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Colorado SIPA Board Announces New Executive Director

2015-02-19 07:00 ET - News Release

Jack Arrowsmith appointed by the board unanimously


Company Website: 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)

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.

Contacts:

Colorado Statewide Internet Portal Authority
Meghan Stinton, 720-409-5636
Community & Customer Manager
Megahn@cosipa.gov

Source: Colorado.gov

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