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In the News...The Forum Welcomes NYS ITS Acting Chief Information Officer Jennifer Lorenz and NYS OGS Deputy Commissioner Moses Kamya, PhD. to the Board of DirectorsThe Forum is happy to announce two additions to its Board of Directors: Jennifer Lorenz, NYS ITS Acting Chief Information Officer and Moses Kamya, PhD, NYS OGS Deputy Commissioner of Shared Services.
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The NYS Forum raises more than $5,000 at 2023 Spring Charity Golf OutingMore than one hundred golfers participated in 18 holes of scramble golf at the Fairways of Halfmoon, raising funds for the South End Children’s Cafe.The NYS Forum hosted its second Annual Spring Charity Golf Outing in Mechanicville, NY. on Friday, May 5. A total of $5,400 was raised in support of the South End Children’s Café, a great local charity established to provide food, groceries, mental health support and academic support services to children and families in Albany’s South End and beyond. Teams participated in the afternoon event on a dry and cloudy day at the fantastic Fairways of Halfmoon. The golf scramble included morning refreshments at registration sponsored by Red Hat, lunch at the turn sponsored by SoftEd, a post-golf reception sponsored by SHI, 50/50 raffle, and various contests for all players with prizes generously donated by sponsors. Click Here to Read the Full ReviewClick Here to View all Photos from the Event |
Jennifer Lorenz has more than 20 years of experience as a leader and operational manager of information technology systems. Previously the Deputy Chief Information Officer for Operations, Jenn has taken on the role of Acting Chief Information Officer. In this role, Jenn oversees the operations of the entire agency, including governing the framework for introducing new systems, programs and technologies to New...(cont.)
As the Deputy Commissioner of Shared Services at the New York State Office of General Services (OGS), Moses Kamya oversees NYS Procurement Services, the Business Service Center, Project Management Office, Data Analytics, and OGS strategic information technology initiatives
