State of Oregon Enterprise Information Services announced State Chief Information Officer, Terrence Woods, was awarded the StateScoop GoldenGov: State Executive of the Year Award and Deputy State Chief Information Officer, Jennifer Bjerke, was awarded StateScoop State Leadership of the Year Award.

The StateScoop 50 Awards, now in their 11th year, annually honor the best and the brightest who make state government more efficient and effective. These awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of government peers and acknowledge their tireless efforts to make a positive impact in the government Information Technology community and in public service.

StateScoop is a media brand reporting on news and events impacting technology decisions in state and local government. Through their website, newsletter, and events, StateScoop brings together IT leaders and innovators from across government, academia and industry to exchange best practices and identify ways to improve state and city government. Woods and Bjerke were chosen from hundreds of individuals nominated for the awards and now join an esteemed group of individuals who work to improve and innovate in information technology.

Woods was appointed as State Chief Information Officer and Director of Enterprise Information Services (EIS) in 2018 and brings more than 20 years of leadership and knowledge to the role. Since his appointment, Woods has established a diverse Executive Team and built the strategic foundations and enterprise capabilities for delivering on the EIS vision — “Ensuring accessible, reliable and secure state technology systems that equitably serve Oregonians.” His accomplishments include publication of the EIS 2023-2026 Strategic Framework Version 2.0, Cloud Forward: A Framework for Embracing the Cloud in Oregon, Oregon’s Data Strategy: Unlocking Oregon’s Potential, EIS Modernization Playbook and deployment of Microsoft 365 to all Executive Branch agencies.

Bjerke was appointed as Deputy State Chief Information Officer in 2018, after serving as the State Strategic Technology Director. Woods shared, “With Deputy Bjerke’s leadership, we are making progress on our goals to streamline state government and modernize our systems to better serve Oregonians. It’s an honor that we were both awarded for our collective efforts.”

The complete list of award recipients can be viewed on the StateScoop website where they will also feature interviews with award winners in the coming days.