Brandee Ganz
CIO, Howard County, MD
About Brandee Ganz
Ganz has worked in IT/Project Management for 18 years and been with the County for four years. She has served as the head of the Project Management Office in the IT Department for the past three years. During that time, she has overseen many projects, helping to ensure the county’s IT needs and standards were met and maintained. Her successes include implementing the SNAP portal throughout the County to track and maintain all IT related incidents and changes. The system has also allowed for multiple workflows to be automated and streamlined, saving the county time and money. In addition to her work with SNAP, she also helped to coordinate and track the County agency moves to multiple locations, including the Patuxent Woods campus. Currently she is working on several large projects including system upgrades and the build out of new systems and functionality. Ganz’s accolades include being nominated for the Leadership Award for the past two years and being named runner up for the Internal Customer Service Award at Howard County’s annual awards ceremony. Prior to working in Howard County, Ms. Ganz worked at the Maryland State Department of Education on the “Race to the Top” Federal Grant program for four years.