Executive Board

President - Kevin Gravel, Director of Compute Services - Connecticut

As the director of compute for the state of Connecticut, Kevin oversees multiple areas of practice, including platform, database, mainframe, directory, cloud and app hosting. Brought on in June 2022 as part of a new department, Bureau of Information Technology Solutions, this newly formed executive board is tasked with successfully consolidating all IT across 47 agencies within the executive branch.

Kevin is happily married to his wife Kelly of 26 years. They have four children (ages 15-23). In his spare time, he typically acts as a personal Uber driver chasing their kids all over and attending multiple sporting events. Fun fact – Kevin graduated from Johnson and Wales University as a classically trained chef and spent ten years traveling the United States as a private country club chef. He loves cooking, but hates the cleaning part.

Vice President - Henry Kaylor, Director II, North Carolina

With more than three decades of experience in designing and managing information management technology programs and people, Hank Kaylor offers a distinctive blend of leadership, vision and exceptional knowledge of people and communication technology. He has served as the director of hosting services for North Carolina's Department of Information Technology for more than five years, improving risk management programs, enhancing state data center capabilities and promoting budget constraints against the rising costs of information technology programs.

Hank has been actively engaged with IT infrastructure since its inception, providing functional, innovative and timely deliverables for data centers, deployment of distributed networks and systems, expanding radio networks, integration of the communications grids and programs for federal, state and local communication systems worth more than $200M. He has successfully developed strategy and resourcing plans for IT personnel and programs from conceptual ideals to working capital assets. These deliverables include the development of future IT budgets, development of personnel programs to support these new and emerging programs and inclusion of future sustainment of the programs by applying life cycle methodology to minimize long-term loss of IT capital investments.

His experience includes more than 26 years of Air Force Reserves Aviation Crew Chief and Army Infantry, Chemical, Operations and Signal Officer assignments. Additional experiences include Department of Army Civilian managing National Guard Bureau's data center and more than fourteen years in IT management for Massachusetts and North Carolina. He has an MBA/IT degree from American Public University and BBA in accounting from the University of Massachusetts. He is a graduate of the Army's Command & General Staff College, including the Army's CISSP certification. He graduated from Air Force Crew Chief Training School. He has retired from the Army as a lieutenant colonel. Currently, Hank supports North Carolina and was recently assigned to the governor's EO-80 climate project as the IT representative. He has held previous NASTD positions as president and vice president of its southern region.

Immediate Past President - Andy Ogan, Ops Enterprise Architecture Manager - South Dakota

Andy Ogan manages the Telecommunications Enterprise Architecture team for the South Dakota Bureau of Information and Telecommunications. This dynamic team researches, develops, and sets the state's technology direction for networking, voice services, video conferencing, public safety communications, and endpoint technologies. Over the past 20+ years, Andy's work has included PC, software, networking, data center, broadband deployment, grant writing, ServiceNow, business intelligence, and GIS mapping, eventually moving into management.

Treasurer- Rory Barrett, Data Systems Administrator - Ohio

Midwestern Region President - Kristen Aldrich, Chief of Staff, Michigan

Kristen Aldrich serves as chief of staff for the Office of the Chief Technology Officer at the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB), where she helps senior technology leaders turn priorities into action, connect the right people at the right time and keep statewide initiatives moving forward.

Before joining DTMB, Kristen spent several years with the Michigan Senate, where she led IT projects and cross-department operational efforts. That experience shaped a practical, people-focused approach to technology and public service: simplify where possible, communicate clearly and make sure people understand not only what needs to happen, but why it matters.
A PMP-certified professional, she thrives in fast-paced environments and believes technology is at its best when it makes government work better for the people it serves. She is passionate about Michigan, public service and creating the clarity and connections teams need to deliver meaningful results.

Eastern Region President - Lisa Diggs, Director of Workforce Enablement, Connecticut

Western Region President - Katelyn Schaub, Interim CTO and Application Technology Services Bureau Chief, Montana

Southern Region President - Srinivas Sunkara, Director  of Enterprise Applications, North Carolina

Srinivas Sunkara serves as the director of enterprise applications at NCDIT, where he leads the strategic vision and operational excellence for the state’s enterprise application platforms. Srinivas is responsible for overseeing a diverse portfolio of services—including ServiceNow, Dell Boomi iPaaS, Database, Middleware, Office 365 Suite, Electronic Digital Signature, Content Management, Collaboration Tools, and Business Intelligence—that empower North Carolina’s state agencies to deliver efficient, secure and innovative solutions to citizens