🎙️ Episodes

March 13, 2025

#197: LSU's $7.5M Student-Powered SOC + NJIT's Life-Saving Analytics + Illinois' Creative Data Applications Powered by Splunk [EDUCAUSE 2024]

Featuring: Craig Woolley , Chief Information Officer at Louisiana State University (LSU) Kim Milford , Chief Information Security Officer at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Ed Wozencroft , VP for Digital Strategy and ...

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Feb. 27, 2025

#196: Building Cyber Warriors: UTSA's SOC & Elastic's AI Secret Sauce [EDUCAUSE 2024]

Featuring: Kendra Ketchum , Vice President for Information Management and Technology and CIO at the University of Texas, San Antonio Jared Pane , Director of Solutions Architecture at Elastic Episode Highlights: Leadership Ph...

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Feb. 20, 2025

#195: Purdue's Enterprise AI Challenge + Montana's State-Wide Cyber Hub [EDUCAUSE 2024]

Featuring: Timothy Winders , AVP and Deputy CIO at Purdue University Zach Rossmiller , CIO, University of Montana Mani Keerthi Nagothu , Americas Field CISO & Associate Director at SentinelOne In this episode, you’ll learn: H...

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Feb. 12, 2025

#194: How Clackamas CC Protected 10,000 Students + [Case Study] Texas A&M's Digital Transformation with Omnissa

Featuring: Saby Waraich , CIO/CISO, Clackamas Community College Wayne Bridges , Senior Solutions Engineer, Omnissa In this episode, you’ll learn: How Clackamas CC executed a 72-hour ransomware response protecting 10,000 stude...

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Feb. 5, 2025

#193: Strategic HR Evolution: Building Culture-Driven IT Organizations with Will Smith, Chief of Staff at the City of Seattle IT

Featuring: Will Smith , Chief of Staff at City of Seattle IT In this episode, you’ll learn: How Seattle IT revolutionized HR by embedding dedicated business partners within each department, transforming traditional personnel ...

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Jan. 30, 2025

#192: From Forms to Freedom: Building Digital Services That Citizens Actually Want

Featuring: Soumam Debgupta , CTO, Washington State Department of Social and Health Services Rob Lloyd , CTO, City of Seattle Chris Chirgwin , CIO, County of Santa Barbara In this episode, you’ll learn: How Washington State DS...

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Jan. 28, 2025

#191: Securing the Public Cloud: How Seattle & LA County DCFS Are Transforming Cybersecurity

#191: Securing the Public Cloud: How Seattle & LA County DCFS Are Transforming Cybersecurity From Asset Management to AI: Building Modern Security for Vulnerable Communities Featuring: Greg Smith , Chief Information Security ...

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Jan. 17, 2025

#190: Content-Defined Zero Trust: Securing Public Sector Data

#190: Content-Defined Zero Trust: Securing Public Sector Data State, County & K-12 Leaders on Building Modern Data Protection Frameworks FEATURING: Ralph Johnson , CISO, State of Washington Doug Cavit , CISO, Snohomish County...

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Jan. 14, 2025

#189: Breaking Digital Barriers in Washington State

FEATURING: - Ralph Johnson , CISO, State of Washington - Mary Craig , CIO, Washington State Department of Services for the Blind - Erik Sandie , Strategic Account Manager, Island IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: How DSB's Orien...

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Jan. 8, 2025

#188: Trailblazing Leaders: GovTech Women Breaking the Status Quo

The TechTables Newsletter is proudly brought to you by our national partner, SentinelOne Want to see AI-powered security in action? Check out how the State of Montana revolutionized their cybersecurity using SentinelOne - the...

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Jan. 1, 2025

#187: Lindsey Pollak, New York Times Best Selling Author [Multigenerational Workplace Expert]

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: * The "Remix" approach to blending traditional and modern workplace practices - from an architect combining pencil sketches with CAD software to startups implementing "Fancy Fridays" * Why the o...

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Jan. 1, 2025

#186: From SCARE to CARES: Transforming IT Culture

FEATURING: * Saby Waraich , CIO/CISO, Clackamas Community College * Ed Odom , Race and Social Justice Lead, City of Seattle IT * Melanie Vogt , Human Resources, City of Seattle IT * Curtis Nimmons , HR Director, City of Seatt...

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Jan. 1, 2025

#185: Seattle on Managing the 'AI Glitter Bomb'

FEATURING: * Ginger Armbruster , Chief Privacy Officer, City of Seattle IT * Ed Odom , Race and Social Justice Lead, City of Seattle IT * Ana LaNasa-Selvidge , Organizational Change Management Lead, City of Seattle IT * Greg ...

