Master of ScienceInformation Systems Engineering and Management

Jason Hebbe was named the Chief Technology Officer for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in June 2021.

Jason participates in the development and execution of the commonwealth’s information technology strategic plan. He has nearly three decades of information technology expertise across multiple industries, including banking, insurance, manufacturing, logistics and state government. During his career, Jason has held multiple IT leadership positions, focused efforts on IT architecture to design and implement solutions to meet business needs and brought a passion for using technology to bring value and efficiency to the customers and organizations served to all that he does.

Jason has completed studies in leadership, finance, project management and has held multiple technology certifications from Microsoft, Cisco, EMC and the Linux Professional Institute. He is also a graduate of the Government Technology Institute’s Certified Government Chief Information Officer (CGCIOTM) Program and is ITIL Foundations Certified.

Outside of work, he is actively involved in his church and volunteering to serve others. He has a wife, two children and two stepchildren.

As VP of Integrated Experience Platform and Delivery at enGen, a wholly owned healthtech subsidiary of Highmark Health, Jennifer Magaro facilitates an integrated experience platform layer that supports and simplifies the health care experience for all.

Leading enGen’s digital operating model transformation and technology portfolio, Jennifer enables the organizations Living Health strategy to reinvent the health experience of a person and their clinician. Previously, she led the diversified business technology platforms of Highmark Health, focusing on the United Concordia Dental and HM Insurance Group platforms, servicing over nine million members nationwide.

With more than 25 years’ business and technology leadership experience, Jennifer demonstrates a thorough understanding in her field, showcasing a skillset that includes platform ownership, portfolio management, process improvement, delivery methodologies, and employee engagement.

An active supporter of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs throughout her local community, Jennifer is a champion for the Junior Achievement of South Central Pennsylvania STEM Summit program, as well as a board member of the Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania.

Jennifer holds a master’s degree in management information systems from Shippensburg University, and a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Pittsburgh. Jennifer resides in Central Pennsylvania and is married to her husband, Shawn, and has two children, Nick and Gabe.

Patty has been with Phoenix Contact for 17 years. During that time she has been worked closely with the business to establish apprenticeship programs geared to developing skill sets that are greatly needed in the manufacturing industry. Several of those programs have a focus on IT. She also co-chairs the NextGen Advanced Manufacturing Partnership in Southcentral PA. The employer group works to address the issues that restrain the growth of manufacturing in the region. Patty also sits on the Board of Directors for the South Central PA Manufacturing Association.

Prior to joining Phoenix Contact, Patty spend 7 years in healthcare and 10 year working for public utility. Her entire career has been focused on organization and people development. She is a graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania where is earned her undergraduate degree in Education, and Villanova University, where she earned her master degree in Human Resources.

Patrick McDonald is an IT Consultant with over 15 years’ experience delivering technology solutions for Federal, state and local government agencies. He specializes in IT delivery modernization through cloud and automation, helping organizations implement strategies aimed at accelerating the speed of IT service delivery that align to industry frameworks such as CMMI, ITIL, SAFe and Agile methodologies. In his current role he manages IT operations for local government agencies as part of Deloitte’s Government and Public Services Practice. He holds a M.S. in Information Science and Technology from Temple University.

Brad Milbrand serves as the Transition and Optimization manager for CAI’s Application Managed Services (AMS) account with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He is responsible for setting up and transitioning new projects to the AMS account and works across all AMS teams to identify process and procedure improvements to provide better client solutions.

Brad earned a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems from Penn State University and started his career as an application developer for several fortune 500 companies. He earned a master’s degree in Business Administration from Eastern University and transitioned into team and account leadership. He is currently working on a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership from Eastern University with a concentration in private industry. He is currently working on his dissertation which focuses on team culture within information technology organizations.

Brad and his wife, Kendra, along with their two daughters, live in Enola and enjoy spending time running to soccer games, scouting activities, band competitions, and family events. When he gets some free time, he enjoys spending time in his woodshop.

I am a firm believer in the quote “Staying focused on human beings is one of the most important tenets of building a successful business”. I am a curious technologist, passionate about innovative products, service design and delivery. In my 20+ years consulting with various clients I have interacted with and learned from C-level execs, business line managers, and peers to have a keen focus on customer needs while empowering implementation teams to deliver business value.