive Team and, as a deciding body, is responsible for project decision making which may include technical decisions, business process decisions and changes in scope, schedule, budget, or risk.
Steering Team Members
Voting Members
- Jeanmarie Davis, Administrative Services Directors Representative - Chair
- Cristine O'Sullivan, State Finance Officers Association Representative – Vice Chair
- Jason Soza, SOA Chief Procurement Officer
- Scot Arehart, Director, Division of Finance
- Guy Bell, Administrative Services Directors Representative
- Charlie Deininger, Alaska Procurement Officers Group Representative
- Nicki Neal, Director, Division of Personnel and Labor Relations
- Darla Madden, Alaska Procurement Officers Group Representative
- Jim Bates, Director, Enterprise Technology Services
- June Gotschall, State Finance Officers Association Representative
Non-Voting Members
- Teri Rasmussen, SOA Project Manager
- Teresa Sorrentino, Contractor Project Manager
- Stephanie Allison, Alternate State Finance Officers Association Representative
- Jo Ellen Hanrahan, Alternate Administrative Services Directors Representative
- Vacant, Alternate Alaska Procurement Officers Group representative
