GMIS, working with the School of Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, helped develop the CGCIO (Certified Government Chief Information Officer) program.

The year-long, comprehensive educational program, with both face-to-face and online instructional components, is designed to enhance knowledge in critical areas of public sector IT leadership and management. More information about the CGCIO program can be found at UNC's School of Government website.

The following GMIS Members and outstanding leaders have been certified as CGCIOs:

2009
Justin M. Heyman, Township of Franklin, New Jersey
Robert McQueen, Princeton, New Jersey
Matthew Richardson, Lenawee County, Michigan
Gustavo Jose Roman, City of Bryan, Texas
Mary Archer Stuart, City of Brewer, Maine
Deborah Whitten, Clemson University, South Carolina

2008
Susan Ann Arpa, Cape May County Municipal Utilities Authority, New Jersey
Michael D. Esolda, Woodbidge Township, New Jersey
Lynn David Hartley, City of Bowling Green, Kentucky
Bernadette Kucharczuk, City of East Orange, New Jersey
Tim Miller, Whitfield County, Georgia
James E. Murphy, City of Quincy, Illinois
Wendy S. Schmidle, Town of East Greenwich, Rhode Island
Richard Edward Tieslau, City of Marietta, Georgia

2007
Michael Amato, Douglas County, Georgia
Khalid Anjum, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Richard Bazzano, Simsbury, Connecticut
James Buston, Auburn, Alabama
Cora Casazza, Washoe County, Nevada
Janet Claggett, Richland County, South Carolina
Sherri Flynn, Sparks, Nevada
Lori Ann Fox, East Providence, Rhode Island
David Hulst, Ottawa County, Michigan
Boris Hutorin, Greenwich, Connecticut
Mike Jann, Sumter, South Carolina
Brian Kelley, Portage County, Ohio
Dale Nieswiadomy, Livingston, New York
Sandy Rosenburg, Bloomfield, Connecticut
Gwen Simmons, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
James Thomas, Hall County, Georgia
Matthew Wainwright, Middletown, Rhode Island
David Wright, Stratford, Connecticut