David Raber
Interim Director

In August 2009, Governor Jan Brewer asked David to serve as the Interim Director of the Department of Administration (ADOA) upon the retirement of the former Director, Bill Bell.   David had been appointed to serve as Deputy Director - Operations of the ADOA several months earlier, in May 2009. 

Returning to the agency where he began his professional career in 1989, David has more than seventeen years of State Government experience as well as time spent working in the private sector.  Prior to joining the ADOA Leadership Team, David worked in several executive-level managerial positions at the Arizona Corporation Commission. Joining the Commission Staff in 2004, he served as Deputy Director of the Securities Division, Director of the Corporations Division, and Director of a newly-created Safety Division.  Before that, David served for six years (1998-2003) in various positions at the Governor’s Community Policy Office, most recently as the Deputy Director and Chief Financial Officer.  David’s other positions include stints in financial roles at the Arizona State Land Department and in the private sector with Del Webb Corporation in Scottsdale and Magma Copper Company in Tucson.

David is an Arizona native, raised in Phoenix.  He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from Arizona State University in 1988 and is a Certified Public Accountant.  David is married to Heidi and they have two children.   David enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, snow skiing, hiking and other outdoor activities.

Vacant
Deputy Director

Joe Sciarrotta
General Counsel

Joe began his legal career with the Phoenix law firm of Fennemore Craig in 1996 where he represented clients regarding a variety of commercial, corporate, franchise, general litigation, administrative law, legal malpractice defense, and tort issues. Subsequently, he became in-house counsel to several national Fortune 500 and 1000 companies including Counsel for Cendant Corporation n/k/a Wyndham Worldwide in New Jersey, Managing Corporate Counsel for Allied Waste Industries, Inc. n/k/a Republic Services, Inc. in Scottsdale, and Vice President – Litigation and Claims Management Counsel for Meritage Homes Corporation in Scottsdale. At Allied Waste, Joe solely managed and was responsible for a one billion dollar commercial litigation docket in thirty-seven states and Puerto Rico. At Meritage Homes, Joe managed the company’s entire national commercial and employment litigation matters, as well as the administrative docket.
 

Joe is originally from the Cleveland, Ohio area. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Michigan and graduated Phi Beta Kappa and with High Honors. He was one of two student commencement speakers at his graduation, shared the stage with then First Lady Hillary Clinton and spoke in front of 55,000 attendees. Subsequently, Joe graduated Order of the Coif from Vanderbilt University School of Law and was Chief Justice of the Vanderbilt Moot Court Board.
 

Joe was a Contributing Editor – Arizona Litigation Guide 3rd Ed. and is a graduate of the Arizona College of Trial Advocacy. He has been a speaker at various national conferences regarding in-house counsel/litigation management and internal investigations. Additionally, he has served as Volunteer Arizona State Bar Counsel, a Fiesta Bowl Volunteer, and was an elected Precinct Committeeperson.
Joe and his wife are the proud parents of a 4 ½ year old daughter and live in Scottsdale. Joe is a dedicated father and also enjoys traveling, University of Michigan and Arizona Cardinals football, cooking, and golf.

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.

Patrick Quain
Assistant Director of the Information Services Division/TPO - Chief Information Officer

Patrick Quain is responsible for the Information Services Division/TPO and the Information Processing Center. These units provide technical support for ADOA, and over 100 state Agencies, Boards and Commissions in the areas of Computer Operations for Mainframe and Open Systems, Technical Support, Application Development, Help Desk, ADOA Security, (IPC) Disaster Recovery, Print Services, the 9-1-1 Emergency Program and Client Web Hosting.  The telephone services are also under his purview.

Patrick began his career with the State of Arizona in July 2005. In less than one year his accomplishments include the build of a state-of-the-art Computer Command Center that provides 24/7 staffing. In addition, Patrick was instrumental in renegotiating a state-wide contract that will save the state millions of dollars annually.

Prior to his service with the State of Arizona, Patrick worked in the Transportation industry for global courier giants; Airborne Express and DHL. During his seven year stint he managed high profile IT functions, ensuring daily coordination between global data centers in Europe, Asia and the USA.

During the dynamic years of banking deregulation and mergers, Patrick served 20 years as Vice President and Manager of Peoples National Bank and US National Bank. During his tenure in the Banking industry, his responsibilities included implementation of new technologies in the areas of Telecommunications, Security, Check Processing, Computer Operations, Automated Cash Machines, Auditing, Programming, LAN, Engineering, Accounting, Disaster Recovery, Production-Change-Problem and Quality Control and Performance Measures. Patrick also co-authored a publication for the American Bankers Association “National Bank Examinations Trends in Bank Data Processing Operations” which was distributed to presidents of all National Banks.

Patrick comes from Washington State with 37 years of experience in using computer technology to improve business processes. He completed his computer training at Olympic College in 1969 with Honors. He and his wife Donna live in Phoenix, have three children and enjoy world travel.

Andy Staubitz
Interim Capitol Police Chief

Andrew Staubitz has worked as a law enforcement officer in Arizona since 1979. He began his career with the City of Tempe Police Department working in a number of special assignments and promoting to Sergeant. In 2000, he accepted the position of Lieutenant with the Arizona State Capitol Police. He has also served as the Operation Commander prior to his appointment to Interim Chief of Police. In additions to overseeing the police department operations, he provides specialized training to state employees on such topics as Workplace Crime Prevention, Workplace Violence Prevention and Active Shooter Survival and is a faculty member teaching Criminal Justice classes at the University of Phoenix. His educational background includes a Master of Arts Degree in Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona University and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Justice Studies from Arizona State University. He also graduated from the School of Police Staff and Command at Northwestern University and is a certified through the International Society of Crime Prevention Practitioners as a Crime Prevention Specialist (CPS).

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.

Karen Battilana
Assistant Director, ADOA Benefits Services Division
 

Karen has been employed in the field of Human Resources since 1973 when she began her career with Samaritan Health Service (now Banner Health).  Over the past 25 years, Karen has held leadership positions within several State Governmental Agencies:  Northern Arizona University, Arizona State University, Arizona State Retirement System, and Arizona Department of Gaming.  In 2005, Karen joined the Arizona Department of Administration to manage the Benefits contracts, and in 2006, became the Classification and Compensation Manager.  In November 2009, Karen assumed the position of Interim Assistant Director, Benefit Services Division, where she manages the administration of health, dental, life, disability, wellness, and optional benefit programs for State and University employees and retirees.  Karen was officially appointed to Assistant Director of the BSD in August 2010.

 Karen is a native Arizonan, born in Tucson and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Northern Arizona University.  Karen resides in Phoenix where she raised her family. 

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.