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Dec. 31, 2024

#184: Seattle's Human-Centric Approach to Digital Services [Seattle Learning Conference 2024]

Featuring: Michal Perlstein , Senior Manager of Digital Engagement, City of Seattle IT Michelle Ringgold , User Experience Team Lead, City of Seattle IT Dennis McCoy , Product Management Team Supervisor, City of Seattle IT Je...

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Dec. 21, 2024

#183: Errika Celsy, Aaron Jones, & Sandeep Desai – The Untold Story of Arizona’s Cyber Leadership Blueprint [2024 Phoenix Live Podcast Tour]

Featuring: * Errika Celsy , Director of Educational Technology at Cave Creek Unified School District * Aaron Jones , Analyst at Chandler Police Department * Sandeep Desai , Information Security Officer at Arizona Department o...

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Dec. 17, 2024

#183: Errika Celsy, Aaron Jones, & Sandeep Desai – The Untold Story of Arizona’s Cyber Leadership Blueprint [2024 Phoenix Live Podcast Tour]

In episode #183 , I sit down with Errika Celsy , Aaron Jones , and Sandeep Desai to uncover Arizona’s untold story of creating a cybersecurity leadership pipeline —a playbook for shaping the workforce of tomorrow. Featuring: ...

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Nov. 20, 2024

#182: Frank Sweeney & Beth Neeley – From 46 DCS System Deployments to $500K Tech Debt Savings – Transforming Arizona Through Authentic Leadership

Check out the full episode on https://www.techtables.com/podcast/182/frank-sweeney-beth-neeley Featuring: - Frank Sweeney, CIO, Arizona Department of Child Safety - Beth Neeley, CIO, Arizona Department of Education In this ep...

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Nov. 1, 2024

#181: Dr. Bianca Lochner, Feroz Merchhiya, Dr. Muriel Reid, & Ken Williams – Smart Cities & Digital Innovation – Transforming Cities with AI & 5G

EPISODE DESCRIPTION Featuring: Dr. Bianca Lochner , CIO, City of Scottsdale Feroz Merchhiya , CIO, City of Glendale Dr. Muriel Reid , CIO, City of Jackson, MS Ken Williams , National Sr Manager, Partner Solutions Engineering ...

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Oct. 30, 2024

#180: J.R. Sloan, Ryan Murray, Doug Lange [2024 Phoenix Live Podcast Tour]

EPISODE DESCRIPTION J.R. Sloan , Chief Information Officer for the State of Arizona; Ryan Murray , Deputy Director of Homeland Security and Chief Information Security Officer for the State of Arizona; and Doug Lange , Vice Pr...

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Oct. 30, 2024

#180: J.R. Sloan, Ryan Murray, Doug Lange [2024 Phoenix Live Podcast Tour]

EPISODE DESCRIPTION J.R. Sloan , Chief Information Officer for the State of Arizona; Ryan Murray , Deputy Director of Homeland Security and Chief Information Security Officer for the State of Arizona; and Doug Lange , Vice Pr...

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Aug. 6, 2024

#179: Richard McHattie, Chris Chirgwin, Mike Hojnicki, Don Ingle - Transforming the Resident Experience: Insights from Top County CIOs

EPISODE DESCRIPTION Richard McHattie, CIO of Maricopa County, Chris Chirgwin, CIO of Santa Barbara County, Mike Hojnicki, CTO of New Castle County, and Don Ingle, Industry Executive Advisor from SAP, share valuable insights i...

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Aug. 6, 2024

#179: Richard McHattie, Chris Chirgwin, Mike Hojnicki, Don Ingle - Transforming the Resident Experience: Insights from Top County CIOs

EPISODE DESCRIPTION Richard McHattie, CIO of Maricopa County, Chris Chirgwin, CIO of Santa Barbara County, Mike Hojnicki, CTO of New Castle County, and Don Ingle, Industry Executive Advisor from SAP, share valuable insights i...

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Aug. 4, 2024

#178: Joe Toste – Behind the Mic: Insights from My First 100 CIO & Tech Leader Interviews [TASSCC 2022 Special Re-Release]

EPISODE DESCRIPTION Join Joe Toste (hey that's me!), host of The Public Sector Show by TechTables, as he shares insights from his journey interviewing over 100 public sector CIOs, CISOs, and technology leaders. Known for his ...

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Aug. 4, 2024

#178: Joe Toste – Behind the Mic: Insights from My First 100 CIO & Tech Leader Interviews [TASSCC 2022 Special Re-Release]

EPISODE DESCRIPTION Join Joe Toste (hey that's me!), host of The Public Sector Show by TechTables, as he shares insights from his journey interviewing over 100 public sector CIOs, CISOs, and technology leaders. Known for his ...

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