Leadership Team

Office of the Chief Information Officer

Timothy Galluzi, MBA, CPM, GCPM

Timothy Galluzi, MBA, CPM, GCPM

State Chief Information Officer

Timothy Galluzi was appointed administrator of the Enterprise Information Technology Services Division (EITS) in February 2021 and designated as the State Chief Information Officer in June 2022. Following the agency's transition from EITS to the Office of the Chief Information Officer in the Governor's Office, Timothy was reappointed State Chief Information Officer.

Timothy has been serving the State of Nevada since 2013 in various roles in information technology (IT) and leadership. He began with EITS in 2018 and has served as the project manager for the statewide Microsoft Office 365 implementation as well as the technology investment administrator in EITS Office of the Chief Information Officer. Prior to his tenure at EITS, Timothy held IT professional and programmer/analyst roles at the State Public Works Division and Western Nevada College, respectively. Timothy started his IT career by serving eight years in the United State Marine Corps filling roles as a telecommunications chief and Formal Schools instructor.

Timothy earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Master of Business Administration in IT Management from Western Governors University. Timothy is a proud Marine Corps veteran and has worked to give back to his fellow veterans, volunteering to serve on former Governor Sandoval's Student Veterans Advisory Council, the Western Nevada College Veterans Resource Center, and the Disabled American Veterans, Carson City Chapter.

Darla Dodge, MBA

Darla Dodge, MBA

Deputy Chief Information Officer, Chief Operations Officer

Darla Dodge joined the Enterprise Information Technology Services Division (EITS) in 2022 as Deputy Administrator and helped lead the agency's transition to the Governor's Office as the Deputy Chief Information Officer. Prior to her appointment and start with EITS, she served in several various roles within the Nevada System of Higher Education for the past twenty five years, most recently as Western Nevada College’s Chief Financial and Budget Officer. As Deputy CIO, Darla is responsible for the financial leadership, strategic planning, and implementation, as well as legislative preparation and response for the agency.

Darla had earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Master of Business Administration from Western Governors University.

David Axtell

David Axtell

Deputy Chief Information Officer, Chief Technology Officer

David Axtell brings over four decades of professional experience in the private sector to his passion for state service. For the last twenty-five years, David has been an innovative technology executive, responsible for architectures, programs, product development, and management for ground-breaking digital initiatives at companies including Microsoft, Ericsson, Cisco, Comcast, Terayon, Fox Digital, Thomson, Linksys, Sun Microsystems, Disney, Americast, SGI, Time-Warner, Scientific Atlanta, DirecTV, and various start-ups. He has been responsible for a diverse range of products and programs with budgets up to $1 billion.

David served as the State Chief Data Architect from 2018 to 2023 and leveraged his diverse experience to build the Nevada’s enterprise architecture practice which includes technology strategies, a statewide IT portfolio, and initiatives to bring efficiencies, cost optimization, and secure services by promoting and facilitating collaboration between the Office of the Chief Information Officer and state agencies. In 2023, David stepped into the Deputy CIO role to continue this work and assist the State CIO in crafting and implementing a statewide IT strategy, support the development of statewide IT governance plans, support and implement a data strategy and governance plan, and lead the state's portfolio and project management practices.

Bob Dehnhardt, CISSP

Bob Dehnhardt, CISSP

Deputy Chief Information Officer, State Chief Information Security Officer
Bob Dehnhardt has over thirty years of professional experience in information technology, working in the private sector, and in federal and state government. He began in desktop support, and subsequently added server, network, and telephony support to his toolset. Since 2002, his focus has been in information security. Prior to serving as State Chief Information Security Officer beginning in May 2017, he was an information security officer for the Nevada Division of Welfare and Supportive Services for four years, and both a manager and director of information security in the private sector for ten years. Bob oversees the Office of Information Security, chairs the State Information Security Committee, and is a member of the Nevada Resilience Advisory Committee.


Jason Benshoof

Jason Benshoof

Chief IT Manager
Jason Benshoof has been the Chief IT Manager for the Client Services unit since 2021. In this role, Jason oversees various IT services and support, including application development, web application hosting and support, database administration and hosting, state telephone operators, desktop support, and EITS’ enterprise-wide Service Desk. Jason has worked in the information technology (IT) field for over twenty-five years and has held a variety of roles in the private sector, academia, healthcare, and state, local, and tribal governments. His previous IT experience includes technical field support, network and systems administration, database administration, system architecture, application development, and IT management. Jason joined the State of Nevada's Department of Health and Human Services in 2009 and was hired to lead the Division of Child and Family Services’ Information Services team in 2015. Jason joined Enterprise IT Services in 2020 as an IT Manager for the Open Systems group within the Computing Services Unit.

Jason enjoys putting his skills to use to serve the workers and programs who provide critical services throughout Nevada. Outside of work, Jason enjoys spending time with his family and taking advantage of northern Nevada's diverse outdoor recreational opportunities.

Cameron Carey

Cameron Carey

Chief IT Manager
Cameron Carey has over twenty five years of information technology (IT) experience, ten of those years were spent in the private sector and fifteen years in the public sector. He also spent five additional years working in the financial industry as an analyst gaining insightful experience with managing capital. Cameron began his career for the State of Nevada in 2016 where he led a team within Enterprise IT Services Division with a mission to deploy Office 365 statewide. The Office 365 project had been his starting foundation within the state and since then he has continued to strive in supervision and management roles within the career path of IT. Throughout this career path Cameron has been involved in different IT aspects including network wiring, telecom system administration, desktop support, database administration, web development, server infrastructure, video conferencing, email system administration, and networking.

Cameron Carey is now the Chief IT Manager for the Network Services Unit which includes the Network Engineering Group, the Telecommunications Group, and the Network Transport Services Group. His duties include project management, network monitoring, budget oversight, and the procurement of emerging communication technologies. His focus will be on increasing customer outreach and improving interagency communications. In Cameron’s personal life, he enjoys spending time with his family while doing outdoor activities together. Cameron and his family enjoy hiking, snow skiing, camping, mountain biking, and traveling.
Sean Montierth

Sean Montierth

Chief IT Manager

Sean Montierth started his career with the State of Nevada in 2013 with EITS' Application Development team, then moved to the Facility Computing Services Unit in 2015 where he currently serves as Chief. Sean has over twenty-five years of experience in IT which include the private sector and in state and local government. Prior to his career with the State of Nevada, Sean was the Director of IT for Clearfield City, Utah; the vice president, founder, and senior network engineer at Ready Technologies; a lead programmer and project manager for ContentWatch; and an IT manager with Vitrex Corporation. Prior experience includes programming, server administration, data-center operations, networking, database, help desk, desktop support, and telephony. Sean’s current focus is on budgeting, increasing efficiency with economies of scale, and improving service management.

Sean moved to Nevada in 2013 and is happy to call the Silver State his home. He enjoys hiking, biking, camping, and electronics.