Ruwwe has spent the past nine years at CSEC, where she has emphasized a people-first approach to technology leadership. Known for her collaborative style and mission-driven focus, she has worked to ensure that technical services and grant support for 911 programs and poison control centers across Texas are aligned with the agency’s operational goals. Ruwwe’s efforts have centered on optimization, stakeholder engagement and continuous professional development, which have helped strengthen service delivery at one of the state’s smallest but most critical public safety agencies.
John Hoffman, chief technology officer for the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR), was named CTO of the Year.
Hoffman has served in various leadership roles at DIR for 15 years and currently leads the agency’s long-range technology strategy. He is known for bringing a forward-looking perspective to statewide IT planning and for actively engaging with peers across other states to share best practices. His work has helped shape how state agencies in Texas approach emerging technologies and evolving customer needs.
The following individuals received IT Leadership Awards:
- Sara Hill, director of ITS Project Management Office, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS)
- Michael Bailey, application development - business and quality assurance director, DFPS
- Anindo Chattopadhyay, IT manager, AS M&O PeopleSoft Systems, Texas Workforce Commission (TWC)
- Mark Stavis, IT manager senior, city of Austin
- Amy Quinn, IT manager, city of Austin
- Jeffrey Armstrong, application services director, Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV)
- Sean Knox, quality assurance manager, TxDMV
- Heidi Langdon, director of Shared Technology Services vendor management, DIR
- Gerardo Lopez, assistant director of Shared Technology Services program operations, DIR
- Chris Simani, IT operational support services deputy director, DFPS
- Omesh Pertob, server operations manager, TWC
- Chris Collins, IT scrum master senior, Austin Public Health
- Chris Stangland, application manager, Travis County
- David Tucker, director of strategic digital services, DIR
- Yesenia Gomez, ITS application security administration supervisor, DFPS
- Suzanne Hays, staff services officer, TWC
- Julia Robbins, IT manager senior, Austin Water
- Travis Wagner, IT supervisor senior, Austin-Travis County EMS
- Laura Vela, IT project coordinator, Travis County
- Jennifer Neutzler, director of Shared Technology Services project engineering, DIR
