On August 15, 2019, Results for America and the National Governors Association hosted a full-day training session for senior gubernatorial staff from select states to learn more about how they can build their capacity to use data and evidence to improve outcomes for their states’ residents.
Based on the 2018 Invest in What Works State Standard of Excellence, the Bootcamp provided a landscape overview of how states are currently using data and evidence to get better results, featured peer learning sessions on high performing initiatives in other state governments, and provided senior gubernatorial staff with additional tools and strategies they can use to make their own government more effective and efficient.
Featured speakers included:
- Michael Bonino-Britsch, Policy Analyst Economic Opportunity, National Governors Association
- Beth Blauer, Former Maryland State Chief Performance Officer; Executive Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Government Excellence
- Alexandra Cawthorne Gaines, Program Director, Economic Opportunity Division, National Governors Association
- Jed Herrmann, Vice President, State and Federal Policy Implementation, Results for America
- John Hicks, Executive Director, National Association of State Budget Officers
- Josh Inaba, Manager State and Federal Policy, Results for America
- R. Kirk Jonas, Director, NGA Center for Best Practices, National Governors Association
- David Medina, COO and Co-Founder, Results for America
- Kathryn White, Director of Budget Process Studies, National Association of State Budget Officers
Participants in the Bootcamp included:
- Justin Cohan-Shapiro, Senior Advisor on Performance Government, Office of the Governor of California
- Tony Gherardini, Director of Operations and Cabinet Affairs, Office of the Governor of Colorado
- Aaron Ray, Deputy Director for Education, Workforce, and Environment, Governor of Colorado’s Office of State Planning and Budgeting
- Mohit Agrawal, Deputy Director for Education, Workforce, and Environment, Office of the Governor of Connecticut
- Jonathan Dach, Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Governor of Connecticut
- Mike Morello, Director, Governor of Maryland’s Office of Performance Improvement
- Erin Bailey, Executive Director, Governor of Minnesota’s Children’s Cabinet
- Pete Bernardy, Director, Minnesota Management and Budget
- Laura Pietenpol, Director of Operations, InnovateOhio
- Danielle Cerny, Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Governor of Rhode Island
- Inger Brinck, Director, Results Washington
- Gordon Larsen, Director of Federal Relations, Office of the Governor of Utah
- Leslie Moore, Special Assistant, Office of the President, The Annie E. Casey Foundation