Committee on Information Technology
The below listed summary of seats, term expirations and membership information shall serve as notice of vacancies, upcoming term expirations, and information on currently held seats, appointed by the Board of Supervisors. Appointments by other bodies are listed, if available.
Seat numbers listed as “VACANT” are open for immediate appointment. However, you are able to submit applications for all seats and your application will be maintained for one year, in the event that an unexpected vacancy or opening occurs.
Membership and Seat Qualifications
Seat: 1
Appointing Authority: BOS
Seat Holder: VACANT
Term Ending: Indefinite
Qualifications:
President of the Board or their designee
Seat: 2
Appointing Authority: COB
Seat Holder: Angela Calvillo, COB
Term Ending: Indefinite
Qualifications:
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors or their designee
Appointing Authority:
Seat Holder: Human Rights
Term Ending: Indefinite
Qualifications: Mawuli Tugnanyoh, Executive Director, Human Rights Commission
Executive Director of the Human Rights Commission or their designee
Appointing Authority:
Seat Holder: Mayor
Term Ending: Indefinite
Qualifications:
Mayor or their designee
Appointing Authority: Controller
Seat Holder: Greg Wagner, Controller
Term Ending: Indefinite
Qualifications:
Controller or their designee
Appointing Authority: City Administrator
Seat Holder: Carmen Chu, City Administrator
Term Ending: Indefinite
Qualifications:
City Administrator or their designee
Appointing Authority: Chief Info Officer
Seat Holder: Michael Makstman, Chief Information Officer
Term Ending: Indefinite
Qualifications:
Chief Information Officer or their designee
Appointing Authority: Department of Human Resources
Seat Holder: Carol Isen, Director, Department of Human Resources
Term Ending: Indefinite
Qualifications:
Director of Human Resources
Appointing Authority: Department of Public Health
Seat Holder: Daniel Tsai, Director, Department of Public Health
Term Ending: Indefinite
Qualifications:
Director of the Department of Public Health
Appointing Authority: Public Utilities Commission
Seat Holder: Dennis Herrera, General Manager, Public Utilities Commission
Term Ending: Indefinite
Qualifications:
General Manager of the Public Utilities Commission
Appointing Authority: San Francisco Public Library
Seat Holder: Michael Lambert, City Librarian
Term Ending: Indefinite
Qualifications:
City Librarian
Appointing Authority: Department of Emergency Management
Seat Holder: Mary Ellen Carroll, Director, Department of Emergency Management
Term Ending: Indefinite
Qualifications:
Director of the Department of Emergency Management
Appointing Authority: San Francisco International Airport
Seat Holder: Mike Nakornkhet, Director, San Francisco International Airport
Term Ending: Indefinite
Qualifications:
Director of the San Francisco International Airport
Appointing Authority: Municipal Transportation Agency
Seat Holder: Julie Kirschbaum, Director, Municipal Transportation Agency
Term Ending: Indefinite
Qualifications:
Director of the Municipal Transportation Agency
Appointing Authority: Human Services Agency
Seat Holder: Trent Rhorer, Executive Director, Human Services Agency
Term Ending: Indefinite
Qualifications:
Executive Director of the Human Services Agency
Appointing Authority: Public Member
Seat Holder: Charles Belle
Term Ending: Indefinite
Qualifications:
Member of the Public
Appointing Authority: Public Member
Seat Holder: Nnena Ukuku
Term Ending: Indefinite
Qualifications:
Member of the Public
Application Process
Description:
The Committee on Information Technology (“COIT”) was established to review and approve the recommendations of the Chief Information Officer (“CIO”) for (1) the five-year Information & Communication Technology (“ICT”) Plan, (2) ICT plans, budgets, projects and staffing plans for City Departments, and (3) ICT standards, policies and procedures to enable successful development, operation, maintenance and support of the City’s ICT. COIT shall also ensure the most cost-effective and useful retrieval and exchange of information both within and among City Departments and from the City to the people of San Francisco.
COIT shall be composed of seven permanent voting members, or their designees, as follows:
- Mayor
- President of the Board of Supervisors
- Controller
- City Administrator
- Chief Information Officer
- Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
- Executive Director of the Human Resources Department
Five additional voting members shall be Department Heads recommended by the Chair and approved by the five permanent members for two-year terms, one representing each of the major services areas:
- Public protection
- Human welfare and neighborhood development
- Community health
- Culture and recreation
- General administration and finance
Three additional voting members shall be recommended by the Chair and approved by the five permanent members for two-year terms, representing the major service area of public works, transportation, and commerce.
There are also two additional non-voting members selected by the voting members and cannot be employees of the City and County of San Francisco and shall have expertise in fields of ICT innovation and advances, emerging ICT applications, and public policy issues related to ICT.
The Department of Technology shall provide support to COIT.
Report:
Performance and financial reports on the Department of Technology and all other City Departments’ ICT planning and purchases in the ICT Capital and Operating Plan and the annual reviews of the plan.
Authority:
Administrative Code, Section 22A.3 (Ordinance No. 169-10 and 147-21)
Sunset Date:
None
Contact:
Emma Fernandez
Committee on Information Technology
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 352
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 554-4577
emma.fernandez@sfgov.org
Updated: December 30, 2025