Overview

March 12

The Center for Digital Government’s (CDG) Government Experience Awards celebrate the most innovative and impactful digital experiences in government—recognizing agencies of all sizes across the country that are putting constituents first.

Join us for this informative and engaging webcast as e.Republic’s President, Dustin Haisler, along with CDG Executive Director John Matelski and Surveys and Awards Director Janet Grenslitt, share insights into the latest government experience trends and guide you through the 2025 Government Experience Awards nomination process.

What You’ll Learn:

The goals and key takeaways from the 2024 program
The difference between Overall Experience and Project nominations
How to navigate the nomination platform with ease
What’s new for 2025, plus tips for a strong submission and key deadlines

All cities, counties and states are invited to attend the webinar and nominate for the Overall Experience and Project Awards. All agencies and departments are also invited to attend the webinar and submit nominations for the Project Awards. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, get inspired, and get recognized for your work in transforming the government experience!

We look forward to having you join us!

Speakers

Janet Grenslit

Director, Surveys and Awards, Center for Digital Government

Janet Grenslitt is the Center for Digital Government’s director of Surveys and Awards. She manages the Center’s flagship surveys and awards programs for state and local government. Working with subject matter experts, she created the Digital Cities and Digital Counties surveys more than 15 years ago. Prior to joining e.Republic, Janet managed programs for state and local government in Florida, North Carolina and California. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Duke University, and her Master’s degree from the University of California at Berkeley.

John Matelski

Executive Director, Center for Digital Government

Prior to joining the Center, Matelski served for 25 years as an Information Technology & Security executive for municipal (City of Orlando, FL) and county government (Gwinnett County, GA), most recently retiring from DeKalb County, GA after 12 years of service. John’s duties included executive management of all information technology and security resources and systems that support operations and drive innovation throughout the County enterprise. As DeKalb County CIO, he oversaw more than 100 employees serving ~800 million residents. John has won numerous awards including Government Technology’s Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers, State of Georgia CIO ORBIE Award Finalist, and the Computerworld/Smithsonian Laureate Award for Information Technology. During his tenure with DeKalb County, Matelski was also very active in technology leadership roles with the National Association of Counties (NACo), having served as Chair of the IT Standing Committee, Vice Chair of the Telecommunication and Technology Committee and Vice Chair of the County Technology Advisory Council.

Dustin Haisler — Moderator

President, e.Republic

Dustin drives exponential growth, implements new ideas and promotes a corporate culture that rewards creativity. Dustin is the leader of Team Innovation – our in-house group of data geeks, market specialists and creatives who challenge the status quo. As the former CIO of Manor, Texas, Dustin pioneered the use of commercial technologies to deliver better government services – including QR barcodes, crowdsourcing and gamification. During his time in public service, Dustin was named one of the nation’s Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers by Government Technology. More recently, he was selected as an Eisenhower Fellow in 2019 and a Business Transformation 150 Leader by Constellation Research in 2021. Dustin graduated Magna Cum Laude from LeTourneau University with a Bachelor of Business Administration and has worked with universities around the globe on incubating next-generation technologies in government including the Persuasive Technology Lab at Stanford University and the University of Trento, Italy.

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