Scott Smith
Director

Governor Jan Brewer appointed Scott A. Smith the Director of the Arizona Department of Administration on December 17, 2010.  Previously Scott served as Governor Jan Brewer’s Deputy Chief of Staff for Legislative Affairs.  Scott has served in Governor Brewer’s administration since January 2009.  Scott is a talented, dedicated public servant with over twenty years experience in Arizona State Government.

Previously, Scott served as the Deputy Director for Operations for the Arizona Department of Administration, managing the operational aspects of five ADOA divisions and nearly 500 employees and a budget of $20.5 million.  Scott has also previously served as ADOA’s Public Information Officer and Legislative Liaison.  Immediately prior to serving as the Deputy Director, Scott was the Director of State Relations for Arizona State University and was responsible for developing and maintaining effective legislative and executive branch relations for the university as the designated public lobbyist.  Scott’s public service career began as a staff member of the Arizona House of Representatives.  Scott has also served as the Legislative Liaison and Privatization Bureau Administrator for the Arizona Department of Corrections. Scott earned his Bachelor of Science degree in 1991 from Arizona State University. Scott and his wife Andrea live in Scottsdale with their two daughters. Scott enjoys spending time with family and friends, playing golf, and is a rabid fan of ASU’s Sun Devil athletics.

Jeff Grant
Deputy Director

Bio will be posted soon.

Aaron V. Sandeen
Deputy Director/State CIO

Bio and photo will be posted soon.

Christy Smith
General Counsel

Bio & photo will be posted soon.

Bill Hernandez
Assistant Director of the General Services Division

Bill Hernandez is the Assistant Director of the General Services Division. Bill was born and raised in Tucson , Arizona and is a 4 th generation Arizonan. Bill has over 17 years of experience in state government and is a results-oriented manager committed to providing outstanding service to customers. Bill is committed to customer service and his team has been awarded 41% of all the ADOA Director’s Excellence Award’s earned in the history of the agency-wide program. Bill’s approach to day-to-day management is to create an environment in which division staff out-works and out-performs all other units and has a good time doing it. Bill served a 2-year appointment as a Special Assistant to Governor Bruce Babbitt in the 1980’s. Bill, a proud Wildcat, earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Arizona and a graduate degree from ASU.

Bill and his wife, Alma, have three daughters.

Kathy Peckardt
Director of Human Resources

Kathy Peckardt was appointed the Director of Human Resources in January 2001. Under Ms. Peckardt’s leadership, ADOA has successfully transitioned the State’s Health Benefits Plans for approximately 60,000 members from fully insured to self insured in October 2004; implemented the State’s first ever web-based employment system with a single job board for all state government open positions; and established “Your Employee Services” or “Y.E.S.”, the State’s first ever employee portal which consolidates and provides access to human resources and State government information.

Kathy is also responsible for overseeing the State’s Human Resources Information Solution (integrated benefits, payroll and human resources system), the classification system, employee relations, wellness program, staffing and recruitment, and human resources satellite offices located in the seven largest state agencies.

Kathy serves as a member of the Joint Legislative Study Committee on State Employee Compensation.

Ms. Peckardt has over 20 years of public service experience. She has served in various leadership positions including Purchasing Manager, Assistant Director for Strategic Administrative Services and Director of the Office of Alternative Fuel Recovery.

Kathy earned her Bachelor of Science degree in 1984 from the Arizona State University. She lives in Scottsdale with her husband and two boys.

Jean A. Clark
State Procurement Administrator

Jean A. Clark, MPA, CPPO, CPPB, C.P.M, CPM, possesses over 20 years of public procurement experience at the State and local level. She began her career as a buyer and has continually progressed to upper level procurement positions.

She is a Past President for the Arizona Capitol Chapter and Past President for the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing, Inc. (NIGP). She is also a Past President of the National Electronic Commerce Coordinating Council. She has obtained her procurement certifications as well as receiving a Master's in Public Administration.

Over her career, Jean has received the prestigious National NIGP Buyer of the Year Award and is the only procurement professional to be named the National NIGP Manager of the Year twice.

D. Clark Partridge
State Comptroller, General Accounting Office (GAO)

Clark Partridge has been with the State of Arizona since joining the GAO as a supervisor in 1989. From 1992 to 1994 he served as the Chief Financial Officer for the Department of Commerce. He returned to GAO, serving as a manager from 1994 to 1998 and as Deputy State Comptroller from 1998 to 2001. After serving as acting State Comptroller for 8 months, he was appointed as State Comptroller in 2002. Prior to joining the State, he worked in public accounting for Arthur Andersen & Co. from 1986 to 1989. His experience from the public and private sector, as well as the agency and statewide perspectives, provides a variety of insights into operations and problem resolutions. Growing up on a dairy farm, he learned the importance of hard work, planning, and persistence. He is passionate about performance, customer service, process improvement and public service.

Clark is a member of various national professional organizations, serving as an officer and on several committees. He has been a volunteer with the March of Dimes for over 30 years, serving on the board in both Utah and Arizona. Clark attended Brigham Young University on a leadership scholarship, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. He is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Government Financial Manager. Clark enjoys spending time with his wife Cynthia, daughters Kayla and Lauren, and son Brantley, and is true blue BYU Cougar.

Vacant
Assistant Director, ADOA Benefit Services Division
 

Ray Di Ciccio
State Risk Manager

Ray Di Ciccio was appointed as the State Risk Manager in July 2005. He previously served ten years as State Risk Management’s Finance and Insurance Manager. Prior to his State service, he spent six years as Internal Audit Manager for two major corporations, and seven years of diverse experience in corporate finance, financial reporting, accounting, audit and budget. Ray received a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting in 1982 and achieved a Certified Public Accountant designation in 1985.

Ray has statewide (including the three universities) management responsibilities for the following programs: Property, liability and workers’ compensation claims management, loss prevention, environmental remediation, risk financing, excess insurance and occupational health.

Ray is an active member in the State Risk and Insurance Management Association. Ray and his wife Hollie live in Gilbert, and have two sons.

Paul Shannon
Assistant Director, Budget and Resource Planning

Paul Shannon is responsible for the overall development and monitoring of the department’s budget and for coordinating the operational and long-term strategic planning. Paul is also assigned departmental oversight for special projects, the most recent being the upgrade of the Human Resources Information Solution.

Paul began State service as an intern to the Senate Appropriations Committee in 1985. After serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Jamaica, Mr. Shannon served in managerial positions at Northern Arizona University before again serving the Legislature as a Senior Fiscal Analyst with the Joint Legislative Budget Committee. In 2003, Mr. Shannon joined ADOA as the Budget Manager and assumed his current duties in 2006.

Paul is a second generation Arizonan. Paul is also an enthusiastic Lumberjack who received both a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Master of Arts in Applied Sociology from N.A.U.