Press release from City of Hendersonville:
Jay Heatherly, Information Technology Manager, City of Hendersonville, successfully graduated from the 2023-2024 Certified Government Chief Information Officers Program™ at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Government. Jay graduated from the program on June 19th and was recognized by the Hendersonville City Council at their meeting on July 24, 2024.
“We really appreciate Jay for attending and expanding his leadership with the city,” said Assistant City Manager Brian Pahle. “He’s one of forty local government professionals that graduated from the course this year.”
The CGCIO™/CeCTO™ program is the first local government specific program for CIOs in the nation and began in 2005. The program is designed for local government Chief Information Officers, Information Technology (IT) Directors, and other senior IT leaders within the public sector whose challenging responsibilities require a broad understanding of management, leadership, legal, regulatory, and enterprise topics. The course is approximately 240 hours in length and course instruction covers strategic technology planning, effective communication, emerging technology trends, risk assessment and management, acquisition management, change management, leadership, cybersecurity, and legal issues related to technology. The program’s director, Dr. Shannon Tufts, has been recognized by Government Technology magazine as one of the 2010 Top 25 Doers, Dreamers, and Drivers for the creation and expansion of this nationally acclaimed program. The program seeks to elevate the position of the dedicated and talented cadre of public sector technology leaders who work tirelessly to serve the public good through strategic investments in technology.
Jay Heatherly is one of the 40 local government, state agency, community college, and K-12 education IT leaders in the state of North Carolina who successfully completed the course this year. Over the course of its existence, the CGCIO™/CeCTO™ program has graduated over 2,000 public sector technology leaders across the nation.
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