About Harris Govern
Harris Govern has spent decades helping local governments solve complex challenges with practical, reliable technology and deep public-sector expertise. As part of Harris, we share a broader commitment to mission-critical software, long-term customer relationships, operational excellence, and building solutions that are designed to grow with the organizations we serve.
Our focus has always been bigger than technology alone. We work alongside our customers to understand how their organizations operate, where challenges exist, and how better tools, stronger processes, and trusted partnerships can help them move forward. That customer-first mindset reflects Harris' philosophy of building relationships that matter and investing for the long term.
Today, Harris Govern is building on more than 50 years of public-sector software experience by modernizing our platforms, strengthening our services, improving the customer experience, and investing in new capabilities that support the future of local government. Innovation for us is not about chasing the latest trend. It is about thoughtfully evolving what already works and creating practical solutions that deliver lasting value.
That includes exploring AI-assisted capabilities, but AI is only one part of a much larger evolution. Our approach remains deliberate and human-guided, with our people and our customers at the center of how technology is evaluated, developed, and ultimately put to work.
Executive Team
Chris Staunton
Executive Vice President
Chris brings deep operational expertise and a strong background in the Appraisal and Tax industry. Prior to this role, Chris served as Vice President of Operations at Harris Healthcare for over three years, driving key initiatives across service delivery and operational efficiency.
Before joining Harris Healthcare, Chris spent more than 16 years with Aumentum Technologies, holding a range of leadership positions in software development, professional services, and support—building a well-rounded perspective of the government technology landscape. Chris holds a Master of Business Administration from Florida State University and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Western Michigan University. He is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and a Certified Scrum Master (CSM).
Bart Gordon
Vice President, Professional Services
Bart Gordon has been with Harris Govern for ten years (since 2010). Bart started out as a Release Manager, then transitioned to Vice President of Implementation, then transitioned to Director, Professional Services and is now Vice President of Professional Services. Prior to joining Harris Govern, Bart held various Information Technology roles with Hewlett-Packard Co. for 12 years to include (Information Technology Application Developer, Information Technology Technical Lead and Information Technology Project Manager).
Jennifer Campedel
Vice President, Client Support
Jennifer Campedel is Vice President of Support at Harris Govern, bringing more than 20 years of experience in customer support, customer experience, service delivery, and operations.
Prior to joining Harris Govern, Jennifer served as Senior Director of Operations at Verbit, an AI-powered transcription, captioning, and accessibility technology company, where she was responsible for global customer experience, service delivery, and operations.
Jennifer previously spent more than a decade with Aumentum Technologies, working across Services, Implementation, and Support with a focus on assessment and tax. Her experience in property tax began earlier in her career as a consultant with BearingPoint, where she worked with national and local government clients.
Jennifer holds a Master of Arts in Public Policy and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from The George Washington University.
Chang Kim
Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Chang Kim is the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Harris Govern. Chang brings over 20 years of successful executive management in sales, business development, and marketing for both domestic and international markets in Healthcare Technology, Business Process Management and Educational Software.
Chang has served in the US Navy and has a Bachelor of Science in BioChemistry from Virginia Tech. He has been with Harris Govern since 2014.
Derek Maciak
Vice President, Research & Development
Derek Maciak is the Vice President of Research and Development. Derek has over 27 years of experience in the software industry and has consulted on many large-scale enterprise level applications in the Manufacturing, Retail, Hospitality, Publishing and Transportation industries to name a few. Over the last 5 years he has focused on providing Appraisal and Collection software in the state of Texas. Derek is skilled in architecting, designing and developing complex, large-scale enterprise business systems that collect data from multiple sources and incorporate multiple User Interfaces (UI) including native windows, web and mobile devices.
Derek has a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Penn State University.
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