Jack Arrowsmith appointed by the board unanimously
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http://www.colorado.gov
DENVER -- (Business Wire)
The Colorado Statewide
Internet Portal Authority (SIPA) Board of Directors announced that
Jack Arrowsmith will join SIPA
as the new executive director. The appointment of Arrowsmith as an
executive director was unanimous among the board members in attendance
at Thursday’s meeting last week.
Jack Arrowsmith, SIPA's new executive director. (Photo: Business Wire)
Arrowsmith brings great knowledge and understanding of SIPA’s
services and vendors. He has been involved with SIPA
since its inception. In July 2004, Governor Bill Owens appointed
Arrowsmith to the SIPA
Board of Directors. Arrowsmith held the position of chairman of the
board since 2012 with the primary focus to represent local government in
Colorado.
“I have been honored to serve on the board of this wonderful
organization and watch it transform under the great direction of John
Conley and Gregg Rippy,” said Arrowsmith. “I am grateful to the two of
them for their strategic leadership and positioning SIPA
in a way that makes this a welcoming environment to step into.”
Arrowsmith graduated with honors from the University of Northern
Colorado with a degree in Secondary education and a minor in business.
Arrowsmith's professional career started as a classroom teacher at
Englewood High School. Since leaving Education in 1980, he has held a
number of management positions, including travel, insurance and
publishing industries. In 2006, Jack was elected to the office of Clerk
and Recorder for Douglas County. Prior to the election, Arrowsmith
served as the Public Trustee to Douglas County for an appointment of
four years.
Interim Executive Director, Gregg Rippy will continue for another 30
days to assist Arrowsmith with his new role and ensure there is a smooth
transition. Arrowsmith officially began his role as executive director
on Tuesday, February 17.
“SIPA
is a great asset to Colorado with its unique role in providing
innovative solutions to local and state government entities,” added
Arrowsmith. “I am excited to continue to move this organization into a
higher level of engagement with its Colorado government partners and
private sector vendors.”
SIPA’s
partners are eager to work with Arrowsmith as well. Fred Sargeson,
general manager of Colorado Interactive, commented, “Jack’s experience
with SIPA
since it began will provide continuity to the state and local
governments that SIPA
serves. He knows where SIPA
has been, and has the right foundation to lead the organization as it
continues to grow, adapt, and refine the eGovernment
services that will benefit citizens and businesses across Colorado for
years to come.”
About SIPA
Established in 2004 by the Colorado General Assembly, the Statewide
Internet Portal Authority (SIPA) is a self-funded, government
organization that serves as the oversight body of the Colorado.gov
web portal. Colorado.gov
is the gateway to Colorado government and it is intended to be
Colorado's single most comprehensive delivery channel for electronic
government (e-government) services. SIPA
strives to accelerate the adoption of electronic government services by
placing more government services, products and information online and
provide efficient, effective services to the residents of Colorado. In
addition to free websites built on the Drupal 7 platform, SIPA
provides technology solutions including; Google Apps for Government,
electronic payment processing (echecks & credit cards), geospatial maps,
CRM tools, and cellular mapping solutions. For more information about SIPA,
visit www.colorado.gov/sipa.
About Colorado.gov
Colorado.gov
is the official website of the State of Colorado (http://www.colorado.gov)
and is overseen by the Statewide
Internet Portal Authority. Colorado.gov helps State and local
government entities Web-enable their services and is operated without
tax funds through a public-private partnership between the state and Colorado
Interactive, LLC. Colorado Interactive builds, operates, maintains,
and markets Colorado.gov and is part of eGovernment firm NIC’s
(NASDAQ: EGOV) family of companies.
About NIC
Founded in 1992, NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV) is the nation's leading provider of official
government websites, online services, and secure
payment processing solutions. The company's innovative eGovernment
services help make government more accessible to everyone through
technology. The family of NIC companies provides eGovernment solutions
for more than 3,500 federal, state, and local agencies in the United
States. Forbes has named NIC as one of the “100 Best Small Companies in
America” five times, most recently ranked at No.11 (2013), and the
company has been included four times on the Barron’s 400 Index.
Additional information is available at http://www.egov.com.
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Contacts:
Colorado Statewide Internet Portal Authority
Meghan Stinton,
720-409-5636
Community & Customer Manager
Megahn@cosipa.gov
Source: Colorado.gov
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