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Governance exists to increase transparency and align decision making for planning, policy and operations in order to meet business objectives, ascertain that risks are managed appropriately, and verify that resources are being used responsibly and strategically.
The One Washington program touches all corners of Washington state government. Accordingly, the program governance structure includes a diverse set of representatives from a wide range of stakeholder groups from both IT and business functions impacted by the decisions of the program.

Description of the One Washington governance triangle: This visual depicts the hierarchy of statewide decision making. Starting with the bottom base of the pyramid are the work streams and team leads who handle the daily decision making. Up from that is the project management office which is responsible for the bulk of operational decision making for the program. Up from that is the business transform board called the BTB. The board has operational leaders from multiple agencies and includes statewide business owners in finance, procurement, human resources and budget. Decisions that impact more than one business function area are made a this level. Above that is the executive steering committee or ESC where decisions on strategy, scope, schedule and budget are made. Executive leaders from across the executive branch make up the ESC. Business owners inform the ESC but are not voting members of the ESC. Finally, the top of the governance structure is the executive sponsor.
Off to the left side of the pyramid sits both the advisory committees and the business owners. The statewide business owners in the areas of finance, procurement, human resources and budget interact at most levels of the governance triangle. Business owners advise work streams and team leaders and chair four advisory committees. Business owners are voting members of the BTB. Business owners attends ESC meetings and inform the ESC but are not voting members of the ESC. Additionally, there are three advisory committees that are chaired by the project management office. The One Washington program maintains a flexible governance process that allows right-time consultation with subject matter expertise, stakeholders and industry experts. The objective is enterprise-wide strategic thinking and information-based decision-making to achieve program outcomes. Detailed descriptions of each governance level are below.
- Executive Sponsor
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The executive sponsor has authority to make decisions on any matter escalated by the ESC or the executive directors. Most decisions are expected to be made by subordinate governance bodies.
- Executive Steering Committee
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The ESC has authority to make decisions on scope, schedule, and budget as well as matters escalated by the BTB, executive directors, program director, and/or business owners. The steering committee meets monthly.
- Business Transformation Board
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The BTB has authority to make high-level operational decisions that impact the program and agencies. The BTB makes decisions on issues that are enterprise-wide across agencies and business functions.
- Project Management Office
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The PMO has authority to make daily operational decisions. The PMO triages matters escalated by the project’s workstream teams, and has authority to make decisions on matters regarding the planning, executing, and reporting tasks/activities to complete the project’s scope of work within the parameters of the program performance measures. The PMO chairs three advisory committees.
- Work Streams / Team Leads
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Work streams and team leads have authority to make daily operational decisions within specific work streams.
- Business Owners
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Business owners are statewide leaders in finance, procurement, human resources and budget. They are a key part of the governance structure. The business owner group is not a decision-making body within the One Washington governance structure. However business owners have decision-making authority and influence throughout the governance structure. Business owners have decision-making authority as voting members of the BTB. Business owners also provide strategic leadership at the ESC level and provide functional leadership and collaboration at the PMO level. Business owners chair advisory committees and also provide advice to work streams / team leads.
- Advisory Committees
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Advisory committees advise the business owners, the PMO and the BTB on matters relating to each advisory committee's expertise. There are advisory committees for: finance, procurement, budget, human resources, organizational change management, technical and data governance.
Here are the membership rosters for the One Washington governance groups.
