OITCommitteesTechnology Advisory Group The Louisiana Technology Advisory Group or "TAG" was created and its roles, duties and activities defined by Act 772 of the 2001 Regular Legislative Session. This group meets on a regular basis to fulfill its responsibilities which are: serve as the technology counterpart to the IT Advisory Board, providing advice and support as requested advise the CIO on technology approaches to coordinating information technology solutions among state government entities provide a forum for the discussion of emerging technologies that enhance electronic accessibility to various publicly funded sources of information and services provide technical resources to assist the CIO in the development and implementation of statewide information technology plans, policies, architecture, standards, and guidelines provide assistance to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget as required under the provisions of R.S. 39:15.3 ( C ) Governor's Office Representative from the Governor's Office Andy Kopplin Chief of Staff, Office of the Governor (225) 342-8297 andy.kopplin@la.gov Appointed Executive Branch Department of Agriculture and Forestry Kris Hutchinson I.T. Director, LDAF (225) 922-1293 or (225) 925-6012 khutchinson@ldaf.state.la.us Department of Civil Service Stephen J. Hebert H.R. Division Administrator, MIS Division, DSCS (225) 342-8297 steve.hebert@la.gov Department of Corrections Terence Clair IT Director, DPS&C, Corrections Services, Office of Information Services (225) 342-8782 tclair@corrections.state.la.us Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism Douglas Bryant I.T. Director, DCRT (225) 342-3334 dbryant@crt.state.la.us Department of Economic Development Carolyn Branch IT Director, DED (225) 342-5393 carolyn.branch@la.gov Department of Education David T. Elder Deputy Director, DOE (225) 342-0101 dave.elder@la.gov Department of Environmental Quality Cy Buchert Undersecretary, DEQ (225) 219-3840 cy.buchert@la.gov Department of Health & Hospitals Patrick Potier IT Director, DHH (225) 342-5643 ppotier@dhh.la.gov Department of Justice Michael Riley MIS Section Chief, Management Information Service, DOJ (225) 326-6064 rileym@ag.state.la.us Department of Labor Raj Jindal Assistant Secretary, LDOL (225) 342-3222 rjindal@ldol.state.la.us Department of Natural Resources Bob Harper Undersecretary, DNR (225) 342-4540 bob.harper@la.gov Department of Public Safety Rex McDonald Director, Information Communications Systems, DPS (225) 925-4017 rmcdonal@dps.state.la.us Department of Revenue Clarence Lymon Undersecretary, LDR (225) 219-2710 clymon@rev.state.la.us; kbailey@rev.state.la.us Department of Social Services Duane Fontenot I.T. Director, DSS (225) 342-4199 dfontenot@dss.state.la.us Department of Transportation and Development Dominic A. Cali IT Director, DOTD (225) 379-1613 domcali@dotd.louisiana.gov Department of the Treasury Richard Ryan I.T. Tech Support Supervisor (225) 342-7400 or (225) 219-7765 rryan@treasury.state.la.us Department of Wildlife and Fisheries David Dousay IT Director, DWLF (225) 765-2831 ddousay@wlf.louisiana.gov Legislative Branch (Designee) State Senate Gary Schaefer I.S. Coordinator, Louisiana State Senate (225) 342-1001 schaeferg@legis.state.la.us House of Representatives Mark Gilbert I.S. Applications Analyst, Louisiana House of Representatives (225) 342-7650 gilbertm@legis.state.la.us Judicial Branch (Designee) Chief Justice - Pascal Calogero Chris Andrieu (504) 568-5001 CAndrieu@lajao.org CIO Appointed Members (5 members) Governor Appointed Post-Secondary Education Representative (1 representative) Website Disclaimer Feedback: OIT Webmaster; Updated On: 03/24/2006