ITRMC Council and Staff

Council Members

The council consists of 16 members who each serve a two-year term at the pleasure of the appointing authority and who represent their respective areas.

The governor appoints the chairman, two executive agency officers, an information technology executive from the private industry, a public safety official, a state information systems manager, a representative from local government, and a representative for rural interests.

• Mike Gwartney, Chairman
• Richard "Dick" Armstrong, Executive Agency Officer
• Pamela Lowe, Executive Agency Officer
• Roger Parks, Industry IT Executive
• Colonel Jerry Russel, Public Safety Official
• Craig Potcher, Agency Information Systems Manager
• Ken Harward, Local Government Representative
• Vacant, Rural Interests Representative

The remaining membership includes two people appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate, two people appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, one person appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court, the state controller, the state superintendent of public instruction, and the executive officer of the state board of education.

• Senator Stan Bastian, Senate Appointment
• Senator Diane Bilyeu, Senate Appointment
• Representative Branden Durst, House Appointment
• Representative Thomas Loertscher, House Appointment
• John Peay, Judiciary Appointment
• Donna Jones, State Controller
• Tom Luna, Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Mike Rush, State Board of Education

For more information about the council, visit the ITRMC website.

Support Staff

The staff is responsible for development of the State's IT Plan; staffing support to the council; research and development of statewide IT applications; and coordination, facilitation, and implementation of the State's long-range, enterprise-wide technology planning efforts and initiatives.

• Greg Zickau, Chief Technology Officer
• Carla Casper, Enterprise Plans and Programs team lead
• Gail Ewart, Idaho Geospatial Office team lead
• Bill Farnsworth, Enterprise Applications and Support team lead
• Terry Pobst-Martin, Enterprise Security and Infrastructure team lead
• Emily Gales, Assistant

For more information about the staff, visit the ITRMC website.