Executive Sponsor
Cristie Fredrickson, One Washington Executive Sponsor, OFM
Executive Steering Committee
Chair: Cristie Fredrickson, Executive Sponsor, One Washington
Name | Agency | Title |
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Vacant * | Small Agency | |
Megan Duffy | Liquor and Cannabis Board | Deputy Director |
Cami Feek | Employment Security Department | Commissioner |
Tracy Guerin | Department of Retirement Systems | Director |
William (Bill) Kehoe | Washington Technology Solutions (WaTech) | Director / State Chief Information Officer |
Lou McDermott | Health Care Authority | Deputy Director |
Jeff Pelton | Department of Transportation | Assistant Secretary, Finance and Administrative Services |
Tara Smith | Department of Enterprise Services | Director |
Kelly Wicker | Office of Governor Inslee | Deputy Chief of Staff |
Business Transformation Board
Chair: Vacant
Name | Agency | Title |
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Megan Atkinson | Health Care Authority | Chief Financial Officer |
Dianne Donnan | Department of Corrections | Assistant Comptroller - Strategic Planning |
Heidi Geathers | Department of Revenue | Senior Assistant Director of Administrative Services |
Wendi Gunther | Washington Technology Solutions (WaTech) | Deputy Director Administrative Services |
Carole Holland | Employment Security Department | Chief Financial Officer/Assistant Commissioner |
Chris Lamb | Office of Financial Management | Chief Information Officer |
Lynne McGuire - Sustainability Lead | Department of Enterprise Services | Chief Financial Officer |
Rich Pannkuk | Department of Social and Health Services | Deputy Assistant Secretary FFA |
Janel Roper | State Auditor's Office | Director of Administrative Services |
Jaime Rossman | Department of Enterprise Services | Assistant Director, Contracts & Procurement Division |
Nona Snell | Office of Financial Management | Assistant Director, Budget |
Brian Tinney | Office of Financial Management | Assistant Director, Accounting |
Doug Vaughn | Department of Transportation | Chief Financial Officer |
Kelly Woodward | Office of Financial Management | State Human Resource Deputy Director |
Advisory Committees
Organizational Change Management
Chair: Danielle Blanchard, OCM Deputy Director, OFM
Name | Agency |
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Cyndee Baugh | Department of Revenue |
Patty Danner | Department of Licensing |
Vacant DES Position | Department of Enterprise Services |
Vacant DSHS Position | Department of Social and Health Services |
James Dunivan | Department of Corrections |
Allison Papac | Department of Transportation |
Lenora Sneva | Office of Financial Management |
Jesse Walker | Labor and Industries |
Data Governance
Chair: Lori Jones, Data Governance Program Manager, OFM
Name | Agency |
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Kenneth Adams | Office of Financial Management (IT) |
Bryce Andersen | Office of Financial Management (Budget) |
Kevin Feltus | Legislative Evaluation and Accountability Program |
Denise Flatt | Office of Financial Management (Statewide HR) |
Larry Gruginski | Department of Transportation |
Ben Guyer | Office of Financial Management (OneWa finance team) |
Prabhjot Kaur | Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises |
Dineen Kilmer | Health Care Authority |
Robin Kingery | Department of Social and Health Services |
Tara Lindholm | State Auditor's Office |
Rebecca Linville | Department of Enterprise Services |
Michiko Quach | Department of Natural Resources |
Will Saunders | Department of Licensing |
Angela Wharton | Labor and Industries |
Technical
Chair: Ann Bruner, Chief Technology Officer, OFM
Name | Agency |
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Scott Bream | Office of CyberSecurity |
Jerry Britcher | Health Care Authority |
Brandee Duning | Department of Licensing |
Phil Gardener | Labor and Industries |
Will Harkrider | Office of Financial Management (IT) |
Bijal Karia | Department of Enterprise Services |
Matt Modarelli | Department of Transportation |
Aaron Munn | State Auditor's Office |
Chau Nguyen | Department of Social and Health Services |
Michael Pearson | Department of Corrections |
Mark Quimby | Washington Technology Solutions (WaTech) |
Tom Wallace | Washington State Patrol |
Finance
Chair: Brian Tinney, Assistant Director, Accounting, OFM
Name | Agency |
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Rachelle Amerine | Health Care Authority |
Dan Ashby | Health Care Authority |
Cathy Cale | Department of Retirement Systems |
Rob Cotton | Labor and Industries |
Sharon Elias | Employment Security Department |
Sandi Fairchild | Department of Revenue |
Wendi Gunther | Washington Technology Solutions (WaTech) |
Cindy Kay | Department of Transportation |
Ed Maynard | Department of Social and Health Services |
Denise Nguyen | Office of the State Treasurer |
Lee Rolle | Department of Fish and Wildlife |
Mariann Schols | Department of Social and Health Services |
Lance Yount | Labor and Industries |
Procurement
Chair: Cheral Manke, Marketing Relationship Manager, DES
Name | Agency |
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Renae Cheney | Department of Transportation |
Vacant DSHS Position | Department of Social and Health Services |
Daryl Huntsinger | Department of Corrections |
Bonnie Lindstrom | Office of Financial Management |
Simon Tee | Washington State Patrol |
Heidi Whisman | Department of Revenue |
Tammie Wilson | Labor and Industries |
Greg Zayas | Department of Licensing |
Budget
Chair: Nona Snell, Assistant Director, Budget, OFM
Name | Agency |
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Megan Atkinson | Health Care Authority |
Amber Coulson | Department of Transportation |
Gerrit Eades | Department of Licensing |
Deborah Feinstein | Office of Administrative Hearings |
Mark Feldhausen | Department of Retirement Systems |
Ashley Howard | Department of Enterprise Services |
Crystal Lester | Department of Children, Youth, and Families |
Michael Paquette | Health Care Authority |
Steven Puvogel (advisory member) | Office of Financial Management (Budget) |
Dan Winkley | Department of Social and Health Services |
Human Capital Management
Chair: Kelly Woodward, Deputy Assistant Director State Human Resources, OFM
Name | Agency |
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Kelly Woodward | Office of Financial Management |